Alumni List
 
 

Susan Albrecht, MA, Civil and Environmental Engineering (2009)
Affiliation with Center: Graduated Student Affiliate
Chair: Anne Goodchild

Erina Aoyama, B.A., International Studies (2009)
Affiliation with the Center: Undergraduate Student Affiliate

Melanie Beckwith, M.A., Law (2011)
Affiliation with the Center: Graduate Student Affiliate

Marci Brajcich, Ph.D., Social Work, (2008)
Affiliation with Center: Graduate Student Affiliate
Current Position: Master’s degree in Social Work, care coordinator in community health, Washington State Mental Health Integration Project. (08/10)

Myles Brenner, B.A., Political Science (Political Economy) and International Studies (European Studies) (2009)
Affiliation with the Center: Undergraduate Student Affiliate
Current Position: Intern, Spokane Country Public Defender (2010)
 

Jeanette Bushnell, Ph.D., Women Studies (2009)
Affiliation with Center: Graduate Student Affiliate
Current Position: Instructor, U.W.’s Comparative History of Ideas Program and Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies. (07/12)
Contact: pembina@u.washington.edu

Xiaozhi (Jeff) Cao, Ph.D., Forest Resources (2011)
Affiliation with Center: Graduate Student Affiliate
Current Position: Research associate, Asian Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Seoul National University. (07/12)
Contact: caoxz@snu.ac.kr | caoxz@uw.edu

Victoria Choe, BA, International Studies & Program on the Environment (2012)
Affiliation with Center: Task Force on Arctic Governance alumna (2011)
Thesis: Sustainable Socio-Economic Development: Indigenous Peoples in the Russian North
Faculty Supervisor: Nadine Fabbi, Canadian Studies
Current Position: MA student, Public Administration and International Relations Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University; Pickering Fellow (8/12)
Contact: jechoe@syr.edu

Lisa Connell, Ph.D., French and Italian Studies (2010)
Affiliation with Center: Graduate Student Affiliate
Thesis: Pedagogically Speaking: Francophone Women's Autobiography and the Learning Subject
Chair: Richard Watts
Current Position: Assistant Professor, French Department, University of West Georgia. (08/10)
Contact: lconnell@westga.edu

Natalie Debray, PhD, Communication (2008)
Affiliation with the Center: 2001-2002 FLAS Fellow
Chair: Tony Chan
Current Position: Lecturer, Department of Communication, University of Washington (07/08)


 

Kate Dunsmore, Ph.D., Communication (2008)
Affiliation with Center: Graduate Student Affiliate
Chair: Nancy Rivenburgh
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Communication, Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey. (2010)
Contact: dunsmore@fdu.edu

Tania Elliot, M.A., Business (2011)
Affiliation with the Center: Graduate Student Affiliate

Christopher Herbert, Ph.D., History (2012)
Affiliation with Center: Graduate Student Affiliate
Chair: John Findlay
Current Position: Visiting Professor, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan. (05/12)
Contact: herbertc@gvsu.edu

Ann Huang, 
Affiliation with Center: Graduate Student Affiliate
 

Devon Léger, M.A., Ethnomusicology (2005)
Affiliation with Center: Graduate Student Affiliate
Current Position: Director, HearthMusic; Creator, Canadian Traditional Music Collection for the Center 2007. (2010)
Contact: devon@hearthmusic.com

Jennifer Leider, M.A., Public Affairs (2011)
Affiliation with the Center: Graduate Student Affiliate

Li Leung, M.A., Civil and Environmental Engineering (2009)
Affiliation with the Center: Graduate Student Affiliate
Thesis: Statistical Analysis of Commercial Vehicle Border Crossing Times and Volumes: Case Study of the Pacific Highway Port-of-Entry Free and Secure Trade Lane
Chair: Anne Goodchild

Erin Maloney, M.A., Ethnomusicology (2010)

Affiliation with the Center: 2008–09 FLAS Fellow

Dominic Maltais, BA, International Studies (2011)
Affiliation with Center: Task Force on Arctic Sovereignty, 2011
Current Position: Master’s student, Political Science, McGill University; Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones, Government of Québec (liaison between the Government of Québec and Inuit of Nunavik)
Contact: Dominic.Maltais@mce.gouv.qc.ca

Daniel Miller, B.A., French; minor, International Studies (2010)
Affiliation with the Center: Undergraduate Student Affiliate

Tema Milstein, PhD., Communication (2007)
Affiliation with the Center: Graduate Student Affiliate
Chair: Gerry Philipsen 
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Communication and Journalism, University of New Mexico (06/07)

John Norton, M.A., Geography (2009)

Affiliation with the Center:(2007–08 FLAS Fellow)
Thesis (topic): The development of the St. Lawrence Seaway in Québec, Ontario, and New York
 

Lucas Olson, B.A., International Studies, Economics (2009)
Affiliation with the Center: 2008–09 Killam Fellow
Current Position: International Program Coordinator, University of Washington (2010)

Morna McEachern, Ph.D., Social Work (2010)
Affiliation with Center: Graduate Student Affiliate
Thesis: Is Knowledge Power?: A Textual, Historical and Practical Study of 'Sex Ed' Policy and 'Teen Pregnancy' in Canada and the United States
Chair: Susan P. Kemp
Current Position: Lecturer, University of Washington, Seattle; Program Manager, Pacific Northwest Canadian Studies Consortium. (2012)
Contact: mcmorna@uw.edu

David Pettinicchio, PhD., Sociology (2012)
Affiliation with the Center: Graduate Student Affiliate
Thesis: From the Government to the Streets: Why the U.S. is a Policy Innovator in Disability Rights
Chair: Robert Crutchfield
Feature Article: "Migration and ethnic nationalism: Anglophone exit and the ‘decolonisation’ of Québec" 
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Sociology, University of Toronto (12/12)
Contact: davidpet@uw.edu

Timothy Randall, M.A., Business (2009)
Affiliation with Center: Graduate Student Affiliate
Current Position: Boeing employee (2010)
 

Karen Rosenberg, Ph.D., Women Studies (2008)
Affiliation with Center: Graduate Student Affiliate
Thesis: Alternative Justice Models in Canada and the United States: The Case of Family Violence
Chair: Judy Howard
Current Position: Director, Writing Center at UW Bothell. See: http://www.uwb.edu/writingcenter/about/karen (2010)
Contact: krosenberg@uwb.edu

Jonathan Santiago, M.A., Public Health and Community Medicine

Affiliation with the Center: 2008–09 FLAS Fellow
 

Mihyun Seol, Ph.D., Forest Resources (2011)
Affiliation with Center: Graduate Student Affiliate
Current Position: Research scientist, Korea Forest Research Institute, Forest Carbon Policy, Center for Forest and Climate Change, Korea Forest Research Institute. (07/12)
Contact: mistral@forest.go.kr | mistral@uw.edu

Meharpratap Singh, M.A., Business (2010)
Affiliation with Center: Graduate Student Affiliate
Current Position: 2009 Study Canada Tour co-chair (2009)

Erich Steinman, Ph. D., Sociology (2005)
Affiliation with Center: Graduate Student Affiliate
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Sociology at Pitzer College, Claremont, California. (2010)
Contact: erich_steinman@pitzer.edu

Lee Traynham, M.A., Civil Engineering (2007)
Affiliation with the Center: 2006-07 FLAS Fellow
Thesis: Impacts of Future Climate Conditions and Forecasted Population Growth on Water Supply Systems in the Puget Sound Region

Kelly Voss, M.A., Business (2009), International Studies (2010)
Affiliation with the Center: Graduate Student Affiliate
Thesis: History of Coffee in Korea
Chair: Clark Sorensen
Current Position: International Market Development, Starbucks Corporation (05/10)

Matthew Weintraub, B.A., Environmental Studies and Resource Management (2009)
Affiliation with the Center: Undergraduate Student Affiliate

Robbert Zamitis, M.A., Business (2010)
Affiliation with the Center: Graduate Student Affiliate
Current Position: 2009 Canada Study Tour Co-chair (2009)