Nisha D. Botchwey is a Jamaican-American academic administrator specializing in health and environmental policy. She has served as dean of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota since 2022.
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| Born | Jamaica |
| Alma mater | Harvard University University of Pennsylvania University of Virginia |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Public affairs, health and environmental policy |
| Institutions | University of Virginia Georgia Tech University of Minnesota |
| Doctoral advisor | Eugenie L. Birch John J. DiIulio Jr. Ram A. Cnaan |
| Other academic advisors | Heinrich Holland |
Life
editBotchwey is from Jamaica.[1] She earned an A.B. in environmental science and public policy from Harvard College in 1997.[2] Her thesis was titled, Eutrophication: The Death Angel Covering Coral Reefs in Montego Bay, Jamaica.[2] Heinrich Holland was her advisor.[2] She completed a master of city and regional planning (1999) and Ph.D. (2003) from the University of Pennsylvania School of Design.[2] Her dissertation was titled, Taxonomy of Religious and Secular Nonprofit Organizations: Knowledge Development and Policy Recommendations for Neighborhood Revitalization.[2] Eugenie L. Birch, John J. DiIulio Jr., and Ram A. Cnaan served as her doctoral advisors.[2]
Botchwey joined the faculty at the University of Virginia in 2003 as an assistant professor in the department of urban and environmental planning.[2] From 2006 to 2009, she was director of its undergraduate studies program.[2] She was promoted to an untenured associate professor in 2009.[2] In 2011, Botchwey earned a M.P.H. from the University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences.[2] In 2012, she joined Georgia Tech's school of city and regional planning as an untenured associate professor.[2] She was granted tenure in 2015 and promoted to associate dean for academic programs in 2020.[2] In January 2022, she joined the Humphrey School of Public Affairs as its dean and Russell M. and Elizabeth M. Bennett Chair in Excellence in Public Affairs.[1][3] She is the first immigrant and person of color to serve in the role.[1]
Selected works
edit- Ross, Catherine L.; Orenstein, Marla; Botchwey, Nisha (2014). Health Impact Assessment in the United States. Springer New York. ISBN 978-1-4614-7302-2.
- Botchwey, Nisa; Dannenberg, Andrew L.; Frumkin, Howard, eds. (2022). Making Healthy Places, Second Edition: Designing and Building for Well-Being, Equity, and Sustainability. Island Press. ISBN 978-1-64283-157-3.
References
edit- ^ a b c Ansari, Hibah (2021-09-22). "U of M appoints first immigrant, person of color as dean at Humphrey School". Sahan Journal. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "BOTCHWEY_CV_12_11_2020.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Nisha Botchwey | Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs". www.hhh.umn.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-20.