Lynsey Farrell

Lynsey Farrell is a Senior Lecturer in International Studies at the Lauder Institute Africa program, adjunct faculty at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts and Sciences, and affiliated with the Department of Anthropology. Her work focuses on youth, international development, urbanization, and informality in sub-Saharan Africa, with field research in Nairobi's Kibera settlement. She previously directed American University’s Kenya program on Sustainable International Development.

Research Interests:

• Globalization and the Economy
• Social Change
• Urban Anthropology
• Youth Studies
• Cultural Anthropology
• Public Interest Anthropology

Her publications include seminal reports on youth unemployment in Africa and global social innovation trends. She holds an adjunct faculty role without part-time designation.