Melissa H. Birch

Melissa H. Birch serves as Associate Professor of International Business and Provost Fellow for International External Engagement at the University of Kansas.

Her research concentrates on:

• International Business
• International Trade
• Latin American Business
• Latin American Studies

Key recognition includes:

• KU Provost’s Award for Leadership in International Education (2002)

Professional leadership roles:

• Member of District Export Council (appointed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce)
• Chair of Kansas International Trade Coordinating Committee
• Past president of Business Association of Latin American Studies
• Contributing editor for Brazil to Handbook of Latin American Studies
• Editorial board member of Latin American Business Review

Prior to KU, she taught at University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business Administration for over ten years.