My name is Josef Scarantino and I am a Washington D.C.-based technologist with a broad interest in international education, economics, development, gender issues, transparency & anti-corruption, civic education, and global technology use & trends, particularly in developing countries. I also have other research interests I am constantly revising.

I am currently studying part-time at George Washington University concentrating on the economics of education and enjoy occasional blogging, regular tweeting, and frequent foreign travel, among other things. Also, feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn or Google+.

Education (degrees)

• MA in International Education and Human Development at George Washington University [2012]
• BS in Business/Management at University of Phoenix [2006]
• AA in Information Technology at Heald College [non-degree transfer to UoP in 2002]

Education (courses)

• Civil Society and Development (2012)
• Democracy, Governance and Development (2012)
• Migration, Remittances & Development in Latin America
• Gender and Development
• Education and Economics in an International Perspective
• Educational Statistics
• Introduction to Information Design
• Brazil: Pedagogy of Opportunity (Study Abroad)
• Education & Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
• Education & Development in SubSaharan Africa
• International & Comparative Education
• Law of International Courts & Tribunals (post-graduate) at University of London, Queen Mary [2009]

Presentations

• Conditional Cash Transfer in Bangladesh: Examining the Primary Education Stipend Project. To be presented (tentatively) at the 2012 Educational Symposium for Research and Innovations (ESRI), Washington, D.C., March 2-3, 2012.
• A Comparison of Educational Development in North and South Nigeria: Implications of Gender Disparity. Presented at the 2011 Educational Symposium for Research and Innovations (ESRI), Washington, D.C., March 4-5, 2011.
• Utilizing Social Networking on LinkedIn for Transitioning Military Personnel From the Public to Private Sector. Presented at the Joint Engineering & Training Conference, Atlanta, May 5, 2010.

Other Professional Roles

• Volunteer at Literacy Bridge (2011-present)
• Graduate student mentor at George Washington University (2011-present)
• Chairman of the Board at The Kuyu Project (2010-present)
• Technology Advisor to the African Center for Mobile Financial Inclusion (2010)
• Board Member and Director of Information & Media at the South Sudan Institute of Democracy & Peace (SSIDP) (2006-2009)
• Board Member of New Sudan Generation (2005-2007)
• Action Focus editor on human rights issues in Sudan for AfricaFiles (2004-2006)

Publications

• Darfur: More than a lesson for humanity. Published by the International Network on Personal Meaning, Canada, 2006.
• Darfur: An opportunity for South Sudan. Published by the Sudan Human Rights Association, Kampala, Uganda, 2006.

Professional Associations

• Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
• African Studies Association (ASA)
• Caribbean Studies Association (CSA)
• Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
• International Studies Association (ISA)
• International Development Informatics Association (IDIA)
• Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
• International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

International Travel (starting with most recent)

• Brazil
• Argentina
• Peru
• Mexico
• Sudan
• Uganda
• Kenya
• Ethiopia
• Ireland
• Scotland & Wales
• United Kingdom