Dr. Krishna Chaitanya Vadlamannati

Information for Prospective Graduate & High Research Degree Students:

 

I am the Director of the PhD Programme in Global Human Development at University College Dublin. I am  seeking PhD and Higher Research Degree students interested in working on quantitative research projects in the economics and politics of development aid, foreign direct investment, international financial institutions, natural resources, and sub-national development politics in India. I am particularly keen to supervise students who wish to apply innovative computational methods using micro-level, geo-referenced data to explore compelling research questions in these topics. If my research aligns with your interests, please email me with your CV and a brief description of your academic background and research ideas.

 

 

PhD supervision:

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Principal Supervisor: Yuanxin Li (2015-2019) graduated from the UCD School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe).     [Lecturer, School of Public Affairs, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, China].

 

Principal Supervisor: Tianyang Song (2017-2020) graduated from the UCD School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe). [Assistant Professor, China Foreign Affairs University, Beijing, China].

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Principal Supervisor: Carl Smith (2019 - 2026) Political Economy of Belt Road Initiative of China. UCD School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe).

 

Principal Supervisor: Neha Parekh (2023 - ) The Economics & Politics of “Missing Middle” in India’s Healthcare Insurance. UCD School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe).

 

Principal Supervisor: Jambo Ramadhani (2023 - ) Developing a  Decentralized Framework on Climate Financing: The case of Tanzania. UCD School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe).

 

Co-supervisor: Kevin McParland (2018 - ) Industrial Relations and FDI in Sri Lanka: A Case Study of Two Port Towns. UCD School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe).

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Principal Supervisor: Jeanette Garcia Kola (2025 - ) Donor Heterogeneity and Climate Finance: How Donor Neutrality Shapes Ireland’s Climate Finance. UCD School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe).

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Graduate & Undergraduate Students Advising:

 

Supervised over 80 undergraduate and 50 graduate theses at NTNU and UCD since 2013.

 

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Publication of students’ BA, MA, PhD research theses in peer reviewed journals:

 

• Foreign Policy Analysis (Yuanxin Li, UCD)

• Scottish Journal of Political Economy (Derek Nolan)

• International Interactions (Tianyang Song, UCD)

• Journal of Development Studies (Tianyang Song, UCD)

• Journal of Peace Research, (Gina Maria G Østmoe, NTNU)

• Review of International Organizations, (Trude M. Midtgård, NTNU)

• World Development, (Øyvind I. Berntsen)

• International Area Studies Review, (Anders Gaarder, NTNU)

• International Area Studies Review, (Megan McNulty, UCD)

 

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Research Assistants | Associates:

 

• Marius Wishman (NTNU, 2014-2016)

• Marte Gjerde (NTNU, 2014-2015)

• Annika Jeppestøl (NTNU, 2014-2015)

• Sonia Hotak (NTNU, 2015)

• Magnar Aaberg (NTNU, 2014-2015)

• Roger Tosbotn (NTNU, 2015)

• Anders Garder (NTNU, 2016)

• Jarand Aarhus (NTNU, 2016)

• Sarah El Said (UCD 2016-2017)

• Grace Kelly (UCD 2017-2018)

• Owen Cuskelly (UCD 2017-2018)

• Yuanxin Li (UCD 2016-2019)

• Terence Song (2018-2019)

• Carl Smith (UCD 2019-2023)

• Aubrey Saunders (UCD 2020) 

• Ewan Ramsay (UCD 2021-22)

• Neha Parekh (UCD 2023-2025)

• Jeanette Garcia Kola (2025)