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NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS<\/a><\/strong> | RESEARCH CENTRES<\/a><\/strong> | RESEARCHERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n\"jsmyers\"<\/td>\nJen Smyers<\/a><\/strong>
Associate Director<\/i>, Immigration and Refugee Policy
\nEmail:<\/strong> jsmyers@cwsglobal.org<\/a>
\nWebsite:<\/strong> CWS – Jen Smyers<\/a>
\n
\nOffice:<\/strong>
\nChurch World Service<\/a>
\nElkhart Corporate Center<\/i>
\n28606 Phillips St
\nP.O. Box 968
\nElkhart, IN 46515
\n
\nEmail:<\/strong> info@cwsglobal.org<\/a>
\nTel:<\/strong> 800-297-1516 or 574-264-3102
\nFax:<\/strong> 574-262-0966\n<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
EPISCOPAL MIGRATION MINISTRIES<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n\"dstein\"<\/td>\n\nDeb Stein<\/a><\/strong>
\nDirector<\/i> & Team Leader<\/i>
\nEmail:<\/strong> dstein@episcopalchurch.org<\/a>
\nTel:<\/strong> (800) 334-7626
\nWebsite:<\/strong> EMM – Deb Stein<\/a><\/p>\n

Office:<\/strong>
\nThe Episcopal Church<\/a>
\n815 Second Avenue
\nNew York, NY, 10017
\n
\nEmail:<\/strong> emm@episcopalchurch.org<\/a>
\nTel:<\/strong> 800-334-7626
\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n\"kconway\"<\/td>\nKatie Conway<\/a><\/strong>
Immigration and Refugee Policy Analyst<\/i>, Office of Government Relations
Email:<\/strong> kconway@episcopalchurch.org<\/a>
\nTel:<\/strong> (800) 228-0515 or (202) 547-7300
\nWebsite:<\/strong> TEC – Katie Conway<\/a>\n<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOP<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n\"mwilch\"<\/td>\nMatthew Wilch<\/strong>
\nRefugee Policy Advisor<\/i>
Email:<\/strong> mwilch@usccb.org<\/a>

\nOffice:<\/strong>
\nUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishop<\/a>
\n3211 Fourth Street NE
\nWashington DC 20017<\/p>\n

Email:<\/strong> Contact form<\/a>
\nTel:<\/strong> 202-541-3000\n<\/td>\n

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REFUGEEONE<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n\"hsweitzer\"<\/td>\nHelen Sweitzer<\/strong>
\nAdjustment Program Manager<\/i>
\nEmail:<\/strong> hsweitzer@refugeeone.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Office:<\/strong>
\nChicago Office<\/i>
\nRefugeeOne<\/a>
\n4753 N. Broadway
\nSuite 401
\nChicago, IL 60640<\/p>\n

Tel:<\/strong> (773) 989-5647
\nFax:<\/strong> (773) 989-0484
\nEmail:<\/strong> info@refugeeone.org<\/a>\n<\/td>\n

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JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE (USA)<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n\"mschroeder\"<\/td>\nMitzi Schroeder<\/a><\/strong>
\nDirector<\/i>, Policy
Email:<\/strong> mschroeder@jesuit.org<\/a>
\nWebsite:<\/strong> JRS (USA) – Mitzi Schroeder<\/a>
\n
\nOffice:<\/strong>
\nJesuit Refugee Service (USA)
\n1016 16th St NW Ste 500
\nWashington, D.C. 20036
\n
\nTel:<\/strong> 202.629.5948 (Clare Bonsignore)\n<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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RESEARCH CENTRES<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n
CENTER FOR FORCED MIGRATION STUDIES (CFMS)<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n\"gruffer\"<\/td>\n\nGayla Ruffer<\/a><\/strong>
\nDirector<\/i>
\nEmail:<\/strong> g-ruffer@northwestern.edu<\/a>
\n
\nOffice:<\/strong>
\nCenter for Forced Migration Studies (CFMS)<\/a>
\nRoberta Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies
\nNorthwestern University
\n1902 Sheridan Road
\nEvanston, IL 60208<\/p>\n

Email:<\/strong> cfms@northwestern.edu<\/a>\n<\/td>\n

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INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION (ISIM)<\/a>
<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n		\"blowell\"<\/td>\n\nB. Lindsay Lowell<\/a><\/strong>
\nActing Executive Director<\/i>; Director of Policy Studies<\/i>
\nEmail:<\/strong> lowellbl@georgetown.edu<\/a>
\nTel:<\/strong> +1 202-298-0206
\nWebsite:<\/strong> GU – B. Lindsay Lowell<\/a>
\n
\nOffice:<\/strong>
\nInstitute for the Study of Forced Migration<\/a>
\nGeorgetown University
\nHarris Building
\n3300 Whitehaven St., Third Floor
\nWashington D.C. 20007<\/p>\n

Tel:<\/strong> (202) 687.2258
\nFax: <\/strong>(202) 687.2541
\nEmail:<\/strong> isim@georgetown.edu<\/a>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n\nSanjula S Weerasinghe<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate<\/i>
\nEmail:<\/strong> ssw33@georgetown.edu<\/a>
\nTel:<\/strong> +1 202-687-7219
\nWebsite:<\/strong> ISIM – Sanjula Weerasinghe<\/a>
\n
\nResearch interests:<\/strong> Human rights, international human rights law, forced migration, international migration, international refugee law, and international law, sociology, and migration studies\n<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n\"ataylor\"<\/td>\n\nAbbie Taylor<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate<\/i>
\nEmail:<\/strong> act64@georgetown.edu<\/a>
\nWebsite:<\/strong> ISIM- Abby Taylor<\/a>
\n
\nResearch interests:<\/strong> Urban refugees; displacement; health and health care in Iraq; social and political trends in Syria; education of children and youth in Arab countries<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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RESEARCHERS<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY<\/strong><\/td>\n\"smartin\"<\/td>\n\nSusan F. Martin<\/a><\/strong><\/a>
\nDirector<\/i>, Institute for the Study of International Migration<\/a>; Herzberg Professor<\/i>, International Migration<\/a>
\nEmail:<\/strong> martinsf@georgetown.edu<\/a>
\nTel:<\/strong> +1 202-687-2153
\nWebsite:<\/strong> GU – Susan Martin<\/a>
\n
\nResearch interests:<\/strong> Refugees in international relations; international migration and development; humanitarian crises<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n\"gruffer\"<\/td>\n\nGalya Ruffer<\/strong><\/a>
\nDirector<\/i>, Centre for Forced Migration Studies<\/a>; Director<\/i>, International Studies<\/a>; Senior Lecturer<\/i>, Department of Political Science<\/a>
\nEmail:<\/strong> g-ruffer@northwestern.edu<\/a>
\nTel:<\/strong> 847-491-3759
\nWebsite:<\/strong> NU – Gaya Ruffler<\/a>
\n
\nResearch interests:<\/strong> Forced migration and refugee studies, citizenship, comparative constitutionalism, testimony and international criminal justice; conflict studies<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n\"kseibel\"<\/td>\nKimberly Seibel<\/a><\/strong>
\nPhD Candidate<\/i>, Department of Cultural Anthropology<\/a>
\nEmail:<\/strong> kaseibel@gmail.com<\/a>
\nWebsite:<\/strong> Academia – Kimberly Seibel<\/a>
\n
\nResearch interests:<\/strong> Anthropology, aging & the life course, refugee studies, refugee resettlement, welfare state, public policy – social welfare policy, bureaucracy, space and place, belonging and citizenship, and community-based participatory research<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY<\/strong><\/td>\n\"fnibbs\"<\/td>\n\nFaith Nibbs<\/a><\/strong><\/a>
\nDirector<\/i>, Forced Migration Innovation Project<\/a>; Research Assistant Professor<\/i>, Department of Anthropology<\/a>
\nEmail:<\/strong> fnibbs@smu.edu<\/a>
\nTel:<\/strong> 214-768-0039
\nWebsite:<\/strong> SMU – Faith Nibbs<\/a>
\n
\nResearch interests:<\/strong> Refugees and forced migration; migration and children of immigrants; immigrant integration; diaspora; transnationalism; ethnicity and multiculturalism; livelihoods and development; social media and migration; applied anthropology; hmong studies; North America; Europe; Southeast Asia<\/p>\n		<\/td>\n<\/table>\n

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