Lynda Pickbourn

Lynda Pickbourn serves as Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Gender Studies at Mount Holyoke College, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Critical Race and Political Economy. Her scholarship centers on feminist economics and the political economy of development in Africa, establishing her as a leading voice in gender-focused economic research.

Educational background:

• BA from University of Ghana
• MA in Economics from University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• PhD in Economics from University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Her research investigates aid effectiveness, women's migration, informal employment, and green industrial policy within African development contexts. Publications appear in top journals including Feminist Economics, Journal of Development Studies, and World Development, with current work focused on her book manuscript 'Moving to Survive: Women Migrants and the Quest for Sustainable Development in Africa'.

Professional recognition includes:

• UN ECOSOC and EFCGA Joint Meeting panel invitation (2023)

She actively shapes her field through service as Associate Editor of Feminist Economics and board membership in the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) and Association for the Advancement of African Women Economists (AAAWE), while contributing to the African Economic Research Consortium.