His research examines the socio-spatial dynamics of industrial change, the institutional and relational dimensions of economic and urban development, the sociopolitical processes through which technologies are developed and diffused, and the challenges associated with achieving more socially and economically sustainable forms of development in the Global South. He holds a Ph.D. in geography from the University of Florida (2001), an M.A. in environmental policy from Tufts University, and a B.S. in chemical engineering from Rutgers University. Jane Pollard