Kirk Bowman

Dr. Kirk Bowman, Regents' Entrepreneur and Full Professor, joined the Georgia Tech faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs in 1998 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2004 and Professor in 2014. He directs study abroad programs in Argentina, Brazil, Portugal, Spain and Uruguay. A specialist in Latin American politics and development, he is author/editor of six books and numerous journal articles, book chapters, and reference chapters. His current research projects focuses on the intersection of soccer and global politics/society. He has received research support from the National Institutes of Health, the Ford Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, Mr. Jon Wilcox, among others, and was a Fulbright Scholar. He was the University System of Georgia Excellence of Teaching 2007 recipient and the 2008 Carnegie-Case Professor of the Year for the state of Georgia.

Dr. Bowman is the co-founder and director of the international NGO Rise Up & Care (www.riseup.care). Rise Up & Care employs an innovative model of international community development that combines global development research, high-level performance organizations in the global south to transform youth, powerful documentary films by top local directors, and children's books illustrated by local street artists. Bowman co-produced six feature documentary films in Brazil (www.WomenofEarthfilm.com, www.badbirdiemanmovie.com, www.jongofevermovie.com). He has been quoted in press, including The Washington Post, The CSMonitor, Globo, and The National Post (Toronto).