Dr. Jim Pletcher Affiliation: Faculty Title: Interim Director of the Gilpatrick Center Office: Knapp 305C Email: pletcher@denison.edu Phone: 740-587-6501 Fax: 740-587-6601

Jim’s work in political science has focused on the design of programs and institutions to facilitate the development of small holder agriculture. He currently works in Uganda, but has also conducted research in Zambia and Malaysia. His scholarship appears primarily in interdisciplinary journals of development. He teaches courses on international political economy, the politics of developing countries, environmental politics, and Africa.