About the Author

Lisa Meyer holds a Ph.D. in sociology from Emory University. Dr. Meyer is an associate professor of sociology and co-director of the Edgar Fellows Honor Program at the State University of New York, Geneseo where her research and teaching interests include globalization, gender and international development, and political economy. Joanna Kirk, who earned law degrees at Oxford University and the College of Europe in Belgium, is a lecturer, pre-law advisor, and legal studies coordinator at the State University of New York, Geneseo. She has worked with the United States Agency for International Development in law, development, and education.