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Professor Daniel Maxwell is the Henry J. Leir Professor in Food Security and Research Director at the Feinstein International Center, part of Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. He holds a senior fellowship at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. His expertise spans famine analysis, food security crises, humanitarian action, and resilience programming. Prior to academia, he worked in humanitarian agencies in Africa for two decades, including as Deputy Director for Eastern and Central Africa at CARE International.
Maxwell earned his B.Sc. from Wilmington College, M.Sc. from Cornell University, and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He leads the Master of Arts in Humanitarian Assistance (MAHA) program and has directed the Feinstein Center. His research focuses on famine prevention frameworks, political constraints in crisis response, and localized humanitarian action. He has authored influential books such as Understanding the Humanitarian World (2019) and Famine in Somalia (2016).
His work integrates quantitative and qualitative methods, emphasizing early warning systems, food security measurement, and policy analysis. Recent articles analyze famine trends, anticipatory action in climate crises, and the role of information systems in humanitarian response. Maxwell has secured grants from USAID, FAO, and the UK Department for International Development, focusing on resilience measurement, early warning, and localized aid delivery.
He teaches courses on humanitarian policy, famine dynamics, and complex emergencies. His awards include the Henry J. Leir Professorship. Key projects include the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) and evaluations of humanitarian information ecosystems.
