Summary
Robert Ostergard is an associate professor in the Βι¶ΉΣ³»’s Political Science Department.
He earned a Doctoral degree and a Master’s degree in political science from the State University of New York, Binghamton. Ostergard has field experience conducting research in HIV/AIDS and civil-military relations in Africa and has published extensively on the subject of intellectual property rights. He also serves as affiliated faculty for the Βι¶ΉΣ³»’s Gender, Race and Identity Program, and has been selected three times as a finalist (two times as runner-up) for the Alan Bible Teaching Excellence Award since joining the University faculty in 2006.
He has been active as a consultant for agencies and organizations including the Rand Corp., the United States Department of Defense and the World Economic Forum. Ostergard has authored or co-authored four books and nearly 30 articles as an active researcher and lecturer. He has taught graduate and undergraduate courses including political violence and terrorism, international security, politics of sub-Saharan Africa and global political economy, among others.
Research interests
- International relations and security policy
- Comparative politics (regional focus of Africa)
- International political economy
- Civil-military relations and civil conflict
Publications
- HIV/AIDS and the Threat to National and International Security (Palgrave, 2007)
Education
- Ph.D., Political Science, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1999
- M.A., Political Science, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1996
- B.A., Political Science and Economics, University of Massachusetts, 1992