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Center for Global Initiatives

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Center for Global Initiatives

Faculty and Staff

Lia Roberts standing in front of classroom of studentsLia Roberts, PhD
Academic Director, Center for Global Initiatives
lroberts@msmu.edu 
(310) 954-4529

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Jacqueline Ha-Maki
Director of International Student Services and Enrollment
jhamaki@msmu.edu

girl posing in front of floral muralSamantha Vasquez
International Peer Advisor
samavasq@msmu.edu

Teirah Bolden

Teirah Bolden
Research Assistant and Peer Advisor
teirbold@msmu.edu

CGI Affiliated Faculty Researchers

CGI’s Affiliated Faculty are engaged in international and/or comparative research in their respective disciplines, and are leaders in MSMU’s global efforts.

Alice Bardan, PhD
Instructor, English
abardan@msmu.edu | DH-214
Therese Fassnacht, DMA
Associate Professor/Department Chair, Music
tfassnacht@msmu.edu
Stephen Inrig, PhD, MSCS
Director, Professor, Global Politics, Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Policy, History and Political Science, Public Policy
sinrig@msmu.edu | B2-102 Doheny
Adriane Jones, PhD
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
ajones@msmu.edu | A10 Chalon
Juana Moriel-Payne
Instructor, Creative Writing
jmorielpayne@msmu.edu
Luiza Nogaj, PhD
Co-Director of GWSTEM, Professor, Biological Sciences
lnogaj@msmu.edu | A17-A
Johnny Payne
Director, Creative Writing
jpayne@msmu.edu
Irma Ravkic, PhD
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physical Sciences
iravkic@msmu.edu | H501