Globalization and technology has evolved Thomas Friedman's "Flat World" into what I have coined "The New Frontier."  -Angela R. Pashayan

RESEARCH & CONSULTING:
The world is evolving, hold onto your hats! The evolution began with the 2008 Great Recession and continued with the Occupy and Populous movements, individualism, a hegemonic heretic, and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Economically, many industries will close forever - like dinosaurs going extinct, they will Not Be Needed in our future;

• oil, now selling for .56/gallon

• gas operated vehicles - only solar or electric

• paper money - electronic transfers are easier  

• credit and bank cards - biologics avoid theft

• teachers - AI simulated professors for increased use of online classes

• student loans - the rich pay for school and the poor attend online

• airlines - social distance seating and access to oil-based fuel will be expensive

• restaurants - social distance seating means increased prices. Food-trucks advantage! 

 Development in the New Frontier

 Digital strategy (USAID Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick, 2020) + innovative solutions 

• paper money not needed - Kenya has used mobil money since 2007

• bank cards not needed - biologics are already in use

• teachers not needed - slum dwellers cannot wait for education & traditional jobs to put food on the table

• micro-loans not needed - slum dwellers are turning to community loans

• wired electricity not needed - solar is free

• piped water needed- NGO's like SHOFCO and JIBU have alternatives

• toilets needed- waste collection is an evolving business

• meat consumption not needed -  slaughtered animals (corona-bats / ebola-monkey) cause global illness

Goal: self-reliance in the informal settlements
Analyze the effectiveness of US Foreign Aid, NGOs, Civil Society, PPPs, and Slum Dweller initiatives. ​

Available for consulting, projects, or collaborative research - angela.pashayan@bison.howard.edu

CURRICULUM VITAE:

Angela R. Pashayan, BA-Psychology, MA Diplomacy, Ph.D. Political Science (ABD)

Political Science/International Relations - Poverty Reduction

Education:

• Howard University, Washington, D.C. - Ph.D. Int’l Relations/Political Science (in progress).  Member, Golden Key International Honor Society​ 3.9GPA

• Norwich University, VT - MA Int’l Relations & Diplomacy  / Honors Graduate

• Richmond College, International-American University - London, England (part of UCLA BA Degree credits). 

• University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - BA Psychology

Scholarship:

• 2019-20   Just-Julian Research Scholarship - Howard University 2019-20 Academic Year / $60,000 award

Publication: 

• 2020 June 20. Foreign Policy Magazine https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/06/20/trump-antifa-terrorist-organization-kkk-white-supremacy/  and pdf click here

• 2020 May 27. Lobo, Pedro.“Unraveling the ‘African Silicon Valley’ in Kenya.” Sao Paulo:Brazil. Laboratori, Journalismo Junior. Retrieved at http://jornalismojunior.com.br/desvendando-o-vale-do-silicio-africano-no-quenia/

• Pashayan, Angela R. “The Participatory Structures of Poverty in Africa,” International NGO Journal. 14, no. 5 (July 2019): 47-51, https://doi.org/10.5897/INGOJ2019.0338

• ​Pashayan, Angela. Stories of a Bhakti Yogi. Oklahoma: Tate Publishing, 2014.Memoire of multi-cultural travel experiences. ISBN-13 9781625635075 

• Pashayan, Angela R. "Human Development. Local Specificities and Foreign Aid; Development in the New Frontier
  (post-COVID-19."  2020 International Science Council and UNDP Global discussion on rearticulating Human Development.  https://council.science/human-development/latest-contributions/    Full paper here.

Conference Presentation: ​

• 2021 International Studies Association, West Coast Annual Conference - Las Vegas, NV, “Politics and International Development in African Slums pre and post COVID-19: Nairobi, Kenya,” and Panel Roundtable “ Race, Security and Development: Theoretical, Analytical, Political.”

• 2020 Nov. 20-23. International Studies Association, Mid-west Annual Conference - St. Louise, MO, “Politics and International Development in African Slums pre and post COVID-19: Nairobi, Kenya,” and Panel Discussant to review posters of graduate students. 

• 2020 June 17-19.  British International Studies Association, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. via internet/pandemic
  “The Role of Critical Consciousness in Poverty Reduction”  - Panelist for Ambitious Development 6/18. 10am 

• 2020 May 25-26. Global Pan African Conference, The Gambia via internet/pandemic 
  "Mukuru slum dwellers in Nairobi, Kenya; on poverty, development and self-reliance"*full paper here

• 2020 April 15-19. MPSA Midwest Conference, Chicago via internet/pandemic
  "Politics and International Development in African slums; effectiveness in Nairobi"*full paper here

• 2020 March 11-15. National Conference of Black Political Scientists. Atlanta, GA. 
  "Mukuru slum dwellers in Nairobi, Kenya; on poverty, development and self-reliance"*full pdf slide here

• 2020 Feb. 27-28. The Global Research Institute, International Conference on African Studies. Pretoria, S.Africa. 
  “Politics and livelihoods in the slums of Kenya; a case study on perspectives of development professionals”

•  2019 August 28-31. American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Conference. Washington, DC. 
  ​“Thomas Friedman’s Flat World; Populism & Privilege”

•  2018 Atlantic Council Ph.D. Student Deliberation, “Peace and Diplomacy” 

•  2016 GWU Elliot School for The Osgood Institute, “Nascent Kenya, Nascent World” 

•  2014 Leadership Summit/ MA Honors Graduates, “Human Resources Best Practices”  

Conferences Attended:

2020-21 as per presentations listed above
2019 SANKALP Festival - Nairobi, Kenya/ Intellecap, Impact Investors, Social Entrepreneurs

2019 AIDF Africa Summit - Nairobi, Kenya/ USAID, UN-Habitat, IOM, NGOs

2019 CSIS Global Development Forum - Washington, DC/ Tony Blair, USAID, Rockefeller Fund.

2019 World Bank Spring Meetings - Washington, DC/ State of African Address and CSO Forum

2018 Atlantic Festival - Washington, DC/ Democracy Today

2018 Wilson Center African Program/ The Role of the Business Sector in Peace-building in Africa 

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Fellowships:

2018 StartingBloc Fellow/ USC Marshall School of Business & Social Entrepreneurship

2018 Global Peoples Fellow / UN General Assembly online international forum

Teaching: 

2010-2019    Nonprofit Programs, Global programs teaching entrepreneurship and wellbeing (yodinternational.org)        

2013-2019    Ah Haa School of the Arts - Telluride, CO. Programs for youth exploring global cultures through art. 

2013-2014    Maasai Joy Primary School - Arusha, Tanzania. Globalization, Public Speaking, Poetry, Art, Entrepreneurship/Agriculture.

2012-2014    Host/Presenter, UAE three day program on Health, moderator for cross-cultural panel interviews.

2008-2011    FIDM Private College - San Francisco Campus/ Marketing, Merchandising, Global Trends & Sourcing, Public Speaking.

Work Experience:

• 2020-2021 - USAID Intern for Inclusive Development Chief and Food Security

• 2019-2020 - USAID Intern for the African Union
  International Political Policy Analyst for Africa and the African Union

• 2019 Internship Social Impact Investing- Former AU Ambassador John Simon,Total Impact Capital

• 2012-2019 - YODinternational.org - Poverty reduction in Kenyan slums: Agriculture, Art, and Entrepreneurship.

• 2009-2012 - Health Dept. San Francisco, CA. Three-year contract; Stress and Wellbeing. Program development, implementation and communication across five city departments. Management (recruitment, training, and oversight of program instructors).

• 2009-2012 Boys & Girls Club of America - San Francisco, CA. Leaders of after-school programs in character, leadership, life skills, health, education, and art. Teaching “Kids Crossing Cultures” program, Awarded Best Nationwide Program 2010. Development of curriculum and measurement of skills learned.

Awards:

2018/2020 - Documentary Short on Mukuru Slum Dwellers in Nairobi

2016 - NAACP Meritorious Women of 2016 / Los Angeles Chapter

2015 - Vice President of SIR Academic Scholars, Norwich University, VT

2014 - Leadership Summit + Honors Graduate, Norwich University

2010 - The Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Best Program Nationwide 

Public Service: 

2020-current Board Member, Telluride Progressive Women's Caucus 

2016-current Town of Mountain Village Ethics Commission Board 

2018 Habitat for Humanity - Home framing, Colorado

2016 Democratic Campaign Fellowship - Colorado

Memberships:

UN Association of America

World Affairs Council      

American Political Science Association

International Studies Association

International Society of Political Psychology

World Bank Civil Society Organization Participant