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Adjunct Instructor of International Relations, American Government and Constitutional Law
Staff Writer for International Affairs Review website, George Washington University
Earned Master’s Degree in International Policy (MIPP) at GWU, earning Certificate in Middle East Studies
Texas and DC Attorney with years experience in litigation, administrative law and prosecution
Former Appellate Prosecutor of criminal defendants
Earned L.L.M. (Master’s Degree in Law) at the London School of Economics in
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Recent International Policy Education
Master’s in International Policy and Practice, The George Washington University January
Presently pursuing Certificate in Middle East Studies January - present
Political Violence and Terrorism, US Foreign Policy and Terrorism, Arab/Israeli Conflict, US Foreign Policy in Persian Gulf, Immigration Law, Political Psychology, International Law, Politics of the Middle East, Intelligence, US Foreign Policy, Comparative Governments, International Economics, Intermediate Arabic, Research:
- Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula – Dangers and Outlook
- Hezbollah Patrons, Hezbollah Relationships and Nasrallah Speeches
- Water in Palestine, Israel’s Power Politics
- Hamas Strategies
- Psychological Profile of Nasrallah of Hezbollah
- Economic Sanctions Against Iran as a Response to Terrorism
- Political Strategies of Hezbollah in the Failed State of Lebanon
- The Durability of Military Influence in the Middle East
- Conflict between the Sunni and Shia and Kurds and Arabs
Certificate, Intermediate Arabic, University of Alexandria, Egypt Summer
Student, Intermediate Arabic, Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C. September – present
Certificate, Intermediate Arabic, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan Summer
Certificate, Intermediate Arabic, American University in Beirut, Lebanon Summer
Professional Experience
Adjunct Instructor, Montgomery College, Rockville, Maryland January – present
- Instructor of International Relations and American Government
Staff Writer, International Affairs Review website, GWU, www.iar-gwu.edu November – present
- Articles about the Lebanese government, Thomas Ricks critique of Iraq War, Gaza
Volunteer, Senator Jim Webb’s Arlington Office September – January
Research and Author of presentation about Supreme Court - Term January – July
Adjunct Instructor, taught two classes of Government at Montgomery College, Texas June – July
Attorney, Godwin Pappas Langley Ronquillo (Dunn, Kacal), Houston, Texas November – October
- Representation of dentists, physicians, nursing homes, analysis of expert reports, evidence and statutes
Judicial Law Clerk (Attorney) for Judge Lamar McCorkle, rd District Court, March – November
- Analyzed civil litigation pleadings, motions, depositions, briefs; prepared legal memoranda for Judge
Adjunct Instructor, Constitutional Law, University of Houston Political Science Dept., August–December
- Instructor, Introduction to Constitutional Law; guest lecturer, Introduction to Government (Jan-Feb )
Appellate Prosecutor, Harris County District Attorney, Houston, Texas March -August
- Prosecuted criminals by writing criminal appellate briefs for Texas Courts of Appeals
- / were violence to women and children (aggravated assault, sexual assault, indecency, injury to a child)
- &frac; were drug-related; &frac; were robbery, aggravated robbery, burglary or theft, murders, DWIs
- Argued before Court of Appeals, th District
Judicial Law Clerk for Judge Lamar McCorkle, rd Civil District Court -
Adjunct Lecturer, University of Houston Political Science Department -
Taught Law and Society twice, using First Amendment Law and Constitutional Law texts.
Attorney Intern, Texas First Court of Appeals August -March
Prepared draft civil and criminal opinions for justices; analyzed briefs of parties
Lecturer, researcher, Juvenile Death Penalty, University of Melbourne Political Science class
L.L.M. student, earned L.L.M., London School of Economics, London
Education
Certificate, Middle East Studies, George Washington University in progress
Master’s in International Policy and Practice (MIPP), George Washington University, January
Elliott School of International Affairs
Certificate, Intermediate Arabic, University of Alexandria, Egypt Summer
Certificate, Intermediate Arabic, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan Summer
Certificate, Intermediate Arabic, American University in Beirut, Lebanon Summer
L.L.M., London School of Economics, University of London, England
American Constitutional History, International Protection of Human Rights,
Constitutional and Institutional Law of the European Union, Juvenile Justice
Dissertation: The Juvenile Death Penalty – Evolving International Standards of Decency
J.D., University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Law Review: Wrongful Death of Children in Oklahoma, Tulsa Law Journal,
B.A., Colorado Women’s College, Denver, Colorado, Political Science and European Studies
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Course: The Emerging World (Dis)Order, a study of post Cold War politics
Harvard Law School, Program of Instruction for Lawyers, ,
Constitutional Law and Theory, International Human Rights, State and Local Government Law
Legal, Writing, Teaching Background
- Staff Writer, International Affairs Review, www.iar-gwu.org
- Member, Women’s Foreign Policy Group, www.wfpg.org
- Admitted to Texas and D.C. Bar Associations
- Adjunct Lecturer, previous positions
: Taught classes of Government at Montgomery College in Texas
: University of Houston Pol. Sci. Dept., Lecturer in Introduction to Constitutional Law
, : UH Pol. Sci. Dept., Law and Society, used First Amendment Law and Constitutional Law texts
- Lecturer, Supreme Court Term -, The Chief Justice Roberts Court
Juvenile Death Penalty – Evolving Standards of International Decency
- Other Articles: Supreme Court Term -, Chief Justice Roberts Court, July
Recent Developments in Medical Malpractice Defense Law, Newsletter, GHSHRM -
The Controversial Juvenile Death Penalty, presented to First Court of Appeals, Texas, Aug.
Update on Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform – House Bill and Proposition
