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Janet Reilly

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Janet Reilly joined UNO in 2020 as an instructor in political science, having previously taught at Sarah Lawrence College and at Queens College in New York. Dr. Reilly's research interests are refugee and migration issues and human rights. She has worked for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Turkey and Guinea, Save the Children (on HIV/AIDS awareness) in Ethiopia, and Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (in refugee resettlement) in North Carolina. Since 2017, she has also partnered with Scholars At Risk (SAR) to teach student advocacy seminars, in which students advocate for imprisoned scholars. She is teaching remotely from NJ where she lives with her husband and two children.

Teaching Interests

Human Rights, International Law, International Relations, U.S. Foreign Policy, International Organization, Politcs & Film

Research Interests

refugees & migration, human rights, diaspora politics, political communication

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