Isabella Alcañiz

Dr. Isabella Alcañiz is a Professor in the Department of Government and Politics and Associate Dean of Graduate Education at the University of Maryland's College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. She holds leadership roles including Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center and Co-Chair of the Anti-Black Racism BSOS Initiative. Her research focuses on climate inequality, gender politics, and Latin American politics, with a regional emphasis on Latin America and Latinx communities in the U.S.

• Education: PhD in Political Science from Northwestern University (USA) and Licenciatura in International Relations from Universidad de Belgrano (Argentina).

Her research explores transboundary environmental cooperation, climate disaster policy, and social network analysis. Key works include books on environmental protection in Latin America and nuclear networks in the Global South, published by Cambridge University Press. She contributes to academic governance as an Editorial Board member for Environmental Politics and Global Environmental Politics.

Her recent publications analyze transboundary water cooperation in the La Plata Basin and post-neoliberal regional integration in Latin America. She also examines policy networks in environmental governance frameworks. Her work bridges political science with environmental and social justice themes.

Dr. Alcañiz oversees graduate education, DEI initiatives, and collaborates with the Environment and Society Foundation. She serves on the College Park Restorative Justice Commission and coordinates the Politics and Policy Concentration in UMD's Environmental Science program.