Ronda Alexander
B.A. Broadcast/Cable Production & German, 2005, Western Michigan University
Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
MACIE Cognate: German
Countries visited: England, Denmark, Sweden, France, Belgium, Germany,
Austria, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia, The Netherlands, Turkey
Research interests: Afro-German Literature, Urban Education Reform
Eric Buetikofer
B.A. History: education concentration, 2007, Mercyhurst College
Hometown: Erie, Pennsylvania
MACIE cognate: Educational Development & Marginalized Populations
Countries visited: Korea, Japan, Okinawa, Greece, England, Mexico, Canada
Research interests: Civic studies in post-Communist countries
Meghan Burley
B.S. Middle Childhood Education: mathematics & social studies, 2007, Bowling Green State University
Hometown: Mount Vernon, Ohio
MACIE Cognate: Educational Development & Marginalized Populations
Countries visited: England, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, France, Italy, Monaco, Canada
Research Interests: instructional techniques for multicultural/diverse
classrooms, adolescent education (ages 10-14), mathematics education
Adia Major
B.A., Government and International Relations, Smith College
Hometown: Miami, Florida
MACIE Cognate: Public Health
Countries you've visited: Dominican Republic, Greece, Scotland, France, Spain, Italy,
Monaco, and England
Research interests: Cultural attitudes towards sexuality and how these attitudes
impact sexual health education programs in developed and developing nations
Annette de Nicker
B.A., History; Psychology; University of the Western Cape
M.A., Cross-cultural & International Education, Bowling Green State University
Also: Higher Diploma in Education, M.Ed.
Hometown: Durban, South Africa
MACIE Cognate: Gender Constructs across Cultures
Countries visited: England, Italy, Germany, France, Austria,
Switzerland, Belgium, Swaziland, United States
Claudia Nieto
B.A. Languages, 1995, Universidad Industrial de Santander
Other degree: Graduate studies in Latin American Literature
Hometown: Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
MACIE Cognate: Second Language Acquisition
Countries visited: Cuba, Panama, and United States
Research interests: Cultural competence and second language acquisition.
Jim Pippin
B.A. English, 2002, The Ohio State University
Hometown: Louisville, Ohio
MACIE Cognate: Educational Development & Marginalized Populations
Countries visited: China, Brazil, Mexico and Canada
Research interests: minority access to higher education, rural education, and gender inequalities in East Asia.
Eric Roth
B.S. Education: integrated mathematics, Bowling Green State University
Hometown: Archbold, Ohio
MACIE Cognate: Educational Development & Marginalized Populations
Countries visited: Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
Research interests: mathematics curriculum and performance within indigenous groups
Amy Warfield
B.A. History, 2005, Ohio Wesleyan University
Hometown: Curtice, Ohio
MACIE Cognate: Social Justice & Human Rights
Countries visited: El Salvador, Russia, Jamaica, Canada
Research interests: grassroots movements, holistic education, international student adaptation to US higher education
Mary Zychowicz
B.A. Business and Social Sciences, Lourdes College
Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
MACIE cognate: Second Language Acquisition
Countries visited: Poland, Germany, Haiti, Czech Republic, Canada
Research interests: Comparisons between Poland and Mexico in SLA education and
motivation regarding SLA
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