August 22, 2003 – Joelle Schmitz has been selected to receive a prestigious Canada-U.S. Fulbright award. As a Canada-U.S. Fulbright Scholar, Schmitz will be hosted through McGill University.
While in residence at McGill, Schmitz will conduct research on Canadian trade, with a view to exploring ways in which regulatory barriers to domestic and international trade may be reduced and future opportunities optimized. Schmitz intends to develop a case study in the Canadian context in order to further develop a theoretical model into a strategic tool of trade liberalization. Schmitz will explore trade as a means to facilitate intercultural understanding and conflict avoidance.
“I am optimistic that Ms. Schmitz’ research on trade liberalization will contribute in important ways to the literature on international trade,” said Dr. Michael K. Hawes, Executive Director of the Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program. “I am pleased to welcome Ms. Schmitz to the distinguished group of Canada-U.S. Fulbright scholars.”
Schmitz completed her Bachelor of Arts in political science at Drew University and her Master of Public Policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Among the many distinctions received over the course of her studies, Schmitz was awarded a top tier Harvard merit academic scholarship, a fellowship from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Italy and Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Sigma Alpha honors.
The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program was established with a mandate to enhance mutual understanding between the two countries. In view of this mandate, the Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program strives to support the study of Canada and the United States and to encourage and broaden research efforts in the wide range of subjects pertaining to the relationship between the two countries. With the backing of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and the United States Department of State, the Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program has supported over five hundred scholars in high-level academic exchanges since its inception in 1990.
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