Aletha I. Reshan

Program Coordinator, Emergency Management Planning and Education
Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering,
The Ohio State University

Office:The Ohio State University Agricultural Engineering Building,
590 Woody Hayes Drive, Room 263 Columbus, Ohio 43210,
E-mail: reshan.1@osu.edu,
Telephone: (614) 292-9455, Fax: (614) 292-9448

AREAS OF INTEREST

• Women, authentic handmade cuisine, and culture
• Heritage tourism as a community-based education and economic development
• Community education and informal teaching and learning
• Authenticity and empowerment
• Social/organizational change
• Rural areas, small towns, urban neighborhoods
• Farmland preservation, urbanism, sprawl

ORGANIZATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

• Statewide Tourism Team Member
• OSU Veterans Advisory Board Member

DEGREES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Ph.D., Education Policy and Leadership, Diversity Studies, The Ohio State University (expected) 2008
• Master of City and Regional Planning, The Ohio State University, 2002
• M.S., Tourism Management, Black Hills State University, 2000
• B.A., Political Science, Cum Laude, Ohio Dominican College, 1996