Tiffiany Howard received her doctorate in Political Science and Public Policy from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.  Howard’s fields of specialization include international relations, economic development, immigration and refugee policies, and quantitative methodology.  Howard’s research is specifically focused on analyzing the effect state failure has on forced migration in the developing world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Afro-Caribbean.  Her publications address the intersection of international conflict and forced migration as well as the relationship between immigration policies and the politics of race in the United States. 

 
Howard is currently teaching at the graduate level an Introduction to Research Design and Methodology course in the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution.  This course introduces graduate students to study design, data collection, and measurement; and provides them with the necessary tools to design and assess empirical research studies and develop general computer skills to treat both quantitative and qualitative data.

Graduate Courses

“Introduction to Research Methods and Research Design" (CONF 610)

Undergraduate Courses

Selected Publications

"Solving the Problem: Debating Post-Conflict Refugee Strategies.” LBJ Journal of Public Affairs. Spring 2005                    
http://www.lbjjournal.org/PrintLBJArchives/2005/Spring%202005/08howard_sp2005.pdf

“GEAR UP: Summary of Year Three Activities: Evaluation Report for Muskegon, Flint, and Detroit Districts.” State of Michigan Department of Career Development. July 2004. (Primary Investigators: Drs. Sherrie Kossoudji and Larry Gant).

“Ending the Debate: Re-evaluating the Causes of Refugee Flows.” International Policy Solutions. Fall 2004. http://www-irps.ucsd.edu/IPS/Volume%201,%20Spring%202004

“The Black Conservative Era: Analyzing Young African Americans’ Growing Support for the GOP”. Ronald E. McNair Annual Journal. Volume 6, Summer  2000.