Venera Demukaj, Ph.D is the Project Manager of STEFORA Project. She is also Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Assistant Professor of Economics at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Kosovo.  She has a Ph.D. in Political Economy with a focus on foreign aid in post-war countries. She teaches Development Economics; Natural Resource Economics; Environmental Economics; International Trade and Finance; and Senior Capstone.  Dr. Demukaj also coordinates and supervises Honors students’ research projects. Dr. Demukaj is a member of the Advisory Board of the GAP Institute in Pristina and a member of the CEFTA LSEE Academic Network in London.