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Faculty-led International Activities

Below is a list of CAS faculty-led activities that regularly take place in 24 countries. Please note that not all activities are reported here.

Anthropology Department

Faculty Member(s) .Program/Activity Institution City Country
Cairo, Aminata Ethnographic Field School (ANTH 473) - 6 credit course, 5 weeks in Suriname Community Organizations & Anton de Kom University of Surimane Paramaribo Suriname
Lutz, Nancy Pilot visit relating to research site evaluation Volunteers in Asia (NGO) Various Myanmar
Rehg, Jennifer Professional invited presentation at the symposium "La Primatologia en el Peru" Yunkawasi, Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Mayor de San Marcos, German Primatological Center Lima Peru
Professional poster presentation at International Primatological Society Congress International Primatological Society Cancun Mexico
Research (sabbatical and on-going): behavior and ecology of callitrichid primates (Saguinus fuscicollis, Saguinus imperator, and Callimico goeldii) Asociacion para la Conservacion de la Cuenca Amazonica (ACCA), Conservation International (CI), Asociacion Ecologia y Medio Ambiente del Tahuamanu (ECOMATH) Madre de Dios Peru
Willmott, Cory Study artifacts at the Musee du Quai Branly with Canadian Colleagues GRASAC, Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada) Paris France
Ethnographic/historical research in PR China OCPP (Old China Photo Project), Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada) Beijing, Chengdu and other cities in Sichuan Province China
Presented paper at Minzu University Museum Studies Program Minzu University Beijing China
Researched artifacts at the Canadian Museum of Civilization Canadian Museum of Civilization Ottawa Canada
Created and implemented method of online collaboration with Old China Photo Project colleagues (informal group) n/a On-line China, Australia, Canada
Presented paper at the Native American Art Studies Association Meetings Native American Art Studies Association Ottawa Canada
Research at the Archives of Ontario and the United Church of Canada Archives United Church of Canada, Archives of Ontario Toronto Canada
Presented Paper at Rupert's Land Colloquium Centre for Rupert's Land Studies Winnipeg Canada
Studied artifacts at the Detroit Institute of Arts and Missouri History Museum with Canadian colleagues Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Art and Culture (GRASAC), Carleton University Ottawa Canada

Art & Design

Faculty Member(s) Program/Activity Institution City Country
Barrow, Jane Proposed workshop and exhibit by artist Gonzalo Jose Jove Cusicanqui (Gonz) Opening, March 21, 2013 San Pedro Estudios & Southern Illinois University Edwardsville La Paz Bolivia
Brown, Steven Summer Study Abroad in Ireland 2008, 2010 (Photography) Burren College of Art County Clair Ireland
DenHouter, John Summer Study Abroad in Ireland 2008 (Painting) Burren College of Art County Clair Ireland
Sutters, Justin Presentation: "Visual Narratives: Mapping Place/Practicing Space" joint venture stemming from collaborations with two Brazilian Fulbright scholars. (fall 2012) Brazilian National Art Education Association Conference Sao Paulo Brazil
Presentation: '''Taking Place/Mapping Space: How pre-service art education students see, document, and represent foreign space'' (translation), joint venture stemming from collaborations with two Brazilian Fulbright scholars. (fall 2012) Brazilian National Art Education Association Conference Sao Paulo Brazil
Working towards potential exchange opportunities with three professors. (fall 2012) Federal Universities of Pernambuco (UFG) Recife Brazil

Biological Sciences

Faculty Member(s) Program/Activity Institution City Country
Minchin, Peter Collaborative research with Dr. Jari Oksanen on the development of multivariate analytical methods in ecology University of Oulu Oulo Finland

Chemistry Department

Faculty Member(s) Program/Activity Institution City Country
De Meo, Cristina Host for Sabbatical in 2011, collaboration with Dr.Angelo Spadaro. University of Catania Catania Italy
Lu, Yun Hosted Pref.Tuoping Hu, a visiting scholar for 5 months, visited his lab, have anongoing collaborative research project. North China University Shanxi China
Hosted the visit by Prof. Xiaoqing Zhu, visited this lab many times, continuing collaboration wit this group. Nankai University Tianjin China
Shaw, Mike Host for sabbatical in 2009, continuing collaboration with Drs.David and Pym Harding. 1 paper published (2012) from this activity. Wailailak University The Sala District Thailand
Co-organizer for symposium at 2014 Canadian Society for Chemistry Meeting in Vancouver to honor the career of Dr.Peter Legzdins. Dr.Kevin Smith is local contact, Dr.George Richter Addo, Chair of Chemistry at U of OK is other organizer. University of British Columbia Okanagan Canada

English Language & Literature Department

Faculty Member(s) Program/Activity Institution City Country
Gurfinkel, Helena Co-Editor Journal, A Journal of Turn-of-the-Century Theatre St.Mary's College London England
Johnson, Matthew S.S. Reviews Eitor for the Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds University of Wales Several campuses Wales
Hardman, Joel; Skoblow, Jeffrey; Larry LaFond Faculty exchange (loose and informal connection) University of Lledia Lleida Spain
LaFond, Larry TESL International Practicum ITESM Cuernavaca Mexico
Ruff, Nancy Study Abroad SIUE Carbondale and Greece Several locations Greece
Ruff, Nancy & Ozcam, Tim (Marketing Research, School of Business) Study Abroad Ege University Izmir Turkey

Foreign Languages & Literature Department

Faculty Member(s) Program/Activity Institution City Country
Carruthers, Heidy Spanish Summer Program University of Havana Havana Cuba
Florido, Joaquin Spanish Summer Program CEA Seville Spain
Lavallee, Tom Summer Program Xiamen University Xiamen China
Mann, Debbie Faculty/student Exchange Program Univeresite Catholique de L'Ouest Angers France
Faculty/Student Exchange Program Universite Laval Quebec Canada
Rocha, Carolina Summer Program Universidad de Belgrano Buenos Aires Argentina
Romero, Ana Spanish Summer Program Univeristy of Havana Havana Cuba
Sedycias, Joao Spanish Summer Program University of Havana Havana Cuba
Faculty/student Exchange Program Federal University of Pernambuco Recife Brazil

Geography

Faculty Member(s) Program/Activity Institution City Country
Grossman, Michael Host for part of sabbatical Fall 2012 and ongoing research as visiting researcher 2010- present Seikei University Faculty of Economics (working with Dr. Masumi Zaiki) Musashino City, Tokyo Japan
Visiting Researcher Fellowship, September 2012 Seikei University Center for Asian and Pacific Studies (CAPS) Musashino City, Tokyo Japan
Hildebrandt, Mark Collaborative research project on the Asian Brown Cloud and Global Climate Change United States Educational Foundation- Pakistan (Executive Director Grace Clark) and Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan
Hu, Shunfu Hosted the visit by Profs. Youpeng Xu and Jinkang Du, and Associate Dean Lifeng Zhang; continuing research collaboration. Nanjing University Nanjing China
Associate Editor: Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences University of Quebec at Chicoutimi Quebee Canada
Faculty exchange (loose and informal connection) Tribhuvan University Kathmandu Nepal

Historical Studies Department

Faculty Member(s) Program/Activity Institution City Country
Frick, Caole Study Abroad Santa Reparata International School of Art - 2010 and 2012 Florence Italy
Jordan, tom Study Abroad Insper Sao Paulo - 2009 Sao Paulo Brazil
Miller, Jennifer Study Abroad Istanbul Technical University 2010 Istanbul Turkey
Tamari, Steve Study Abroad Istanbul - Istanbul Technical University 2006 Istanbul Turkey

Mass Communication Department

Faculty Member(s) Program/Activity Institution City Country
Ibroscheva, Elza Advertising and Post-Socialist Femininity Municipality Library Bourgas Bulgaria
Portrayals of Female Politicians in the Lebanese Media n/a Beirut Lebanon
Yu, Jason MC471 Special Topics in Mass Communications-International Advertising Zhejian University Hangzhou China

Mathematics and Statistics

Faculty Member(s) Program/Activity Institution City Country
Jarosz, Krzysztof Host for and collaborative research with senor Fullbright Scholar T.S.S.R.K. Rao Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore India
Member of organizing committee for Banach Algebras 2009 conference Stefan Banach International Mathematical Center Bedlewo Poland
Attended the Conference on Several Complex Variables Jagiellonian University and Mathematical Institute of Polish Academy of Sciences Krakow Poland
Kieftenbeld, Vincent Presented a paper at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association Vancouver Canada
Ledzewicz, Urszula Collaborative research and presented a paper at the 3rd IEEE Conference on Systems and Control Moscow University Moscow Russia
Collaborative research and presented lectures Institute of Medical Biomathematics and Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
Speaker at 8th AIMS International Conference on Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations, and Applications Dresden Germany
Speaker at 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control Shanghai China
Collaborative research with Prof. Maurer (Germany) and conference presentation at 14th BFC Conference on Optimization University of Munster Munster Germany, Belgium
Supported Student travel to speak at the Mathematical Methods in Systems Biology conference Tel-Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
co-organizer and speaker at 8th European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Society for Mathematical Biology Krakow` Poland
Gave lectures at a workshop on Mathematical Oncology; New Challenges for Systems form Biomedicine Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture Erica Italy
Invited plenary speaker at the 15th Austrian-French-German Conference on Optimization Univeriste Paul Sabatier Toulouse France
Collaborative research and presentation of an invited plenary talk at the 11th International Conference on System Science and Stimulation in Engineering World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society Singapore City Singapore
Co-organizer of United States_South Africa Workshop on Mathematical Methods in Systems Biology African Institute of Mathematical Sciences Muizenber South Africa
Collaborative research, give a lecture, and promote SIUE Mathematics and Statistics graduate programs African Institute of Mathematical Sciences Muizenber South Africa
Invited plenary speaker at the 5th International Conference on High Performance Scientific Computing Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Hanoi Vietnam
Collaborative research and member of PhD committee of student Ecole Polytechnique and INRIA Paris France
Collaborative research with Professor Andrazej Nowakowski University of Lodz Lodz Poland
Invited plenary speaker at the International Workshop on Mathematical Modeling of Biological Processes Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin China
Leem, Koung Hee and Pelekanos, George Presented a paper at the 7th ISAAC Congress Conference London England
Give a series of invited lectures at University of Piraeus University of Piraeus Piraeus Greece
Lu, Chunqing Presented a paper at the 14th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics Beijing China
Presented a paper at the 4th IEEE Conference on Nonlinear Science and Complexity Obuda University Budapest Hungary
Pelekanos, George Collaborative research and gave a series of lectures Yeungnam University Seoul and Gyeongbuk South Korea
Spoke at Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an China
Sewell, Edward To attend IIE 2010 annual meeting and receive the award for "Technical Innovation in Industrial Engineering" Cancun Mexico
Song, Myung Sin Attended and spoke at the Summer School on New Trends and Directions in Harmonic Analysis, Fractional Operator Theory, and Image Analysis. Technische Universitat Munchen Inzell Germany
Staples, G. Stacey Invited research and invited professor CNRS and Univeriste Henri Poincare Nancy France
Presented a paper at the 30th Conference on Quantum Probability and Related Topics Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile Santiago Chile
Presented a paper at the conference on Applied Geometric Analysis in computer Science and Engineering University of Amsterdam Amsterdam Netherlands
Invited researcher Charles Hermite Center and INRIA-Lorraine Lorraine France
Invited plenary speaker at 9th International Conference on Clifford Algebras and Their Applications Universitat Weimar Wwimar Germany
Traub, Cynthia Presented two papers at the Canadian conference on Computational Geometry Canadian Conference on Computational Geometry Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Canada
Weyhaupt, Adam G. Attended the "arbeitsgemeinschaft" mathematical research workshop on minimal surfaces Mathematics Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach Oberwolfach Germany

Music

Faculty Member(s) Program/Activity Institution City Country
Knapp, Joel Performance at Festival Internacional de Coros De Santiago De Cuba The Institute of Music in Cuba Santiago and Havana Cuba
Smithiger, Daniel Part of the "Panorama 2013 Festival" University of the West Indies Savanna/Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago
Korak, John Performance at the International Trumpet Guild conference Sydney Australia
Truckenbrod, Emily Performance at "orvieto Musica- The Art of Song Festival Orvieto Italy
Bell, John Performance at World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) conference Chiayi City Municipal Cultural Center Chiayi City Taiwan
Knapp, Joel Performance at Chapel of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Quebec Canada
Performance at Musee Quebecois de Culture Populaire Trois Riviere Canada
Performance at Oratory of St. Montreal Montreal Canada
Bell, John Marching in Okayama City of Okayama Okayama Japan
Guest conductor National University of Tainan Tainan Taiwan
Mishra, Micheal Paper: "Schostakovich's 9th Symphony - The Original Version of Early 1945" International Conference on Russian/Soviet Music- University of Durham Durham England
Blue Danube International Opera Conducting Competition Bulgarian State Opera Burgas Bulgaria
Lecture - Shostakovich and the Eighth String quartet Music Department, Channing School London England

Philosophy

Faculty Member(s) Program/Activity Institution City Country
Lueck, Bryan Presentation at Kantian Ethics and The Moral Life Conference, Fall 2012. Antwerp University Antwerp Belgium
Pearson, Chris Presentation at International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social studies of Biology Conference, July 2009 Emmanuel College (University of Queensland) St. Lucia, Queensland Australia
Presentation at European Philosophy of Science Association Conference, October 2011. University of Athens Athens Greece
Presentation at Naturalizing Religion Conference, July 2012 Kazimierz Poland
Presentation at International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology Conference, Summer 2013. Universite Montpellier 3 Montepellier France
Reiheld, Alison Presentation at International Congress on Feminist Approaches to Bioethics Conference, August 2010. Singapore Singapore
Schunke, Matt Presentation at Naturalizing Religion Conference, July 2012 Kazimierz Poland
Ware, Robert Presentation at World Council of Comparative Education Societies Conference, June 2010. Istanbul Turkey
Presentation at Political Studies Association conference 2011. London England

Physics

Faculty Member(s) Program/Activity Institution City Country
Ackad, Edward Research collaboration with Dr. Lora Ramunno University of Ottawa Ottawa Ontario Canada
Garcia, Hernando Research collaboration with Dr. Lucia Scaffardi and Dr. Daniel Schinca Center for Photonic Research and Optics (CIOp) La Plata Argentina
Research collaboration with Dr. Edgar Rueda Universidad de Antioquia Medellin Colombia
Supervisor for Ph.D. student Mr. Juan Serna Universidad de Antioquia Medellin Colombia
Yousef, Mohammad Beam Line Champion for macromolecular crystallography Sesame: Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East Allan Jordan
Research Collaboration with Dr. Salwa Sabet: Zoology Department Faculty of Science Cairo University Giza Egypt

Department of Public Administration and Policy Analysis

Faculty Member(s) Program/Activity Institution City Country
T.R.Carr and Rochelle Henderson Lectures and Presentations on Healthcare Policy n/a Samara Russia
Lectures and Presentations on Local Government and Freedom of the Press St. Petersburg University St. Petersburg Russia
Lectures on Healthcare Policy and the Electoral Process n/a Riga, Stockholm Latvia and Sweden
T.R.Carr Presentations on Aging Policies and Municipal Governments n/a Stuttgart Germany
Julie Pietroburgo visiting Fulbright Professor Masaryak University Brno Czech Republic
Guest Lecturer Charles University Prague Czech Republic
Guest Lecturer University of Economics Prague Czech Republic
Guest Lecturer n/a Ostrava Czech Republic
Czech Republic: Grant preparation for Collaborative effort n/a Brno Czech Republic
Czech Republic: Media interviews n/a Brno Czech Republic
Czech Republic: Presentation to NGO Directors n/a Brno Czech Republic
Richard Bush Conference International Society for Third Sector (ISTR) Siena Italy
Prospectus for Micronesian NGO training, capacity building, and educational program College of the Marshall Islands Marshall Islands Micronesia
ISTR Conference Panelist and paper presentation International Society for Third Sector (ISTR) Istanbul Turkey
IWork with universities and NGOs on training, capacity development, and education Several Several Ghana and Argentina

Political Science Department

Faculty Member(s) Program/Activity Institution City Country
DeGarmo, Denise Travel Study - Ireland Seminars International/SIUE International Programs Several locations Ireland
Research Activities Applied Research Institute Palestine
Rice, Laurie Travel Study - Ireland Seminars International/SIUE International Programs Several locations Ireland

Speech Communication Department

Faculty Member(s) Program/Activity Institution City Country
Nastasia, Sorin International Public Relations (Travel Study) Lyon and Bucharest France and Romania

Social Work

Faculty Member(s) Program/Activity Institution City Country
Duckham, Bryan Online "pen pal" communications with students in social work University of Cumbria Cumbria England

Theater and Dance

Faculty Member(s) Program/Activity Institution City Country
Bentley, Kathryn Du Theater Research University of Suriname Paramaribo Suriname
Schmitz, Johanna Conference presentation American Society for Theater Research Montreal and Quebec Canada
London Theater Study Abroad Program n/a London England
Research and consultancy Rose Theater Trust London England
Research and consultancy Rose Theater Trust London England
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