IPD Leadership

Michael (Mike) Findley is Associate Professor of Government and Co-Director of IPD. His research addresses civil wars, terrorism, international relations and development and he publishes widely in all of these areas. He uses field experiments, statistical and computational models, and qualitative research. He conducts ongoing fieldwork and impact evaluations in several countries.  His work on geocoding foreign aid has been adopted by the World Bank, USAID,  African Development Bank, International Aid Transparency initiative and many aid recipient countries. Mike is also a Distinguished Scholar at the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Law & Security and a researcher with the Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) program and Team Leader for the Conflict and Development Team in the AidData Research Consortium. 


See Mike's webpage here and CV here. 
Email: mikefindley@austin.utexas.edu

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Catherine (Kate) Weaver is Associate Professor of Public Affairs and Co-Director of IPD. Her research focuses on the culture, behavior and reform of international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Her most recent work examines transparency and accountability in international development aid, focusing on the evolution and impact of information disclosure and open data policies. Dr. Weaver has contributed to the development of systems to track and dynamically geomap international development aid, climate change adaptation and food security assistance using GIS technology and fieldwork in Africa, Asia and Central America. Dr. Weaver writes broadly on the shifting power, players and paradigms in global economic governance, including the rise of new international development institutions. She is the author of numerous books, articles and policy reports, including Hypocrisy Trap: The World Bank and the Poverty of Reform (Princeton University Press).
 


See Kate's faculty page here and CV here. 
Email: ceweaver@austin.utexas.edu

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