Dr. Joani LaMachia is a Senior Cooperative Education Faculty in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University. She teaches the Professional Development for Co-Op Course for International Affairs and Asian Studies students. As an advisor she engages students in thoughtful preparation for work opportunities that align with their interests and academic studies. Her area of passion and interest is preparing students to engage actively in the world as global citizens, by drawing upon their academic and co-op experiences while at Northeastern. She has taught as a Graduate Lecturer at Northeastern University, teaching graduate-level courses in Education and Global Studies in the College of Professional Studies. Dr. LaMachia is a Faculty Co-Leader for Northeastern University’s Dialogue of Civilizations Program in Northern Ireland through the Global Experience Office. In addition, she has accompanied Dialogue programs to the Balkans, Bali, Jordan and Egypt and traveled to Cambodia, Cuba and Ghana to do international co-op development.

Dr. LaMachia has over thirty years of experience working within international education. She has been awarded fellowships to China, Australia and Northern Ireland and received a Massachusetts Department of Education Award for her Commitment and Dedication to Literacy Education. She coordinated the Conflict Resolution and Peace Building Consortium and Symposium at Northeastern University bringing together scholars, practitioners and policy analysts to engage in dialogue and reflection on peace building in divided societies and our role as global citizens. Her publications include Look Up, Gaining Insight and Direction through Experiential Learning, Ideas in Action – Participatory Health and Literacy Education with Adults and articles for Currents in Literacy at Lesley University. She holds a dual M.Ed. from Boston College in Education Administration and Pastoral Ministry, an M.A. from the University of Massachusetts in Bilingual Education and her Doctorate of Education Degree from Northeastern University in Higher Education Administration focused on Integrating Global Citizenship Learning in Undergraduate Education.