About
Topher McDougal is an author with a passion for futurism, thinking differently, and finding patterns across different domains and scales. Topher’s research focuses on human-environment interaction, illicit trades (especially in small arms), and the economics of humanitarianism and peace. He is Professor of Economic Development & Peacebuilding at the University of San Diego’s Kroc School of Peace Studies, where he directs the graduate programs in Peace & Justice and Humanitarian Action. He teaches on economic development, environmental peace and justice, humanitarianism, black markets, research methodology and evaluation.
In addition to consulting for various international organizations (e.g. World Bank, Mercy Corps, IRC), Topher has been a research affiliate at Yale University’s Macmillan Center, the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva and an invited scholar-in-residence at the Peace Research Institute Oslo and the Tec de Monterrey in Mexico. He was a recipient of MIT’s Presidential Doctoral Fellowship.
His updated CV is here.
