Background
Palmer, David Scott was born on July 16, 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Walter S. and Jean (Stuart) Palmer.
Palmer, David Scott was born on July 16, 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Walter S. and Jean (Stuart) Palmer.
Bachelor in International Relations cum laude, Dartmouth College, 1959. Master of Arts in Hispanic American Studies, Stanford University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Government, Cornell University, 1973.
Volunteer leader Peace Corps, Peru, 1962-1964. Assistant dean freshmen, assistant to director admissions Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1964-1968. From instructor to assistant professor department government Bowdoin College, 1972-1976.
Professorial lecturer School Advanced International Studies Johns Hopkins University, Washington, 1977-1988. Associate dean for programs Foreign Service Institute, Department State, 1984-1988, chair Latin American and Caribbean studies, 1976-1988. Professor political science Boston University, since 1988, professor international relations, since 1990, associate chair undergraduate studies international relations department, 1997-1999, chair department political science, 1998-2001, director Latin American studies program, 1991—1994, 2004—2005, since 2009.
Visiting lecturer Princeton University, 1978—1979, Georgetown University, 1985. Visiting professor University Salamanca, Spain, since 1997. Visiting scholar Inter-American Dialogue, 2001—2002.
Board visitors Tucker Foundation, Dartmouth College, since 2005. Member Fulbright national screening committee, 2005—2009. Member Latin American Studies Association (executive committee 1983-1986), New England Council Latin American Studies (executive committee 1989-1998, since 2000, president 1993-1994), Phi Beta Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Delta Pi.
Married Sarah Crawford, 1966 (deceased November 1985). Children: Walter Scott, Henry Crawford, Asa MacAdam. Married Diane Nagel, 1998.