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M.S. in HUMANITARIAN ACTION

Students in the Master of Science in Humanitarian Action program engage with a faculty of high-caliber professors and industry experts who have substantial knowledge and first-hand experience in humanitarian aid and disaster relief.

Some of our faculty are full-time professors within USD’s Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies; others are executive-level directors, experienced consultants and regional coordinators who work directly for humanitarian-related organizations. Their areas of expertise include humanitarian response, nonprofit management, peace and conflict resolution, international law and diplomacy, peace and justice studies, emergency preparedness/response, environmental peacebuilding, and humanitarian leadership.

Topher McDougal, Ph.D.

Topher McDougal, PhD

Academic Director, Professor of Economic Development, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego

Greg Cormier, MA

Director of Supportive Housing, Central City Concern

Jim DiFrancesca, MED

Director of Humanitarian Assistance, PCI

Rob Grace, PhD

Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boston University

Eric James, PhD

Executive Director, Field Ready

Arlindo Meque, PhD

Humanitarian Anticipatory Action Specialist

Casey Myers, MA

Humanitarian Action Specialist, Educator and Human Rights Activist

Ernest Ogbozor, PhD

Professorial Lecturer, School of International Service, American University

John Patterson, MA

USAID/BHA Regional Humanitarian Advisor

David J Smith

David J. Smith, JD, MS

President, Forage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education

Beza Tesfaye

Beza Tesfaye, MPA

Director of Research and Learning for Migration and Climate Change, Mercy Corps

Hayley Umayam, MA

Humanitarian Researcher