MERI L. WHITAKER 
VI-EPSCoR Interim Project Director 
University of the Virgin Islands.  
2 John Brewer's Bay, St. Thomas, VI 00802 
mwhitak@uvi.edu 
 
 
 
EXPERIENCE 
 
Interim Project Director. 2006 - date. 
Program Coordinator. 2005 - 2006. 
University of the Virgin Islands. Virgin Islands EPSCoR Program. 
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. 
  
Partner. 2004 - 05.  
UWAZO.  
Washington, D.C.  
  
Assistant Research Professor. 2000 - 02.  
American University in Cairo.  
Social Research Center.  
Cairo, Egypt.  
  
Consultant. 2000 - 01.  
National Council for Women (Egypt) and US Small Business Administration.  
Cairo, Egypt.  
  
Consultant. 1999 - 00.  
American University in Cairo.  
Social Research Center.  
Cairo, Egypt.  
  
Consultant. 1997 - 99.  
Australian Central Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.  
Australian Production Systems Research Unit.  
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.  
  
Agricultural Economist. 1990 - 96.  
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics.   
Socio-Economics and Policy Division.  
Hyderabad, India.  
  
Visiting Scientist, Agricultural Economics. 1988 - 89.  
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas.  
Farm Resource Management Program.  
Aleppo, Syria.  
 
 
EDUCATION 
 
Stanford University. 1991. 
Doctor of Philosophy. Agricultural Economics. 
 
Stanford University. 1987. 
Master of Arts. Agricultural Economics. 
 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 1983. 
Bachelor of Science. Political Science.