Erica Gould
Lecturer
Program in International Relations
Bio
Erica Gould is the Honors Program Director and Core Lecturer in the Program International Relations and also a research fellow at the Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Stanford University. She has taught courses on honors thesis writing, international political economy and international organizations at Stanford for the past ten years. Previously, Dr. Gould was on the faculty at the University of Virginia, and has also taught courses on international relations at Johns Hopkins University and the Higher School of Economics in Moscow. Dr. Gould’s research has centered mainly around the question of how international organizations are controlled. She is currently working on a project concerning international organizational decision-making rules and also one on the accountability mechanisms associated with international organizations. Her publications include Money Talks: The International Monetary Fund, Conditionality and Supplementary Financiers (Stanford University Press, 2006), as well as numerous articles in academic journals and edited volumes. In addition to her research and teaching, Dr. Gould serves on the Board of Accountability Counsel, an international NGO based in San Francisco. She received her PhD in Political Science from Stanford University and her BA from Cornell University.
Academic Appointments
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Lecturer, Program in International Relations
2024-25 Courses
- Capstone Policy Practicum
INTNLREL 192 (Aut) - International Relations Honors Seminar
INTNLREL 200B (Aut) -
Prior Year Courses
2023-24 Courses
- Honors Thesis Seminar
POLISCI 299B (Aut) - IR Honors Thesis Writing
INTNLREL 200C (Win) - International Relations Honors Field Research
INTNLREL 200A (Spr) - International Relations Honors Seminar
INTNLREL 200B (Aut) - PRACTICAL TRAINING
INTNLREL 189 (Aut, Win) - Policy Practicum: Accountability in International Development
INTNLREL 192 (Win)
2022-23 Courses
- Honors Thesis Seminar
POLISCI 299B (Aut) - IR Honors Thesis Writing
INTNLREL 200C (Win) - International Relations Honors Field Research
INTNLREL 200A (Spr) - International Relations Honors Seminar
INTNLREL 200B (Aut) - Policy Practicum: Accountability in International Development
INTNLREL 192 (Win) - Research Design
POLISCI 299A (Spr)
2021-22 Courses
- IR Honors Thesis Writing
INTNLREL 200C (Win) - International Organizations and Accountability
INTNLREL 63Q (Aut) - International Relations Honors Field Research
INTNLREL 200A (Spr) - International Relations Honors Seminar
INTNLREL 200B (Aut)
- Honors Thesis Seminar