November 6th Luncheon

This luncheon will be at Maggiano's!!

Speakers: Beverly Barrett

Dr. Beverly Barrett is an educator, researcher and trade policy specialist. She specializes in international economics and global education. She has served as faculty at the University of Houston and the University of St. Thomas in global business and public policy. She has taught as remote faculty with Florida International University and Wake Forest University. She contributed as Visiting Faculty in International Business at Universidad de las Americas Puebla (UDLAP), a U.S.-accredited university in Mexico.

Growing up in Houston, Beverly attended the Kinkaid School for thirteen years and before graduating from Vanderbilt University in Human & Organizational development (B.S. cum laude) studying a semester at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid. In the M.A. program at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Bologna, Italy and Washington, DC, she specialized in International Economics and Foreign Policy. Dr. Barrett earned her doctorate (PhD) in International Studies at the University of Miami in Florida while serving in a fellowship with the European Union Center of Excellence.

Dr. Barrett’s background includes service in public affairs with the U.S. House of Representatives, the White House Office of Cabinet Affairs, the U.S. Department of State (in Finland and Jamaica), and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch.

Her research on globalization and higher education includes her book project Globalization and Change in Higher Education: The Political Economy of Policy Reform in Europe. This focuses on the European Union (EU) trade area, common market, institutional change, and the Bologna Process for the international recognition of higher education qualifications

Read more about Dr. Barrett’s research at the website: https://globalizationandchange.com/

Shifting Soft Power: The Influence of Trade and Institutions in World Affairs -

• -       Focus on trade policy and how it has changed with tariffs; US retreat from multilateralism; diplomatic trends globally
• -       Focus on North America, the European Union and/or the rise of China.
• -       Unity and domestic politics. Perspective on advancing policies that bring people together on difficult issues like immigration and economic policy.
• -       Origins of the European Union including the treaties, the institutions, the enlargement, and the deepening of policies in the EU single market.