I am currently working as the research/production assistant locating multiple storytellers in nine countries for the anthology documentary, Strangers At Home on the rise of anti immigrant, antisemitic, anti -Roma sentiment and nationalism in Europe. I was invited screen the project at the United Nations ( Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in cooperation with the UNHCHR and ILO and) as well as the Council of Europe and various US and Canadian universities http://globalreportingcentre.org/strangers-at-home-reaches-an-international-audience/

United Nations High Commission for Human RightsGlobal Reporting CentreCoalition for Arab, African, Asian, European and Latino Immigrants of Illinois (CAAAELI) Amnesty International - Balkans Research and Campaigning team - Amnesty International USA International Justice and Accountability Program - Amnesty International Midwest Regional OfficeThe Employment Project Institute for International Education Midwest Coalition for Human Rights

I am the Human Rights Editor for Praxis Center http://www.kzoo.edu/praxis/

I designed and taught two courses in Sociology:SOC 303 - MigrationSOC 361 - Social Inequalities

Designed and taught graduate course (JRNL 580): Ethics, Tactics and Tensions of Human Rights Reporting and undergraduate courses (SOC 361) Social Inequalities

While the Simons Research Fellow I designed and taught two classes:The Framing of Social Justice: Law, Culture and PoliticsEthics and Qualitative Methods of Human Rights workI also secured funding for the project, "Fixing" the Relationship Between Journalists and Fixers - being co-run with Peter Klein of the Global Reporting Centre and published three pieces: one in Journalism Practice and two (forthcoming) in Racial and Ethnics Studies

Spearheaded a mixed methods (qual/quan) project mapping the current state of human rights education in journalism education resulting in a 50+ page report analyzing formal journalism education programs, in-house training in journalistic outlets, donors and human rights organizations. Supervised a team of three research assistants.

• Outreach to outside scholars and support for in-house scholars to explore and present their work • Develop and coordinate workshops, seminars and brown bags two times per month• Liaise with faculty, staff and student leadership representatives to develop ongoing learning/networking goals and priorities• Leadership position and representative with the Department of Education Studies Student Council• Research professional development activities and events taking place outside throughout the University and soliciting cooperation and collaboration

Managed the recruitment and outreach for students interested in pursuing careers in the non-profit and public sector and the arts. Liaised between employers and students in these fields. Designed programming to enhance student’s skills. Engaged in active career exploration. Held office hours meeting with at least 20 students per week. Designed outreach and assessment for the the human rights internship program, including media and public events. Advised students for internship placement including culture, safety and feasibility of projects.

Relations, Career Advising and Planning ServicesAssist in recruiting University of Chicago students for over 100 employers in the non-profit and public sectorManage the Jeff Metcalf Fellowship Program; with over 80 placements in my portfolioDesign and implement programming (a minimum of ten sessions per year) for students regarding careers in the non-profit and public sector including international job searchesCreate, promote and administer the "International Experience Grant" and the "Summer Action Grant" including managing the $35,000 budget.Hold walk-ins and student appointments for a minimum of 10 hours per weekInternship Coordinator, Center for International StudiesRecruit new organizations to host University of Chicago students as interns on an on-going basis.Manage the recruitment and outreach for the human rights internship program including media and public events.Work with faculty, staff and former interns to select 30-35 human rights interns from 150 applicants.Supervise and evaluated three staff using a skills-based model.Update and maintain database for human rights internships in over 80 countries.Develop internship program for the Environmental Studies Program including creation and management of the $21,000 Environmental Studies Internship Grant.Create an identity for the Environmental Studies Internship Program including web and campus presenceHeld weekly office hours with a minimum of 40 walk-ins per week.Advise a minimum of 50 students annually for internship placement including culture, safety, academic/professional growth and feasibility of projects.Responsible for $40,000 budget.

Volunteer member of the regional country-group (co-group) coordinating information-flow and activities for AIUSA members. Serve as a reference for AIUSA staff and activists regarding human rights issues in the Balkans. Create monthly e-newsletter and assist in updating various webpages regarding human rights in the Balkans. Organize and conduct trainings to inform members of human rights abuses in the Balkans.

Three hour seminar intermediate course introducing students to historical incidents of genocide paying particular attention to the role of the international and US media in covering the issues at the time. Students read Chomsky, Power, Ignatieff and Downing in addition to many competing scholars on norm-cascade theory within the US and the Balkans. Students learn about real-politick, about the idea of ethnic and historical antagonism and about different forms of intervention including, but not limited to: legal, media and military intervention. A large portion of the course focuses on the former Yugoslavia (in particular Kosovo) and interrogating the decisions made from differing ethnic, political, economic and media perspectives. Students choose a current “crisis” to focus on for the semester. They are taught interview techniques and techniques in drafting a press release. In addition to two quizzes and a reading log, students are required to write a “white-paper” recommending various intervention strategies and incorporating their interviews. Students are then required to present said “white paper” in a press conference format. The class utilizes film, art and guest speakers.

“Human Rights: History, Ideology and Spin,” Three hour seminar class introducing students to the philosophy of human rights, cultural relativism, international law, human rights law, the role of the Armenian Genocide and Nuremburg, the UN structure, trans-national activist networks and media activism. Utilizing film, art and speakers the students study theorists such as An-Naim, Steiner, Alston and Sikkink in addition to about 30 other, often competing, scholars. In addition to quizzes, a project proposal and three short papers, students create a final “campaign” on a contemporary human rights issue of their choosing and are evaluated on the basis of their knowledge of relevant human rights law as well as their unique research and techniques of persuasion, creativity and presentation. Former student’s films have been shown at the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC (International Human Rights Education Consortium annual meeting), the Illinois Humanities Festival and Mundos de Mujeres 2008.

Designed and implemented presentations for over 1000 practitioners, activists and policy makers annually regarding intimate partner violence and ensuring a human rights framework is presented.Organized two trainings with state and national outreach for over 100 participants.Researched and analyzed current international, domestic and local trends pertaining to the field.Media outreach through print media and electronic media. Organizing outreach and lobbying efforts to state and local systems players.

Responsible for the creation, content and organization for three cycles of an eight week course on human rights within Chicago high schools (public and alternative). Recruited, screened and managed 25-30 (under)graduate facilitators and at least seven high school teachers for four month intervals with a high return rate for participants in subsequent cycles.Drafted curriculum to be used throughout the Midwest region. Created and executed three 15-hour trainings annually for facilitators and educators. Supervised and maintained the program in Chicago, including budgetary responsibilities.Expanded the program to four additional sites within the Midwest.

Maintained case load of 10-15 political asylum cases while maintaining the strictest level of confidentiality.Trained and supervised 30 volunteer researchers on political asylum and international law. Compiled current conditions for 25 countries and wrote a "Political Asylum Research Manual."