Mary-Collier Wilks

Mary-Collier Wilks (Grad ’17, ’21) published her UVA dissertation research as her first academic book, Reimagining Aid: Foreign Donors, Women’s Health, and New Paths for Development in Cambodia, with Stanford University Press. Through a vivid, multi-sited ethnography, the book investigates the intricate interplay between aid donors from Japan and the United States, their competing priorities, and their impact on women’s health initiatives in Cambodia. A must-read for anyone invested in Southeast Asia’s role in global affairs and evolving definitions of gender in development, Reimagining Aid is a powerful reminder that the next chapter of global advancement is being written in unexpected places.