Simone Dietrich is an Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Prior to her current position, she was Senior Lecturer at the University of Essex (2015-2017), Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri at Columbia (2012-2015), and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton University (2011-2012). Simone Dietrich`s research explores donor-decision making, determinants of foreign aid effectiveness, and the promotion of development standards and best practices at the international level. Her work has been published in leading international journals and university presses. She is a member of advisory networks to donor governments and the OECD. Prior to her academic career, she was a development practitioner in Bosnia-Hercegovina.