Dr. Rebecca Mancuso, Assistant Professor (PhD, McGill University, 2000).  A Canadian specialist, Dr. Mancuso's larger scholarly mission involves fostering a better understanding of the importance of Canada to the United States.  Her general field of research is immigration policy formulation, and the consequences of policy, in the Canadian context.  Her publications, appearing in The American Review of Canadian Studies and The British Journal of Canadian Studies, center on British immigration to Canada as a nationalist project.  Forthcoming articles, in Canadian Ethnic Studies and other peer-reviewed journals, explore changing notions of what has constituted immigrant success, and examine newcomers' struggles to adapt to Canadian society's shifting attitudes surrounding ethnic identity.  In 2006 and 2008, Dr. Mancuso won grants from the Foreign Affairs Canada to pursue her research and teaching on Canadian history.  She currently serves as coordinator for the Canadian Studies academic program, and the courses she regularly teaches include History of Canada (HIST 4140), Introduction to Canadian Studies (CAST 2010), and a research seminar on race and ethnicity in North America (HIST 4800).  She pursues her strong interest in public history as Chairperson for Strategic Planning for the Wood County, Ohio, Historical Center.