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Cristina M. Balboa is an Associate Professor at the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, Baruch College, CUNY and Director of the Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management. Her research bridges international relations, comparative policy, and organizational theory to analyze how NGOs' internal structures influence their external accountability and efficacy. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Governance from Yale University and has over a decade of nonprofit experience in environmental issues across Latin America, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific.
Education highlights include:
- Ph.D. in Environmental Governance, Yale University (2010)
- MPhil in Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University (2007)
- M.S. in Environmental Science and Policy, Johns Hopkins University (2005)
- B.A. in Interdisciplinary Social Science, University of Michigan (2002)
Her research focuses on transnational NGOs, environmental governance, and organizational legitimacy. Key contributions include analyzing NGO operational challenges in global contexts and exploring the paradox of scale in environmental policy networks. She has published in World Development and Journal of Public Affairs Education.
Award recognition includes the MIT Press book The Paradox of Scale (2018), honored with the Sprout Award for Outstanding Book (2020). She chairs ARNOVA's diversity committee and founded the Global Issues/Transnational Actors interest group. Her work emphasizes training students in global strategic partnerships and advancing diversity initiatives in academia.
Grants and fellowships include the Lang Foundation Research Fellowship (2013) and EPA STAR Fellowship (2006). She advises the Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management's applied research projects and collaborates with international NGOs on policy implementation strategies.
