People Type: SKJ 2014

Biography Richardson Addai-Mununkum is a doctoral candidate of Curriculum & Instruction. He holds an MA in Environmental Management & Policy from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana (2007). Prior to coming to UW–Madison, Richardson worked as a high school teacher, and a project manager for a non-governmental organization in Ghana. As an educator, Richardson is …

Biography Irene Ann Resenly is a fourth-year doctoral student in Curriculum and Instruction – Social Studies Education. Prior to coming to Madison, she earned a bachelor’s degree in German Language and Literature, a certificate in Modern Foreign Language (German) Secondary Education, and a master’s degree in Holocaust Education. She worked as the staff coordinator for …

Biography Jordan Baskerville is a graduate student in the department of Languages and Cultures of Asia focusing on religions of Asia. He completed a BA in philosophy and religion at Oregon State University, where he developed an interest in understanding and articulating the intersections of religious practice and social engagement. Following his undergraduate studies, he …

Biography Jennifer Estes is a doctoral student in Cultural Anthropology. She holds a BA in Drama and the Comparative History of Ideas from the University of Washington. Prior to beginning her graduate studies, she worked in a public high school in Kampot Province, Cambodia with the Peace Corps. Jennifer’s dissertation project will examine how ideas …

Biography W. Nathan Green is a second year MA student in the Center for Southeast Asian Studies and will continue onto the PhD program in Geography at the UW–Madison in Fall 2014. He holds BA degrees in Geography and the Comparative History of Ideas from the University of Washington. Nathan first became interested in environmental …

Biography Ellen Hebden is a third-year graduate student pursuing a Joint PhD in Cultural Anthropology and Ethnomusicology, and holds an MMus in Ethnomusicology from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies. Prior to pursuing her doctoral studies, Ellen worked on the Archival Sound Recordings 2 project at the British Library, and taught …

Biography Christopher Kirchgasler is a doctoral student in the department of Curriculum & Instruction. As a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Guinea, he taught English as a foreign language. Upon returning to the U.S., he taught English for four years at a public charter school in East Boston. His current research focuses on studying the …

Biography Stephanie Koning is a graduate student in population health and sociology at University of Wisconsin–Madison. She is currently engaged in research with colleagues at UW as well as the United Nations, on health and social justice issues regarding migrant and indigenous populations in the US and in Southeast Asia. Stephanie was awarded a Scott …

Biography Martina Kunovic was born in Zagreb, Croatia, raised in Toronto, Canada, and studied in London, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec, before coming to Madison, Wisconsin to pursue a doctorate in sociology. Along the way, Havana, Cuba, captured her personal and academic interest, and this is where she will be carrying out the Scott Kloeck-Jenson International …

Biography Jess L’Roe is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Geography. She studies the tradeoffs inherent in balancing environmental and welfare concerns across different groups of people and different generations. She earned her BS in Environmental Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, near her hometown of Raleigh, NC. After graduating, …