EMMA J. FAWCETT
emma.fawcett@gmail.com / emma.fawcett@american.edu
732-580-4433
EDUCATION
School of International Service (SIS), American University
Washington, DC
Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations
Anticipated May 2016
Fields of study: Comparative & Regional Studies; International Development
Dissertation title: ¿Santo Remedio? The Political Economy of Tourism and Development
Dissertation committee: Daniel Bernhofen (co-chair), Eric Hershberg (co-chair), Daniel
Esser, and Eve Bratman
Advanced to candidacy: March 2014
Milano New School for Management and Urban Policy
Master of Science in Nonprofit Management, summa cum laude
New York, NY
2010
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Spanish, summa cum laude
2009
Certifications: Global Politics and Interpretation/Translation
Study abroad: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Mexico (2007)
Community organizing/action research training: Global PACT, Mae Sai, Thailand (2007)
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
SIS Doctoral Assistantship, $53,576 per year for four years
SIS Doctoral Summer Research Award, $4,000
Latin American Studies Association Travel Grant
SIS PhD Conference Travel Grant, $600
GFDD/FUNGLODE Research Fellowship
American University Doctoral Student Research Award, $5,000
SIS Doctoral Summer Research Award, $4000
SIS PhD Conference Travel Grant, $600
Tuliano Scholarship, $2,500
Tinker Foundation Field Research Grant, $2,500
SIS PhD Conference Travel Grant, $600
Milano Merit Scholarship, $25,200
2012-2016
2015
2015
2015
2014-2015
2014-2015
2014
2014
2012-2013
2013
2013
2009-2010
HONORS AND AWARDS
Harold Davis Award: Outstanding Scholarship in Latin American Studies
Milano Nonprofit Management Award
Rutgers College Dean’s List
Member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Sigma Iota, Pi Sigma Alpha
Rutgers College Academic Excellence Award
Class of 1876 Prize recipient: Best Political Science Undergraduate Thesis
2015
2010
2006-2009
2008
2008
2008
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Spanish: Fluent
METHODS TRAINING
Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research, Syracuse University
June 2014
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Dissertation fieldwork on tourism policy and local development impacts
Havana and Varadero, Cuba
August 2015
Cancún, Mexico*
August 2015
Port-au-Prince and Jacmel, Haiti
May 2015
Cancún, Mexico*
November 2014
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
October 2014
Santo Domingo and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic**
August-September 2014
Havana, Cuba
August 2013
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
June 2013
*Visiting Researcher at Universidad del Caribe
**Research Fellow at Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (FUNGLODE)
Research Assistant for Dr. Cathy Schneider
August 2012-August 2014
Washington, DC-based research and manuscript preparation for Police Power and Race
Riots: Urban Unrest in Paris and New York
Other assignments
Marigot, Haiti
January-August 2010
Research on and off-site with Fondation Nouvelle Haiti, entitled Marigot Fishermen’s
Associations: Strategies for Modernization to Generate Jobs and Income
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
June-August 2009
Field research for World Bank and Nathan Associates’ value chain analysis of Haitian
apparel industry, entitled Bringing Hope to Haiti’s Apparel Industry
Oaxaca, Mexico
May 2008
Undergraduate honors thesis in political science, entitled SNTE/CNTE Section 22 and
Oaxaca’s Education System
PUBLICATIONS AND WORKING PAPERS
Fawcett, Emma. Tourism and Development in the Dominican Republic. Santo Domingo: Global
Foundation for Democracy and Development, forthcoming 2016.
Contributor to American University’s Center for Latin America and Latino Studies AULA Blog:
“Haiti and Dominican Republic: No Detente in Sight.” October 6, 2015.
http://aulablog.net/2015/10/06/haiti-and-dominican-republic-no-detente-in-sight/
“Dominican Republic: Heavy-Handed Migration Policies.” June 22, 2015.
http://aulablog.net/2015/06/22/dominican-republic-heavy-handed-migration-policies/
“Haiti: Yet More Lost Opportunity.” May 29, 2015. http://aulablog.net/2015/05/29/haiti-yetmore-lost-opportunity/
“Haiti: Another Crisis on the Anniversary of a Crisis.” January 29, 2015.
http://aulablog.net/2015/01/29/haiti-another-crisis-on-the-anniversary-of-a-crisis/
Fawcett, Emma, Adela Moreda Mora, Sanna Ojanpera, M. Mercedes Velasco, and Paul Winters.
“The Challenges to Promoting Pro-Poor Tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean.” Working
Paper, InterAmerican Development Bank, August 2014.
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MEDIA
Quoted in Pérez, José David. “Cuba deja de representar el fruto prohibido de EU.” Excelsior,
April 19, 2015. http://www.excelsior.com.mx/global/2015/04/19/1019496.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Fawcett, Emma. “Sun, Sand, and Urban Poverty: Explaining Development Outcomes in Cancun
and Punta Cana.” Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the International Studies
Association, Atlanta, Georgia, March 19, 2015.
Fawcett, Emma. “Oro por Espejitos: Development Outcomes in Cancun and Punta Cana.” Paper
presented at the SIS PhD Colloquium, American University, Washington, DC, October 21, 2015.
Fawcett, Emma. “A Banker's Fantasy and Oro por Espejitos: Development Outcomes in Cancun
and Punta Cana.” Paper presented at the Tourism and International Development Colloquium,
George Washington University, Washington, DC, October 2, 2015.
Fawcett, Emma. “Inclusive Growth Through Mass Tourism: Lessons Learned in Punta Cana.”
Paper presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Development, Columbia
University, New York, New York, September 23, 2015.
Fawcett, Emma: “Tourism and the Caribbean Developmental State.” Invited presentation at the
Universidad del Caribe, Cancun, Mexico, August 6, 2015.
Fawcett, Emma. “Tourism Promotion and Poverty Reduction in the Dominican Republic and
Haiti.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Latin American Studies Association, San
Juan, Puerto Rico, May 27-30, 2015.
Fawcett, Emma. “The Political Economy of Tourism and Development in the Caribbean.” Paper
presented at the Program in Latin American Studies’ conference on Mobility and Exchange in
Latin America, Past and Present, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, April 11,
2014.
Fawcett, Emma. “The Political Economy of Tourism and Development.” Paper presented at the
Caribbean Without Borders conference, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March
20, 2014.
Schneider, Cathy and Emma Fawcett. “Resisting the Privatization of Education: Political Parties
and Student Movements in Spain and Chile.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Council for European Studies, Washington, D.C., March 14-16, 2014.
Fawcett, Emma. “Possibilities for Bilateral Cooperation on Tourism: Haiti and the Dominican
Republic.” Paper presented at the SIS PhD Colloquium, American University, Washington, DC,
March 6, 2014.
Fawcett, Emma. “Possibilities for Bilateral Cooperation on Tourism: Haiti and the Dominican
Republic.” Paper presented at the Latin American Studies Graduate Conference, University of
Maryland, College Park, Maryland, November 2013.
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Fawcett, Emma. “Tourism as a Mechanism for Economic Development: Cuba and the
Dominican Republic.” Presentation by Tinker Field Research Grant Recipients at the Center for
Latin American and Latin Studies, American University, Washington, DC, October 2013.
Schneider, Cathy and Emma Fawcett. “Resisting the Privatization of Education: Political Parties
and Student Movements in Spain and Chile.” Paper presented at Latin America Conference
Ireland, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, May 2013.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Level, as Instructor with American University’s Online MAIR Program
Politics of Global Development, Spring 2015 and Fall 2015
Foundations of Economic Development, Summer 2015 and Spring 2016
Graduate Level, as Teaching Assistant at The New School
Theory and Practice of Nonprofit Management, Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
Undergraduate Level, as Instructor with American University’s Pre-College Programs
International Business and the Global Economy, Summer 2013 (3 sessions)
Sustainability, Development and Design, Summer 2014 and Summer 2015 (8 sessions)
Undergraduate Level, as Teaching Assistant at American University
Introduction to International Economics, Spring 2014 and Spring 2015
World Politics, Fall 2015
Crime, Race and Immigration in the US and Europe, Fall 2012 and Spring 2013
SERVICE
Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, American University
Discussant, Latin America Panel
Best Oral Presentation Judge
SIS PhD Program Admissions Committee
Student Representative
Washington, DC
April 2015
April 2013 and 2014
Washington, DC
January-February 2015
AU Ann Ferren Conference on Teaching, Research and Learning
Panel Chair: Supporting Students with Writing Challenges
Washington, DC
January 2015
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Una Chapman Cox Foundation
Programs Coordinator & Office Manager
Washington, DC
2014-present
Academic Support and Access Center, American University
Writing Lab Counselor
Washington, DC
2013-present
Pre-College Programs, American University
Faculty Coordinator
Six Flags Theme Parks
Guest Relations Senior Supervisor and Department Trainer
Washington, DC
January-August 2015
Jackson, NJ
2008-2013
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Lease & LaBau, Inc.
Recruiting Assistant
Lord & Taylor
Human Resources Coordinator
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children of DC
CASA Volunteer
Parker Health Center
Medical Interpreter
Jersey Battered Women’s Services
Spanish Translator
I-to-I
Volunteer Teacher of English
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE)
International Studies Association (ISA)
EMMA J. FAWCETT
New York, NY
2011-2012
Freehold, NJ
2005-2011
Washington, DC
July 2014-present
Red Bank, NJ
February 2009-August 2011
Morris County, NJ
Spring 2008
Aldea Nueva Concepción, Guatemala
January-April 2005
2013-present
2014-present
2015-present
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