Bio
Summer Marion is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Studies. 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 contributes 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 Links
Professional Memberships
American Political Science Association 2016 - PresentInternational Studies Association 2016 - PresentAwards and Honors
2021, Research Fellow, Pandemics and Borders Project2021, Research Fellow, University of Maryland School of Public Policy2020, COVID-19 Quick Response Research Grant, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder2020, COVID-19 Research and Engagement Development Initiative Grant, Northeastern University College of Social Sciences and Humanities 2020, COVID-19 Working Group Research Grant, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder2020, Experiential Fellowship, Northeastern University College of Social Sciences and Humanities 2020, New Era Foreign Policy Workshop, Bridging the Gap Project2020, Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Northeastern University Academic Honors Convocation2020, Research Associate, Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM)2020, Research Fellow, Pandemics and Borders Project2020, Research Fellow, University of Maryland School of Public Policy2020, Selected Author, "The Social and Political Impact of COVID-19 in the United States” Development Grant and Conference, Russell Sage Foundation 2020, Visiting Researcher, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Global Health and Population2019, Dean’s Graduate Fellowship, Northeastern University Humanities Center, College of Social Sciences and Humanities2019, Graduate Dissertation Research Grant, Office of the Provost, Northeastern University2019, Graduate Student Research Award, Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict, Northeastern University2018, High Distinction, Doctoral Comprehensive Examinations, Northeastern UniversityPublications
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)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)Marion, S. (2020). Compartmentalized Crises? Understanding Relationships between Climate Change Discourse and Health Governance. Global Health Governance, (10) 1 52-68. (Link)
Book Chapters
Worsnop, C. Z., Marion, S. (). Foreign Policy Analysis and Global Health In Cameron Thies and Juliet Kaarbo, (Eds.) Oxford Handbook of Foreign Policy Analysis. 11. Oxford: Oxford University Press Forthcoming.
Book Reviews
Marion, S., Snyder, M. R. (2017). [Review of the book Governing Global Health: Who Runs the World and Why? By Chelsea Clinton and Devi Sridhar, Oxford University Press 2017 ]. Global Observatory. (Link)
Other(s)
Marion, S. (2020). How Funding the WHO Benefits US Foreign PolicyPolicy brief for Georgetown University O’Neill Institute for Global Health Law. (Link)Marion, S. (2020). Withdrawing from the WHO would hurt global security – and global respect for the U.S.Washington Post. (Link)Presentations
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 Montréal, 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 Montréal, Quebec Marion, S. (2023). “Roundtable Participant: Public-private partnership in pandemic response” Presented at the International Studies Association International Studies Association Annual Convention Montréal, Quebec Marion, S. (2023). “What Money Can’t Buy: Philanthropy and Policy Influence in Global Outbreaks” Presented at the International Studies Association International Studies Association Annual Convention Montréal, Quebec Marion, S. (2021). “Panel Discussant: Repression to Regulation: The State and Civil Society Around the Globe” Presented at theAmerican 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 theInternational 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 theInternational 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 theInternational Studies Association Annual Convention Las Vegas, NV (virtual due to COVID-19) Marion, S. (2021). “What Money Can’t Buy: Philanthropy and Policy Influence in Global Outbreaks” Presented at theInternational Studies Association Annual Convention Las Vegas, NV (virtual due to COVID-19) Marion, S. (2020). “Lobbying is a dirty word,’ Advocacy is Not: Philanthropy and Policy Entrepreneurship in Global Health Emergencies” Presented at theAmerican 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 theEastern 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 theWestern Political Science Association Annual Conference San Diego, CA Marion, S. (2017). “Purchasing Power? Global Health Crises, Non-State Funding, and WHO Reform” Presented at theAmerican Political Science Association Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA Service
Department Service
Committee Member for Student Engagement Committee 2022 - PresentModerator for GLS Career Panel 2023 - 2023University Service
Co-Lead for Bentley Faculty Mentorship Program 2023 - PresentMentor (Faculty) for Eastern European Students Association 2023 - PresentCommittee Member for Bentley Learning and Teaching Council 2023 - 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 - 2024Guest Speaker for International Film Series 2023 - 2023Guest Speaker for COVID Insights: Rebuilding Trust, Bolstering Institutions, and Communication in the Wake of Disaster, Bentley Health Thought Leadership Network 2023 - 2023Guest Speaker for Bentley University Middle School Model UN Conference 2023 - 2023Guest Speaker for Power of People: A Civic Engagement Panel, Bentley Office of Sustainability 2023 - 2023Professional Service
Reviewer, Journal Article for Global Policy 2023 - PresentReviewer, Journal Article for Global Policy 2023 - PresentCommittee Member for International Studies Association Global Health Studies Executive Committee 2023 - PresentReviewer, Journal Article for Journal of Public Health 2022 - PresentEditor (Associate), Journal for Global Health Governance 2021 - PresentCommittee Member for International Studies Association Global Health Studies Section Book Award Committee 2023 - 2024Reviewer, Journal Article for BMJ Global Health 2022 - 2022Reviewer, Journal Article for Disasters 2022 - 2022Reviewer, Journal Article for Sage Open 2022 - 2022Reviewer, Journal Article for Global Policy 2022 - 2022Reviewer, Journal Article for BMJ Global Health 2021 - 2021Reviewer, Journal Article for Journal of Human Security 2021 - 2021Reviewer, Journal Article for Third World Quarterly 2021 - 2021Reviewer, Journal Article for Politics and Governance 2020 - 2020
