Justine Treadwell, MALD 09, United States
“Two things were paramount in choosing a graduate program in international relations: a student body that reflects the diversity of our world, and a curriculum that addresses the interdisciplinary nature of global problems. At Fletcher, I found both, and I’m now reaping the benefits of that choice. I recently prepared for my Middle Eastern history midterm with a group of seven students, five of whom either come from or have lived in the Middle East. On the curriculum front, I’m currently taking a history class, a law class, an economics class, and a business class, and I attend a bi-monthly seminar analyzing water issues with students and faculty from medical, veterinary, public health, engineering, and environmental and nutrition science backgrounds. It doesn’t get much better than this!”
Education before Fletcher:
BA, English, Hollins University
Fields of Study:
Agricultural Economics;
International Environment and Resource Policy;
Certificate program in Water: Systems, Science, and Society;
Development Economics
Experience before Fletcher:
Peace Corps (Malawi): Community Health Officer;
Peace Corps (Tanzania): Consultant;
Africare (Tanzania): Consultant;
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Tanzania): Program Adviser for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Languages:
English
Kiswahili
Chichewa
Spanish
Summer Internship:
Independent Research on Agricultural Marketing Systems in Malawi, Malawi, Africa