Jacqueline S. Ismael
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September 27, 1942
Jacqueline S. Ismael | |
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| Born | Jacqueline Sidonia Nemitz September 27, 1942 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 27, 2023 (age 80) |
| Occupation(s) | Sociologist, social worker |
Jacqueline Sidonia Nemitz Ismael (September 27, 1942 – May 27, 2023)[1] was an American-born Canadian political sociologist on the faculty of the University of Calgary from 1980 to 2019.
Nemitz was born in Chicago,[1] the daughter of Russell P. Nemitz and Lena Mannella Nemitz.[2] She earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree at the University of Calgary, and completed doctoral studies in sociology from the University of Alberta.[3]
Career
Ismael was a member of the social welfare faculty of the University of Calgary from 1980 to 2019.[4] She established and headed the department's international social work concentration. She also held an adjunct appointment in international relations at Eastern Mediterranean University. She served on the advisory board of Arab Studies Quarterly.[1] In 2003 and 2004, she was part of a movement to create an International University of Baghdad.[5][6]