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TABITHA BENNEY

Professor

School of Public Affairs

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  • Professor
    School of Public Affairs
  • 801-581-6781 (Work)

BIO

Tabitha M. Benney, PhD is a Professor and Associate Director in the Division of Public Affairs where she currently directs the Master of Science in International Affairs and Global Enterprise (MIAGE) and the Utah Radon Lab. She is also Affiliated Faculty in the School of Environment, Society, and Sustainability (ESS), the International Studies, Latin American Studies, and Asian Studies Programs, the Global Change and Sustainability Center, the Center for Interdisciplinary Exchange for Utah Science (Nexus), and the Center for Genomic Medicine at the University of Utah. Dr. Benney is a Research Fellow for the Earth Research Governance Network, an elected member of the Environmental Studies Section (ESS) governing board of the International Studies Association (ISA), and an active member of the Lung Cancer Working Group at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. She received her BSFS (2001) and MA (2007) from Georgetown University and her second MA (2011) and PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara (2013).

 

Dr. Benney’s research has been published in The Review of International Political Economy, Science of the Total Environment, Energy Policy, Environmental Research, Atmosphere, The Routledge Handbook on Ethics, The World Financial Review, Vehicles, and Wiley's Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change -among others. Her books include, Making Environmental Markets Work: The Varieties of Capitalism in Emerging Economies (Routledge Press, 2015) and Agency in Earth System Governance - coedited with Michele. Betsill and Andrea Gerlak (Cambridge, 2020). In addition, she has received numerous awards, fellowships, and grants including, the International Studies Association (ISA) Catalytic Research Workshop Grant, the Louis G. Lancaster's International Relations Award, numerous federal grants and fellowships, and the University of Utah’s Distinguished Teaching Award.

INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor
    School of Public Affairs1 Jul 2025 - present

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Professor and Associate Director
    University of Utah, School of Public Affairs, Salt Lake City, United States7 Jan 2025 - present
  • Associate Professor
    University of Utah, Political Science, Salt Lake City, United StatesJul 2020 - Dec 2024
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Utah, Political Science, Salt Lake City, United StatesJul 2013 - Jun 2020
  • Visiting Lecturer
    University of Utah, Department of Administration and Organizational Science1 May 2019 - 15 Jun 2019

DEGREES

  • BSFS, Foreign Service
    Georgetown University2001
  • MA, International Affairs
    Georgetown University2007
  • MA
    University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, United States10 Aug 2007 - 5 Jun 2009
  • PhD, Political Science
    University of California, Santa Barbara2013

CERTIFICATIONS

  • High Potential Leaders Program
    Harvard Business School, Boston, United StatesMay 2025 - present
    The High Potentials Leadership Program teaches advanced leaders how to communicate complex information, defend their decisions, motivate a diverse workforce, and empower others to unleash their leadership potential.

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish; Castilian
    Can read, write, speak and understand
  • Italian
    Can read, speak and understand
  • Norwegian
    Can read and understand

FIELDS OF RESEARCH