Shabnam S. LutafaIi
Associate Professor Economics
University of Central Asia |AKDN
Kyrgyzstan
Biography
Dr. Lutafali has taught at various universities internationally including McGill (Canada), University of St. Thomas (USA), Prince Mohammad-Bin-Fahad University Saudi Arabia as Associate Dean, University of Maryland University College – Asia at US Military Bases in Japan and South Korea. She has published papers on a verity of topics including robotics, automation, sustainable development, multi-dimensional poverty, microfinance institutions, economic and ecological partnership, globalization, and South Asian urban slums. In her research pursuits, she was a Senior Research Fellow at the Mehboob-ul-Huq Center in Islamabad. Dr. Lutafali was also a Scholar-in-Residence at Sind Development Studies Center, University of Sind, for the Left Bank Outfall Development (LBOD) Project sponsored by World Bank and Global Affairs Canada. In her civic commitments, she was a member on the advisory Board of Bonuik Center, Rice University. Dr. Lutafali holds a Ph.D. in Economics from University of Notre Dame, USA
Research Interest
Waste management,Sustainable Development