Professor Dr. Ishita Sinha Roy has taught Media & Cultural Studies at Allegheny College since 2001. Dr. Sinha Roy received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Communication from the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, where she also taught before moving to Pennsylvania. She specializes in postcolonial investigations of global media, with an emphasis on nation-branding.
Her recent book, Manufacturing Indianness examines the merging of populism, religious fundamentalism, and a free market logic in the strategic marketing of the Hindutva ('pure' Hindu) brand of neoliberal nationalism in the sub-continent.
Ishita has led several Experiential Learning Study Abroad Seminars for academic credit, at the college. She designed, and for several years taught the mandatory intercultural communication course (EXL300) that is taken by all study abroad students in an Allegheny-sponsored program. Ishita was also the Co-Principle Investigator on an Andrew W. Mellon Grant for Internationalizing the Campus, and appointed as the Faculty Study Away liaison at Allegheny College.
Among the various community-based projects she has initiated, "Growing Hearts. Growing Minds" was formed with Allegheny College students, and in collaboration with the Rotary Club of mid-town Bombay, India. The group was involved in educational initiatives within an internationally renowned global sustainability project from 2008-16, in the tribal village of Baste in western India. A large part of the project focused on educating girls, providing them with vocational training opportunities, and forming a women's cooperative that spurred female entrepreneurship and earning power. Ishita is currently part of a cohort of "Civic Engagement Leaders" at Allegheny College, in which capacity she is designing courses with a strong built-in community outreach component.
In 2000, Ishita was awarded the student-nominated teaching award at the Annenberg School of Communication (USC), and in 2008, she received the Thoburn Award for Excellence in Teaching at Allegheny College.
She was the Provost's appointee in leading the "Sustained Dialogues" employee initiative at Allegheny College during 2017-18. Together with Dr. Waggett, Ishita is co-leading the 2020-2023 Global Citizen Scholars' Cohort on "Empowering Women and Girls Across the World."
Website: http://www.ishitasinharoy.com Email: iroy@allegheny.edu
Dr. Caryl Waggett is a Professor of Global Health Studies at Allegheny College focusing on environmental health. Her research explores the human health outcomes from natural (vector-borne diseases) and built environments (lead poisoning, food insecurity, community design) using mixed methods techniques, such as ecological & environmental monitoring and surveillance, epidemiological analyses, policy analyses, and qualitative assessments.
Caryl has organized numerous multi-day professional development workshops for faculty teaching global health: "Teach Global Health: Summer Institute for Undergraduate Curriculum and Course Design" (2015, 2017, 2020), "Integrating Experiential Learning into Global Health Curriculum" in Brunca, Costa Rica (AAC&U, ASPPH, CFHI, and CUGH, 2019, 2020) and "Integrating Human Health and the Environment" (The National Academies’ Institute of Medicine, CDC, CEDD, 2009), and numerous workshops on behalf of other professional organizations and universities (AAC&U, ASPPH, CEDD, CUGH).
Caryl is co-chair of the CUGH (Council of Universities of Global Health)’s Sub-Committee on Master’s and Undergraduate Degrees in Global Health, a representative to the ASPPH (Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health)’s Undergraduate Network for Global and Public Health, and facilitates the AAC&U (Association of American Association of Colleges & Universities) Educated Citizen and Public Health listserv.
See the 2019 Spring/Summer issue of Diversity & Democracy ( published by the American Association of Colleges & Universities in collaboration with Allegheny College) that was co-edited by Dr. Waggett.
To learn more about her work in Global Health Education: Click here
Email: cwaggett@allegheny.edu
SPRING 2021 TEACHING ASSISTANTS
BALNUR YEREZHEP
Hello, I'm Balnur Yerezhep (she/her/hers).
I am from Kazakhstan. Currently, I am a sophomore at Allegheny College.
My major is international studies and my minor is global health studies.
I am a student representative of the Study Away and Campus Internationalization Committee (SACIC).
I hope to work in a non-profit organization as an ambassador of justice and equality.
Fun fact: I love learning different languages and am a big fan of Asian and European food.
MARYAN OSMAN
Hi! I am Maryan Osman (she/her/hers), a Senior majoring in global health studies and minoring in community and justice.
I am a Resident Advisor on campus, I am also a tax intern in town with VITA, and the president of a small nonprofit -- YBL (Young Born Leaders).
I am not yet sure what career pathway I want but I am still deciding between public health and medical anthropology.
Fun facts about me I listen to my horoscope every morning, I speak two languages and I come from a big family.
NICOLLE LONG
Hi everyone! My name is Nicolle Long (she/her/hers).
I am a junior Global Health Studies major with a psychology minor! On campus, I am involved with the Women’s rugby team, Alpha Delta Pi sorority, and Allegheny’s Emergency Response Organization.
After I graduate, I plan to get a master’s degree in Public Health, with a focus in either epidemiology or health policy.
Eventually I would like to pursue a career in the CDC (Center for Disease Control).
I am from Meadville and chose to go to Allegheny to stay close to my family! I also work as an EMT here.
PRECIOUS
TAYLOR-FORDE
Hello Everyone!, My name is Precious Taylor-Forde (she/her/hers), and I am currently a Junior here at Allegheny College!
I am a psychology major and a global health studies minor. On-campus I am a Resident Advisor, Treasurer of the Islamic Cultural Association, and a student worker with Parkhurst Catering Services.
In terms of career goals, I desire to become a criminal psychologist or trauma psychologist with a specialty in sexual trauma.
I am an absolute foodie at heart - I love to cook. And a little fun fact is that I did a 5-day cross country trip to Montana to help my friend get back home.