Expertise
International Political Economy and Development
Research Interests
International Migration, Migrant Integration, Race, Ethnicity and Politics, Human Trafficking, Gender & Sexuality, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Conflict Resolution.Education
- Ph.D. Global Studies, University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
- M.A. Global Studies, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts.
- P.G.D Education, National Teachers Institute, Kaduna, Nigeria.
- B.A. English Literature/Linguistics, University of Jos, Nigeria.
- Professional Certificate in English as a Second Language (ESL), Cambridge University, United Kingdom.
Biosketch
Esther Jack-Vickers is an adjunct professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where she teaches Introduction to international relations, introduction to comparative politics, international politics of human rights, African politics, Introduction to gender studies, and First Year Seminar in honors. Additionally, Jack-Vickers works for the Honors College at UMass Lowell, as Honors Specialist. Her roles include advising and mentoring honors students among other things. In her spare time, Esther enjoys reading, watching her favorite movies and tv shows, and loves to explore the world through travel.
Selected Awards and Honors
- Brad Morse Summer Research Scholarship, (2022): Received from UML’s Brad Morse Fund.
- Pay-It-Forward Workshop Grant (2017): Received from International Studies Association (ISA).
- Nehemiah’s Troop Scholar (2014).
- Brandeis University Merit Award (2013).
- Best Staff of the Year Award (2007) – Received from Shepherd’s International College.
- Plateau State Government Scholarship (2000-2003).
Selected Presentations
- Africana Studies Conference - African Women, Civil Wars, and Peacebuilding, University of Maryland, Baltimore (2023).
- Paper Topic: An Intersectional Approach to Understanding African Women’s Agency and Participation in Peace processes.
- New England Political Science Association, (NEPSA), Conference (2022), Bretton woods, New Hampshire. Paper Topic: Estimating the determinants of integration to predict homeland participation
- New England Political Science Association (NEPSA), Conference (2019), Portland, Maine. Paper Topic: Power, Ideology, and the Entrapment of Human Trafficking Victims
- Northeastern Political Science Association (NPSA), Conference (2017) Philadelphia. Paper Topic: Within and Across Borders: An Exploration of Themes on Human Trafficking in Nigeria and South Africa
Selected Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research
- Professional Development Award (Spring, 2023) - Union of Adjunct Faculty, University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
- Professional Development Award (Spring, 2022) – College of Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (FAHSS)/Graduate Students’ Association (GSA)
- Professional Development Award (2020) - College of fine arts, humanities, and social sciences/ Global Studies Program, University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
- Travel Grant Award (2017)- International Studies Association (ISA)/Pay-it-forward Professional Development Workshop.
Research Currently in Progress
- Jack-Vickers, E. C. (In the Works): Predicting Return Migration Among Nigerians in the US: A Game Theoretic Model.
- Jack-Vickers, E. C. (In the Works): To Return or Remain: Explaining the Migration Patterns and Attitudes of Highly Educated Nigerian Immigrants Post-Settlement
- Jack-Vickers, E. C. (In the works): Estimating the Determinants of Migrant Integration to Predict Homeland Participation
- Jack-Vickers, E. C. (In the Works): Exploring the Perceptions of Discrimination Among Nigerian Immigrants in the United States
- Jack-Vickers, E. C.; Brown, N. H. (In the Works): An Intersectional Approach to Understanding African Women’s Agency and Participation in Peace processes.
- Jack-Vickers, E. C.; Brown, N. H.; Adelabu, Nenpomigyi S. G. (In the Works): Yan Daudu and Gendered Segregation: Perceptions, Coexistence, and posterity.
- Jack-Vickers, E. C.; Brown, N. H. (In the Works): Enemies within and without: A Comparative Analysis of the Dynamics and Prevalence of Global Human Trafficking.
- Jack-Vickers, E. C.; Andzenge, A. K. (In the Works): Within and Across Borders: An Exploration of Themes on Human Trafficking in Nigeria and South Africa.
- Jack-Vickers, E. C. (In the Works): Political Philosophy on Brain Drain: Rethinking the Current Global Basic Structure.