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Academic

Member, Editorial Board, Strategic Studies Quarterly, 2009-2011.

Member, Executive Council, Pennsylvania Political Science Association, April 2010- current.   

Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Armed Forces and Society, (2005); Polity (2011)

Editor, India Report, Industrial Information, newnations.com, February 2004- June 2011.    

Editor, Bangladesh Report, Industrial Information, newnations.com, March 2005- June 2011. 

Academic Mentor, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2008.  

Research Intern, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), New Delhi, July-August 2004. 

Research Intern, Women in International Security, Conflict Management and Peace (WISCOMP), New Delhi, July 2004. 

Research Assistant to Jagat Mehta, former Foreign Secretary, Government of India, April 2000-July 2000.

Awards and Honors

Recipient of the 2023 Max and Tillie Rosenn Award for Faculty Excellence.

Honorable Mention Delegation Award, King's College, National Model UN Conference, New York.

Disitingushed Delegation Award, King's College, National Model UN Conference, New York.

Summer Research Grant, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 2018.

 

Summer Research Grant, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 2012.

South Asia Institute Fellowship, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 2006.

 

College and Community Service

 Associate Professor at Large, Curriculum and Teaching Committee, 2022-2024.

Division B Representative, Faculty Governance Task Force.

Elected Faculty Representative, President’s Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, DEI, King’s College  

Facilitator DEI Listening Sessions for Students, Faculty and Staff, April and May, 2022.

Participant, “Global Justice, Sustainability, and Equity, 2021 Pennsylvania Council for International Education, PACIE Conference, October 11, 2021.

Member, Pennsylvania Council for International Education, 2021-2022.

 Advisory Board Member, Center for Teaching and Excellent in Learning (CELT), King’s College, 2020-2022.

 Advisory Board Member, KC-WiSE, King’s College, 2021-2023.

Member, Women’s Studies Committee, King’s College.

Member, Wilkes-Barre Peace and Justice Center, 2021-2022.  

Member, Facutly Scholarship Committee.

Chair, Academic & Professional Affairs Committee, 2019-2020.  Completed the following tasks as A&P Chair:

 -        Approved changes to sabbatical language in the handbook by an all-faculty vote.

-        Approved changes to language on ‘Eligibility for representatives who change ranks during the committee term’ in the handbook by an all-faculty vote.

-        Approved changes to language on ‘Extending Faculty Council Chair term by one year’ in the handbook by an all-faculty vote.

-        Generated a survey question on whether tenure decisions should be made by the president. Most faculty said yes with a few exceptions.

-        Approved the DSS for the Engineering Department.

-        Worked with Faculty Council to develop the idea of shared governance.

-        Created a new proposal, titled, ‘Senior Faculty Excellence in Scholarship Awards.’

-        Approved minor revisions to the language on Faculty Summer Research Grants.

-        Reviewed applications for the Summer Research Awards Program and submitted recommendations to Academic Affairs.

-        Approved a memo on removing CART language in the handbook with the exception of one item that will be tabled for fall 2020.

-        Created a plan/memo to add $50 per day toward childcare/dependent care to faculty conference travel.

-        Reviewed recommendations of the Procedural Review Committee and the Tenure and Promotion Committee. Created a memo to clarify standards and improve language on procedures and principles specifically on Section IV, paragraph F, point 1 on page 31 of the Faculty Handbook; Section IV, paragraph I, point 5 on page 40 of the Faculty Handbook; Section IV, paragraph I, point 7 on page 41 of the Faculty Handbook; Section IV, paragraph K, point C on page 43 of the Faculty Handbook.

 

Member, Faculty Council, 2018-2020.  

Member, In Times of Change (ITOC) Committee.

Elected CELT Advisory Member for 2020-2022.

Member, Women’s Studies Committee.

Academic Mentor, KC-WiSE.

IITS Certification for Online Instruction. Developed and taught 3 courses online after transition to distance learning.

Member, Women in International Security (WIIS), Washington DC.

Member, International Studies Association (ISA)

Member, Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society (IUS-AFS).

Chair-Elect, Academic and Professional Affairs Committee, King's College, starting 2018.

Division B Representative, Academic and Professional Affairs Committee, King's College, 2017-2018. 

Academic Mentor, KC-WiSE Women in STEM Program, 2017-2018.

Faculty Coordinator, India Study Abroad Program, 2015-2016.

Student Government Advisor, Freshman Class, King's College, 2012 -

Member, Middle States Self-Study Task Force, King's College, 2012 - 2013.

Member, Assurance of Learning Committee, King's College, 2011-current.

Track Chair, Public Policy, Global Landscapes Conference, King's College, April 2012.

Academic Advisor, Political Science Majors, King's College, 2009- current.  

Assistant Prof-at Large, Academic and Professional Affairs Committee, King's College, 2010 - current.   

Member, Steering Committee, Peace and Justice Center, Wilkes-Barre, Fall 2010.

Participated in Faculty Development Seminar, Center for Ethics, King's College, August 2009- January 2010. 

Co-President, Graduate Student Organization, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin, August 2004-July 2005.