Senior Lecturer, Department of International Affairs Director of Active Learning

Curriculum Vitae

As director of active learning, Leah Carmichael is leading the implementation of a five-year, $6 million campus-wide initiative to promote and enhance the use of active learning strategies in the undergraduate classroom as part of UGA’s Quality Enhancement Plan. Active learning moves beyond the standard lecture to engage students in the classroom, encouraging them to be active participants as they work to build knowledge and reflect on the learning process. It includes activities that provide real-time feedback, such as problem-solving, in-class group work, and reflective writing.

Dr. Carmichael is also a Senior Lecturer in the Department of International Affairs. In the International Affairs Department, she teaches courses on global issues, international law, international political economy, and special topics, including issues of geostrategic competition in the Arctic and food as a weapon of war.

Education
  • Ph.D., University of Georgia 2014, International Affairs
  • M.A., University of Georgia 2009, International Affairs
  • B.A., Guilford College 2002, Political Science
Areas of Expertise

In the International Affairs Department, she teaches courses on global issues, international law, international political economy, and special topics, including issues of geostrategic competition in the Arctic and food as a weapon of war.

Course Instruction
  •  1100 INTL Global Issues
  • 3200 INTL Introduction to International Relations
  • 3300 INTL Introduction to Comparative Politics
  • 4207(H) INTL Advanced Political Simulations
  • 4210 INTL International Law
  • 4430 INTL U.S. National Security Policy
Research Interests
  • Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
  • Human Security (Food Security in War)
  • International Political Economy
  • Climate Change & Impact on Food Security
  • International Law
Selected Publications

Carmichael, L. L. (2021). Is International Law Even Law?: International Law from an International Relations Perspective. Rowman & Littlefield.