Faculty & Staff

Bill Smith, Ph.D.
Director Martin Institute and Program in International Studies
Dr. Smith has been with the Martin Institute since August, 2000, following completion of a doctorate of history at Washington State University. His work with the Program in International Studies requires some degree of expertise with the entire world, and particularly international systems. He has lived in Mexico, Spain and Portugal. His teaching at the University of Idaho focuses on sport and international affairs, international policymaking and the United Nations, and he is working on a book about the role of soccer in the Argentine military dictatorship of 1976-82. Research interests include the role of soccer in the international sphere, social revolution in Latin America, and the U.N. system.
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Romuald K. Afatchao, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Dr. Romuald K. Afatchao, Associate Director of the Martin Institute and Program in International Studies. His interests include International development, International Environmental Law and policy, climate change, poverty and development.
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Kelli Schrand
Program Advisor
Kelli Gardner Schrand became the Program Advisor during the summer of 2007. She comes to the Martin Institute after four years as the Assistant College Advisor for the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Idaho. Kelli earned her B.S. in History from Southern Utah University in 1998 and worked for four years as the Manager for Kelly Services in Logan, Utah. She enjoys spending time outdoors, reading, and playing with her two children, Mason and Madeline.
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