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Dr Pamela Kleiber
Editor in Chief |
Pamela B. Kleiber is Associate Director of the Honors Program and the Center for Undergraduate Research at the University of Georgia. She received a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature with minors in Philosophy, History and Education from Ithaca College and a Masters and Doctorate in Education from the University of Georgia where she is a faculty administrator. She has served as the Editor-In-Chief of JURO since its inception in 2001.
Dr. Kleiber has taught, written and consulted on the use of focus group methodology in promoting citizen participation and developing public policy. She has written numerous articles and has co-authored The Electronic Forum Handbook, a primer on the use of technology in support of learning through deliberative dialogue.
Dr. Kleiber serves as Secretary for the Board of Directors for the ArtReach Foundation (www.artreachfoundation.org), a nonprofit organization that addresses the adjustment of children in regions devastated by war or natural disasters by sending teams of professionals to work with teachers and public health professionals. She also collaborates with the Kettering Foundation, a nonpartisan, nonpolitical research foundation that focuses on enhancing democratic processes.
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Rebecca Cheney
Consulting Editor |
| Rebecca Cheney joined the JURO staff as a Consulting Editor in September
2005. As a Program Assistant in the Center for Undergraduate Research
Opportunities, Rebecca works closely with students and faculty who
conduct research in a wide variety of disciplines. She helps to organize the
annual CURO Symposium for undergraduate research and the CURO Summer
Research Fellowships and guides students through the process of writing an
Honors thesis. Rebecca has a master's degree in International Education and
a bachelor's degree in Speech Communication with a minor in Spanish. |
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Hariqbal Basi
Operations Manager |
| Hariqbal is a fourth year from Dunwoody, GA majoring in Political Science, Public
Relations, and Psychology with a minor in Religion. He has been involved with JURO@GA
since his freshman year and is now the Operations Manager, overseeing the
publication of the journal. A Crane Leadership Scholar, Hariqbal is a member of several
academic and leadership based honor societies, including Blue Key, Phi Beta Kappa, and
Phi Kappa Phi. He has been profiled as an Amazing student on the UGA homepage
(www.uga.edu/amazing/basi) and was recently recognized as the UGA student of the
year 2006 by Infusion Magazine. |
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Allison Childers
Managing Editor |
| Allison Childers is a fourth year from Rome, GA, majoring in Psychology
with a minor in Child and Family Development. She is currently the
managing editor of JURO. A member of Sigma Kappa sorority, Allison is a
regular volunteer for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Murphy Harpst
Children's Center in Cedartown, Georgia. Over the past year, she has
been conducting research in infant development under the supervision of
Dr. Janet Frick. She is presently interning for Advantage Behavioral
Health Systems of Athens. After graduating in May, 2007, she plans to
pursue a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. |
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Adam Thomas
Arts Editor |
| Adam Thomas, Fine Arts Editor, is a third year from Charlotte, North
Carolina, majoring in History and German and pursuing a minor in
Geography. He is a recipient of the Foundation Fellowship and is a
member of the Dean William Tate Honor Society and Phi Alpha Theta
History Honor Society. Adam enjoys his work as an intern at AIDS Athens,
as Director of Case Administration with the University Judiciary, and as
secretary for the campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity. He hopes to
pursue a JD/MPH dual degree program after his time at UGA, ultimately
founding his own non-profit working with HIV/AIDS prevention and
education amongst the gay community. This is his third year on the staff
of JURO@GA, having previously served as the Assistant Fine Arts Editor. |
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Rachelle Wallace
Online Publications Team Director |
| Rachelle Wallace is a fourth year student from Canton, GA, and is the
head of the JURO Online Publications Team. She is majoring in
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, with a minor in Italian. For the
past 18 months Rachelle has worked for Dr. John Pickering in the
Institute of Ecology on the website http://www.discoverlife.org to help
build IDnature guides, species pages, and a global mapper. For the past 6
months, she has been conducting breast cancer research at the CCRC under
the mentorship of Dr. Michael Pierce and his post-doctoral student,
Karen Abbott. After graduating in May of 2007, Rachelle plans to pursue
a Ph.D. in Biochemistry. |
Online Publication Team |
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Sara Brabender
Online Publications |
| Sara is a second-year Honors student majoring in Management Information Systems
Technology and Criminal Justice. She is from Kennesaw, Georgia and this is her second
year as a part of the JURO team. |
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Jeffrey Chraig Elrod
Online Publications |
| Jeff is a third year math and risk management in insurance major. He is a second tenor
and the webmaster for the UGA Accidentals, webmaster for UGA Habitat for Humanity, and
an Honors Ambassador. His aspirations include becoming an actuary and living a life of
general contentment. |
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Chris Shi
Online Publications |
| Chris Shi is a senior Honors student concentrating in biochemistry and molecular biology and biology. He is a leader in and has made web pages for Students In Christ (Chief Officer), the Chinese American Student Association, and various Anime fan-based organizations (many of which received 3000+ visitors/day). On campus, his regular duties include interning for Eminent Scholar Dr. Ying Xu at the Computational Systems Biology Lab and working for the University of Georgia's Enterprise Information Technology Services. This is his second year serving JURO. |
Content Editors |
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Betsey Beasley
Content Editor |
| Betsy Beasley is a fourth-year undergraduate at the University of Georgia pursuing a major
in history and a minor in English. She joined the staff of the Journal for Undergraduate
Research Opportunities as a content editor in the spring of 2005. Betsy is also the
president UGA's chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honors society, and has
presented research at several conferences, including the Spheres of Power graduate
conference at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the 2006 CURO Symposium at
UGA. After graduation, Betsy plans to work for a nonprofit for a couple of years before
beginning a Ph.D. program in history or American studies. |
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Shivan Bhatt
Content Editor |
| Shivan Bhatt is a second-year Honors student from Augusta, Georgia
majoring in Biology, Philosophy, and International Affairs. He is a
recipient of the Charter scholarship and is a member of the CURO
Apprentice program. This is his first year as a JURO Content Editor.
He plans to join the Peace Corps in the area of health and HIV/AIDS,
obtain a Masters of Public Health in International Health, and then
attend medical school. |
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Kelly Eaton
Content Editor |
| Kelly is a fourth year biology and psychology double major with a spanish minor from
Chevy Chase, Maryland. She is a recipent of the Bernard Ramsey Honors Scholarship
and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. In her free time she loves to play soccer and
horseback ride. After graduation she plays to attend medical school. |
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James Gordy
Content Editor |
| James Gordy is excited to be a brand new content editor for JURO. From the great
metropolis of Ringgold, Georgia, he is a third-year honors student pursuing a double
major between biochemistry and drama. He is currently involved in CURO, being in a
biochemistry lab under Dr. Mike W. W. Adams. He is a part of Alpha Psi Omega, the
honors theatre society, and is active in the theatre community. He is also a Bernard
Ramsey and a Robert C. Byrd scholar. With all that in mind, he is quite confused as to
what he wants to do after he graduates. |
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Brian Levy
Content Editor |
| Brian Levy is a fourth-year student majoring in sociology and religion,
while studying for a minor in anthropology. He is a member of the
Honors Program and recipient of the Bernard Ramsey Honors Scholarship.
This is Brian’s first year working on the JURO staff. He is also the
Policy Director for the Roosevelt Institution at UGA and a volunteer
English teacher for a local ESL program. Upon graduation in May 2007,
Brian plans to pursue graduate studies in public policy. |
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Lindsay Looft
Content Editor |
| Lindsay Looft is a junior in the Honors Program from Marietta, Georgia.
She is pursuing dual degrees in French and Biology. Outside of the
classroom, Lindsay researches glycoproteins in Dr. Michael Pierce's CCRC
lab, serves as a Center Director for Roosevelt at UGA, and volunteers
with various community and campus organizations. In the future, she
hopes to attend medical school. This is her first year serving as a
content editor for JURO. |
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Chris MacLean
Content Editor |
| Chris MacLean is a senior member of the Honors Program where he is a Psychology
major and Child & Family Development minor. Having been involved in undergraduate
research since the end of his sophomore year, Chris has worked with UGA's Center for
Undergraduate Research (CURO) and has also served as an intern through NSF's
Research Experience for Undergraduates program at Middlebury College. He is currently
writing his thesis under the direction of Dr. Paula Schwanenflugel in the department of
Educational Psychology. He also teaches a seminar for Honors freshmen. Right now
Chris is in the process of applying to graduate school, and hopes to become a professor
someday. |
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William Mann
Content Editor |
| William is a third-year from Hoover, Alabama. This is his first year as a JURO Content
Editor. William is pursuing degrees in math and economics while taking piano and organ
lessons as a music minor. He also volunteers with several program on and off campus,
among them tutoring math at Classic City High School, translating for Spanish-speaking
parents at local elementary schools, Georgia Recruitment Team, and the Franklin
Ambassadors Program. Upon graduation, he may take a year off to volunteer, enroll in a
master's program in financial mathematics, or proceed directly to graduate school in
economics. Only time will tell. |
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Kelly Proctor
Content Editor |
| Kelly Proctor is a senior studying Publication Management (a combined
business and journalism degree) at the University of Georgia. She joined
JURO as a content editor in 2005. Kelly has been a full-time writer at
The Red & Black -- a 17,000-circulation, independent, student-run
newspaper serving the University -- since 2004. She received a
fellowship to study political journalism in Washington, D.C. in Fall
2005, when she worked with Bloomberg News covering Presidential and
Congressional news. She worked for Bloomberg again last summer, this
time in Hong Kong, where she covered the local stock market. Kelly hopes
to become a foreign correspondent covering Chinese business upon graduation. |
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Caren Schiff
Content Editor |
| Caren Schiff is a fourth year Honors student from Birmingham, Alabama pursuing majors
in Psychology and Telecommunication Arts Management as well as a Certificate in
Personal and Organizational Leadership. She joined the JURO staff in 2006 as a content
editor. Caren interned with the national office of Public Broadcasting Services this past
summer through the Honors in Washington Internship Program and has studied abroad at
Oxford University. During her time at UGA, she has been active in many organizations
throughout campus, including the Honors Program Student Council and the Hillel Campus
Center for Jewish Life. She hopes to one day work in the realm of media management,
thereby contributing to the creation a better informed and educated society. |
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Lindsay ThielContent Editor |
| Lindsay Thiel joined JURO in fall 2006. She is a Marketing major and Psychology minor
with a Certificate in Personal and Organizational Leadership. While at UGA, she founded
the UGA Tap Dawgs, an organization for experienced tap dancers to continue to learn
and perform during college. The summer before her junior year, Lindsay worked with
occupational and physical therapists to develop a summer program where she taught
dance to children with special needs. This year, she will be teaching and dancing in the
company at DanceFX. She was also a member of the Honors Program Student Council
for two years, served as a Peer Advisor, and represented HPSC at the National
Collegiate Honors Council. Upon graduation in May 2007, Lindsay plans to get a few
years of experience in the corporate world before pursuing her Masters. She hopes to
one day start her own business and to develop more arts programs in education for
children of all needs. |
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Haley WoodContent Editor |
| Haley Wood is a third-year Honors student and recipient of the Charter
scholarship from Brentwood, Tennessee. She is pursuing majors in
Psychology and English, and has been active in a number of organizations
on campus and in the surrounding area, including the Honors Program
Student Council, Project Safe, and UGAzine. This is her first year
working as a JURO@GA content editor. She also serves as president of
Sound Off, a club for the hearing impaired, and vice president of the
Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC). During
the past two summers, she has worked in a psychiatric hospital, assisted
researchers at Vanderbilt University, and volunteered at a camp for deaf
children and their siblings. Upon graduating from UGA in December 2007,
she hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. |
