Giselle De Bruno Jamison 4930 Buchanan Street Hollywood, FL (954) (h) (954) (c)

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1 Giselle De Bruno Jamison 4930 Buchanan Street Hollywood, FL (954) (h) (954) (c) EDUCATION Ph.D., Political Science, Florida International University, Miami, FL. Dissertation working title: The Multiple Dimensions of Political Trust in Democratic Argentina. Areas of expertise: Latin America, International Relations and Methods. Major Professor: Dr. Timothy Power, Director of the Latin American Centre, University of Oxford, UK. August M.A., International Studies, Florida International University, Miami, FL. Thesis: An Analysis of the Role of Latin American Labor Unions under Democratization: The Argentine CGT s Role under President Carlos Menem. Major Professor: Dr. Eduardo Gamarra, Professor, Florida International University, Miami, FL. December Graduate Certificate, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Center, Florida International University, Miami, FL. December Licenciada, relaciones internacionales, Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Argentina. December WORK EXPERIENCE Program Director, Global Studies Program, Department of Social Sciences and Counseling, St. Thomas University, Miami, FL. May present. Program Director, Political Science Program, Department of Social Sciences and Counseling, St. Thomas University, Miami, FL. May present. Associate Professor, International Relations, Department of Social Sciences and Counseling, St. Thomas University, Miami, FL. August present. Program Coordinator, International Relations Minor, Department of Social Sciences and Counseling, St. Thomas University, Miami, FL. August present. Assistant Professor, International Relations, Department of Social Sciences and Counseling, St. Thomas University, Miami, FL. August August Visiting Lecturer (full time faculty status), Political Science, Department of Political Science, Florida International University, Miami, FL. August August Instructor, Political Science, Department of Political Science, Florida International University, Miami, FL. August August Teaching Assistant, Political Science, Department of Political Science, Florida International University, Miami, FL. August August

2 Associate Director, Office of International Studies, Florida International University, Miami, FL. February July Assistant Director, Office of International Studies, Florida International University, Miami, Florida International University, February February Coordinator, Office of the Dean, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Florida International University, Miami, FL. May February Coordinator, USAID Grant, Institute for Public Management and Leadership, Florida International University, Miami, FL and Asunción, Paraguay. August May PUBLICATIONS, PANELS AND PRESENTATIONS Paper: The U.S. Immigration System: A System Everybody Claims is Broken but Nobody Really Wants to Fix. Reasons to Account for the Lack of a Comprehensive Immigration Reform Law, will be submitted for publication to the Florida Political Chronicle. Paper: Cuba and the US: Where is the Future? will be submitted for publication to The Political Scientist. Keynote Speaker: Ethics and Integrity in Leadership, delivered at the National Society of Leadership and Success Induction Ceremony, St. Thomas University, Miami, FL. May Keynote Speaker: Voices of Change in the Developing World and South Florida: Malala, Mother Theresa, Michele Bachelet, and My Own, delivered at the Women in Leadership Series, St. Thomas University, Miami, FL. April Paper: Cuba and the US: Where is the Future? presented at the FPSA Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. March Session Chair and Discussant: FPSA Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. February Panelist: Cuba, Obama, Castro and Pope Francis, What has Changed? at the Round Table Discussion titled Conversations on Cuba, St. Thomas University, Miami, FL. January Co-Panelist: Venezuela: Crisis and the Impact on South Florida Students, presented at the University Symposium on Venezuela, St. Thomas University, Miami. FL. September Paper: Quo Vadis? Why Can t We Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform? Understanding the Reasons behind the Politics of Immigration Reform in the United States, presented at the FPSA Annual Conference, St. Augustine, FL. March Session Chair and Discussant: FPSA Annual Conference, St. Augustine, FL. February Panel Chair and Panel Organizer: Human Rights in the Americas: Reflections on Impact and Compliance Assessment through Case Studies, at LASA Annual Conference, Washington D.C., May Paper: Human Rights, Ethnic Profiling and Immigration Law. Political Support for SB 1070, presented at the LASA Annual Conference, Washington D.C., May

3 Paper: Public Support for Immigration Laws and Protection of Human Rights in the United States: The Hispanic Context, presented at the Ninth Conference on Cuban and Cuban-American Studies at Florida International University, Miami, FL. May Paper: Immigration Law and Human Rights, presented at the FPSA Annual Conference, Miami, FL. February Session Chair and Discussant: FPSA Annual Conference, Miami, FL. February Co-Panelist: Roundtable Discussion in Teaching, FPSA Annual Conference, Miami, FL. February Keynote Speaker: Gender Issues in Latin America, presented at the Hispanic Heritage Month as part of the SGA Bobcat Talk: Leadership & Life Skills Series, Miami, FL. October Paper: The Arizona Law. Immigration, Anti-Americanism and Human Rights, presented at the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. May Guest Speaker: Who are You? delivered at the 4th Annual Women s Empowerment Luncheon, SGA, Miami, FL. March Paper: President Obama and Immigration Law, presented at the FPSA Annual Conference, Tampa, FL. February Session Chair and Discussant: FPSA Annual Conference, Tampa, FL. February Co-Panelist: Roundtable Discussion in Teaching, FPSA Annual Conference, Tampa, FL. February Paper: Jamison, Giselle D Interpersonal Trust in Latin America: Analyzing Variations in Trust using Data from the Latinobarómetro. In The Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, V 3, number 3, Fall Paper: The Arizona Law. Impact on U.S.-Latin American Relations, presented at the Florida Political Science Association Annual Meeting (FPSA), Jupiter, FL. February Chair and Discussant: FPSA Annual Conference, Jupiter, FL. February Paper: Interpersonal Trust in Latin America from the 1990s to the Present, presented at the 82 nd Annual Conference of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA. January Paper: Why Can t Latin Americans Trust Each Other? A Preliminary Analysis of Low Levels of Interpersonal Trust Using the LB Dataset, presented at the St. Thomas University Undergraduate Research Symposium, Miami, FL. March Guest Speaker: Plagiarism, Why is it Wrong? delivered at the St. Thomas University Freshman Orientation, Miami, FL. August Guest Speaker: What is Latin America? delivered at the ALAS/MALES Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, Miami, FL. May Paper: Low Trust: Legacy from the Past or Creation from the Political and Economic Environment? A preliminary Study of Interpersonal Trust in Latin America from the 1990s to the Present, presented at the 3

4 58 th Annual Midwest Association for Latin American Studies conference (MALAS), San Juan, Puerto Rico. November Paper (co-authored with Dr. Judith Bachay and Dr. Ann Petrila): Interdisciplinary Conduits of Social Capital: A Tapestry of Connections, presented at the 2 nd Global International Studies Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia Guest Speaker: Latin American and International Relations, remarks given for the Concluding Reflections with Plenary Dialogue Panel at the Florida Conference on the United Nations Global Compact, Miami, FL Session Chair: Women Moving Forward 2 nd Interdisciplinary Conference, Miami, FL Paper: Power, Timothy J., and Giselle D. Jamison Political Mistrust in Latin America. Comparative Sociology 4, Issue 1-2: A Portuguese translation of this chapter appeared in Opiniăo Pública, 2005, Vol. XI, 1. Paper: Power, Timothy J., and Giselle D. Jamison Political Mistrust in Latin America. In Trust in politicians, ed. Matthei Dogan. Brill. Co-Panelist: Dr. Eduardo Gamarra, Dr. Ivelaw Griffith and Giselle D. Jamison, Political Issues in Argentina, at the Regional Association of International Studies, Miami, FL Co-Panelist: Cultural Issues Affecting Women in the Workplace, delivered at the Florida Association of Women in Education. Annual Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Guest Speaker: How to Successfully Create Exchange Programs with the United States, Bogotá, Colombia, Paper: Jamison, Giselle D Janet Reno. In Women in Law, ed. Rebecca Mae Salokar, and Mary Volcansek. Greenwood Press: Westport. GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND AWARDS Best Teaching Award: National Society of Leadership and Success, Miami, FL Recipient: Writing Community Instructor, St. Thomas University, Miami. FL Participant: Title V Mentor Grant, St. Thomas University, Miami. FL Faculty Teaching Award: Biscayne College, Miami, FL Faculty of the Year Award: Student Affairs Award, St. Thomas University, Miami, FL Participant: Project Success for Development, St. Thomas University, Miami, FL Faculty Teaching Award: Biscayne College, Miami, FL Faculty Development Award: Office of the President, St. Thomas University, Miami, FL and Recipient: STU Diversity Grant, St. Thomas University, Miami, FL

5 Recipient: STU Catholic Identity Grant, St. Thomas University, Miami, FL Travel Grant to Argentina: Latin American and Caribbean Center, Miami, FL Teaching Assistantship: College of Arts & Science, Florida International University, Miami, FL The Educational Leadership Enhancement Grant Leadership Hallmark: Florida Department of Education, Employee Service Award: Florida International University, Miami, FL Outstanding Service Award: College of Urban and Public Affairs, Miami, FL Rapporteur Grant to Argentina: North South Center, Miami, FL Graduate Assistantship: College of Arts & Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL Semifinalist: Presidential Management Intern Program, Orlando, FL TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES Teach International Relations and Comparative Politics classes for the Political Science major, the Global Studies Major and the International Relations Minor. Course evaluations are excellent (averaging 3.5 and above on a scale of 1-4). The following is a selected list of courses taught (D denotes courses taught and developed): Introduction to Comparative Politics (online and classroom) Introduction to International Relations (online and classroom) (D) Introduction to Global Studies (D) Environmental Politics International Relations of China (blended) (D) European Union Politics (blended) (D) United Nations and Global Security (with a model UN component) (D) Controversial Global Issues (D) Political and Military Dimensions of Terrorism Politics of the Developing World Caribbean Politics (D) Cuba after Castro (D) Faith and Politics in Latin America (co-taught with Professor Marie Therese Champagne, UWF) (D) Politics of Latin America (co-taught with Professor Tony Villamil, former Dean of the School of Business) Special Topics: The New Left in Latin America (D) Special Topics: Anti-Americanism in Latin America (D) Inter-American Politics (with a model OAS component) Dictators and Revolutions in Latin America Immigration Law Policy (D) Special Topics: World Politics (online) (D) Human Rights Law (D) 5

6 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES (selected examples) Co-developed an undergraduate degree in Global Studies (2015). Developed a dual enrollment Law Track initiative to tie it to the BA-JD program (2013). Developed a course on Human Trafficking as part of the reaccreditation initiative (2012). Developed a Minor in International Relations and all of the International Relations courses in the Political Science major ( present). Co-directed, designed and implemented international seminars for business faculty with the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) and LACC, taking business faculty to Argentina, Brazil, and Chile (1996 and 1998). LEADERSHIP ROLES (selected examples) Member of the Law-Liaison committee, the Catholic Identity Committee and a new initiative to institutionalize internships for all students (2015). Chaired the St. Thomas University Presidential university-wide committee on the Mission of the University ( ). This committee helped change the mission and the vision of St. Thomas University. Member of the Quality Enhancement Plan Committee for reaccreditation of St. Thomas University (2013). In the absence of a director, acted as the de facto director of the newly created Office of International Studies at Florida International University ( ). Revised and implemented procedures to improve transparency and accountability for all study abroad programs at Florida International University. Managed international exchange agreements for faculty and students and specific international programs such as Fulbright. Helped in the initial stages of the development of a new building to host international programs and the development of the first steps to centralize international programs at Florida International University. Assisted with the reorganization and consolidation of new and old programs and initiatives for the newly created College of Urban and Public Affairs at Florida International University ( ). Established procedures for the Office of the Dean to respond to student and faculty needs. Assisted with the budget for the college and managed the Dean s office budget. Supervised the Dean s office staff and implemented programs to train faculty and staff on the newly developed campaign titled Every Student Counts. COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Co-chair, Foundation Dinner Fundraising Efforts, Nativity Catholic School, Hollywood, FL present. Guest Speaker, Career Day, Nativity Catholic School, Hollywood, FL present. Board Member, Florida Political Science Association (FPSA), present. Session Chair, International Relations, Florida Political Science Association (FPSA), present. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (current and past) American Political Science Association (APSA). International Studies Association (ISA). Latin American Studies Association (LASA). Florida Political Science Association (FPSA). Southern Political Science Association (SPSA). Midwest Association for Latin American Studies (MALAS). 6

7 OTHER SKILLS Languages: Fluent in Spanish and a working knowledge of Portuguese. Computer: Knowledgeable in SPSS and educational computer software (e.g. Blackboard). Certified by the Office of Instructional Technology at St. Thomas University to teach online and blended courses. REFERENCES UPON REQUEST 7