International Mondays Fall 2009 Lecture Series

All lectures take place from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. at the Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room A.

October 12 – American and Australian Federal Constitutions: Where is the Bill of Rights (and does it matter)?

William G. Buss, O. K. Patton Professor of Law, University of Iowa College of Law

October 19 - Humanitarianism without Humans: Parasites, Pharmaceuticals and Philanthropy
Ari Samsky, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, University of Iowa’s Global Health Studies Program

October 26 – Rehabilitated: Anna Goeldi, the “Last Witch”
Waltraud Maierhofer, Professor of German, University of Iowa

November 2 – The Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis in Haiti: the role of drug donations, community perceptions, and access to health care
Nanette Barkey, Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa

November 9 - Establishment of Interdisciplinary Child Protection Teams in Turkey 2002-2006: Multi-Center Collaboration on Improving the Clinical Management of Child Abuse and Neglect
Resmiye Oral, M.D., Clinical Director of Child Protection Program, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Iowa

November 16 – Teaching English in Spain
International Education Week Lecture: Aubree Miller, 2005 graduate of Spanish and International Studies, University of Iowa