DeKALB – The Northern Illinois University Center for Non-Governmental Organization Leadership and Development (NGOLD) and the Department of Anthropology announced Mark Schuller has accepted a joint appointment as an assistant professor.

Schuller was hired following a national search, and is the first joint appointment between NGOLD and anthropology.

Supported by the National Science Foundation, among others, Schuller’s research on globalization, NGOs, gender and disasters in Haiti has been published in 20 peer-reviewed articles or book chapters as well as in traditional media outlets.