Dante LaRiccia

Dante LaRiccia is a PhD student in History with a particular focus on global and transnational histories of the environment. His current research centers on a diverse array of American development organizations and their variegated epidemiological and ecological incursions into the broader Western hemisphere. Prior to joining the Yale Department of History, Dante earned an MA in Global History from the Free and Humboldt universities in Berlin, where he studied on a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship. His MA thesis examined the convergence of two crises—in energy and international development—during the 1970s. As an undergraduate, Dante completed majors in History and Politics at New York University, where his thesis earned highest honors and he graduated cum laude.