July 2, 2011

Professor Brooklynn Welden and Eric Henninger co-presented The Straight Ally:  Calls to action for sexual diversity, at the National Organization for Women (NOW) Conference in Tampa, Florida, on June 24, 2011.  Participants heard Professor’s Welden share her story of her son’s coming out disclosure, while Mr. Henninger shared some of his daily realities as a bisexual man in contemporary society.  Attendants participated in three activities, moving from small “Base” groups, to “Specialist” groups, for discussion on concepts pertaining to sexuality, gender, and key issues faced by the LGBITQ community today, before sharing their insights with one another with the full group.  Professor Welden explained that gender may be moved beyond the binary, illustrating this with the Native American Navajo four-genders, feminine woman, masculine man, feminine man, and masculine woman.  For more information or to book a talk and workshop on expanding understanding of sex/gender issues in contemporary American society, please email:

Brooklynn Welden, M. A., Assistant Professor of Diplomacy and Gender Studies, http://iuhs-edu.net/; bwelden@iuhs-edu.net 

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Prof. Isiaka Alani Badmus:

2009:      “Re-engineering Nigerian Foreign Policy in Post-Military Era: The Nigerian Fourth Republic and the ‘New’ Nigeria’s African Foreign Policy”, in: J. ’Shola Omotola and Franklin Vivekanada (eds.), Trapped in Transition: A Decade of Democratic Re-Experiment in Nigeria, 1999-2009. (Special Issue of the Journal of Development Alternative and Area Studies, 2009) [Co-authored with Dele Ogunmola].

 2009:      “Neither Truth Nor Reconciliation? Reflection on the Oputa Panel”, in: J. ’Shola Omotola and Franklin Vivekanada (eds.), Trapped in Transition: A Decade of Democratic Re-Experiment in Nigeria, 1999-2009. (Special Issue of the Journal of Development Alternative and Area Studies, 2009).    

2010:      “Meeting the Challenges of the Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria: Problems, Possibilities and Prospects”, (Co-authored with ’Dele Ogunmola): In proceedings of the international conference on Meeting the Millennium Development Goals: Old Problems, New Challenges. La Trobe University, Melbourne (Bundoora Campus), Victoria, Australia. [Online]: Available at http://www.latrobe.edu.au/humansecurity/assets/downloads/MDGconfpapers/Ogunmola_and_Badmus,.pdf