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Index of biographies by last name: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Deborah J. Gerner
Tenured Professor, Political Science; at KU since 1988
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1982
M.A., Northwestern University, 1979
B.A., Earlham College, 1977
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Foreign policy decision making, US policy toward the Middle East, North Africa, & Third World; Arab Israeli conflict; conflict resolution, crisis early warning; human rights, ethnicity, democratization.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
International Quaker Working Party, 2004. Beyond Silence: Toward Hope in the Middle East. Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee.
Gerner, Deborah J., and Jillian Schwedler, eds. Forthcoming, 2004. Understanding the Contemporary Middle East, 2d ed. Boulder: Lynne Rienner, Publishers.
Gerner, Deborah J., and Philip A.Schrodt. 2002. "Taking Your Academic Expertise Public: Lessons Learned Responding to the 11 September Crisis." International Studies Perspectives 3(2).
Brichoux, David, and Deborah J. Gerner. 2002. "Promoting Democracy or Dictatorship? U.S. Involvement in Indonesia, 1958." Pew Case Studies in International Affairs, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy.
Goldstein, Joshua S., Jon C. Pevehouse, Deborah J. Gerner, and Shibley Telhami. " 2001. "Dynamics of Middle East Conflict and U.S. Influence, 1979-97." Journal of Conflict Resolution 45(5): 594-620.
CLASSES TAUGHT AT KU:
International Relations
U.S. Foreign Policy toward the Third World
Middle East Politics
International Mediation and Conflict Resolution
U.S. Foreign Policy
International Institutions and Processes
International Political Economy
LANGUAGES:
Native fluency in English, basic knowledge of Arabic and Spanish.
DISTINCTIONS:
Earlham College, "Howard Richards Ethical Construction Award," 2004
Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice, "Tom and Anne Moore Pease and Justice Award," 2003.
National Science Foundation grant, 2001-2003 (with Philip A. Schrodt)
W.T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence, August 2000
Honored for undergraduate teaching, Center for Teaching Excellence, May 2000;
National Science Foundation grant, 1994-96 (with Philip A. Schrodt)
Pew Faculty Fellowship in International Affairs, Harvard University, 1994-95

Malcolm Gibson
General Manager and News Adviser, The University Daily Kansan and Associate Professor of Journalism (25%); at KU since 1996
EDUCATION:
M.A., Mass Communications (Int'l Journalism), University of Florida, 1994
B.A., African Studies, University of Florida, 1977
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
African and African American media
RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
"AIDS and the African Press," Media, Culture & Society, (SAGE, London) Vol. 16 (1994), 349-356.
"Wichita blows up the copy desk," A Return to Quality Editing, ASNE Human Resources Committee Publication, April 1997 (Invited)
"No horses at this wedding, please," a monograph published by The New York Times as part of The New York Times College Program Advisory Board. (Invited)
COURSES TAUGHT AT KU:
Introduction to Editing
Advanced Editing
International Journalism
LANGUAGES:
Native fluency in English, proficient in KiSwahili
DISTINCTIONS:
KU Excellence in Teaching, 2001, 2004.
H.O.P.E. finalist, 2002. H.O.P.E. nominee, 2004.

Sandra J. Gray
Tenured Associate Professor, Anthropology; at KU since 1992.
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., The State University of New York at Binghamton, 1992
M.A., The State University of New York at Binghamton, 1988
B.F.A., the Goodman School of Drama of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1974
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Biological Anthropology, with research emphasis on human ecology and human biocultural adaptation, child survival, child growth, reproductive ecology. Current area focus is East African pastoralists: fertility and reproductive strategies, maternal and child nutrition & health, child growth, child mortality. Most recent emphasis in research the impact of cattle raiding, armed violence, and warfare on the demography and human population biology of pastoralists in East Africa.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
Gray, SJ, Leslie, PW, and Akol, HA. (2002) Uncertain Disaster: Environmental instability, colonial policy, and the resilience of East African pastoralist systems. In Leonard, WR and Crawford, MH (ed) The Human Biology of Pastoral Populations, pp. 99-130. Cambridge University Press.
Little, MA, Gray, SJ, and Campbell, BC. (2001). Milk consumption in African Pastoral Peoples. In Drinking: Anthropological Approaches, ed. I. DeGarine and V. DeGarine, pp. 66-86. New York: Berghahn Books.
Gray, S. J. (2000) The memory of loss: Ecological politics, local history, and the evolution of Karimojong violence. Human Organization 59 (4):401-418
Gray, SJ. (In press). Pastoralist identity and the experience of violence in southern Karamoja. Paper to be included in the volume, Changing Identifications and Alliances in North-Eastern Africa, James Curry.
CLASSES TAUGHT AT KU:
Human Adaptation
Ecology and Biology of African Peoples
Anthropology of Sex
Human Growth and Development
Anthropology of Food and Nutrition
African Pastoralists
Contemporary Health Issues in Africa
LANGUAGES:
English, French, Karimojong/Turkana
DISTINCTIONS:
Kansas Humanities Council. Grant for interdisciplinary exhibition at KU Museum of Anthropology, 1998
General Research Funds, KU, 1997 and 1996 for demographic research in Karamoja, Uganda, 1997
Wenner Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, 1997
National Geographic Society , 1997
1998-99 academic year in Uganda

Aminu Ibrahim Gusau
Lecturer in Hausa (50%); at KU since 1998
EDUCATION:
D.M., (Doctor of Management) in Organizational Leadership -University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona. Anticipated graduation 2006.
M.A., Business, Baker University, 2001
B.A., University of Kansas, 1996
Registered Nurse Certificate, School of Nursing, Sokoto, Nigeria, 1984
RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
A manual for "Children Foundation Centre." 1997.
A monthly newsletter, "The Progression" (America-Nigeria Progressive Association [ANPA]). 1996.
COURSES TAUGHT AT KU:
Hausa Language and Culture
Elementary Hausa I and II
Intermediate Hausa I and II
Advanced Hausa I and II
LANGUAGES:
English, Hausa, Pidgin English
DISTINCTIONS:
"Best Teacher of the Month of September" by Community Living Organization (CLO), Lawrence, KS. 2002
Selected and honored at the Celebration of Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award Foundation in Kansas City, MO by International Student Services, University of Kansas. 2002
Awarded Phi Beta Delta International Scholar by the International Programs Office, University of Kansas. 2000
Member: The International Trade Club of Greater Kansas City, 2000-present.
Letter of Commendation for "…patriotism and dedication to forging understanding and cooperation between the United States and Nigeria" by Professor Myra Gordon, Associate Dean of Diversity and Curriculum, Virginia Tech. 1999
Founder: Americo-Nigerian Progressive Association (ANPA), 1996.