
• Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1995
• M.A., University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1988
• M.A., George Washington University, Washington, DC., 1986
• B.S., Alma College, Alma, Michigan, 1983, cum laude
I came to NEIU in 2008 to take up the position of Professor and Chair of Justice Studies. Prior to that, I was the Director of the Justice and Peace Studies program and an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. I love to travel and sometimes I take students to conferences here in the U.S. and to study in Guatemala, Bangladesh and South Africa. I had the opportunity to teach high school in Nigeria for a year when I was an undergraduate and so I know just how important study abroad can be. I have also done consulting and research in Guatemala, Ghana and Pakistan. While on sabbatical in South Africa in 2005-06 I worked as a researcher for a human rights NGO in Johannesburg. This is related to my work on human rights for Amnesty International which I have done since 1991, including providing court testimony in immigration cases. I currently serve on a subcommittee of AI (USA)’s board and as the advisor to NEIU’s AI Student Club. I also serve as co-chair of the board of the Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA), a group of peace studies scholars and activists in the U.S. and Canada. As the mother of a college sophomore I am currently getting to see college from several different perspectives, and I truly love working with NEIU students who are hungry to get an education.
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- M.A. TESOL (in progress) School for International Training, Brattleboro VT
- B.A. French University of Pittsburgh
- Studies at Yonsei University, Seoul South Korea
- Studies at L'Université de Caen, France
Mary was born in England and has lived in or visited more than 45 countries; she has called Chicago her home base for many years now. Her professional experience is with non-profit organizations and universities, including the Lake County Health Department and the University of Chicago. She serves as the advisor to NEIU's International Club and participates in International Educators of Illinois (IEI) and NAFSA professional development training. She enjoys spending time with her family and volunteering at a local food pantry.
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- M.A. University of California, Berkeley, 2020
- M.A. University of Chicago, 2013
- B.A. Tufts University, 2010
A native Chicagoan, Michael has created a career from himself as a non-formal educator and tour guide in the tourism industry in the Middle East and Europe. He also has substantial experience in group facilitation for young adults addressing difficult topics such as conflict, generational trauma, and identity. Michael speaks fluent Hebrew and German, the latter of which he learned during international programs through the University of Vienna's Sommerhochschule and a semester at the University of Tuebingen in Germany.
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- M.A. DePaul University, 2012
- B.A. University of St. Thomas, 2003
Kristina is passionate about international education. She has evaluated non-US credentials for over ten years. She has presented and attended NAFSA conferences, and was a contributing author to The AACRAO International Guide: A Resource for International Education Professionals. Prior to her evaluation work, Kristina worked with international J-1 Work and Travel students, their employers and sending offices; as well as an admissions advisor at a for-profit university. She received her B.A. from the University of St. Thomas, majoring in Broadcast Journalism and minoring in Russian Language. Kristina received her M.A. degree in International Studies at DePaul University and also completed additional Ukrainian language studies at Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute of Harvard University.
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B.A. Anthropology, Wheaton College
M.A. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, 91Porn
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