BRAND PROTECTION STRATEGY SUMMIT
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RESEARCH LAB SPEAKERS
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agribusiness development, traditional natural resource studies, community
behavioral health, documentation of community stories through digital storytelling,
issues regarding counterfeit production of American Indian arts and crafts,
assessment of tribal and Native American organizational programs, and ongoing work
on American Indian heritage issues related to NAGPRA and community cultural
programs.
Kari Kammel works on professional training, adult education, program management and
design spanning multiple disciplines. As Assistant Director of Education and Outreach for
the A-CAPP Center, she enjoys working on the center’s executive education programming,
outreach and collaboration on and off-campus, managing the student program, and
research on legal issues pertaining to trademark counterfeiting. She is also currently a
member of the Academic Specialist Advisory Committee at MSU and a board member of the
Capital Area Humane Society. Prior to coming to the center, she spent a significant time
working, traveling, and living in the Middle East, including Egypt, Iraq, United Arab Emirates,
Libya, Jordan, and others. She was Deputy Chief of Party at DePaul College of Law’s Iraq
office, where she managed rule of law programs; and Deputy Executive Director in the
Chicago office. She is a licensed attorney in Illinois and Michigan with a J.D. from DePaul
University, an M.A. in Political Science from the American University in Cairo, and a B.A. from
the University of Chicago.
Saleem Alhabash is Assistant Professor of Public Relations and Social Media at the
Department of Advertising and Public Relations, Michigan State University. His research
focuses on the persuasive effects of social media in the contexts of risky and unsafe behaviors.
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