Bio
Summer Marion is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Studies and Faculty Advisor to the International Business Program. Her research focuses on global governance, global health politics, transnational actors, and philanthropy. Her scholarship and commentary have appeared in outlets including International Studies Review, BMJ Global Health, Global Health Governance, the Washington Post, and CNN International. She is co-editor a first edition "Handbook on Human Security," forthcoming with Oxford University Press. During COVID-19, she contributed to the Pandemics & Borders Project examining causes and implications of cross-borders measures implemented during COVID-19. Previously, she was an editor at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, held research positions in public policy and public health, and managed curriculum development for online courses at Harvard University.
Professional Memberships
American Political Science Association 2016-01-01 - PresentInternational Studies Association 2016-01-01 - PresentAwards and Honors
Research Fellow, Pandemics and Borders ProjectResearch Fellow, University of Maryland School of Public PolicyCOVID-19 Quick Response Research Grant, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado BoulderCOVID-19 Research and Engagement Development Initiative Grant, Northeastern University College of Social Sciences and HumanitiesCOVID-19 Working Group Research Grant, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado BoulderExperiential Fellowship, Northeastern University College of Social Sciences and HumanitiesNew Era Foreign Policy Workshop, Bridging the Gap ProjectOutstanding Graduate Student Award, Northeastern University Academic Honors ConvocationResearch Associate, Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM)Research Fellow, Pandemics and Borders ProjectResearch Fellow, University of Maryland School of Public PolicySelected Author, "The Social and Political Impact of COVID-19 in the United States” Development Grant and Conference, Russell Sage FoundationVisiting Researcher, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Global Health and PopulationDean’s Graduate Fellowship, Northeastern University Humanities Center, College of Social Sciences and HumanitiesGraduate Dissertation Research Grant, Office of the Provost, Northeastern UniversityGraduate Student Research Award, Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict, Northeastern UniversityHigh Distinction, Doctoral Comprehensive Examinations, Northeastern UniversityScholarly Contributions and Creative Productions
Journal Articles
Badruzzaman, A., Kushi, S., Marion, S. (2023). Issue Framing Within the Climate Debate: An Analysis of US Environmental Policy Outcomes. International Social Science Journal, (73) 247 173-194. (Link)Worsnop, C. Z., Grépin, K., Lee, K., Marion, S. (2023). The Unintended Consequences of Information Provision: The World Health Organization and border restrictions during COVID-19. International Studies Perspectives, (24) 1 39-66. (Link)Page-Tan, C., Marion, S., Aldrich, D. P. (2022). Information Trust Falls: The Role of Social Networks and Information During the Covid-19 Pandemic Among Suburbanites. RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, (8) 8 32-51. (Link)Page-Tan, C., Marion, S., Aldrich, D. (2022). Information Trust Falls: The Role of Social Networks and Information During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Suburbanites. RSF, (8) Issue 8 (Link)Marion, S. (2021). Beyond Great Power Politics: Conceptualizing Philanthropy’s Return to International Relations Through COVID-19 in: Forum: Covid-19 and IR Scholarship: One Profession, Many Voices”. International Studies Review no. viab004 (Link)Grépin, K., Ho, T., Liu, Z., Marion, S., Piper, J., Worsnop, C. Z., Lee, K. (2021). Evidence of the effectiveness of travel-related measures during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid systematic review. BMJ Global Health, (6) 3 (Link)Worsnop, C. Z., Kamradt-Scott, A., Lee, K., Grépin, K., Marion, S., Piper, J., Rothery, F. (2021). Legal compliance is not enough: cross- border travel and trade measures and COVID-19. in: Forum: Covid-19 and IR Scholarship: One Profession, Many Voices. International Studies Review no. viab004 (Link)Lee, K., Grépin, K., Worsnop, C. Z., Marion, S., Piper, J., Song, M. (2021). Managing borders during public health emergencies of international concern: A proposed typology of cross-border measures. Globalization and Health, (17) 1 (Link)Grépin, K., Ho, T., Liu, Z., Marion, S., Piper, J., Worsnop, C., Lee, K. (2021). Evidence of the effectiveness of travel-related measures during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review. BMJ Global Health, (6) Issue 3 (Link)Marion, S. (2020). Compartmentalized Crises? Understanding Relationships between Climate Change Discourse and Health Governance. Global Health Governance, (10) 1 52-68. (Link)Books
Marion, S., Singh, R., Worsnop, C. Z. (). Designed to Fail? COVAX, Vaccine Inequity, and the COVID-19 Pandemic Cambridge University Press (In Progress)Book Chapters
Worsnop, C. Z., Marion, S. (2024). Foreign Policy Analysis and Global Health Oxford Handbook of Foreign Policy Analysis. Oxford: Oxford University PressConference Proceedings
Marion, S. (2025). “NSF Crises Grant Workshop Participant” NSF Crises Grant Workshop;: Center for One Health Policy, Practice, Education, and Science Cambridge, MA Digital and Electronic Media, Social Media, Blogs, Podcasts
Marion, S. 2024. "Active Learning in Political Science" Marion, S. 2023. "The Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars" Marion, S. 2020. "Withdrawing from the WHO would hurt global security – and global respect for the U.S." Marion, S. 2020. "Duck of Minerva" Marion, S. 2020. "CNN International" Other Scholarly Work
Marion, S. (2021). Researchers’ Roundtable; COVIDCalls Podcast #309. CovidCalls Podcast hosted by Scott Gabriel Knowles .Marion, S. (2020). Expert Interview. CNN International (Link).Marion, S. (2020). The World Health Organization and Pandemics. What's New Podcast hosted by Dan Cohen .Marion, S. (2020). What Money Can (and Can’t) Buy for the Global Coronavirus Response. Duck of Minerva (Link).Marion, S.COVAX and the Persistence of Epistemic Divergence in Global Outbreak Response. (In Progress).Marion, S.Do Boomerangs Always Come Back? How Large Independent Foundations Influence Domestic Policy Through Global Public-Private Partnerships. ProQuest (In Progress).Marion, S.Lobbying is a dirty word’: Global Outbreaks and the Dynamics of Philanthropic Policy Influence. ProQuest (In Progress).Marion, S.What Money Can’t Buy: Philanthropy and Policy Influence in Global Outbreaks. ProQuest (In Progress).Worsnop, C. Z. The Domestic Politics of U.S. International Travel Restrictions During COVID-19. (In Progress).Presentations
Marion, S. (2025). “Do Boomerangs Always Come Back? Philanthropy, PPPs, & Policy in Global Outbreaks” Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual MeetingMarion, S. (2025). “The Politics of Disaster” Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual MeetingMarion, S. (2025). “International Collaboration Poster Session” Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual MeetingMarion, S. (2025). “Gender and International Cooperation” Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual MeetingMarion, S. (2024). “Comparative Health Policy (Poster Session Chair)” Presented at the American Political Science Association American Political Science Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia, PA Marion, S. (2024). “IOs and International Order (Panel Chair)” Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia, PA Marion, S. (2025). “Navigating the Nexus: Governance, Tech, & Infrastructure in Crisis Management (Panel Chair)” Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia, PA Marion, S. (2025). “Navigating the Nexus: Governance, Tech, & Infrastructure in Crisis Management (Panel Discussant)” Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia, PA Marion, S. (2024). “COVAX and the Persistence of Epistemic Divergence in Global Outbreak Response” Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting Philadelphia, AP Marion, S. (2023). “Do Boomerangs Always Come Back? Philanthropy, PPPs, & Policy in Global Outbreaks” Presented at the American Political Science Association American Political Science Association Annual Meeting Los Angeles, CA Marion, S. (2023). “Panel Discussant: Improving Decision-Making Through Science and Information” Presented at the American Political Science Association American Political Science Association Annual Meeting Los Angeles, CA Marion, S., DeLeo, R. (2023). “Panel Discussant: The Politics of Disaster Policymaking: COVID-19, Climate Change, and Beyond” Presented at the American Political Science Association American Political Science Association Annual Meeting Los Angeles, CA Marion, S. (2023). “Do Boomerangs Always Come Back? How Large Independent Foundations Influence Domestic Policy Through Global Public-Private Partnerships” Presented at the International Studies Association International Studies Association Annual Convention Montr√©al, Quebec Marion, S. (2023). “Panel Discussant: The Politics of Universal Health Coverage: Promises, Pitfalls, and Performance” Presented at the International Studies Association International Studies Association Annual Convention Montr√©al, Quebec Marion, S. (2023). “Roundtable Participant: Public-private partnership in pandemic response” Presented at the International Studies Association International Studies Association Annual Convention Montr√©al, Quebec Marion, S. (2023). “What Money Can‚Äôt Buy: Philanthropy and Policy Influence in Global Outbreaks” Presented at the International Studies Association International Studies Association Annual Convention Montr√©al, Quebec Marion, S. (2021). “Panel Discussant: Repression to Regulation: The State and Civil Society Around the Globe” Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting Seattle, WA (virtual due to COVID-19) Marion, S. (2021). “Domestic Politics of US International Travel Restrictions During COVID-19 (with Catherine Z. Worsnop)” Presented at the International Studies Association Annual Convention Las Vegas, NV (virtual due to COVID-19) Marion, S. (2021). “Governance in Crisis? The Changing Role of Private Foundations in Global Health Emergencies” Presented at the International Studies Association Annual Convention Las Vegas, NV (virtual due to COVID-19) Marion, S. (2021). “Panel Chair: Globalization, Global Health, and Human In-Security in the Time of COVID-19” Presented at the International Studies Association Annual Convention Las Vegas, NV (virtual due to COVID-19) Marion, S. (2021). “What Money Can‚Äôt Buy: Philanthropy and Policy Influence in Global Outbreaks” Presented at the International Studies Association Annual Convention Las Vegas, NV (virtual due to COVID-19) Marion, S. (2020). “Lobbying is a dirty word,‚Äô Advocacy is Not: Philanthropy and Policy Entrepreneurship in Global Health Emergencies” Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA (virtual due to COVID-19) Marion, S. (2019). “What Drives Donors? The Power of Issue Framing and Philanthropic Giving in Global Health” Presented at the Eastern Sociological Society Annual Conference Boston, MA Marion, S. (2019). “Co-opting the Climate? The Power of Issue Framing and Environmental Policy (with A. Badruzzaman and S. Kushi)” Presented at the Western Political Science Association Annual Conference San Diego, CA Marion, S. (2017). “Purchasing Power? Global Health Crises, Non-State Funding, and WHO Reform” Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA Marion, S. (2025). “Politics of Disaster” Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual MeetingReviews
Marion, S., Snyder, M. R. (2017). Governing Global Health: Who Runs the World and Why? By Chelsea Clinton and Devi Sridhar, Oxford University Press 2017. (Link)Service
Service: Department
Committee Member for International Affairs Curriculum Review Committee - PresentCourse Coordinator for GLS 116 - PresentCourse Coordinator for GLS 116 Course Coordinator - PresentProfessor for Admissions Mock GLS Class - PresentCommittee Member for Student Engagement Committee 2022-09-01 - PresentModerator for GLS Career Panel 2023-04-05 - 2023-04-05Service: Public
for CUGH Global Health Week 2025-12-04 - PresentService: Professional
Committee Member for Global Health Politics Workshop Steering Committee, Boston University Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future - PresentCommittee Chair for International Studies Association Global Health Studies Section Global South Travel Grant Committee - PresentCommittee Member for International Studies Association Global Health Studies Section Book Award Committee - PresentCommittee Chair for International Studies Association Global Health Governance Graduate Student Paper Award - PresentCommittee Member for International Studies Association Global Health Studies Section Global South Travel Grant - PresentCommittee Chair for Disasters and Crises Related Group, American Political Science Association (Co-chair) - PresentCommittee Member for International Studies Association Global Health Studies Section Book Award Committee 2023-09-01 - 2024-04-30Committee Member for International Studies Association Global Health Studies Executive Committee 2023-03-01 - PresentEditor (Associate), Journal for Global Health Governance 2021-01-01 - PresentService: University
Program Organizer for A Career in International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2025-10-29 - 2025-10-29 for Introduction to the Sustainable Development Goals 2025-09-16 - 2025-09-16 Co-Chair for Bentley Learning and Teaching Council Colloquium Co-Chair 2026-01-01 - 2026-07-01Member for BASICS Faculty Learning Community - PresentMentor (Faculty) for Bentley Model United Nations Club - PresentGuest Speaker for “2024 Election,” Panel organized by the Bentley University Valente Center for Arts and Sciences. - PresentGuest Speaker for Analyzing the First 100 Days 2025-02-12 - 2025-02-12Guest Speaker for Collaborative Pedagogy Workshop - Bentley Learning and Teaching Council Colloquium 2025-05-14 - 2025-05-14 for Unleashed Faculty Play-based Learning Cohort Participant - PresentFaculty Advisor for International Business Program - Present for Admissions Mock Class (Virtual) - PresentCo-Lead for Bentley Faculty Mentorship Program 2023-09-01 - PresentMentor (Faculty) for Eastern European Students Association 2023-09-01 - PresentGuest Speaker for Health Economics at the Chicago Fed: A look at big pharma, nursing home competition, and ADHD drug shortages, Bentley Center for Health and Business Fireside Chat 2024-02-16 - 2024-02-16Guest Speaker for International Film Series 2023-10-25 - 2023-10-25Committee Member for Bentley Learning and Teaching Council 2023-07-01 - PresentGuest Speaker for COVID Insights: Rebuilding Trust, Bolstering Institutions, and Communication in the Wake of Disaster, Bentley Health Thought Leadership Network 2023-04-04 - 2023-04-04Guest Speaker for Bentley University Middle School Model UN Conference 2023-03-01 - 2023-03-31Guest Speaker for Power of People: A Civic Engagement Panel, Bentley Office of Sustainability 2023-03-28 - 2023-03-28
