George F Roberson, Phd is Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in the Geography Human Dimensions Research Group; his work is focused on international collaborations and education and theorizing processes of engagement and change. His doctorate is also with that group culminating in an urban-humanistic dissertation on Tangier, Morocco.
Recent activities include: Fulbright Scholar to Tangier cultivating NGO’s with Dr Khalid Amine and the International Centre for Performance Studies (ICPS); Founder and Director of Collaborative Media International (CMI) for the development of educational materials, cutting-edge technologies and innovative funding models; Publisher and Project Director of Moroccan Arabic (for learning the language); and Chair of Partners for International Collaboration and Education (PICE, pronounced peace, a.k.a. ‘partners for peace’) a collaborative effort of ICPS and CMI to further international programming, education, and exchange.
Roberson’s international experience reaches over fifty countries on five continents with a particular focus in the North Africa/Middle East and Mediterranean Regions with experience in more than ten Muslim-majority countries. In order to get boots-on-the-ground experience, one research trip included hitching solo from Morocco to Guinea-Conakry.
Prior to entering international research and education, he spent ten years as a social and business entrepreneur building sports marketing companies and ski coaching. He is also former Research Director at Colorado WINS, the state employee organization.
He splits his time between Denver, Amherst, and Tangier.
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