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Population: 111,211,789 (July 2009 est.)

Government: federal republic; Chief of State and Head of Government: President Felipe de Jesus Calderon Hinojosa (since Dec. 1, 2006)

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department of anthropology

Kathleen DeWalt

Professor, Department of Anthropology
office: 412-648-7391
kmdewalt@pitt.edu

For assistance in reaching this faculty member, contact
Amanda Leff
office: 412-624-4238
cell: 412-337-3350
aleff@pitt.edu

Areas of Expertise

Medical and nutritional anthropology

Background
Kathleen DeWalt is a cultural anthropologist whose main research interests are in medical and nutritional anthropology—drawing on perspectives from both biocultural anthropology and political economy. She has carried out research in Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, and Honduras. In particular she has interests in the health and nutrition impacts of economic and agricultural development policies in Latin America, child survival and adult health in developing countries, nutrition and health of older adults and youth in rural settings in the United States, and health decision-making in pluralistic settings. Her current research examines the impact of agricultural policy on the growth of children in Ecuador and the nutritional strategies of older adults in rural Kentucky. DeWalt received her PhD from the University of Connecticut.

Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

James Craft

Professor and director of the doctoral program,
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
office: 412-648-1680
home: 412-241-1613
craft@katz.pitt.edu

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culty Bio

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Amanda Leff
office: 412-624-4238
cell: 412-337-3350
aleff@pitt.edu

Areas of Expertise

Behavioral science, human resources management/industrial relations, and strategic planning and policy

Background

Craft has researched and published extensively in the field of human resources and labor relations. Current research activities include an inquiry into the elements of organizational human resources strategy, the use of human resources systems to enhance organizational competitiveness, and an examination of the evolving characteristics of unions and collective bargaining. He has served as a Brookings Economic Policy Fellow in Washington, D.C., and has been employed as a labor force analyst with the U.S. Department of Labor. He has been a visiting professor at Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria (Valparaiso, Chile) and the International Management Center (Budapest, Hungary). In addition, he has lectured on human resources topics in universities and in business programs in Ecuador, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Turkey, Czech Republic, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, and Poland.

Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

Nuno Themudo

Assistant professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
office: 412-648-7432
themudo@pitt.edu

Faculty Bio

For assistance in reaching this faculty member, contact
Amanda Leff
office: 412-624-4238
cell: 412-337-3350
aleff@pitt.edu

Areas of Expertise

Public and nonprofit/nongovernmental organization management, civil society and public affairs, environment and development policy, corruption and transnational governance, impact of new technologies on policy and organizations

Background
Nuno Themudo is an assistant professor of international affairs in Pitt’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. He also has been an affiliated faculty member with Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies and Global Studies Center, which are both affiliates of the University Center for International Studies. He received his PhD from the Department of Social Policy and Administration, London School of Economics and Political Science.