Melissa Hackman

Assistant Director and Director of Graduate Studies, Master's in Development Practice

Melissa Hackman supports the program with curriculum development, teaching, and student advising while contributing to program strategy, recruitment, and communications. Melissa holds a doctorate in Anthropology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and brings more than a decade of research experience in South Africa. She came to Emory as a postdoctoral teaching fellow in the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and the Institute for African Studies, and then served as the librarian for Development Studies, African Studies, and Sociology.

Outside of work, Melissa enjoys listening to mystery audiobooks from the public library and exploring new coffee shops.