Global affairs scholar Tamara Kay to join Notre Dame’s new Keough School of Global Affairs | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Global affairs scholar Tamara Kay to join Notre Dame’s new Keough School of Global Affairs Global affairs scholar Tamara Kay to join Notre Dame’s new Keough School of Global Affairs Published: July 20, 2016 Author: Joan Fallon Tamara Kay Tamara Kay, a scholar with extensive experience in Latin America and Africa, will join the new Keough School of Global Affairs as associate professor of global affairs, according to Scott Appleby, Marilyn Keough Dean of the Keough School. Kay will hold a joint appointment in the Notre Dame Department of Sociology. “Professor Kay is a truly interdisciplinary scholar and teacher whose work spans the political and legal implications of regional economic integration, transnationalism, global health and global governance for labor and environmental movements,” Appleby said. “Much of her research has direct implications for policy formation as well as for practice in nongovernmental organizations.” Kay is the author of the award-winning book “NAFTA and the Politics of Labor Transnationalism” (Cambridge) and co-author of a second book manuscript on trade battles, activism and the politicization of international trade policy. She has conducted intensive ethnographic fieldwork in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Nigeria and India for her third book project, which focuses on transnational relationships among nongovernmental organizations in the U.S. and in developing countries. “Kay’s work has intriguing connections to a number of transnational research themes we seek to develop not only in the Keough School but also in collaboration with other units throughout the University,” Appleby said. “A proven mentor, she will be a popular and effective teacher of the global affairs students who will begin enrolling in the new school in August 2017.” Kay received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and she spent two years as a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at the University of California, San Diego. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of New Mexico, she was associate professor of sociology and co-director of Harvard University’s Transnational Studies Initiative. The Keough School of Global Affairs is the first new school or college at Notre Dame in nearly a century. Founded in 2014 and named in honor of Notre Dame life trustee Donald R. Keough, the Keough School will offer undergraduate programming and a two-year professional Master of Global Affairs degree to prepare students for skilled, effective and ethical leadership and impact on the world. Contact: Tamara Kay, tkay@nd.edu Posted In: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion International Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 12, 2022 Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street … in different countries? August 29, 2022 Former president of Colombia to teach in Keough School of Global Affairs, deliver public lecture May 05, 2022 Kroc Institute releases special report on ethnic approach within the Colombian Peace Agreement May 03, 2022 Pulte Institute launches Central America Research Alliance April 06, 2022 Rise in trust of institutions led to boost in entrepreneurial intent, especially among STEM undergraduates For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn