Jessica Neafie
Jessica Neafie
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Assistant Professor
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Research Interest

Impacts of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the environment, interactions between society and multinational corporations (MNCs), impacts of the Chinese Belt and Road initiative in developing countries.

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Dr. Jessica Neafie is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Nazarbayev University. Dr. Neafie’s research focuses on various issues, including the impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on the environment, the interactions between society and Multinational Corporations (MNCs), and the impacts of the Chinese Belt and Road initiative on Developing Countries. She also does surveys on public opinion in Central Asia and social media analysis. She has authored a peer-reviewed article for Politikon and International Politics.

Her current research projects include an analysis of public opinion of China in Kazakhstan on Twitter and a survey of SDG implementation in Coporations in Kazakhstan.

Prior to her hiring at Nazarbayev University, Dr. Neafie finished her Ph.D. at the University of Oregon (USA) in 2020 and served as a Non-Tenure Assistant Professor at Western Oregon University. Dr. Neafie also has an M.A. in Climate Science and Policy from Columbia University (2012), an M.A. in Diplomatic Studies from the University of Westminster (U.K., 2009) and a B.A. in Asian Studies and Political Science from the University of Florida (2003).