Kathleen Howard Sutherland

KATHLEEN SUTHERLAND, 2006.  Kathleen is a member of the Program Committee along with her husband John Sutherland.  She was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt, where her father was Dean of the American University. She has conducted research in Egypt, Morocco, and Pakistan on women’s status in these countries and served on the Board of Directors of the Women’s Association of Cairo. She holds a PhD from Indiana University and a BA from Western College for Women in Ohio. She is Associate Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Bowling Green State University, Ohio and teaches courses on the Middle East and Women and has facilitated in the Great Decisions courses at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at USM.  She paints in watercolor/oil/pastel and is interested in drama, writing and her family.