Ph.D.   Temple University, Communication Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
M.A.   English as a Second Language, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
B.A.     Spanish Language & Literature, West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania
Education Abroad , The University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain  (one year)

Decision-making involving interracial couples concerning their children’s education; the “Sojourn Experience” as it pertains to international education and in particular the study abroad experience. Peacebuilding processes as they pertain to the study abroad experience.

Member of the consulting team to the West Chester University DNA Diversity Discussion project.

Intercultural Communication in the 21st Century: A Peacebuilding Perspective (for publication in 2012), Wadsworth Publishing. The textbook will introduce a peacebuilding model of intercultural communication based on the most current theory and research on cultural identity and cultural differences in worldviews. Remland, M; Foeman, A.; Rafter Arevalo, D. & Jones, T.
Coping Strategies for Interracial Couples Making Decisions about Children’s Education, Iowa Journal of Communication, vol. 40, No. 2, Spring 2008. Lawton, B;  Rafter Arevalo, D; Brown, L & Foeman, A.

Lived and taught English as a Second Language in Valencia, Spain, for 3 years
Lived and taught English as a Second Language in Tokyo, Japan, for 2 years

Intercultural Communication, Communication & Culture, Conflict, Public speaking, Small Group Communication

Invited Lectures: La Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Heredia, Costa Rica

(35th Anniversary of the Founding of the University)                                             Conflict & Intercultural Communication
 Diversity in the United States
 Cultural Differences in Nonverbal Communication 

The Sojourn Experience American Values and Patterns of Communication in the Workplace
Invited Keynote Speaker: National Japanese High School Teachers Association, Osaka, Japan