Experience

Interpreting and Translation Manager, Found in Translation

Executive Director, MAP Network (formerly Refugees Welcome!)

Research Assistant, Restorative Justice Program of the Center for Peace, Democracy, and Development

Adjunct Professor, Honors Program & Women’s and Gender Studies, Merrimack College

Teaching Fellow, Honors Program, University of Massachusetts Boston

Teaching Fellow, Gender, Leadership, and Public Policy Program, University of Massachusetts Boston

Program Coordinator, Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Boston

Research Assistant, Dept. of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance, University of Massachusetts Boston

McNair Scholars Program Mentor (Volunteer), University of Massachusetts Boston

Intercultural Dialogue Facilitator, Soliya Connect Program

Tutor and Mentor, Office of Academic Support, University of Wyoming

Tutor and Mentor, Center for International Education, University of Northern Colorado

Honors and Awards

Roni Lipton Graduate Student Mentoring Award, Global Governance and Human Security Program, UMass Boston

Boston Area Research Initiative Seed Grant

American Dissertation Fellowship, American Association of University Women (AAUW)

University of Massachusetts Boston Doctoral Dissertation Grant

Excellence in Community Engagement and Leadership, Global Governance and Human Security Program, UMass Boston

University of Massachusetts Boston-Social Science Research Council Transdisciplinary Dissertation Proposal Development Program Award

Beacon Student Success Fellowship, University of Massachusetts Boston

Garth Massey Outstanding Graduate Award, Global and Area Studies, University of Wyoming

Excellence in Leadership and Service, Shepard Symposium on Social Justice, University of Wyoming

Center for Global Studies Research Excellence Award, University of Wyoming

Social Justice Research Center Fellowship, University of Wyoming

Director’s Civic Engagement Award, Honors, Scholars, and Leadership Program, University of Northern Colorado

Research Excellence Award in Humanities, First Place, University of Northern Colorado

Research Excellence Award in Social Sciences, Second Place, University of Northern Colorado

Research and Publications

(In Progress) The Migration Experience: An Intersectional Approach for Analyzing Migration Stages.

Ross, K. & Muro, D. “Possibilities of Prison-based Restorative Justice: Transformation beyond Recidivism.” Contemporary Justice Review 23(3): 291-313.

Improving the Integration of Refugees in Germany. Review of European and Transatlantic Affairs 3(1).

Master’s Thesis: Integrating the Other: Implications of Discursive Framings of Citizenship, Nationhood, Self, and Other for the Integration of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Germany.

See CV for full list of publications and presentations.

professional service

McCormack Graduate School Racial Equity Taskforce

Committees: Climate committee (co-chair); Under-represented graduate student enrollment

Robert C. Wood Visiting Professorship in Urban and Public Affairs Planning Committee

Shepard Symposium for Social Justice Planning Committee

Subcommittees: Program Committee, Public Relations (Co-Chair), Volunteer Organizing (Chair)

Committee on Women and People of Color, University of Wyoming