KIMBERLY JONES Northeastern University, International Affairs Program 210 Renaissance Place, Boston, MA 02115 k.jones@neu.edu / 617.373.8203 EDUCATION Ph.D. in Public and International Affairs, Northeastern University, January 2011 Dissertation: Constructing the Nation in Opposition: Human Rights as Strategic Building Blocks A Comparative Analysis of Sinn Fein and the IRA, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas J.D. CUNY School of Law, January 2000 Honors and awards: Belle Zeller Scholarship Irish Student Association Community Service Award B.A. in Interdisciplinary Social Science, San Francisco State University, August 1996 Honors and awards: Magna cum laude World Affairs Council Asilomar Scholarship OTHER TRAINING Northeastern Online e-certified Instructor, December 2008 Stanford University, Virtual Summer Institute in Political Psychology (VSIPP), certificate, Summer 2006 ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant Academic Specialist and Head Advisor, International Affairs, September 2008-present Teach a range of undergraduate courses; Oversee directed studies; Serve as head advisor for more than 800 students providing counsel on academic issues and career development; Supervise academic component of student internships. Administrative Associate Director, International Affairs, September 2008 December 2011 Provided administrative support to director; Assisted with curriculum, course and programmatic development; Aided in grant research and event planning. 1
PUBLICATIONS Books Global Security Watch Egypt, coauthored with Denis Sullivan (Praeger Security, June 2008). Chapters From Moscow to Makhachkala: the People in Between, chapter for a special edition book, The New Normal, to be published by Fordham Urban Law Journal (forthcoming, 2013). Egypt, chapter revision, coauthored with Denis Sullivan in The Middle East and North Africa (Routledge, Europa World, forthcoming 2014). Egypt, chapter update, coauthored with Denis Sullivan in The Middle East and North Africa (Routledge, Europa World, 2012). Egypt, coauthored with Denis Sullivan in Countries at the Crossroads (Freedom House, 2007). Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals The Regulation of Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs) and Customs Brokers: Loopholes Big Enough to Fit Container Ships, coauthored with Nikos Passas in the Journal of Financial Crime (2007). Commodities and Terrorist Financing: Focus on Diamonds, coauthored with Nikos Passas in the European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research (2006). Encyclopedia Articles "West Asia, long article entry, The Encyclopedia of Transnational Crime and Justice (Sage, 2012). Other Publications Start the Presses: A Basic Guide to Media Capacity Building for Grassroots Organizations, a manual prepared for the Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR, 2001). RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Alston and Bird, Washington, D.C. Research Analyst - Consultant, August 2004 December 2009 Researched and analyzed legal, regulatory and political issues broadly related to international sanctions, terrorist financing and other financial crimes for a U.S. government contract; Related areas of inquiry included arms and narcotics smuggling, the trade in natural resources and organized crime; Drafted analytic reports of findings; Offered key assessments; Identified vulnerabilities; Countries and entities examined included: Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, China, the European Union, Bahrain, Iran, Israel, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates; Edited and updated other researchers reports. 2
Prof. Nikos Passas, Northeastern University College of Criminal Justice, Boston, MA Project Manager and Research Analyst, June 2004 January 2006 Researched and analyzed government documents, legislation and regulations, legal filings, and other sources to investigate connections between militant groups, the trade in commodities and financial crimes for a National Institute of Justice grant-funded project; Prepared summary memos of findings, in-depth reports and presentations; Supervised research assistants; Collated team information; Provided administrative grant support. Lawyers Alliance for Justice in Ireland, Denville, NJ Legal Advocate, June 2003 June 2004 Researched and drafted a submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions. Legal Researcher, June 1997 June 1998 Participated in a fact-finding mission to Northern Ireland and drafted a related report; Researched and prepared a document about security and human rights. Center for Economic and Social Rights, New York, NY Research and Communications Consultant, April 2002 August 2002 Researched law and policy relating to poverty, welfare reform and women in the United States for a petition before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Ed O Brien for Congress, Bethlehem, PA Research and Communications Director, June November 2000 Prepared candidate issue papers, remarks, fact sheets and press releases; Conducted in depth opposition research; Tracked pending state and federal legislation; Wrote content for the campaign website and served as spokesperson; Drafted correspondence to targeted groups regarding candidate positions and endorsements; Organized campaign events and press conferences. Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, New York, NY Research Consultant, February July 2001 Researched and organized content for an online human rights library, which included legislation, case law, government documents, reports, and international legal materials. Program Consultant, March June 2000 Coordinated with international human rights organizations and researched the intersection of gender and race in preparation for the United Nations World Conference on Racism. International Coalition of Human Rights Observers, Belfast, Northern Ireland Legal Coordinator, June September 1998 Monitored and documented human rights violations in Northern Ireland in conjunction with local residents, NGOs, and independent international observers; 3
Prepared briefing sessions for observers; Drafted press releases and action alerts. WORKS REVIEWED Anonymous article editor for Sage Publications. Anonymous textbook review for Palgrave MacMillan. Anonymous reviewer for the journal Crime, Law and Social Change (Springer). PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES Invited keynote speaker, opening ceremony, Northeastern Model United Nations regional conference, Northeastern University, May 17, 2013 Homeland (In)Security: Contested Spaces and Counterterrorism, Sectional Conference of the International Security Studies Section of ISA and the International Security and Arms Control Section of APSA, Chapel Hill, NC, October 5, 2012. Invited speaker, Amnesty International's Northeast Regional Conference at Boston University (on Egypt), November 12, 2011. Invited speaker, NU@Noon series at Northeastern s Burlington campus (on the Arab Spring), November 16, 2011. Invited speaker, opening ceremony, Northeastern Model Arab League conference, Northeastern University, November 4, 2011. Guest lecturer in Northeastern University courses: America, Islam and the Middle East (Afghanistan); Middle East Studies (human rights and the Arab Spring); Terrorism (graduate, CJ course; Al Qaeda and the Taliban). INTERVIEWS News@NU 3Qs series: No-fly zones (April 2011); US and Israeli-Palestinian relations (May 2011); Iranian terror plot (October 2011); US-Iran relations (October 2011); Gadaffi s death (October 2011); and Afghanistan (March 2012). CNN 5 Voices What Is Needed for Success in Afghanistan (October 2011). The Daily Beast regarding Libya, US/NATO intervention, and weapons (September 2011). 4
TEACHING Courses taught: Human Rights in the Middle East, INTL2360 Spring 2009, 2010 International Conflict and Negotiation, INTL3400 Fall 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and Spring 2012, 2013 Senior Capstone, INTL 4700 Fall 2009, 2001; Spring 2011, 2012, 2013; Summer II 2010; and Summer I 2012, 2013 Counterterrorism and Human Rights, Special Topics INTL4904 Summer II 2009 Northern Ireland Dialogue (2 courses, taught abroad) Regional Analysis -INTL4944 and Government and Politics Abroad POLS 4937 Summer I, 2011, 2012 Arab-Israeli Conflict, POLS3470 Spring 2010, 2011 Arab-Israeli Dispute, POLS7377 Spring 2010 Enhancing Honors, HONR1103 Spring 2011 Directed studies supervised: US regional security issues in Latin America Spring 2010 The role of drones in modern conflict Summer II 2010 US counterterrorism and counterinsurgency Spring 2011 Political violence and militancy in Lebanese refugee camps Spring 2011 Comparative counterinsurgency Afghanistan and Somalia Spring 2012 Human rights and the Arab Spring Spring 2012 Countering terrorism, insurgency and narcotics Afghanistan and Colombia Summer I 2012 Political violence and human rights in Iran Summer I 2012 Counterinsurgency emphasis on Afghanistan Fall 2012 Afghan border security Spring 2013 Russia and Georgia conflict Spring 2013 5
SERVICE Member, International Affairs Program Curriculum Committee Faculty Advisor, Middle East Studies Students Association Mentor, American Society of International Law PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Political Science Association American Society of International Law International Studies Association 6