Engaging Difference

Dovile Budryte, Ph.D. is a Professor of Political Science at Georgia Gwinnett College. Her publications include articles about the Baltic states and three books, Taming Nationalism? Political Community Building in the Post–Soviet Baltic States (2005), Feminist Conversations: Women, Trauma and Empowerment in Post–Transitional Societies (co-edited with Lisa M. Vaughn and Natalya T. Riegg, 2009), and Memory and Trauma in International Relations: Theories, Cases and Debates (co-edited with Erica Resende, 2013). In 2014/15, she was the recipient of the University System of Georgia Excellence in Teaching Award. Her current research interests include intersectionality, memory politics, and trauma education.

Scott A. Boykin, M.T.S., J.D., Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Georgia Gwinnett College. Before joining Georgia Gwinnett College, Dr. Boykin practiced law in Alabama and Texas and served as a judicial clerk to Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Boykin has published research in political theory and American constitutional law.