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STÉPHANE P. ROUSSEAU

STÉPHANE P. ROUSSEAU

Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Student Affairs

Director of the International & Interdisciplinary Field Immersion Program IIFIP)

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION & CONCENTRATION

Stéphane P. Rousseau, formerly an associate dean, is currently a lecturer and director of the International & Interdisciplinary Field Immersion Program (IIFIP) catering to the University of California and University of Maastricht. Prior to his academic career, he held leadership positions for over 25 years in international humanitarian, development, and multilateral cooperation missions across Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
His experience encompasses coordinating UN emergency operations in war zone refugee camps and specializing in protection and human rights as a UNHCR Protection Officer and UN Human Rights investigator. Rousseau then shifted his focus to the management and coordination of international programs. He served as the director of the EU malaria project in Laos, a regional coordinator for the World Health Organization (Asia-Pacific), and a regional coordinator for the Asian Development Bank (Mekong region).

Rousseau continues to contribute as a consultant to various international organizations, including the WHO, European Union, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, and AusAID. He also serves as an expert to the Global Fund in Geneva. His extensive experience spans many countries across Asia and the world.

Humanitarian assistance and operations; development and international cooperation; post-conflict reconstruction; global health/health systems; program and project management; partnership management; boundary spanning

COURSES TAUGHT

GS232 Globalization Flows [GSSE]
GS250 Project and Program Management [GSSE][MA Program]
Professional Development Program DP1, PDP2, PDP3 [GSSE]
Introduction to Complexity [GSSE] [MA + PhD programs]
TU102 “Social Life Skills” [TU general course – >600 students, in amphitheatres]
GH391 University of California “Is there a “Border Health” specificity?” [UCEAP program]
Human Rights & Health [MPH]
GH631″Social & Behavioral Sciences and Global Health” [MPH]
GH621″Partnership management / Boundary Spanning” [MPH]

Co-curricular courses
“Microsoft Excel for Managers”, “Microsoft Excel for Managers
“CV writing, application letter & recruitment interview”
“Refugee Camp Management”

PUBLICATIONS

Publication :
  1. Tranches de vie d’un expat’ de l’humanitaire: Petits extraits de trente ans de missions et de vie en Asie du Sud-Est Author: Stéphane P. Rousseau Publisher ‏ : ‎ Editions L’Harmattan (February 14, 2020) Collection: Graveurs de Mémoire (French Edition) Paperback – February 14, 2020 Language ‏ : ‎ French Paperback ‏ : ‎ 398 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 2343191816 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-2343191812 https://www.amazon.com/Tranches-vie-dun-expat-lhumanitaire/dp/2343191816
  2. RÉCITS CROISÉS D'EXPÉRIENCES HUMANITAIRES DE LA FRONTIÈRE KHMÉRO-THAÏLANDAISE. Collectif d'autrices et d'auteurs représentés par Dominique Amaudry, Brigitte de Calmes, Ann De Ceukelaire, Serge Philibert ; Préface de Grégoire Cochetel ; Postface de Jean-Louis Le Grand Collection : Histoire de vie et formation [Collective co-auithors. The faculty wrote 2 chapters of the book] Date de publication : 23 juin 2022 Broché - format : 13,5 x 21,5 cm • 286 pages ISBN : 978-2-14-026952-3 Thématique : - Sociologie et questions de société > Action sociale, travail social
  3. Advertisement of antibiotics for upper respiratory infections and equity in access to treatment: a cross-sectional study in Nepal. Pramesh Koju1* , Stéphane P. Rousseau2 , Marc Van der Putten3 , Archana Shrestha1 and Rajeev Shrestha1 Koju et al. Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice (2020) 13:4 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40545-020-0202-1
  4. Chroniques humanitaires" / "Aux journalistes affamés…, Grotius International; Géopolitique de l'Humanitaire, 20 Dec. 2013 (Français)
  5. "For an enhanced networking of professionals in communicable diseases in the Greater Mekong Subregion", Proceedings of the SISEA International Network Meeting, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, June 8-11, 2009; Pasteur Institute, AFD, Page 2, 42-43, June 2009 (English)
Conference Paper & Research articles :
  1. Pharmaceutical companies’ promotions of antibiotics for upper respiratory infections and equity in access to treatment in Nepal”, Pramesh Koju, Stéphane P. Rousseau, Van der Putten Marc, 2016"Proceedings of the 4th Annual International Conference on New Voices in Global Studies and Wellbeing 2016; Equity in a Changing World, 4 March 2016 | Thailand Science Park Convention Center, Pathumthani, Thailand, March 2016 (English). Republished in July 2019.
  2. "For an enhanced networking of professionals in communicable diseases in the Greater Mekong sub-region", “8e Congrès international de la Société de Pathologie Exotique » ; Don Chan Palace - Vientiane - R.D.P. Lao ; 25-28 Janvier 2010., Page 50-51, 25-28 Jan. 2010 (English)
  3. Community of Practice & its application to CDC professionals, "Proceedings; Technical Forum on Applied Epidemiology training", 31 March-1st April 2008, Manila, Philippines; Primex, SingHealth,TIA, Health Solutions, Page 5,9,12,25,56-60, 01 Apr. 2008 (English)

PROJECTS & AWARDS

  • The University of California Border Health Program (part of UCEAP), Program Director for 5 years.
  • The International & Interdisciplinary Field Immersion Program (IIFIP) with Maastricht University-Thammasat University collaboration, Program Director.
  • Numerous projects in professional past (United Nations, European Union, Asian Development Bank, WHO, etc.)

EDUCATION

Master in Humanitarian, Development & International CooperationUniversity of Paris 1 – La Sorbonne, France
BA-equivalent in Humanitarian operationsBioforce Institute, Lyon, France
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