Email: mirfan@du.edu

Phone: 303-871-4479

Office: Pardee Center 176
Ben M. Cherrington Hall
Josef Korbel School of International Studies
University of Denver
2201 South Gaylord Street
Denver, CO 80208

Education

• PhD, University of Denver
• MA, University of Denver
• MSc, Dhaka University
• BSC, Dhaka University

Research and Expertise

Integrated global long-term futures modeling, Socio-economic forecasting, Development, Education Systems, Knowledge Economy, Research and Innovation, Political Economy.

Professional Profile

• Research Fellow, Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures, Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver (2008-present)
• Adjunct Faculty, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver (2005-present)

Recent Publications

Hughes, B. & Irfan, M. (2008). Assessing strategies for meeting the millennium development goals. In Reuveny, R. & Thompson, W. (Eds.). North and South in the World Political Economy. Carlton, VIC, Australia: Blackwell Publishing.

Hughes, B. & Irfan, M. (2007). Assessing strategies for reducing poverty. International Studies Review, 9(4), 690-710.

Courses

• INTS 2701: Development and Education Policies
• INTS 2701: Millennium Development Goals
• INTS 4345: The Art of Forecasting