Marten Willem Brienen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Education
Ph.D. Sociology and Political Sciences, 2011, University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
M.A. (Combined B.A./M.A.) Latin American History, 1996, Leiden University (The Netherlands)
Third European Masterclass of Latin American History at Florence, Italy, 1996
Université de Paris I (Sorbonne-Panthéon), January 1993 – July 1993.
Courses Taught
Contemporary Issues
Global Crisis Management
Transnational Criminal Networks
Global Poverty and Inequality
Complex Emergencies
Drug Trafficking and the War on Drugs
Populations at Risk
Dimensions of Fire and Emergency Management
Comparative and International Dimensions of Fire and Emergency Management
Teaching Specializations
Security Studies
Latin American Politics and Society
African Politics and Society
International Disaster Management
Poverty, Human Development and Foreign Aid
Race and Racism
Drug Trafficking
Area of Research Interest
Security Studies – Energy Security, Citizen Security, Organized Crime
Fragile States – Institutional Weakness, Economic Development, Inequalities
Weak State Responses to Disaster, Refugee Crises, Development in LDC’s
Administrative Appointments
2016 - Present | Administration of FEMP Master of Science Program in Korea—hiring faculty, course scheduling, advising, general oversight, graduation |
Spring 2019 | Chair of Iranian and Gulf Studies endowed chair search committee |
2015 - 2018 | Director of International Disaster Management Certificate Program, Oklahoma State University |
2011 - 2013 | Director of Latin American Studies Degree Programs, University of Miami |
2011 - 2013 | Student Advisor for Latin American Studies programs |
2011 - 2013 | Internship Coordinator for Latin American Studies |
2007 - 2010 | Internship Coordinator for Latin American Studies |
Academic Experience
June 2020 to present | Associate Professor in the School of Global Studies, Oklahoma State University |
2018 - 2020 | Lecturer in the School of Global Studies, Oklahoma State University |
2013 - 2018 | Lecturer in Political Science and Fire and Emergency Management Administration, Oklahoma State University |
2011 - 2013 | Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Miami |
2007 - 2013 | Lecturer in Africana Studies, University of Miami |
2004 - 2013 | Lecturer in Latin American Studies, University of Miami |
2001 - 2001 | Lecturer in Latin American Studies, University of Amsterdam |
1998 - 2001 | Teaching Assistant in Latin American Studies, University of Leiden |
1997 - 2002 | Research Fellow, School for African, Asian, and Amerindian Studies (CNWS), University of Leiden |
Honors and Awards
Korean Educational Services Agreement, Republic of South Korea, $1.5 million USD
Outstanding Research Award, Department of Political Science, 2018 and 2017
University of Miami, Faculty Learning Community grant
University of Miami, Postdoctoral Fellowship, August 2004 – August 2006
School for African, Asian, and Amerindian Studies (CNWS) Fellowship, September 1997 - March 2002
CNWS Conference Grant, New Orleans, Louisiana
CNWS Conference Grant Washington, D.C.
Dutch National Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) Conference Grant, Moscow
Memberships and Service
OSU Global Representative to the OSU Fire Council
FEMP Representative to OSU Fire Council
Member, Standing Committee for the Fire and Emergency Management Administration Program, Department of Political Science, Oklahoma State University
Member, Standing Committee for Undergraduate Studies, Department of Political Science, Oklahoma State University
Member, College of Arts and Sciences College Council, University of Miami
Chair, Peoples and Societies Cognates Subcommittee, University of Miami
College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee, University of Miami
Center for Latin American Studies College Advisory Board
Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA)
Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
American Society for Ethnohistory (ASE)
European Association of Latin American History (AHILA)
Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS)
Bolivian Studies Association (BSA)
Affiliated Scholar, Americas Prisons Research Network
Affiliated Scholar, Jack Gordon Institute for Public Policy, Florida International University
Energy Security Working Group Participant, University of Miami
Miami Poverty Conference Workshop organizer