Joanna Justyna Mizgala

Political scientist, editor

Born May 12, 1956, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1985; daughter of Henryk and Amelia.

Education: Master of Arts (M.A.), Christian Theological Academy, Warsaw, 1984, Catholic University of America, Washington (DC), 1990.

Career: journalist, Jednota monthly, Warsaw, 1981-85; advisor to Consistory Evangelical Reformed Church, Warsaw, till 1985; research assistant, Georgetown University, Washington (DC), 1991 -.

Author: various articles in: Gazeta Wyborcza, Tygodnik Powszechny, Arka, Polityka (Poland), Nowy Dziennik, The Washington Times, Critical Review (United States).

Member: American Political Science Association.

Honors: fellowship, Smith - Richardson Foundation, 1989, Earhart Foundation, 1990 -.

Affiliation: Presbyterian.

Languages: Polish, English, French.

Hobbies: reading, conversation, classical music.

Office: Georgetown University, Government Department, ICC Building, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20057.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996