Development Ethicist. Project Design Specialist.
Research Professor. Teacher.
Mama. Cancer Survivor.
(She, Her, Hers)
Ethical analysis of the ends and means of global development. Participation. Empowerment. Human Rights. Capability.
Learn MoreEducation, training, and consulting for the design of development solutions that are viable, evidence-based, sustainable, and ethical.
Learn MoreTraining students for the fast-paced, creative, and collaborative professional world that they are about to enter.
Learn MoreAgency and Democracy in Development Ethics, with Lori Keleher, eds., Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Read More“Cultural Freedom: Worthwhile Development for a Diverse World,” in Handbook of Development Ethics, Jay Drydyk and Lori Keleher, eds., Routledge, 2019.
Read More“‘Reason to Value’: Process, Opportunity, and Perfectionism in the Capability Approach” with Serene J. Khader in Agency and Democracy in Development Ethics, Lori Keleher and Stacy J. Kosko, eds., Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Read Morein Theorizing Justice: Critical Insights and Future Directions. Krushil Watene and Jay Drydyk, eds. Rowman and Littlefield, 2016
Read MoreJournal of Global Ethics, Vol. 9, Iss. 3, 2013, pp 293-310
Read MoreJournal of Human Development and Capabilities, Vol 13, Iss 3, 2012, pp 415-450
Read MoreJournal of Human Development and Capabilities, Vol. 11, Iss. 3, 2010, pp 425-448
Read MoreStacy J. Kosko
Associate Research Professor, Government and Politics
University of Maryland
You can find a PDF of my CV here.
IS is a living-learning program for first- and second-year UMD students who are interested in better understanding the world as it is, who wish to conceive a vision for the world as it might be, and who are committed to developing the skills and mindset of a global citizen, including an understanding of global justice, development ethics, human rights, and human dignity.
Read MoreFIRE Global Development and Design explores what ethical development around the world really means and needs. We will look at the values-based differences between “good” and “bad” development and the technological and design tools that can help program designers do their jobs better.
Read MoreThe Minor in International Development and Conflict Management (MIDCM) prepares students with the theoretical frameworks and practical skills necessary to address critical global concerns.
Read MoreAssociate Research Professor | Director, College Park Scholars International Studies
2012-present
Associate Director
2007-2012
Consultant
Occasional, 2010-present
Deputy Director
2005-2007
GPA: 4.0 / 4.0 | Doctoral Fellow | Dissertation: "Essays in Human Rights and Education: Accommodating Vulnerable Minorities"
5/13/2012Concentration in International Conflict Management | Certificate in Refugee and Humanitarian Emergencies | GPA: 3.8 / 4.0 | Kellen Scholar
5/15/2005GPA: 3.9 / 4.0 | University Scholar (Valedictorian) | Honors in Screenwriting
5/14/2000I have been a classroom teacher for most of the last 20+ years. My work has ranged from teaching “at risk” students and former drop-outs in an urban night school, to guiding college students as they came to terms with the challenges and realities of project design for international development, to advising undergraduate Individual Studies Program students in designing their own majors and completing their theses, to teaching Master's students as a Fulbright Scholar in Moldova. As a high school teacher, I cut my teaching teeth against the backdrop of learning disabilities, significant social and economic hardship, substance abuse, and apathy. Rising to meet these challenges drove me to invest in offering the most intellectually stimulating, practically relevant, and personally engaging courses that I could, an experience that has shaped the way I teach university students today.
For all of the courses I discuss here, I have developed my own curricula and have been able to explore and hone my personal teaching philosophy, which takes a highly individual approach to student engagement while seeking to foster an atmosphere of deliberative dialogue. Scroll down to read more of my teaching philosophy.
I have received seven teaching and mentoring awards for this work, including the Undergraduate Education Recognition Award for exemplary teaching and service to the University of Maryland and three Merrill Presidential Scholar Faculty Mentor recognitions. But my students’ own words speak to my efforts far better...
Stacy J. Kosko
Associate Research Professor, Government and Politics
University of Maryland
You can find a PDF of my CV here.