Bio
Marissa’s applied, transdisciplinary research and teaching focus on the roles of social innovation and social entrepreneurship in the transition to a more just and sustainable world. She brings over a decade of global research and practice experience to her work, drawing from prior roles including Lecturer in Social and Community Work at University of Otago, Director of STARlab (Systems Transformation Action Research Lab), Fulbright Scholar to Guinea, West Africa in financial inclusion and entrepreneurial ecosystems, and Director of Innovation at the Economic and Community Development Institute, a leading microfinance organisation in the US.
