PIA CHRISTINA WOOD - University of North Texas
PIA CHRISTINA WOOD
CURRICULUM VITAE
Vice Provost & Dean of International Affairs
UNT – International
Marquis Hall
University of North Texas
Denton, TX 76203
Tel: 940-565-4941
EDUCATION
University of Geneva, Switzerland - Graduate Institute for International Studies - Ph.D., Political Science, 1990
Fields of Study: International Relations; Comparative Politics; Theory and Politics of the European Union (EU)
Sub Fields: International Law and International Economics
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
MA, Latin American Studies
Fields of Study: History of Latin America, Latin American Politics, Latin American Economics
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
MIBS - Masters-International Business
Major Fields: International Management and Finance, International Economics
Regional Area: Europe - European Business Practices
Internship: 3M Belgium, International Finance
The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
BA, Economics and French
Summer Studies
University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium,
Diploma in French Business Language
National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City
Certificate of Spanish, Courses in History and Political Science
Certificates
Intercultural Institute, Portland, Oregon
Qualifying Seminar for Administration and Interpretation of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) (Assessment Instrument to measure Intercultural Sensitivity)
Intercultural Institute, Portland, Oregon
Seminar: Tailoring Training for (Intercultural) Transitions
University of Tennessee System Leadership Institute, Gatlinburg, TN
Week-long institute for selected leaders from the five UT system institutions,
LANGUAGES
French Excellent
Spanish and German Good
Portuguese Fair
EXPERIENCE
2017 to present Vice Provost and Dean of International Affairs
(Department of Political Science –Tenured)
UNT-International
The University of North Texas
Denton, TX 76203
Responsibilities:
• Chief International Officer and UNT Representative at International and National Meetings – Reporting directly to the Provost
• Leadership/Oversight of UNT-I Units, Programs and Staff (35-40 plus student workers)
• Oversight and Financial Management of a complex multi-million dollar budget (over 100 accounts and multiple cost centers)
• Internationalization of the Curriculum/Undergraduate Education
• Leadership/Oversight of development of UNT-I Linkage/Partnership agreements with International Institutions/Partners
• Work with and develop relationships with foreign government scholarship programs and research opportunities
• Faculty Development and Support
• Work closely with academic departments/colleges to develop international partnerships, service learning and internship programs, dual/joint degree programs, and study abroad, research and exchange programs
• Outreach to community organizations (in collaboration with other UNT-I units)
• Leadership of development of International Alumni Programs (on campus and internationally)
• Leadership of International Student Recruitment
• Development and Oversight of International Risk Management Program
• Grant Writing for development and other projects (Work closely with Departments and Colleges)
• Work closely with Administrative Offices: Registrar, Housing, Financial Aid, Career Services, Student Services, Finance and Accounting, and Information Systems among others
Oversight of Units and Programs:
Study Abroad Office
• Study Abroad Programs
• Exchange Agreements
• International Internships, Service Learning, Volunteer
• Study Abroad Scholarships
Office of International Students and Scholars
• All support services including International Student Orientations
• Student and Scholar Visa and Immigration Services (including Permanent Resident Petitions)
Office of Sponsored Students
• Works with all government and other sponsors
• Provides support, orientation, and other services to sponsored students
Office of Marketing and Communications
• Academic and Cultural Programming (includes Foreign Language Conversation Tables, Film Festivals, Holiday Celebrations, Friendship Family Program, “Buddy” Program, Culture and Diversity Nights, etc.)
• International Student and Scholar orientations
• Community Outreach
Intensive English Language Institute (IELI)
All levels of English Language Programming
• Develops specialized teaching and communication courses for International students and scholars
• Specialized short-term programs for international students
• Community Outreach
Office of International Student Recruitment
• International Recruitment of undergraduate and graduate students
• International Alumni Activities
Office of Global Partnerships
• Responsible for development and management of international partnership agreements
• International Academic Collaborative Programs (3+2, 1+1, 2+2, etc)
• Fulbright Awards (Faculty, Staff and Students)
2007-2017 Associate Provost, International Education
(Department of Political Science–Tenured)
Center for International Education, 1620 Melrose Ave
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996
Responsibilities:
• Chief International Officer and UTK Representative at International and National Meetings – Reporting directly to the Provost
• Leadership/Oversight of CIE Units, Programs and Staff (35-40 plus student workers)
• Oversight and Financial Management of a complex multi-million dollar budget (over 100 accounts and multiple cost centers)
• Leadership of Implementation/Oversight of regional (SACS-QEP) and state (THEC-Student Learning Initiative) accreditation plans and assessment actions (Both of these plans are international in focus and are known on campus under the title “Ready for the World”)
• Internationalization of the Curriculum/Undergraduate Education
• Leadership/Oversight of development of UTK Linkage/Partnership agreements with International Institutions/Partners
• Work with and develop relationships with foreign government scholarship programs and research opportunities
• Faculty Development and Support
• Work closely with academic departments/colleges to develop international partnerships, service learning and internship programs, dual/joint degree programs, and study abroad, research and exchange programs
• Work closely with and support numerous UTK Centers and Institutes. These include: Baker Center for Public Policy, Black Cultural Center, Teaching and Learning Center, Student Success Center, Institute of Agriculture, Global Business Institute, Center for the Study of Youth and Political Violence among others.
• Outreach to community organizations (in collaboration with other UTK units)
• Leadership of development of International Alumni Programs (on campus and internationally)
• Leadership of International Student Recruitment (work with Admissions Office)
• Development and Oversight of International Risk Management Program
• Grant Writing for development and other projects (Work closely with Departments and Colleges)
• Work closely with Administrative Offices: Registrar, Housing, Financial Aid, Career Services, Student Services, Finance and Accounting, and Information Systems among others
• Represent UTK at Southeastern Conference Academic Consortium (SECAC) Committee for International Collaboration
• Fulbright Program for Faculty/Staff
• Baker Center for Public Policy Fellow
Oversight of Units and Programs:
• Programs Abroad Office
• Study Abroad Programs
• Exchange Agreements
• International Internships, Service Learning, Volunteer
• National Student Exchange
• Study Abroad Scholarships
• McClure Scholarship Program
• Office of International Students and Scholars
• All support services including International Student Orientations
• Student and Scholar Visa and Immigration Services (including Permanent Resident Petitions)
• Sponsored Student Program (Fulbright, Governments, Organizations)
• International House
• Academic and Cultural Programming (includes UTK Great Decisions Program, International Literary Colloquy, Foreign Language Conversation Tables, Film Festivals, Holiday Celebrations, Friendship Family Program, “Buddy” Program, International Alumni Activities, Culture and Diversity Nights, etc.)
• Community Outreach
• English Language Institute
• All levels of English Language Programming
• Develops specialized teaching and communication courses for International students and scholars
• Specialized short-term programs for international students
• Community Outreach
• Confucius Institute
• Spearheaded the application process with our Chinese Partner, Southeast University
• Chinese language and cultures activities in collaboration with local and state communities
• Office of the Peace Corps
o Ranked first in nominations in the State of Tennessee and ranked in the top 3 in the southeast region
• International Student Recruitment
• International Alumni Activities
• International Risk Management
1999-2007 Director, Center for International Studies (CIS)
Chief International Officer for Wake Forest University
(Department of Political Science-Tenured)
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109
Major Responsibilities/Oversight of:
• Staff and activities of the CIS
• Chair of faculty with joint appointments in Academic Interdisciplinary Degree Programs: International Studies and Global Trade and Commerce Studies.
• Study Abroad and Exchange Programs
(Worked closely with 3 overseas campuses/houses in London, Vienna, and Venice)
• Chair: Faculty Study Abroad Approval Committee
• Chief International Officer and WFU Representative at International and National Meetings
• Community Outreach
• International Students and Scholars: Liaison to all WFU Schools (Law School, Graduate School, Divinity School, Calloway School of Business and Accountancy, Babcock School of Management)
• Wake Forest University International Internship Program
• Work closely with Administrative Offices: Registrar, Housing, Financial Aid, Career Services, Student Services, Finance and Accounting, and Information Systems
• Chair of Faculty with Joint Appointments in International Studies
• External and WFU International/Study Abroad Scholarships
• Founding Member and Executive Committee Member of the International Academic Collaborative of the ACC
• Work closely with Departments and Schools for International Programming and Events on Campus
• International Grant Writing
• International Opportunities (Study Abroad, Service Learning, and Research) for Faculty
• Oversight of the International Crisis Management Process
• Coordinate and Collaborate with Departments/Schools to bring International Events to Campus
• Teacher/Scholar: Taught one course a year and active publishing agenda.
1993-1999 Director - International Studies Undergraduate Program
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA 23529
Responsibilities:
• Oversight of the Interdisciplinary Undergraduate International Studies Program: The program expanded substantially in the six year period to over 100 majors and 40-50 minors.
• Advised all students in the undergraduate program (both major and minor)
• International Internship/Practicum Development and Advising
• Study Abroad Advising
• Worked Closely with Major Departments supporting the Undergraduate International Studies Program (Modern Languages, History, Economics, Political Science and Geography)
• Member of the Graduate International Studies Program Advisory Committee
• Invited member of Honors College Faculty
• Full-time Teaching Responsibilities: Graduate and Undergraduate Courses
• Chair and/or Member of Committees for Graduate Theses.
• Active Scholar
1990-1999 Assistant Professor/Associate Professor
Department of Political Science and Geography
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA 23529
1994-95 Visiting Professor - Department of National Security Studies
The Air War College
Maxwell Air Force Base, AL 36112
May 1993 Visiting Fellow - European University Institute
50016 San Domenico di Fiesole
Florence, Italy
1989-90 Instructor,
Department of Political Science
Bates College
Lewiston, ME 04240
Spring & Instructor,
Fall 1988 Woodrow Wilson School Government & Foreign Affairs
The University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22901
1984-85 Assistant to the Chairman
U.S. Organizing Committee, Ninth Inter-American
Indian Congress, Santa Fe, NM
ACADEMIC HONORS, AWARDS, PRIZES, SPECIAL PROGRAMS
2018 American International Recruitment Council (AIRC) Award for Distinguished Service
2011 University of Tennessee System Leadership Institute
2009 Higher Education Administrators Seminar to India (US-India Educational Foundation) March 16-27, 2009
2006 Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education:
Honorable Mention for Atlantic Coast Conference Consortium/
International Academic Collaborative
Submitting Member: Pia Wood, Wake Forest University
June 2006 ASDP Institute on Infusing East Asia into the Undergraduate Curriculum
East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 31-June 15, 2006.
June 2005 DAAD Special Information Program: Germany Today: New Trends in
German and European Higher Education, June 18-29, Berlin.
June 2004 Invited Faculty/Lecturer: IES Seminar “U.S.-Europe Relations post 9-11 and the Iraq War”, University of Freiburg, Germany
Summer 1999 NEH Summer Institute, “Memory, History, and Dictatorship: The
Legacy of WWII in France, Germany, and Italy.”
1998-1999 Two TABI Grants - $2,000 - ODU
1991-present Academic Associate - Atlantic Council, Washington, DC.
Summer 1998 Fulbright-Hays Fellow - Faculty Development Seminar to Turkey
March 1998 Joseph T. Malone Faculty Fellow, National Council on US-Arab Relations
1997 Research/Manuscript Grant - $9,300 - Air University Foundation
1994-95 Visiting Professor at the Air War College
1994-95 Fulbright Scholarship for Morocco (Declined for Visiting Professorship at the Air War College)
May 1994 Invited Lecturer for the Center for European Economics & Public affairs/ University of Dublin - European University Institute, Florence, Italy
Sept. 1993 Invited Faculty for the Salzburg Seminar, Salzburg, Austria
Spring 1991 &1992 Spring Research Grant - $1,000 - ODU
Summer 1992 Summer Research Grant - $4,1000 - ODU
Summer 1991 Fellow, NATO Discussion Series/The Atlantic Council
1986-88 University of Geneva Full Academic Scholarship
1985-86 New Mexico Rotary International Graduate Scholarship - Host Institution: University of Campinas, Brazil (declined in favor of University of Geneva, Switzerland)
1984-85 University of New Mexico Graduate Scholarship
GRANTS
(I also assist departments/colleges with their grants. Recent examples include: Title VIA Grant received by the Department of Religious Studies, FIPSE Grant received by the College of Social Work, NIH Program for Excellence & Equity in Research (PEER.)
Peace Corps Partnership Grant: US Department of State, 2008-2009, $13,000
Peace Corps Partnership Grant: US Department of State, 2009-2010, $13,650
Peace Corps Partnership Grant: US Department of State, 2010-2011, $14.300
Peace Corps Partnership Grant: US Department of State, 2011-2012, $14,500
Peace Corps Partnership Grant: US Department of State, 2012-2015, $43,500
Peace Corps Partnership Grant: US Department of State, 2015-2018, ~$48,000
English Language Institute
Study of the US Institutes (SUSI) for Brazilian Undergraduates, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, US Department of State, January-February 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 $180,000 (each year)
Study of the US Institutes (SUSI) for Columbian, Ecuadorian, Venezuelan Undergraduates, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, US Department of State, January-February 2008, 2009, $150,000
Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program: US Department of State
Wake Forest University was selected to receive a Teaching Assistant in Arabic Language,
2006-2007
ALO/USAID Institutional Partnership in Higher Education for International Development, “Enhancing Entrepreneurship through the Integration of Management Strategy, Information Technology, and Microfinance in Benin: An Innovative Collaborative Model of Development”, 2004-2005, $100,000 (submitted but not funded)
Open Society Institute, US Department of State, “2004 Southeast Europe Youth Leadership”
2003-2004, $169,919
US Department of Education, Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Grant to bring a Middle East Scholar to Wake Forest University – 2003-2004.
US Department of Education, Title VI-A Grant “Strengthening Latin American Studies at Wake Forest University” 2000-2002 - $216,557
Grant Evaluator/Reviewer for:
American International Recruitment Council
External Reviewer, 2009-2011, 2013-2015
U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC
Invited Grant Reviewer: International Research and Studies Program, 2006
U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC
Invited Grant Reviewer: Title VI-A Grant Proposals 2001, 2002, 2003
U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC
Invited Grant Reviewer: Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Proposals, 2003, 2004, 2005
U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
Invited Scholarship Reviewer: Gilman International Scholarship Awards, 2004, 2005
Invited External Reviewer for Academic Programs/International Programs
TEACHING AND SCHOLARSHIP
Courses
The University of Tennessee
The Politics of Ecotourism and Sustainable Development (Study Abroad Program in Costa Rica)
Wake Forest University
France Under the Germans and the Vichy Syndrome (Freshman Seminar)
Model United Nations
Old Dominion University
Introduction to International Relations
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Western European Politics
Europe in World Affairs (graduate course)
Seminar on Modern France: Petain to Mitterrand
Issues in European Security
Comparative Foreign Policy: Europe
Imperialism: Theory and Practice
The End of Empires and Their Consequences (French, British, German, Ottoman, Russian Empires)
The Mediterranean: History, Politics and Transnational Issues (proposed course)
U.S. Foreign Policy (graduate course)
U.S. Intervention in the Developing World (graduate course)
U.S. National Security Decision-Making (Air War College)
PUBLICATIONS
Books
The Politics of International Military Aerospace Collaboration London: Ashgate Publishing Company, 2000. (Co-edited with David S. Sorenson)
The National Politics of Peacekeeping London: Frank Cass Publishing Company, 2005. (Co-edited with David S. Sorenson)
“North Africa and the World” Co-Editor for Special Issue of Middle East Policy (Winter, 2007)
French Foreign Policy Toward the Arab-Israeli Conflict from Charles de Gaulle to Jacques Chirac: The Search for Influence. (Several chapters still to complete).
Articles and Book Chapters
“Senior International Officers and International Student Recruitment”, in Leading Internationalization. eds. Darla K. Deardorff and Harvey Charles. VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2018.
“Establishing and Building Higher Educational International Partnerships”, in Leading Internationalization. eds. Darla K. Deardorff and Harvey Charles. VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2018.
“France and the Politics of Peacekeeping” in The National Politics of Peacekeeping, London: Frank Cass Publishing Company (2005)
“French Foreign Policy and Tunisia: Do Human Rights Matter?” Middle East Policy. No. 2,
Volume IX, June 2002.
“Europe and Turkey: A Relationship Under Fire” Mediterranean Quarterly, Winter, 1999.
“The Never-Ending Story: Germany, Britain and the Politics of the Eurofighter” in The Politics of International Military Aerospace Collaboration, London: Ashgate Publishing Company, 2000.
“Chirac’s ‘New Arab Policy’ and Middle East Challenges: The Arab-Israeli Conflict, Iraq, and Iran” The Middle East Journal, Autumn 1998.
“German Policy Response to an Environmental Crisis: The Case of the Former East Germany” in
Global Environmental Policy and Administration. eds. Denis L. Soden and Brent Steel. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1999.
"Mitterrand and the European Union" in Encyclopedia of the European Union. ed. Desmond Dinan. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1998.
“The Diplomacy of Peacekeeping: France and the Multinational Forces to Lebanon, 1982-1984" International Peacekeeping, Summer 1998.
"French Political Parties and the EU: A Breakdown of Consensus?" in Europe's Ambiguous Unity. eds. Alan W. Cafruny and Carl Lancowski. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997.
"The Franco-German Relationship in the Post-Maastricht Era" in The State of the European Union. eds. Carolyn Rhodes and Sonia Mazey. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1995.
"France and the Post Cold War Order: The Case of Yugoslavia" European Security. Vol. 3, No. 1, Spring 1994.
"European Political Cooperation: Lessons from the Persian Gulf War and Yugoslavia" in The State of the European Community. eds. Alan W. Cafruny and Glenda Rosenthal. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1993.
"France and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 1981-1992: An Assessment of Mitterrand's Policies" The Middle East Journal. vol. 47, no. 1, Winter, 1993.
"Francois Mitterrand and the Persian Gulf Conflict: The Search for Influence." French Politics and Society. vol. 10, no. 3, Summer 1992.
Association of International Education Administrator (AIEA) Editor
The Senior International Officer (SIO) as Change Agent by John D. Heyl. AIEA, 2007.
PRESENTATIONS/CHAIR AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS (selected)
"French Foreign Policy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1981-1984: Disagreement and Coordination with the United States" - International Studies Association Conference - Washington, D.C., April 1990.
"The European Political Cooperation: Can it Work?" - International Studies Association Conference - Vancouver, Canada - March 1991.
"President Bush's Foreign Policy and Western Europe" - International Studies Association/South Conference - October, 1991.
"Europe and the Gulf War: A Preliminary Assessment" - International Studies Association Conference - Atlanta, Georgia - March 1992.
"Europe and the Crisis in Yugoslavia" - International Studies Association/South Conference - Tampa, Florida - October 1992.
"France and the United States: What Future for Gaullism?" - International Studies Association Conference - Washington, D.C., - April 1993.
"France and the Post Cold War Order" - International Studies Association/South Conference - Montgomery, AL - October 1993.
"President Clinton's Foreign Policy Toward Western Europe" - International Studies Association/South Conference - Charleston, South Carolina - October 1994.
"Regional Consequences of the End of the Cold War - Western Europe" - International Studies Association/South Conference - Atlanta, Georgia - October 1995
"Factoring Risks in Peacekeeping Operations: The US and French Experience in Lebanon: 1975-1985" (co-author) - International Studies Association Conference - San Diego, CA - April 1996.
"Women in the US Military" - International Studies-Japan Association of International Relations, Makuhari, Chiba, Japan - 20-22 September 1996.
“International Studies Programs and the Senior Seminar” - Panelist - International Studies Association/South - Miami, Florida - October 1997.
“The Future of Graduate Studies in International Studies” - Panelist - International Studies Association/South - Miami, Florida - October 1997.
“Turkey: A Rising Regional Power?” - co-chair - International Studies Association, Los Angeles, CA - March 2000.
“Europe and Turkey: Human Rights, Cyprus, and EU Membership” at International Studies Association, Los Angeles, CA - March, 2000.
“The Politics of Peacekeeping” - Chair - American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, September 2000
“The European Union: Challenges and Prospects” - International Studies Association/South Conference, Birmingham, AL - October, 2000.
“Mechanisms of Political Dissent in the Middle East” – Chair and paper presenter “A Semi-Democracy Responds to Political Dissent: The Case of Tunisia” – Hong Kong Convention of International Studies, July 26-28, 2001.
“Watching and Waiting: Outside Countries React to Al-Aqsa Intifata” – Chair and paper presenter “France Reacts to the Al-Aqsa Intifata” – International Studies Association/South Conference, Richmond, VA – October, 2002.
“Confrontation Over Iraq: The United States vs. France and Germany: Was it Really the “Great Trans-Atlantic Train Wreck?” co-author with David S. Sorenson. Central/Eastern European International Studies Association/ISA Conference, Budapest, Hungary – June 26-28, 2003.
“French Foreign Policy and Iraq, 2001-2005” International Studies Association, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 1-5, 2005.
“Minorities, Identity, and Governmental Social and Educational Strategies: The Cases of Turkey and France” First Global International Studies Conference, Istanbul, Turkey - August 24-27, 2005.
Chair of Panel and Presenter: "Centralization vs. Decentralization of International Education Administration” AIEA (Association of International Education Administrators) Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, February 22-25, 2006.
“French Domestic Politics and the Construction of Europe: Maastricht to the EU Constitution” International Studies Association Conference, San Diego, CA – March 22-25, 2006.
“France and Its Muslim Population: The Political Debate Over Education Policy” International Studies Association (ISA) - South, Birmingham, AL – October 20-22, 2006.
PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS CHAIR/PRESENTER: INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
“Chief International Education Administrators (CIEA) 101” Workshop Presenter, AIEA Conference, Washington, DC, 2008
“Future Trends: Issues that Will Affect International Education” Chair and Presenter, AIEA Conference, Washington DC, 2008
“Challenges of Linking International Education and International Studies Programs” International Studies Association (ISA) – South, Ashland, Virginia, 2008.
“Building a Successful Career As a Senior International Officer (SIO)” Presenter, AIEA Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2009.
“The Summer School as an Answer to the Simons Act” European Association for International Education (EAIE) Conference, Madrid, Spain, 2009.
“Recruiting International Students: Strategies for Growing International Student Enrollment” Workshop Leader, AIEA Conference, San Francisco, CA 2011
“The Rise and Shine of the Female SIO” Presenter, AIEA Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2011
“Implementing an Agency Based International Recruitment Strategy, Workshop Presenter, AIRC Conference, 2011
“The Role of Confucius Institutes on Campus: Wide Internationalization” Chair and Presenter, AIEA Conference, 2011
“The Evolving Role of Female SIOs: Challenges and Lessons Learned” Presenter, AIEA Conference, 2011
“International Student Recruitment” AIRC Workshop Leader, AIRC Annual Conference, Miami, FL, 2010
“Recruiting International Students: Strategies for Enrollment” AIEA/AIRC Workshop Leader 2011
“Implementing an Agency Based International Recruitment Strategy” AIRC Workshop Leader 2011
“Strategic Planning for International Student Recruitment” AIRC Workshop Leader 2012
“Introduction to Agency-Based Recruitment for US Educational Institutions” AIRC Workshop Leader 2012
“Working Together to Eliminate Document Fraud” AIRC Annual Conference, Presenter, Miami, FL, 2013
“Implementing an International Strategic Recruitment Plan for US Educational Institutions”, AIRC Workshop Leader 2014
“Collaborative Data Sharing on International Recruitment Strategies” AIRC Presenter 2014
“International Student Recruitment for Senior International Officers” AIEA Workshop Leader 2014
“International Student Recruitment for Senior International Officers” AIRC/AIEA Workshop Leader 2015
“Strategies for Successful Recruitment”, AIEA Workshop Leader 2015
“Are Pathway Programs the Right Fit for Your Institution” AIEA Annual Conference, Chair/Presenter, Washington, DC, 2016
“Short-Term Programs for International Participants and Recruiting Strategies”
AIRC Annual Conference, Chair/Presenter, Miami, FL 2016
“International Recruitment and Agents” NAGAP Annual Conference, Presenter, Nashville, TN, 2016
“The “Two Hats” Senior International Officer (SIO): Academics and Administration”, Chair and Presenter, AIEA Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 2017
“SIOs as Proficient Communicators”, Presenter, AIEA Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 2017
“Starting the Conversation around Pathway Programs, Chair and Presenter, AIEA Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 2018.
“International Student Perceptions of Recruiting Agencies in U.S. Higher Education, Presenter, AIEA Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 2018.
“AIEA 101”, Chair, AIEA Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 2018.
“Trends and Future Directions for Intensive English Language Programs, Chair, American International Recruitment Council (AIRC) Annual Conference, 2018.
“Survival of the Fittest: Campus Internationalization in Midsize Public Universities” Presenter, AIEA Annual Conference, San Francisco, 2019.
“Pathway Programs: Lessons from the Field” Chair and Presenter, AIEA Annual Conference, San Francisco, 2019.
“Evaluating and Negotiating the SIO Job Offer: Salary, Tenure and Beyond” Presenter, AIEA Conference, San Francisco, 2019.
“Successful Structures for Advancing Internationalization” Presenter, APLU: Commission on International Initiatives, Burlington, VT, 2019.
OUT OF CLASSROOM TEACHING
Committee Member for 3 Problems Paper/Thesis, Masters in Education-College Student Personnel, 2009, 2010, 2011.
Chair of Masters Thesis "France and NATO: A Case of Misunderstanding" Old Dominion University
Reader for Masters Thesis "The Changing Role of U.S. Security Assistance to Latin America from 1951-1961: The Emergence of Internal Security as a Primary Function of the Mutual Security Program" Old Dominion University
Reader for Masters Thesis "The Implementation of the Reagan Administration's Counter- terrorism Policy" Old Dominion University
Reader for Masters Thesis "The Impractical Ideal: Costa Rica, the United States, and Central American Unification" Old Dominion University
Reader for Masters Thesis "The Atlantic Conference at Argentia: The Anglo-American Agreement on the Defeat of Nazi Germany" Old Dominion University
Supervision of Numerous Undergraduate Independent Study Courses – Old Dominion University and Wake Forest University
Supervision of Undergraduate Internships/Practicums for Political Science and International Studies, Old Dominion University and Wake Forest University.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Knoxville, Tennessee
The Center for International Education works with many organizations. Examples include:
Rotary Club/Rotary Club International
Tennessee World Affairs Council (Cookeville/Nashville)
Turkish Cultural Center
Chinese Weekend Schools (Confucius Institute)
Knoxville County Schools
Baker Center
Partners of the Americas: Progress through Partnerships (National Organization and Tennessee Chapter)
Tennessee Consortium for International Studies
Japanese Consulate in Nashville
Walters State Community College
Pellissippi Community College
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Liaison for WFU for World View Partners’ Workshop: Workshop to Explore Globalization
Issues for Primary and Secondary Teachers in North Carolina
Liaison with Museums of the City of Winston-Salem for co-sponsored events and activities:
Hmong Exhibition with the Children’s Museum (Fall, 2005)
Board of Winston-Salem Sister Cities
Board of Moldova Committee, Winston-Salem Sister Cities
Board for International Committee for the YMCA of Greater Winston-Salem
Board of Hispanic League of the Piedmont Triad, North Carolina
Planning Board, Fiesta 2001, Hispanic League of the Piedmont Triad
Board for the Dixie Classic Fair of Winston-Salem, NC
SERVICE/COMMITTEES AT UTK
Chair, International Linkage Committee
Chair, CIE Study Abroad Scholarships
Chair, Scholarship Committee for McClure and Katie and Wallace Dean Scholarships
Chair, University Risk Management Committee
Chair, Programs Abroad Approval Committee
Chair, CIE Advisory Committee
Chair, SACS-QEP and THEC Student Learning Initiative Implementation/Assessment Executive Committee
Academic Affairs
Teaching and Learning Committee
Student Life Diversity Calendar Committee
Enrollment Management Committee
Chancellor’s Council
Agriculture International Council
Council on Diversity and Interculturalism
Chancellor’s Scholars Program
Haslam Scholars Program
Fulbright Representative
Faculty Senate
“Ready for the World” Leadership Committee
Chancellor’s Scholars Selection Committee
Undergraduate Council
Undergraduate Advising Committee
Graduate Council
Graduate Deans Group
Recreation, Entertainment, Social Board
Chancellor’s Commission on LGBT People (ex officio)
Alumni, Development, and Communications Subcommittee: Strategic Planning
SERVICE/COMMITTEES AT WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
Chair, Global Trade and Commerce Studies Minor
Chair, WFU Study Abroad Scholarships
Chair, Scholarship Committee for Bondy, Tillett, and Scales Scholarships
Chair, Latin American Site Committee
Chair, Study Abroad Program Approval Committee
Chair, International Studies Advisory Committee
Co-Chair, International Festival Committee
Chair, Kansai Gaidai-Japan Program Committee
Chair, CIS Faculty Grants for Summer Research/Teaching Grants
WFU Representative to the International Academic Collaborative of the ACC
Chair of the Study Abroad Committee of the IAC/ACC
AAC&U Campus Representative for Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University SACS Accreditation Committee; QEP (Quality Enhancement Plan) entitled: “Beyond Borders: Preparing Students as Global Citizens (2005-2006)
Wake Forest University Crisis Management Committee
Wake Forest Integrated Marketing Committee
Interdisciplinary Subcommittee to the Curriculum Committee
Richter Scholarship Committee
Gordon Scholarship Committee
Latin American Studies Committee
Selection Committee for Wake Forest Overseas Directors
Central Europe/Russia Study Abroad Committee
Faculty Advisor Group for Student Organizations
African Studies Minor Committee
Freshmen Advisor
Faculty Advisor, Model United Nations - Wake Forest University
UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE, DEPARTMENT SERVICE AT ODU- 1990-1999
University
Faculty Senate
Committee F of Faculty Senate- Promotion and Tenure
Advisory Council
International Business Committee
International Programs Committee
College of Arts and Letters
Dean’s Chairs and Directors Committee
Academic Appeals Committee
Budget Committee
Committee for Student Advising
Curriculum Committee
Practicum and Internship Committee
Advisory Committee for Asian Studies
Graduate Program in International Studies Advisory Committee
Library Committee
Human Resources Committee
Search Committee for Dean of College of Arts and Letters, 1996
Department of Political Science and Geography
Coordinator of Department Internship/Practicum Program
Promotion and Tenure Committee
Advisory Committee to Chair for Faculty Pay Raises
Resources Committee
Chair of Search Committee for 3 IR positions -1993-94
Chair of Assessment Committee
Library Committee
Other
Honors College Faculty (by invitation)
Selected to teach International Relations courses on Television (Teletechnet)
SERVICE TO THE DISCIPLINE (Political Science/International Studies)
AAC&U Campus Representative for Wake Forest University.
President, International Studies Association/South - 2002-2003.
Vice- President, International Studies Association/South - 2000-2001.
Program Chair for International Studies Association/South Conference - October, 2001.
Member and Wake Forest University Representative to the Atlantic Council of the United States
Women’s Caucus, International Studies Association/South - 1998-present.
Program Chair for International Security and Arms Control Section for APSA meeting in 2000.
Secretary of the International Studies Association/South - 1999-2000.
Member of the Governing Board of the International Security and Arms Control Section of the American Political Science Association - Elected in 1997.
Member of the Executive Council - International Studies Association/South - Elected in 1993.
Chair of the Graduate Student Paper Competition for the ISA/South -1993-1997.
Member of Local Arrangement Committee - Southern Political Science Association Conference held in Norfolk, VA in October 1997.
SERVICE TO INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
American International Recruitment Council (AIRC), President, 2016
American International Recruitment Council (AIRC) Executive Board Member (2010-2013)
AIEA (Association for International Education Administrators) President (February 2009-February 2010)
Advisory Board, Terra Dotta, LLC, 2009-present
AIEA (Association for International Education Administrators) President Elect and Conference Chair for AIEA Conference (Atlanta 2009) – 2008-2009
AIEA Editor for The Journal of Studies for International Education – 2006 to present
Executive Board of AIEA (Association of International Education Administrators) – 2005-08
ISA (International Studies Abroad) Academic Advisory Board Member, 2003-2006.
Member of the Board of Advisors: The Swedish Program, 2005-2007.
AIEA – Committee: Harold Josephson Graduate Student Award, 2003, 2004, 2005
Member and Wake Forest University Representative to Association of International Education
Administrators (AIEA)
Member and Wake Forest University Representative to Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE).
Lectures/Interviews
Interview with Charles Bogino of the Daily Press (Newport News, VA) - October 2, 1990 on the Implications of German Reunification.
TV Interview with Channel 13 (Norfolk, VA) - October 3, 1990 on the Implications of German Reunification
Speaker on the Founders Day Panel on the European Perspective of the Situation in the Middle East - October 26, 1990
Speaker at the Rotary Brickell Scholars Seminar on "US Foreign Policy - A Global Perspective" -November 1, 1990
Speaker for the International Students Association at ODU on "The Implications of German Reunification for NATO and the US" - October 18, 1990.
Interview with WNIS (Norfolk, VA) on "The United States and the Gulf Crisis" - January 16, 1991
Speaker for Great Decisions on "The New Europe" - February 14, March 19, and April 18, 1991.
Speaker for the Methodist Mens' Fellowship on "The New World Order: the United States and the Middle East" - April 9, 1991
Speaker for the York County Public Schools on "The European Community" - May 10, 1991.
Speaker for the ODU Model UN Conference - November 2, 1991
One of Four Panelists on ODU Teleconference entitled "Perspectives on Global Change: Implications for the United States" - November 1991.
Speaker for Public Forum "You be the Judge" sponsored by the League of Women Voters - October 1, 1992
Panelist on ODU 1993 International Studies Symposium "After Authoritarianism: Democracy or Disorder" - March 30-April 1, 1993
Speaker for Symposium "La Francophonie" - June 30, 1993
Speaker for the League of Women Voters on "Nationalism and Ethnicity" - November 18, 1993
Speaker for Great Decisions - February 23, 1994
Speaker for the Kiwanis Club (Portsmouth, VA), April 5, 1994
Speaker for the Mensa Club - April 9, 1994
Speaker for World Talk at the VA Beach Graduate Center - April 20, 1994.
Speaker for Horizons Unlimited program at Central Alabama Community College - February 8, 1995
Speaker to the Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama on “The French Empire in North Africa” - January 24, 1997.
Speaker for “Mornings with the Professor” at the Virginia Beach Graduate Center and the Canterbury Center - February 13 & March 18, 1997
Speaker for Symposium “La Francophonie” on “The Historical Impact of France on West Africa: Invasion, Influence, Occupation, and the Struggle for Independence” July 2, 1997.
Speaker for “War and Technology” on “The Eurofighter and the Future of the International Military Defense Industry” - March 18, 1999
Keynote Speaker for the Model Arab League of Virginia High Schools on “Turkey and its Neighbors” - March 19, 1999.
Speaker for the International Baccalaureat program at Princess Ann High School, Virginia Beach, VA on “The International Economy during the Interwar Years” - March 23, 1999
Speaker at the Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama on “France and the Algerian War” - September 21, 1999
Invited Lecturer: “Liability Issues in Study Abroad” at the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Organizations - December 15, 2000
Invited Lecturer: “French Security and the Mediterranean” at the Air War College, Maxwell AirForce Base, Alabama - February 27, 2001
Interview with BBC/Scotland: “Jacques Chirac and French Foreign Policy” – February 19, 2003
Invited Speaker, “International Education at UTK” Rotary Club, Downtown Knoxville, November 10, 2009
Invited Speaker, “The Importance of International Education” Rotary Club, West Knoxville, June 17, 2011
ACADEMIC REVIEWER
Reviewer for Routledge Publishers, Sage Publisher, The Middle East Journal, Dushkin Publishers, Comparative Strategy, Contemporary Security Policy, and Benchmark and Brown.
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