Alumni

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Alumni News:

• Pamela White (M.A. in Government) is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Women's Studies at TWU. As a member of the first cohort in 2010, Pamela's research interests include making connections amongst Spiritual Activism; Indigenous Theories; New Materialism; and Object-Oriented Philosophy and applying these connections to political issues such as Natural Gas Drilling and Food Justice.
• Corena White (MA Government) received a ful-time tenure track position at Tarrant County College-Trinity River.
• Brittney Martin (B.S. History, MA History/Government) has been hired as the Upper School History teacher, as well as the volleyball/basketball coach at The Selwyn College Preparatory School in Denton, TX. For the past year, Ms. Martin has worked in the office of the TWU Leadership Institute and is completing the Master of Arts in Teaching program.
• Joan Johnson (BA history, MA government) has been made chair of the Department of Government, Economics and Paralegal Studies at Tarrant County College Northeast Campus.
• Maricelly Malave (government) has recently finished her year at UPeace in Costa Rica and her work towards an MA in peace education.  Her next project is to finish her thesis in the Philippines where she will partner with a local counter trafficking organization called Wedpro.  Her research is on rehabilitative education and alternative work programs for survivors of sex slavery and the sex industry.  She will be evaluating Wedpro's rehabilitative education program and working to produce a new curriculum based on her findings.
• Holly (Government) and Jeremy (History) Dawson, now teaching history and government at NCTC in Corinth, were recently featured in an article on our TWU Alumni Relations page. 
• Sam Childers received a B.S. in history in 1995. Since graduating from TWU, he served as Communications Manager for Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture, Director of Public Programs and Marketing Manager for the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, and Director of Development for the Margaret Mitchell House and Museum in Atlanta, GA. He is a contributing writer and editorial assistant to Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, has served on the steering committee for the Dallas Legacies History Conference and currently serves on the boards of the Lake Highlands Historical Association and the Friends of the SMU Libraries.  He is a member of numerous professional organizations and for several years was a judge for the annual Wilder Museum Publication Awards for the Texas Association of Museums.  His book Historic Hotels of Dallas was released in February 2010.
• Brandi McClelland begins a Masters program at Colorado State University this Fall (2010) in higher education administration, with a specialization in student affairs. She has been awarded an assistantship as the diversity education coordinator in the residence halls, one of 20 selected from an applicant pool of 250. After receiving her undergraduate degree in government and serving as the President of Student Government, Brandi worked for TWU’s Office of Intercultural Services.
• Angela Luther, a graduate of the government program, is working at the Urban Inter-Tribal Center of Texas, a non-profit organization serving the needs of Native Americans in the DFW Metroplex. Angela works in the Employment and Training Department in employment services.
• David Smith, a government graduate, is currently a PhD candidate in the Political Science Program at the University of Texas at Dallas. His research interests focus on Congressional Institutions and Voting Behavior. He is writing his dissertation on the Earmarking Process and Electoral Outcomes. He has a forthcoming article with Legislative Studies Quarterly with Dr. Thomas L. Brunell, entitled “Special Elections to the U.S. House of Representatives: A General Election Barometer?”
• Eliza Alvarado, a government graduate, is currently a Ph.D. candidate at The University of Texas at Dallas as well as working for the U.S. Department of Labor.  She has also worked for State Representative Carol Kent and Congressman Rubén Hinojosa.
• Diana Cruz, a government graduate, serves as legislative assistant to Texas Senator Mario Gallegos and volunteers as an assistant policy strategist for the American Civil Liberties Union.
• Katie McCurdy, who received her degree from TWU in Government,  is currently attending San Francisco Law School  (Aug. 2009) 
• Heather Marcus, who received her degree from TWU in Government,  has been accepted to attend St. Mary's Law School (Aug. 2009)
• Samah Elhajibrahim, who received her B.A. and M.A. degrees in Government from TWU, received both Benjamin Franklin and Fountaine Fellowships from the University of Pennsylvania, where she is working on her Ph.D. in political science.  These fellowships support her studies for five years.
• Monique Melara, who received her B.A. and M.A. degrees in Government, is beginning first year law studies at American University Law School. (Aug. 2009) 

 Let us know how you are doing!  Email your updates to HistoryGov@twu.edu