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Elsie Begler

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Dr. Elsie Begler, Director

   As founding director of ISTEP, Dr. Elsie Begler has spent the past twenty-seven years (gettin' old!) working closely with schools, universities, educational agencies, and community and national organizations in developing programs designed to foment global education and improve international studies at the pre-collegiate level.  She has received graduate degrees from UCLA and Harvard University, and completed her Ph.D. in Anthropology at Columbia University.  She has published in a variety of anthropological and educational journals, and is a frequent presenter at professional conferences.
           

Elsie Begler in China Elsie on an elephant with her daughter in Thailand. Elsie Begler with her dog Ripper.

Happiest when on the road, Elsie has lived and/or travel in a lot of different places.  Here are a few pics of her in China and Thailand , traveling with her daughter.  When not globe trotting, she enjoys camping with her dog, Ripper.

Dae Elliott

Dae Elliott, Programs Coordinator

Dae received her masters in Sociology here at SDSU and continued on with her graduate work at UC Riverside.  She has taught for the Sociology and Political Science departments at SDSU.   She likes to travel, hike, and camp. She currently teaches Introductory Sociology, Social Statistics, Sociology of Sex & Gender, Sexuality in Modern Society, and Introduction to Research Methods while working at ISTEP. She's always emphasized global and cross cultural understanding of social issues in her classroom.