Nisha Bellinger is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Studies in the School of Public Service at Boise State University. She completed her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Missouri in 2012. Her research interests include political economic themes such as global health outcomes among developing countries along with a regional focus on South Asia. She has published a book titled "Governing Human Well-Being: International and Domestic Determinants and journal articles in European Political Science Review, Human Rights Review, International Political Science Review, Party Politics, Journal of International Relations and Development, and Journal of Politics.