MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale
Fox International Fellowship

Michaela Foster

Fox International Fellowship
Academic Year: 2017-18
Direction: From Yale
Exchange Partner: Freie University of Berlin, Germany
Research Interests:

Can Foreign Aid Ameliorate the Deforestation Crisis? Assessing the Influence of USAID and GIZ in Zambia

Michaela Foster is a third year PhD candidate at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. In her dissertation, she is assessing the impacts of internationally-funded forest management interventions on deforestation and rural livelihoods in Zambia. She holds a Master of Science degree in Natural Resources from North Carolina State University and a BA in Environmental Sciences and Policy from Duke University.