Summer Coish, M.P.H.
Adjunct Faculty of International Studies and Environmental Studies
Summer Coish has worked as an international development practitioner for more than two decades–focused primarily on community-based, participatory development; refugee, migrant, and returnee populations; urban informality; and the global plastics crisis. She has worked with community-based and civil society organizations, national governments, multinational organizations and the private sector in Afghanistan, Central Asia, Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, and the United Arab Emirates. Central to each of these professional experiences has been a focus on understanding the needs of communities and advocating for interventions and policies that reflect those needs. Summer co-founded and co-published Steppe magazine, the first international, English-language magazine on the art and culture of Central Asia and Afghanistan.
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Education
M.P.H., Boston University
B.A., International Affairs, The George Washington University
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Research Interests
- Urban informality
- Waste and consumption issues
- Waste pickers
- The global plastics crisis
- Environmental justice
- Migration and refugees
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Courses Taught
- Introduction to International Studies
- Global Environmental Challenges
- Informality and the Global Environment: The Role of the Informal Sector in Waste Management
- The Cost of Convenience: Exploring the Social, Environmental, and Ethical Costs of Our Modern Lifestyle
- Introduction to Environmental and Sustainability Studies