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Dr. Jamie Sommer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology & Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at the University of South Florida's College of Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on how institutional structures, governance, and external factors like multinational corporations and NGOs influence environmental and development outcomes. She holds a Ph.D. from SUNY Stony Brook (2018) and has conducted extensive cross-national studies on forest loss, corruption, and climate policy.
- Education: Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 2018
Her work examines state capacity's role in environmental health, with recent projects analyzing how global trade, governance quality, and gendered resource rights affect forest ecosystems. She collaborates with UN agencies to evaluate climate adaptation programs in developing nations. Key themes in her research include:
- Environmental governance and policy effectiveness
- Ecologically unequal exchange
- Corruption's environmental impacts
- Gender and environmental citizenship
Her 15 most recent articles (2023–2025) reveal a focus on cross-national analyses of forest loss drivers, including tax policies, NGO interventions, and transnational corporate practices. She critiques how global systems perpetuate environmental inequities while advocating for governance reforms to protect ecosystems and marginalized communities.
Collaborations include the UNFCCC Gender Division and transnational advocacy networks in Asia. No advising or grant details are explicitly stated in the provided materials.
