Webster University
College of Arts & Sciences
470 E. Lockwood Ave.
St. Louis, Missouri 63119
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Jennifer Baumwoll Named Winner of IR Thesis Prize during April 11 Reception
Faculty and staff who attended the Celebration of Scholarly Achievement on April 11 in the St. Louis campus' Faculty Development Center received the news that Jennifer Baumwoll is the inaugural winner of the International Relations Thesis Prize. Her winning thesis is titled: "The Value of Indigenous Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction: A Unique Assessment Tool for Reducing Community Vulnerability to Natural Disasters."
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| Advisory Board member Jane Robert and Dean David Carl Wilson announce Jennifer Baumwoll as the 2008 IR Thesis Prize winner. |
Dean David Carl Wilson announced Jennifer as the winner of this year's prize. Her award carries with it a cash prize of $1,000.
This year's prize was funded by Jane and Bruce Robert. Jane Robert is a member of the College of Arts & Sciences' Advisory Board.
Jennifer Baumwoll graduated Phi Beta Kappa with honors from Vassar College in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Studies. She recently completed her Master of Arts degree in International Relations at Webster University's Vienna campus.
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| Jennifer Baumwoll |
As part of her degree program, Jennifer worked six months as an intern with the United Nations International Strategies for Disaster Risk Reduction Asia/Pacific (UN/ISDR) regional office in Bangkok. While interning with UN/ISDR, Jennifer initiated a program to raise awareness about the value of indigenous knowledge for disaster risk reduction. She also worked to network with partners in the region to facilitate information sharing and collaborative projects on the topic.
Jennifer currently is living in Boston while continuing working with UN/ISDR as a consultant. She will be editing and compiling a publication, in partnership with Kyoto University and funded by EuropeAid, titled Indigenous Practices and Lessons Learned, that will gather cases from throughout the Asis/Pacific region where communities have successfully used indigenous knowledge to survive, cope with, and reduce risk from natural disasters.
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