She has studied the United Nations Environment Programme and the international efforts on climate change. Currently, she studies national performance on global environmental conventions. She works closely with national governments, UN agencies, and convention secretariats in providing an academic perspective into their international environmental governance work. Her academic work has been recognized for bringing analytical rigor and innovative input to the international negotiations on reforming the UN system for environment. Ivanova’s work focuses on the performance of international institutions, implementation of international environmental agreements, and sustainability. Her career, marked by teaching excellence and policy leadership, has bridged academia and policy. Ivanova was appointed for a four-year term to the World Climate Research Program ( WCRP) Joint Scientific Committee (JSC) in 2021. She is also a visiting scholar at the Center for Collective Intelligence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prof. She is Associate Professor of Global Governance, Director of the Center for Governance and Sustainability at the University of Massachusetts Boston and Director of the PhD and MA programs in global governance and human security. Maria Ivanova is international relations and environmental policy scholar. New Haven, CT: Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, 2002.įor complete list of publications, visit Prof. Global Environmental Governance: Options & Opportunities. “Coloring the UN Environmental”, Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations 26, 2 (2020): 307-324, doi: Įsty, Daniel and Maria Ivanova, eds. The Untold Story of the World’s Leading Environmental Institution: UNEP at Fifty. Professional Publications & Contributions Master’s in International Relations, Yale UniversityīA, Mount Holyoke College (summa cum laude) Master’s in Environmental Management, Yale University Global governance, environmental law and policy, multilateral environmental agreements, climate change, Sustainable Development Goals, US foreign environmental policy, international organizations, science-policy interface, United Nations reform, sustainability on campuses and in organizations.