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Associate Professor of [Diplomacy & World Affairs](https://www.oxy.edu/node/690) and an affiliate of the [John Parke Young Initiative on the Global Political Economy](https://www.oxy.edu/node/736) at Occidental College. My [research and commentary](https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=0izvrdQAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate) have appeared in *Communist and Post-Communist Studies*, *Democratization, Europe-Asia Studies, Review of International Political Economy, Just Security, The Moscow Times*, and other publications.  <br> My book *[Global Finance and Local Control: Corruption and Wealth in Contemporary Russia ](https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501759604/global-finance-local-control/#bookTabs=1)*was published in the Cornell Studies in Money series at Cornell University Press in 2021. I received a doctorate in Government from Cornell University in 2015. Before coming to Oxy, I spent five memorable years in the Department of Political Science at Wellesley College. I have also held appointments at the Cornell-in-Washington Program, the Harriman Institute at Columbia University, International Studies. I am a native of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where I had the great fortune to attend the Physics and Mathematics Lyceum #61.

Dr. Gail M. Gottfried is a highly accomplished developmental psychologist with over 20 years of experience in the field. She holds a BA in English and Psychology from Vassar College and a PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor. Throughout her career, she has held various teaching positions at prestigious colleges including Claremont McKenna College, Scripps College, Pitzer College, Pomona College, the University of Southern California, and the University of California at Los Angeles. In addition to her teaching experience, Dr. Gottfried has worked as a Psychology Subject Matter Expert at Cengage Learning and a Senior Development Editor at Pearson Education; she is currently a freelance editor for clients such as the American Psychological Association. Dr. Gottfried's expertise lies in the areas of cognitive and language development as well as in educational psychology; she has published numerous articles in reputable academic journals and has received several grants including two from the National Science Foundation. She is dedicated to using her knowledge and experience to positively affect the lives of children and families.