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Julie Silva received her doctoral degree in Geography in 2005 and her master’s degree in City and Regional Planning in 2000, both from Rutgers University. She is now an assistant professor in the Department of Geography and the Center for African Studies at the University of Florida. Her research investigates how export-oriented growth strategies affect poverty, inequality, and social exclusion in sub-Saharan Africa. She recently began work on a study that examines the social and economic effects of nature tourism as a development strategy in southern Africa. The project focuses on two case study countries: Namibia and Mozambique. The five-year project is funded by a United States National Science Foundation faculty early career development (CAREER) grant. Her other current research investigates the impacts of international trade on U.S. metropolitan and nonmetropolitan regions. Articles based on her research have appeared in numerous scholarly journals, including Economic Geography, Regional Studies, and Growth and Change. For more information, please visit her website.