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Dirk Philipsen

Associate Research Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Sanford School of Public Policy
Box 90245, Durham, NC 27708
Sanford School of Public Policy, 201 Science Dr (Room 114), Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Research Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy · 2016 - Present Sanford School of Public Policy
Associate Research Professor in the Department of History · 2020 - Present History, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Affiliate of the Duke Center for International Development · 2023 - Present Duke Center for International Development, Sanford School of Public Policy

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke


Director, Regenerative Futures Lab (rLab), Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University, 2022 to present.

Director, Focus cluster “It’s Not Too Late to Build a Better World,” Duke University, 2022, to present.

Co-Director, Sustainability Certificate Program, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, 2017 to 2022.