Area(s) of Expertise: International Political Economy, Comparative Global Development, Latin American Politics, Global Governance
Dr. Harris has been working at UNG (formerly NGCSU) since 2005. Previously, Dr. Harris worked in universities in the U.S. states of Delaware (University of Delaware), New Jersey (The College of New Jersey), Texas (University of Texas at Austin), and the province of Ontario in Canada (Queen's University at Kingston). He also worked in the private sector both in the non-profit and corporate private sector.
Dr. Harris is the program coordinator for the Master of Arts in International Affairs (MAIA) program.
An accomplished academic, teacher and mentor, he received UNG’s highest award - the Distinguished Teaching Award - in 2018. In addition, he received the NGCSU Excellence in Teaching Award in 2009; Outstanding Academic Advisor awards in 2009, 2012, 2015, and 2016; and was named an SGA Outstanding Faculty Member in 2008. In 2019 the Georgia Political Science Association awarded him its McBrayer Award for best paper presented at its 2018 annual conference.
His research interests include the role of U.S. universities in public diplomacy, the comparative development of Settler Societies, and the Political Economy of Latin America in the Twentieth Century.