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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