Monica Arruda de Almeida E-mail: ma669@georgetown.edu http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/ma669 http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/ma669 Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, Political Science M.A. University of California, Los Angeles, Political Science B.A. State University of Rio de Janeiro (U.E.R.J.), Journalism Dissertation title and committee: What Prevents Economic Liberalization? The Political Economy of Trade Protectionism. Michael Lofchie (Chair), Kathleen Bawn, Barbara Geddes, and Edward E. Leamer. Countries of citizenship: Brazil & United States. Specialization: International political economy, global governance, Latin America, Brazil, trade, and labor. Publications Managing Public Perceptions: New Wealth and Corruption in Brazil. Forthcoming at the Fletcher Forum of World Affairs. Regulation and Compliance: Anti-Money Laundering. 2011. In The Brazilian State: Debate and Agenda. M. Font and L. Randall, eds. Lanham and New York: Lexington Books. "Import-Substitution Industrialization. 2008. In International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, William A. Darity, Jr., ed. 2 nd ed. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference. "National Government Policies." 2006. In Globalization - Encyclopedia of Trade, Labor, and Politics. Ashish K. Vaidya, ed. V1. Santa Barbara, CA.: ABC-CLIO. "What Prevents Brazil from Liberalizing its Economy? A Look at Some of the Country's Political and Economic Dilemmas." 2003. In Journal of Third World Studies, V. XX (2): 49-67." Research Papers Does Saying No to Capital Inflows Mean Good Business? The Experience of Latin America and the Caribbean in Combating the Flow of Dirty Money (with Maria Elisa Farias). Patterns of Import Tariff Setting in Brazil: An Empirical Investigation of the Grossman-Helpman Trade Model. Forgiveness in the Name of Development - Examining the Ten Years of the IMF's and the World Bank's Debt Relief Initiative" "Dealing with a Trojan Horse: How Brazilian Labor Legislation Prevents Unions from Adjusting to Market Reforms"
"Tracing the Determinants of Trade Practices in the Former Soviet Union: The Gravity Model Approach." Academic Experience Adjunct Professor, Center for Latin American Studies, Georgetown University (2009 Present) - Political Economy of Brazil; - Economia Política e Integração Regional na América Latina - Latin America Economic Development - Political Economy of Latin America - Research Module Faculty Fellow, UCLA International Institute/Dept. Political Science (2005-2008) - International Political Economy (Winter, Spring, and Summer 2005; Winter and Spring 2006, Spring 2008) - Politics of Latin American Economic Development (Spring & Fall 2005; Summer 2006; Winter 2007) - Political Economy of Trade, Finance, and Debt (Fall 2006 & 2007) - Comparative Foreign Economic Policy (Fall 2005 & Winter 2007) Lecturer, Graduate Seminar, Political Science Dept. - CSU, San Bernardino - Politics of Latin American Economic Development (Winter 2007) Lecturer, UCLA Extension Program - Introduction to Comparative Politics (Fall 2004) Mentored Teaching Fellow, Political Science Dept. - UCLA - Political Economy of Economic Reform in Brazil (Spring 2003) Teaching fellow to the following professors and courses: - Michael Thies, Introduction to Comparative Politics (Fall 2004) - Ken Schultz, Politics of American Foreign Policy (Spring 2002) - Barry O'Neill, Introduction to Quantitative Methods (Fall 2001) - Robert Gould, Introduction to Statistical Methods for Social Sciences (Spring 2001) - Mathew Baum, World Politics (Winter 2001) - John Londregan, Introduction to Quantitative Methods (Fall 2000) - Richard Rosecrance, U.S. Foreign Relations (Spring 2000) - Brooke Ackerly, Introduction to Political Theory (Fall 1999) - Steven Spiegel, World Politics (Winter & Spring 1999) - E. V. Wolfenstein, Introduction to Political Theory (Fall 1998) 2
Teaching/Reader - International Political Economy (Summer 2002) - World Politics; Marxism (Summer 2000) - Introduction to Political Theory; Marxism; World Politics (Summer 1999) Invited Talks - Rethinking Brazil: The History behind Brazil s Economic Emergence, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., February 15, 2012. - Lens on Latin America: Rise of a Multipolar Hemisphere?, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., October 6, 2011. - Brazilian Development and Politics, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., April 18, 2011. - The Cost and Risk of Doing Business in Brazil, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., December 2010. - Regulatory Reform and Compliance: Evidence from the Brazilian Anti-Money Laundering Regime, Georgetown University - Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. Washington, D.C., November 2009. - The Political Economy of Trade Protectionism in Brazil. Paper presented at the Latin American Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, October 2005. - The International Economy in the Aftermath of the Asian Crisis. Talk given during visit by Korean government officials. UCLA International Institute, August 2005. - Outreach Event. Sponsored by UCLA s Regent Scholar Society (2001, 2002). Research Assistantship Conducted research in Brazil for Prof. Richard Steinberg on that country's political and institutional changes after its trade liberalization program. Prof. Steinberg teaches at the School of Law and his work focuses on international trade law (Summer 2001) Assisted faculty in the Statistics Department in creating computer lab assignments for undergraduate students. Stata was the statistical package used in the assignments (Fall 2000 - Spring 2001) Awards Doyle Faculty Fellowship Program (2012 2013), Georgetown University. Nominated for U.C.L.A.'s 2006 Copenhaver Award for Innovation in Teaching in a campus-wide competition. Dissertation Year Fellowship (2003 2004), Political Science Dept., U.C.L.A. Recipient of the Mentored Teaching Fellow Award (2002-2003), Political Science Dept., U.C.L.A. Recipient of the award for Political Leadership (February 2001), Political Science Dept., U.C.L.A. Teaching Fellow 2001- Political Science Dept., U.C.L.A. 3
Teaching Associate 1999-2000 Political Science Dept., U.C.L.A. Teaching Assistant 1998-1999 Political Science Dept., U.C.L.A. Recipient of Full Tuition Waive 2000- Political Science Dept., U.C.L.A Recipient of the National Council for Development and Research (C.N.P.q.) Fellowship,1989. Conference Participation LACEA - Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (AL CAPONE Meeting). Paper presenter. May, 2012 UC Berkeley, CA. APSA American Political Science Association. Paper presenter. September 2011 Seattle, Washington. APSA American Political Science Association. Chair. September 2010 Washington, D.C. Brazil Colloquium Bildner Center, CUNY. Paper presenter. November 2009 New York, NY. Latin American Studies Association. Paper presenter. March 2006 - San Juan, Puerto Rico. Midwest Political Science Association. Paper presenter & discussant. April 2005 - Chicago, IL Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Discussant. March 2005 - Oakland, CA. Latin American Studies Association. Paper presenter. October 2004 Las Vegas, N.V. BRASA - Brazilian Studies Association. Paper presenter. June 2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Society for Comparative Research Graduate Student Retreat. Paper presenter. May 2004 UCSD, San Diego. Latin American Studies Association. Chair and paper presenter. March 2003 Dallas, TX. CIBER Conference of Globalization: Governance and Inequality. Paper presenter. June 2002 - Ventura, CA. Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Paper presenter. March 2002 Long Beach, CA. Latin American Studies Association. Chair and paper presenter. September 2001 - Washington, D.C. Midwest Political Science Association. Paper presenter. April 2001 - Chicago, IL. BioPolitics II. U.C.L.A. Chair. March 2001 - Los Angeles, CA Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Paper presenter. March 2001 - Las Vegas, NV. Comparativists' Day. U.C.L.A. Paper presenter. January 2001 - Los Angeles, CA Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Paper presenter. March 2000 - San Jose, CA. Latin American Studies Association. Paper presenter. March 2000 - Miami, FL 4
Other Professional Activities Reviewer: International Political Science Review, Delaware Review of Latin American Studies, Pearson/Longman Publications, CQ Press, Elsevier Inc. Committee member: WPSA Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession (2007 2010) Selected Non-Academic Experience Railroad Engineers Association Editor 11/90-12/93 Edited, reported, and wrote technical stories. Led the newspaper's staff of this monthly periodical specialized in public transport systems. State University of Rio de Janeiro - U.E.R.J. 05/90-12/93 Reported and wrote academic and scientific stories for the university's main periodical. Also wrote press releases promoting projects and workshops to the media. Jornal O Dia 01/89-11/90 Reported and wrote stories for the most popular daily newspaper in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Handled general assignments, covering mainly labor issues and union strife. Jornal Fluminense 11/86-05/88 General assignments reported, covering wide range of issues and development. This daily newspaper is one of the oldest and most traditional in the State of Rio. 5