Program Coordinator, Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies
jessmhil@umich.edu
Office Information:
Weiser Hall, Suite 500
500 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1042
phone: 734.647.4143
Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies;
CMENAS Staff;
International Institute
About
Jessica joined the staff of the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies in April 2016. Previously, she supported the International Institute's IKHLAS Research Initiative and the Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) in the Fellowships Office. She is a former FLAS fellow in Thai and Indonesian and holds a dual master's degree in Southeast Asian Studies and Public Policy from the University of Michigan. Her research interests center on the role of civil society organizations in creating social change in Myanmar and Thailand. Her work has specifically focused on issues of Buddhist social activism and environmentalism, human trafficking prevention, and community-based development
