12 Facts About Mala Htun

Mala Nani Htun was an American political scientist.

Mala Htun was a professor of political science at the University of New Mexico.

Mala Htun studied International Relations at Stanford University, graduating with an AB in 1991.

Mala Htun then studied political science at Harvard University, obtaining an AM in 1996 and a PhD in 2000.

Mala Htun died from cancer on January 24,2025, at the age of 55.

From 2000 until 2011, Mala Htun was a professor of political science at the New School for Social Research and Eugene Lang College.

In 2011, Mala Htun joined the faculty in the department of political science at the University of New Mexico.

In 2015, Mala Htun was named an Andrew Carnegie Fellow, for her work to "explore the ways that laws and public policies shape women's economic agency, and how economic empowerment affects gender relations and social norms".

Mala Htun worked in several capacities on the advancement of traditionally underrepresented groups in political science.

Mala Htun was a Special Advisor for Inclusion and Climate in the School of Engineering at the University of New Mexico, and the Deputy Director for Advance, a program that aims to promote the success and inclusion of faculty who are white women or minorities.

Mala Htun coordinated inclusion efforts in the American Political Science Association.

Mala Htun's work has been mentioned in media such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Stanford Social Innovation Review.