Scott is a dedicated innovator in international development, drawing on knowledge and techniques from business, the sciences and humanities. During his 14-year tenure as a Professor of English and Cultural Studies at Towson University in Baltimore, MD, he co-created and directed the undergraduate program. Scott then developed diverse experience in fostering local capacities from the ground up, managing international teams, writing across a variety of contexts, critical analysis of federal, commercial and cultural materials, and the application of innovative technologies to achieve excellence in development, research and evidence-based solutions. Scott has both written and worked with USAID, IdEA, MCC and other USG donor agencies on diaspora engagement, counter-terrorism, science, technology and culture projects in the MENA region and Latin America, including efforts to counter the radicalisation of at-risk youth and build the capacity of civic institutions and trust of local populations.

 

A sample of Scott's non-fiction: Master Mechanics and Wicked Wizards: Images of the American Scientist as Hero and Villain from Colonial Times to the Present (University of Massachusetts Press, 2009), and fiction: The Shadow War (Thomas Dunne Books, 2010).