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Katrina Burgess is a Professor of Political Economy at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, and Director of the Henry J. Leir Institute of Migration and Human Security. She holds a PhD in Politics from Princeton University (1998), an MA in International Relations from the University of Southern California (1988), and a BA in Political Science from Swarthmore College (1984). Her research focuses on migration, diasporas, Latin America, comparative politics, and the political economy of development.
Prof. Burgess has authored award-winning books, including *Courting Migrants: How States Make Diasporas and Diasporas Make States* (2020) and *Parties and Unions in the New Global Economy* (2004). She has also produced a documentary, *Waylaid in Tijuana* (2020), examining U.S.-Mexico border policies. Her current research explores how U.S.-bound migrants assess risks during their journeys.
She has held academic positions at Brown University, Syracuse University, UCLA, and the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM). Her professional activities include editorial roles at *Diaspora Studies* and *Studies in Comparative International Development*, and leadership roles in migration policy initiatives. She has secured grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Tufts Springboard, and the Tinker Foundation for projects on migration governance and diaspora engagement.
Burgess has advised on migration policy through roles like Assistant Director of the U.S.-Mexico Project at the Overseas Development Council and Associate Director of the California-Mexico Project at USC. Her teaching spans courses on comparative politics, migration, and political economy, reflecting her commitment to linking academic research with policy impact.
