Casey Love, Ph. D.

Dr. Casey Love is Associate Dean and Director of the NTC Center for Global Education at Tulane University. She also serves as Co-Director of the Altman Program in International Studies and Business and is a Senior Professor of Practice in the Department of Political Science.  She teaches courses on US immigration policy, Mexican politics, U.S.-Latin American relations, comparative politics, and globalization. She also regularly teaches pre-departure and re-entry study abroad courses.

She is a proud alumnae and holder of three degrees from Tulane:  a doctorate in political science (2005), a master’s degree in Latin American studies (2000), and a bachelor’s degree in political science and Latin American studies (1997). 

Dr. Love is an expert in experiential, globalized approaches to learning and service-learning pedagogy.  She is the primary architect of the interdisciplinary curriculum of the Altman Program, and has designed and directed study abroad programs in Mexico (Guadalajara and Mérida), Costa Rica, Vietnam, and Thailand, three of which included international service-learning programs.   Her commitment to teaching and service have been recognized through multiple awards including Honors Thesis Professor Award (2024), Mortar Board Excellence in Teaching Award (2018), School of Liberal Arts Outstanding Service Award (2016), the Center for Public Service’s Barbara E. Moely Service-Learning Teaching Award (2013), and the Stone Center’s Simon Rodriguez Award for Best Undergraduate Teacher (2012).  In 2023, she was selected as a finalist for Suzanne and Stephen Weiss Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Tulane’s highest teaching award.

In addition to her academic pursuits, Casey is a founder and board member of a 501c3-designated all female-identified Mardi Gras performance troupe.