Biography - Michelle M Watts

Michelle Watts has a degree in International Studies from American University in Washington, D.C., and a Master's degree in Latin American Studies from the University of Arizona. Ms. Watts’ professional experience includes working at the Inter-American Foundation, teaching United States Government and History for Central Texas College, as well as Latin American Studies and International Development courses for Florida State University in the traditional classroom.

Her on-line experience includes Comparative Government for City Colleges of Chicago, American National Government for National Park Community College, and numerous classes for American Military University. Ms. Watts has worked with refugees in Washington D.C.; studied in Argentina, Costa Rica and Ecuador; journeyed to Nicaragua with Habitat for Humanity; worked on the US-Mexican border; lived and later conducted research in Panama, and traveled extensively in Latin America. Ms. Watts wrote two encyclopedia entries for Anti-Immigration in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia. Her co-authored article include "Seguridad del Canal de Panama: Una Decada Despues de la Salida de Estados Unidos,” (Security of the Panama Canal: One Decade after US Departure), published in the Air and Space Power Journal, Spanish ed. and “The US and Panama: The Evolution of an Asymmetric Relationship,” published in the Delaware Review of Latin American Studies. She continues research with her colleagues; receiving a fourth research grant from APUS for research in 2012.