January Knippers Black is a professor of Human Rights, International and Comparative Politics of the Western Hemisphere, Women"s Rights, and Globalization at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
Career
Professor Black is a specialist in international and grassroots development, international and comparative politics, and United States foreign policy. Professor Black has been leading the Middlebury Institute"s human rights programs for more than a decade. Professor Black received her Doctor of Philosophy from the School of International Service at American University.
Professor Black is the author of several books that examine global human rights.
Membership
She is a member of the board of directors at Amnesty International. She is also a member of the Advisory Boards of International Political Science Association"s Committee on Civil-Military Affairs. The Philosophy Doctor Fellowship Program of the United States Inter-American Foundation.
The Global Studies Program of California State University, San Jose.
