I have lived, lectured, conducted research, and/or traveled in 81 countries and territories in all regions of the world, including 34 countries in Africa.

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Africa (including North Africa)

 

• Central Africa (Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda)

• East Africa (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Republic of Somalia, Somaliland, Tanzania, Uganda)

• North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia)

• Southern Africa (Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe)

• West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo)

 

Remainder of the World

 

• Asia (People's Republic of China, Mongolia, Taiwan)

• Balkans (Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia)

• Caribbean (Cuba, Guadeloupe, Haiti, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands)

• Eastern Europe (Czech Republic, Eastern Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Slovakia)

• Middle East (Turkey and North Africa – see above)

• North America (Canada, Mexico)

• South America (Brazil, Peru)

• Southern Europe (Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, San Marino, Vatican City)

• Western Europe (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, West Germany)

 

OVERSEAS ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

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Visiting Instructor in Somalia (June-August 1985). Somali National University and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mogadishu (Somalia)

• Served as research assistant to faculty instructor and taught my own study session for Somali students from Somali National University and the Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Conducted research on Somali foreign policy

 

U.S. State Department Intern in Djibouti (June-August 1987). U.S. Embassy, Djibouti City (Djibouti)

• Rotation among different U.S. Embassy offices as part of a State Department training program

• Conducted field research for dissertation

 

Visiting Lecturer (May-June 1990 in Ghana, Kenya, Sierra Leone, and Somalia). American Participants Program, U.S. Information Agency (USIA)

• Public lectures in English sponsored by the USIA in coordination with local U.S. embassies, especially at local universities on a variety of U.S. foreign policy topics

 

Visiting Lecturer (July-August 1991 in Benin, Burundi, Mozambique, and Rwanda). American Participants Program, U.S. Information Agency (USIA)

• Public lectures in English and French sponsored by the USIA in coordination with local U.S. embassies, especially at local universities on a variety of U.S. foreign policy topics

 

Fulbright Lecturer in Senegal (October 1994-June 1995 & December 1995-August 1996). Faculty of Law and Political Science, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar (Senegal)

• Aided in the development of an International Relations program

• Taught graduate courses in French on international relations and U.S. foreign policy toward Sub-Saharan Africa for students from the Senegalese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cheikh Anta Diop University

• Conducted research on Senegalese foreign policy

 

Scholar in Residence in Zimbabwe (June-August 1996). French Institute of African Research (IFRA), Harare (Zimbabwe)

• Conducted research on U.S. foreign policy toward Southern Africa

 

Visiting Lecturer in Guadeloupe (May-June 1999 and September 1999). Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of the Antilles, Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe--French Overseas Territory)

• Taught a graduate course in French on U.S. foreign policy

• Made public lectures on U.S. foreign policy and great power competition

 

Fulbright Lecturer and Researcher in Tunisia (October 2002-August 2003). Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tunis, El Manar (Tunisia)

• Aided in the development of an International Relations program at the University of Tunis El Manar

• Aided in the development of a Common Law graduate program at the University of Carthage

• Taught graduate courses in French on international relations and U.S. foreign policy toward North Africa

• Conducted research on Tunisian foreign policy and U.S. foreign policy toward North Africa

 

Fulbright Senior Specialist Lecturer in Tunisia (December 2004-January 2005). Faculty of Law and Political and Social Sciences, University of Carthage, Tunis (Tunisia)

• Aided in program review and development of a Common Law graduate program that I helped develop in 2002-2003 while serving as a Fulbright lecturer and researcher in Tunisia

• Conducted research on Tunisian politics and foreign policy

 

Visiting Professor at Study Abroad Campus in Italy (August 2003-July 2005, as well as summer 2006). John Felice Rome Center (JFRC), Rome (Italy)

• Visiting professor at Loyola’s largest study abroad campus, which hosts 200+ students each fall and spring semester, as well as during the summer session

• Taught core Political Science and International Studies courses and created specialized courses related to Italy, such as “Italy and Africa”

• Created the JFRC’s highly successful internship program, including establishing placements, recruiting students, developing course and evaluation materials, and teaching the internship course

• Created and led in spring 2004 and 2005 a spring break study trip to Tunisia

 

Faculty Leader of Experiential-Learning Travel Course to Tunisia (2006-2015)

• Creator and leader every summer for 10 years (2006-2015) of a 21-day experiential-learning travel course to Tunisia as part of Loyola’s priority to internationalize the curriculum and promote study abroad

• Course included site visits, lectures, and group discussions to explore the relationship between the Arab spring, democratic change, Islam, gender, and U.S. foreign policy amidst the historical inheritances of the Carthaginian, Roman, Islamic, and French empires in North Africa

• Developed interdisciplinary cross-listings for this course with 8 departments and interdisciplinary programs: African Studies and the African Diaspora, Arabic Language and Culture, History, Honors, International Studies, Islamic World Studies, Peace Studies, and Women’s Studies and Gender Studies

• Students from more than 30 majors and minors participated in this class.

 

Visiting Professor (1 week each year, 2004-present). Faculty of Law and Political and Social Sciences, University of Carthage, Tunis (Tunisia)

• Teach a short (one-week) graduate course on the politics of the U.S. Supreme Court to Tunisian students enrolled in a Common Law graduate program that I helped develop in 2002-2003 while serving as a Fulbright lecturer and researcher in Tunisia

• Conduct an annual survey on Tunisian student opinions of U.S. foreign policy

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Visiting Professor (July 2017). John Felice Rome Center (JFRC). Loyola University Chicago’s campus in Rome (Italy)

• Teach a course on “Italy and Northern Africa in World Politics”

• Conducted research on Italian foreign policy toward Africa