University of Illinois GRID Graduates are working in universities, governments, businesses, and nongovernmental organizations in teaching, research and policy development to understand and address global gender issues.

GRID GRADS (listed by year of completion of GRID Minor)   

Completed 2009

Megan Bronson, USA, African Studies

Rachel Dietkus-Miller, USA, Social Work

Completed 2008

Joy Coates, USA, History: Assistant Professor, African American Studies, Guilford College, North Carolina

Marizel Davila, Puerto Rico, Leisure Studies                                             

Tarnjeet Kang, Hong Kong, Educational Policy Studies

Coryn Shiflet, USA, Geography: International Student and Scholar Advisor, Northwestern University                         

Completed 2007

Aidé Acosta, USA, Anthropology                                     

Karin Berkhoudt, Netherlands, Anthropology                                           

Ana Claudia Polata e Fava, Brazil, Ag & Consumer Economics                  

Christina Jalasi, Zambia, Natural Resources & Environmental Science

Rashelle Roos, USA, Art and Design/Studio Art                             

Bala Saho, The Gambia, African Studies                                       

Batamaka Somé, Burkina Faso, Anthropology                                           

Wen-Yam Esther Somé-Guiebre, Burkina Faso, African Studies                                          

Meltem Yilmaz-Sener, Turkey, Sociology                                      

Completed 2006

Christobel Asiedu, Ghana, Sociology: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Social Sciences, Louisiana Tech University         

Jessica Horn, USA, African Studies: Senior Loan Officer, ACCION Chicago                               

Rose Korang-Okrah, Ghana, Social Work                                     

Suzana Palaska-Nicholson, Bosnia, African Studies                                               

Mansi Sachdev, India, Urban & Regional Planning: Manager-Urban, Infrastructure Professionals Enterprise, India

Isabel Scarborough, Bolivia, Anthropology                                              

Completed 2005

Stella Abunaw, Nigeria, Educational Policy Studies: Teacher, Cobb County School, Georgia                         

Maimouna Barro, Senegal, Curriculum & Instruction: Associate Director, African Studies, Univ. of Illinois                

Angelina Cotler, Peru, Anthropology: Associate Director, Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Univ. of Illinois

Ethel Hazard, USA, Anthropology                                              

Ulaunda Shuntay Adams, USA, Educational Policy Studies                                   

Completed 2004

Mary Jo Holbrock, USA, Curriculum & Instruction

Isidore Lobnibe, Ghana, Anthropology: Assistant Professor, Anthropology, Western Oregon University         

Jane-Frances Lobnibe, Ghana, Educational Policy Studies                          

Meera Murthi, India, Counseling Psychology: Staff Psychologist, University of Rochester, New York                         

Kristy Shih, Taiwan, Human & Community Development  

Completed 2003

Junjie Chen, China, Anthropology                                               

Parul Choudhary, India, Urban & Regional Planning: Principal at LEED Collective             

Fatumata Coulibaly, Ivory Coast, African Studies/Ag & Cons. Economics    

Janna Crawford, USA, Urban & Regional Planning                       

Vrinda Devi, India, Labor & Industrial Relations                

Eliza Johannes, South Africa, African Studies                                           

Marcia Phillips, Honduras, Ag & Consumer Economics                  

Laura Ripani, Argentina, Economics: Economist, Sustainable Development Program, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC

Saket Sarraf, India, Urban & Regional Planning: Planner/Analyst, ps Collective, LEAM group                      

Completed 2002

Aida Orgocka, Albania, Human & Community Development: Assistant Professor, Univ. of New York, Albania

Mirta Paola Leon Arizmendi, Peru, Social Work: Research Associate, Michigan State University                  

Pardip Bolina, India, Educational Policy Studies: Coordinator, International Projects, Study Abroad, Univ. of Illinois

Debra Fisher, USA, Human Resource Education                 

Rakhmatou Kane, Senegal, Educational Policy Studies                               

Zakia Salime, Morocco, Sociology: Assistant Professor, Sociology, Michigan State University

Lauren Tobey, USA, Food Science & Human Nutrition: Program Coordinator, Family/Community Health, OregonState University     

Varsha Venugopal, India, Urban & Regional Planning: Consultant, The World Bank, Washington, DC                    

Suzanne Wilson, USA, Human & Community Development           

Phoebe Wolfskill, USA, Art History: Fellow, Art History, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire                                             

Completed 2001

Hsiang Chieh Lee, Taiwan, Sociology                                          

Flora Kessy, Tanzania, Ag. & Consumer Economics: Senior. Social Scientist, Ifakara Health Research and Development Center, Tanzania   

Beatriz Padilla, Argentina, Sociology: Visiting Professor, Institute of Management, Social Sciences and Technology Lisbon, Portugal

Kelly Czarnecki, USA, Educational Policy Studies: Technical Education Librarian, Public Library, Charlotte County, North Carolina                              

Mary Jo Holbrock, USA, Curriculum & Instruction                                   

Myriam Ikuku, Congo, African Studies                                        

Grace Msangi, Kenya, Human Resource Education: Faculty Lecturer, Kenyatta University, Kenya                  

Josephine Yambi, Kenya, Linguistics/Curriculum & Instruction       

Natalie Yates, USA, Russian & East European Studies: Designer, Adjunct Professor, Louisiana State University        

Ani Yazedjian, Armenia, Human & Community Development: Assistant Professor, Family & Consumer Science, Texas State University    

Completed 2000

Koudedji Koita, Senegal, African Studies: Partners Healthcare System, Inc., Masssachusetts                                     

Flora Kessy, Tanzania, Ag. & Consumer Economics (See Kessy, 2001)                      

Joy Patton, USA, History (See Joy Coates, 2008)                                      

Completed 1999

Goretty Awuor Ofafa, Kenya, Human Resource Education               

Carmen Vergara, Mexico, Human & Community Development: Professor/Investigator, Posgrado en Ecologia Tropical, Mexico       

Vrinda Deva, India, Labor & Industrial Relations               

Beatriz Padilla, Argentina, Sociology: (See Padilla, 2001)

Completed 1998

Consolata Kabonesa, Uganda, Human & Community Development: Head, Women & Gender Studies, MakerereUniversity, Kampala, Uganda

Margaret Cederoth, USA, Urban & Regional Planning: Lead Planner, Professional Associate in Sustainability, PBAmericas, Inc.                   

Completed 1997

Grace Malindi, Malawi, Human & Community Development: Director, Agriculture Extension Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Malawi     

Joseph Otieno, Kenya, Geography

Rosintan Panjaitan, Indonesia, Agricultural Communications           : Gender Training Consultant, AUSAID, Cambodia        

Judith Atala, Kenya, African Studies                                            

Donna Fisher, USA, Agricultural Economics: Assistant Professor, Economic Development, Georgia SouthernUniversity                        

Dora Mwalwenje, Malawi, Vocational & Technical Education: Director/Girls’ Education Programs, Ministry of Eduation, Malawi             

Aida Orgocka, Albania, Human & Community Development (See Orgocka, 2002)     

Completed 1996

Eleanor Allman, Jamaica, Vocational & Technical Education, PhD  

Holly Arrow, USA, Psychology: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology & Institute of Cognitive and Decision Sciences, University of Oregon

Nicki Negrau, USA, Law, Juris Doctorate

Eric Marshall Custar, USA, African Studies: Consultant, Maritime and Transportation Solutions for Bio-Security

Maria Luz Daniels, Philippines, Geography: Analyst, USDA, Washington, DC                                            

Nancy Garrett, USA, Sociology                                      

Veronica Ouma, Kenya, Geography                                              

Completed 1995

Monica Ayieko, Kenya, Education: Head, Dept. of Family Studies, Maseno University College, Kenya

Anne Kishe, Tanzania, Linguistics: National Kiswahili Council, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Hassana Alidou Ngame, Niger, African Studies/Linguistics: Professor, TESOL and Cross Cultural Studies, Graduate School of Education, Alliant International University, San Diego

Aminata Soumare, Mali, Educational Policy Studies: Assistant Professor, Social Sciences and Comparative Education, UCLA, and Consultant with the World Bank, Mali

Completed 1994

Roselyn Gakure, Kenya, Vocational & Technical Education, Chairman, Entrepreneurship & Procurement Department, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya      

Raiza Kolia, South Africa, Social Work: Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University                                        

Norah Chemengen, Kenya,Vocational & Technical Education                       

Mathew Gboku, Sierra Leon, Agricultural Education: Senior Lecturer, Adult Education, University of Botswana and Consultant, Agro-Business Consulting & Development                     

Niranjan Karnik, USA, Sociology/Medical Scholar: Assistant Adjunct Professor, Social Medicine, University ofCalifornia, San Francisco               

Jamie McGowan, Tanzania, Policy Economics: Associate Director, African Studies, Univ. of Illinois                          

Altemius Millinga, Tanzania, Policy Economics: Director, International Labor Organization Program on Credit for Women, Tanzania

Rie Nishemura, Japan, Sociology                                     

Celma Quiroga, Bolivia, Policy Economics: President, Corte Departamental de Chuquisaca, University faculty, Bolivia

Birgit Latein, Germany, Psychology

Completed 1993

Lucy Kehinde, Nigeria, Agricultural Communications: Para-Educator, Early Childhood Transition Program, Champaign Schools, Illinois

Khalida Malik, Pakistan, Rural Sociology: Pgm Officer, Program for Women & Girls, World Food Program, Pakistan

Patricia Musi, Swaziland, Consumer Economics: Faculty, University of Swaziland                            

Virginia Harris, USA, Agricultural Economics                              

Kimberly Jones, USA, Economics                                               

Consolata Kabonesa, Uganda, Human Dev. & Family Studies (See Kabonesa, 1998)             

Completed 1992

Diane Duesterhoeft, USA, Library Science: Reference/Instruction Librarian, St. Mary’s University, San Antonio,Texas                                             

Suja George, USA, Human Dev. & Family Studies: Program & Policy Development Specialist, Bureau of Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention, Illinois Dept. of Human Services, Chicago                   

Toni Kovach, USA, Social Work                                     

Sheriff Sima, Gambia, Agricultural Communications: Ministry of Agriculture, Gambia                      

Shanthi Subramanian, India, East Asian Studies                          

Completed 1991

Cherub Antwi-Nsiah, Ghana, Geography: Program Support Officer for Gender, SNV/Netherlands Development Organization, Ghana

Julia Greider, USA, Political Science                                           

Linda Semu, Malawi, Agricultural Economics/Sociology: Director, Women and Development Master’s Program, Chancellor University, Malawi                       

Completed 1990

Amy Felty, USA, Human Resources & Family Studies       

Completed before 1990

Monica Ayieko, Kenya, Human Resources & Family Studies (See Ayieko, 1995)        

Susanne Belovari, Austria, Sociology                                          

Diane Goldberg, France, Agricultural Economics                            

Marci Lang, USA, Agricultural Economics                        

Maria Niza Licuanan, Philippines, Sociology: Assistant Professor, Kent State, Ohio                                               

Nachiappan Narayanan, India, Agricultural Economics                              

Susheela Pandian, India, History                                                

Katherine Roth, USA, African Studies/Journalism: Associated Press Reporter, New York City Bureau, and member of Council on Foreign Relations                

Angharad Valdivia, Chile, Communications Research: Professor, Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois 

GRID students are from 46 countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bolivia, Bosnia, Burkina Faso, Chile, China, Congo, Ecuador, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia,, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leon, South Africa, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, United States, Zambia.

And from 35 departments: African Studies, Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Agricultural Communications, Agricultural Education, Anthropology, Architecture, Art and Design/Studio Art, Art History, Communications Research, Counseling Psychology, Curriculum and Instruction, Economics, Education, Educational Organization and Leadership, Educational Policy Studies, Educational Psychology, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Geography, History, Human and Community Development, Human Resource Education, Journalism, Labor and Industrial Relations, Law, Leisure Studies, Library Science, Linguistics, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Policy Economics, Psychology, Russian and East European Studies, Social Work, Sociology, South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Urban and Regional Planning.