Judith Faucette
Education
Judith graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2006 with an honors Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a minor in creative writing. Her college coursework included Russian, East European, and Balkans history, graduate-level work in oral history, Queer Film & Television, and language courses in French, Russian, and German. She spent a semester abroad in Cork, Ireland, to study traditional Irish music, and also spent a month abroad in Montpellier, France, earning a certificate in Advanced French Studies from the Institut Linguistique d'Adenet. She graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2009 and holds the JD degree. She focused in international law and human rights, and she also studied the Turkish language at the university. Courses include immigration law, foreign policy law, Law in the Muslim World, Russian law, European Union law, human rights law, public international law, national security law, and seminars in human rights law and policy, human trafficking, rethinking international law, and the law of war. She is currently an activist on behalf of LGBT people and women, and is pursuing a career in nonprofits as well as looking to expand her freelance writing career.
Work and Volunteer Experience
Judith is currently on the staff of the National Research Center for Women & Families, a small non-profit in Washington, DC focusing on health and health policy issues. Her work includes development, web design, desktop publishing, writing, and editing.
Before coming to Washington, she was most recently employed by the University of Iowa Center for International Finance and Development. She has written a comprehensive briefing paper on the Russian economy, maintains a regularly-updated PDF document of helpful links and summaries on the global financial crisis, and blogs weekly about finance and development in Eastern Europe. She also served concurrently as a research assistant doing editorial work for a professor focusing on European Union law and global governance.
She previously worked as a research assistant on topics including judicial review in French and German administrative law, judicial independence in French administrative law, and judicial review of administrative action in Iowa. She conducted the majority of her research in the French and German languages. She also was the Medicaid Organizer for the Emma Goldman Clinic, a position which included research, writing, and advocacy.
She has worked in a volunteer capacity for the United Nations Association Iowa, and researched, wrote, and edited for a document on immigration in Iowa. She enjoys volunteering for Justice for Our Neighbors, assisting a local immigration attorney with client intake interviews, and started the Iowa Student Human Rights Initiative to get local high school students excited about human rights.
Extracurricular Activities
Judith was member of the Quire LGBT Mixed Chorus and involved in the Iowa City gay and lesbian community. She was a member of OutLaws, the LGBT law student group, and vice president of the Iowa Campaign for Human Rights. As a member of Law Students for Reproductive Justice, she has traveled to South Dakota to do campaign work and to Cincinnati for a reproductive justice conference. In March, she presented a paper at the Global Arc of Justice Conference at UCLA on non-discrimination based on sexual orientation in international human rights law. She was also a student writer on the Journal for Gender, Race, and Justice and has been involved in planning for the 2009 symposium on Varnum v. Brien and same-sex marriage law. Other extracurricular pursuits include writing novels and poetry, playing music, practicing yoga, and studying languages. She has studied French, German, Russian, Turkish, Italian, Occitan, Maori, ASL, Croatian, and Danish in the past and continues self-study whenever possible.
Publications, Awards, and Conferences
In 2009, Judith was awarded the Cain/Love Award for Social Justice and the Erich D. Mathias Award for International Social Justice. She was also runner-up for the Burns Weston Human Rights Essay Prize. Her article entitled "Human Rights in Context: The Lessons of Section 377 Challenges for Western Gay Rights Legal Reformers in the Developing World" will be published in Volume 13 of the Journal for Gender, Race, and Justice, the top-ranked gender law journal in the country. Her article entitled "Improvements in the Legal Treatment of Systematic Mass Rape in Wartime: Where Do We Go from Here?" will be published in the book The Body of the Nation: International Efforts to Address Sexual Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Zones, edited by Tonia St. Germain and Susan Dewey. In March 2009, she presented a paper at the Global Arc of Justice Conference at UCLA. In September 2009, she attended the Women & Power: Connecting Across Generations conference at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY.
Unpublished and Online Work
Judith maintains three blogs, A Lesbian & A Scholar, the bookblog Books Smart, and the vegetarian foodblog Shortcut to Mushrooms. She has written unpublished papers on topics including male homosexuality in Renaissance Venice and Florence, the value of history in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, New Zealand film and literature, the lesbian liberation movement in 1960s America, the evolution of the French presidency, and the problem of orientation-based discrimination in international human rights law. She also has written two novels and several short works of historical fiction.
Latest Articles
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Non Profit Online Fundraising Using a Social Media Strategy
A social media strategy can vastly increase the success of a non profit fundraising campaign. Social media promotion works for events as well as appeals.
Jan 2, 2011
- Judith Faucette
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Social Media Guide for Small Businesses on Facebook and Twitter
Crafting a small business social media strategy is essential in today's market. Social media both draws attention to your business and increases sales.
Jan 2, 2011
- Judith Faucette
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How to Find a Non-Profit Job in an Economic Crisis
It's tough to do a non-profit job search in this economy. Learn from my mistakes and use an effective resume to get a non-profit interview.
Sep 26, 2010
- Judith Faucette
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How to Use Google Buzz as a Form of Blogging
After the so-so performance of Wave, Google Buzz provides a gmail tool to serve a similar purpose, getting users away from Facebook and integrating social network tools.
Feb 10, 2010
- Judith Faucette
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Google Chrome OS As an Apple iPad Alternative
With Apple laptops running from $1000, Macintosh users may be tempted by the iPad as a second computer. But Google Chrome offers an interesting netbook alternative.
Feb 10, 2010
- Judith Faucette
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Evan Lysacek and the 2010 Vancouver Olympics
Evan Lysacek is one of three hopes for US men's figure skating at the 2010 Olympics. Second at Nationals, he will need to nail his impressive jumps to make the podium.
Feb 8, 2010
- Judith Faucette
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Improving the Non Profit Resume With New Skills
In the current economy, the non-profit sector job market can be extremely competitive. Extra skills and experience on a resume can make a big difference.
Aug 12, 2009
- Judith Faucette
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How to Write a Resume for Non-Profit Sector Jobs
Resume writing is a valuable skill. When applying to nonprofit jobs, it is especially important to portray oneself as in line with the needs of the organization.
Aug 12, 2009
- Judith Faucette
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The Sims 3 Mobile Application
One of the best parts about the Sims 3 is that it is available as an iPhone and iPod application. The game is stripped down, but still fun to play at $9.99.
Jul 9, 2009
- Judith Faucette
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Fortieth Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots
2009 marks the 40th anniversary of Stonewall, and of gay pride. Find out how to learn more about this important event in gay history and celebrate pride this year.
Jun 11, 2009
- Judith Faucette
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