Christine Nemcik, PhD
Assistant Professor in Humanities
Spanish & History
Whitewater Hall, Room 270
cnemcik@iue.edu
Education
- PhD, Latin American History, Indiana University, October 2001
- Dissertation: "Germans, Costa Ricans, or a Question of Dual Nationalist Sentiments? The German Community in Costa Rica, 1850-1950"
- MA, Latin American History, Indiana University, 1993
- BA, History and German, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1989
Current Research Interests
- German immigration to and community formation in Latin America
- Women's and Gender issues among immigrant communities in Latin America
- Latin American Immigration and Human Rights Issues in the United States
- Impact of Short-Term Study Abroad on Global and Cultural Awareness
Selected Presentations and Publications
- “Intensive Small Group Short-Term Service Learning Abroad” with Dr. Dianne Moneypenny. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), November 2018.
- “From Friends and Families to Enemies: The German Community in Costa Rica in WWII.” Indiana Academy of Social Sciences, October 2017.
- "La comunidad alemán en Costa Rica y su influencia en la Guerra Civil de 1948." Invited talk at Universidad de Costa Rica, September 2015.
- "The Enemy among Us: The German Community in Costa Rica in WWII." World History Association Conference, June 2015.
- "Germans in Paradise: Immigration and Community Formation in Costa Rica in the late 19th and early 20th centuries." Indiana Association of Historians Annual Meeting, February 2012.
- "The German-Fifth Column 'threat' in Costa Rica during WWII." Illinois Political Science Association Annual Conference, February 2011.
- 2017: Justin Carroll, Christine Nemcik, and Daron Olson, “Teach History Online: Old Struggles,New Pathways” in Ross C. Alexander, ed., Best Practices in Online Teaching and Learning Across Academic Disciplines. George Manson University Press, 2017.
Selected Previous Employment Positions
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Franklin College, Franklin IN (2009-2012)
- Assistant Professor, Elon University, Elon NC (2001-2006)