Mary Jane C. Parmentier is a clinical associate professor in the School for the Future of Innovation and Society at Arizona State University. From 1986-1988, Professor Parmentier served as a Peace Corps volunteer near Marrakesh, Morocco, teaching high school English. Since her appointment at Arizona State University in 1999, her research and curriculum development have focused on the role of technology in economic, social and political development, and the regions of North Africa and Latin American development, and she is a founding faculty member of the M.S. in Global Technology and Development. She is also a senior sustainability scientist with the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability. She is proficient in spoken and written Spanish and French, and is conversant in Moroccan Arabic.
With a significant focus on education, Professor Parmentier designs and teaches courses in Latin American and Middle Eastern politics and development, technology and international politics, and international development.She believes strongly in international education, and the value of questioning assumptions and cultural perspectives, and has led students on study abroad trips to Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Latin America in this endeavor. To constantly innovate and improve university teaching is also a prime goal, including the development of methodologies and techniques to enhance the online learning environment.
Mary Jane Parmentier's research has focused on political aspects of development, including the roles of religion and technology, particularly in North Africa and Latin America. Concerned with global disparities and access to basic needs, both between and within societies, her research has also examined the role of science and engineering in development in Latin America and North Africa, and information technology in international integration and political development in the region. Her research has been published in book chapters and journals, including Review of Policy Research and Information Technologies and International Development, and the Journal of North African Studies.
Dr. Parmentier supports international education and experiential learning, and has led and taught many students on study abroad trips to Morocco, Spain, Ecuador, Belgium, Turkey, Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates. To constantly innovate and improve university teaching is also a prime goal, including the development of methodologies and techniques to enhance the online learning environment. She has presented her teaching research and pedagogy at national conferences and has published teaching scholarship in journals such as Teaching Ethics and International Studies Perspectives.
Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
FIS 484 | Internship |
FIS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
FIS 493 | Honors Thesis |
FIS 494 | Special Topics |
FIS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
FIS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
GTD 505 | Soc Sci Inquiry for Global Dev |
GTD 584 | Internship |
GTD 590 | Reading and Conference |
GTD 592 | Research |
GTD 593 | Applied Project |
GTD 595 | Continuing Registration |
GTD 598 | Special Topics |
GTD 599 | Thesis |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
FIS 484 | Internship |
FIS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
FIS 493 | Honors Thesis |
SPA 494 | Special Topics |
POR 494 | Special Topics |
FIS 494 | Special Topics |
HUL 494 | Special Topics |
FIS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
FIS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
GTD 506 | Quantitative Analys/Tech/Dev |
GTD 584 | Internship |
GTD 590 | Reading and Conference |
GTD 592 | Research |
GTD 593 | Applied Project |
GTD 595 | Continuing Registration |
GTD 598 | Special Topics |
GTD 599 | Thesis |
Summer 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
GTD 584 | Internship |
GTD 590 | Reading and Conference |
GTD 592 | Research |
GTD 593 | Applied Project |
GTD 595 | Continuing Registration |
GTD 598 | Special Topics |
GTD 599 | Thesis |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
OGL 365 | Organizational Contexts |
IDS 394 | Special Topics |
IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
LST 470 | Liberal Studies Seminar |
FIS 494 | Special Topics |
SOS 494 | Special Topics |
GTD 584 | Internship |
GTD 590 | Reading and Conference |
GTD 592 | Research |
GTD 593 | Applied Project |
GTD 595 | Continuing Registration |
GTD 598 | Special Topics |
HSD 598 | Special Topics |
SOS 598 | Special Topics |
GTD 599 | Thesis |
IGD 602 | Innovation for Inclusive Devel |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
GTD 504 | Tech/Dev in Zones of Conflict |
GTD 506 | Quantitative Analys/Tech/Dev |
GTD 584 | Internship |
GTD 590 | Reading and Conference |
GTD 592 | Research |
GTD 593 | Applied Project |
GTD 595 | Continuing Registration |
GTD 599 | Thesis |
IGD 604 | Colloquium-Innovation Glob Dev |
Summer 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
GTD 584 | Internship |
GTD 590 | Reading and Conference |
GTD 592 | Research |
GTD 593 | Applied Project |
GTD 595 | Continuing Registration |
GTD 599 | Thesis |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
FIS 305 | Ways of Knowing |
BIS 401 | Applied Interdisc Studies |
FIS 494 | Special Topics |
GTD 503 | Tech & the Intl Political Syst |
GTD 508 | Tech/Dev in Latin America |
GTD 584 | Internship |
GTD 590 | Reading and Conference |
GTD 592 | Research |
GTD 593 | Applied Project |
GTD 595 | Continuing Registration |
GTD 598 | Special Topics |
GTD 599 | Thesis |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
GTD 504 | Tech/Dev in Zones of Conflict |
GTD 506 | Quantitative Analys/Tech/Dev |
GTD 584 | Internship |
GTD 590 | Reading and Conference |
GTD 592 | Research |
GTD 593 | Applied Project |
GTD 595 | Continuing Registration |
GTD 599 | Thesis |
Summer 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
FIS 494 | Special Topics |
SOS 494 | Special Topics |
GTD 584 | Internship |
GTD 590 | Reading and Conference |
GTD 592 | Research |
GTD 593 | Applied Project |
GTD 595 | Continuing Registration |
GTD 598 | Special Topics |
SOS 598 | Special Topics |
GTD 599 | Thesis |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
FIS 305 | Ways of Knowing |
FIS 337 | Innovation and Global Developm |
FIS 494 | Special Topics |
SOS 494 | Special Topics |
GTD 584 | Internship |
GTD 590 | Reading and Conference |
GTD 592 | Research |
GTD 593 | Applied Project |
GTD 595 | Continuing Registration |
GTD 598 | Special Topics |
SOS 598 | Special Topics |
GTD 599 | Thesis |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
GTD 504 | Tech/Dev in Zones of Conflict |
GTD 509 | Tech/Dev in North Africa |
GTD 584 | Internship |
GTD 590 | Reading and Conference |
GTD 592 | Research |
GTD 593 | Applied Project |
GTD 595 | Continuing Registration |
GTD 599 | Thesis |
Summer 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SOS 494 | Special Topics |
GTD 584 | Internship |
GTD 590 | Reading and Conference |
SOS 592 | Research |
GTD 592 | Research |
GTD 593 | Applied Project |
GTD 595 | Continuing Registration |
SOS 598 | Special Topics |
GTD 598 | Special Topics |
GTD 599 | Thesis |
Spring 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
FIS 305 | Ways of Knowing |
SOS 494 | Special Topics |
GTD 508 | Tech/Dev in Latin America |
GTD 584 | Internship |
GTD 590 | Reading and Conference |
GTD 592 | Research |
GTD 593 | Applied Project |
GTD 595 | Continuing Registration |
GTD 598 | Special Topics |
SOS 598 | Special Topics |
GTD 599 | Thesis |
Fall 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
GTD 501 | Global Tech and Development |
GTD 509 | Tech/Dev in North Africa |
GTD 584 | Internship |
GTD 590 | Reading and Conference |
GTD 592 | Research |
GTD 593 | Applied Project |
GTD 595 | Continuing Registration |
GTD 599 | Thesis |
Summer 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SGS 494 | Special Topics |
SOS 494 | Special Topics |
GTD 506 | Quantitative Analys/Tech/Dev |
GTD 584 | Internship |
GTD 590 | Reading and Conference |
GTD 592 | Research |
GTD 593 | Applied Project |
GTD 595 | Continuing Registration |
SOS 598 | Special Topics |
GTD 598 | Special Topics |
GTD 599 | Thesis |