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Swarts, Frederick

Frederick A. SwartsAdjunct Assistant Professor of Research Methods and Analysis in the Social Sciences

Frederick A. Swarts, Ph.D., has had a distinguished career in academic, governmental, and nonprofit sectors.

In academia, Dr. Swarts taught graduate courses in Research Methods, Sustainable Development, and Thesis at the University of Bridgeport, as well as Biology at Lackawanna College. He currently serves as Academic Dean at Bridgeport International Academy and Life Sciences Editor for New World Encyclopedia.

In the governmental sector, Dr. Swarts served from 2010 to 2021 as a board member on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Central Institutional Review Board, the DOE’s IRB for reviewing human subject research.

In the nonprofit sector, Dr. Swarts has held positions of Assistant Secretary-General for the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations, Vice President of CAUSA, and Administrative Director of the American Leadership Conference. He presented keynote addresses at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Society of Wetland Scientists and the Third NGO Forum (Cairo, Egypt).

  • Education

    • Ph.D. Biology and Education, Graduate School of the Union Institute and University
    • Doctoral Studies, Columbia University Teacher’s College
    • M.S. Zoology, Pennsylvania State University
    • B.S. Biology, Bucknell University (Phi Beta Kappa graduate)

  • Publications

    Dr. Swarts has authored or edited more than ten books and 1,000 encyclopedia articles. His work has appeared in numerous scholarly journals, including:

    • Ecology
    • Journal of Research in Science Teaching
    • Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
    • International Journal on the Unity of the Sciences
    • World & I
    • Journal of Unification Studies
    • Journal of Experimental Zoology
    • Paragon House

  • Courses

    • Research Methods
    • Sustainable Development
    • Thesis Supervision
    • Biology

  • Honors / Awards / Memberships

    • Member, U.S. Department of Energy’s Central Institutional Review Board (2010-2021)
    • Life Sciences Editor, New World Encyclopedia
    • Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
  • MBA in Marketing, University of Bridgeport
  • BA Liberal Arts, Excelsior College

Selected Conference Presentations

  • NAFSA Regional XI Conference, November 2016 – Managing an Agent Network, co-presented with AIRC, ICEF
  • ICEF, Miami, December 2017 – Student Recruitment in India, co-presented with Edwise International
  • EducationUSA Forum, Washington, DC August 2017 – Communicating about Campus Safety, co-presented with University of California, Riverside and University of Illinois Champagne-Urbana, chaired by U.S. Department of Public Affairs
  • EnglishUSA Stakeholders Conference, Washington, DC September 2017 – IEPs and the Use of Agents in International Student Recruitment, co-presented with EnglishUSA, AIRC, ICEF, Language Institute of New York City Language Center
  • NAFSA Regional XI Conference, Bretton Woods November 2017 – Data Driven Decisions in the Recruitment of International Students, co-presented with Hotcourses.com
  • NAFSA Regional XI Conference, Bretton Woods, NH November 2017 – Strategic Recruitment of International Students and the Place for Agents, co-presented International Language Institute of Massachusetts, FLS International. Selected best conference presentation.
  • U.S. Commercial Service International Webinar, November 2017 – Developing an Agent Network, co-presented with U.S. Commercial Service, AIRC, ICEF
  • AIRC Conference, Weston, FL December 2017 – Leveraging and Using Resources to Inform Recruitment Strategy: A Case Study in India, co-presented with Sannam S4 and Edwise International
  • AIRC Conference, Weston, FL December 2017 – The Role of Campus Visits, FAM trips in Building a Relationship with High School Guidance Counselors and Agent Partners, co-presented with IDP, and Green River Community College
  • NAFSA Conference, Washington, DC June 2018 – The Evolving Student Recruitment Market in India, co- presented with Southern New Hampshire University, Lakehead University, Sannam S4
  • AIRC Conference, Weston, FL December 2018 – Impacts of Holistic Admission and Applied Learning, co-presented with University of North Carolina – Wilmington.
  • AIRC, December 2018 – Strategic Recruitment: University and Agency Perspectives, co-presented with Western New England University, UStudy Global, SIEC. Selected among the Top 5 conference presentations.
  • AIRC International Webinar, February 2019 – Strategic Recruitment: University and Agency Perspectives, co-presented with Western New England University, UStudy Global, SIEC.
  • Keystone Education Group, UniQuest Webinar, March 2022 – Student Recruitment Megatrends: How market insights from 2021 can shape your strategy, co-panelist with Hult International Business School
  • UniQuest Insights, March 2022, International Recruitment – Some Factors to Consider, guest article: https://uniquest.global/blog/
  • Destiny Benders, May 2022, Changing Lives through International Education, featured guest on podcast.
  • NAFSA Webinar, September 2022 – Peer-to-Peer Perspectives: The Evolving Role of Agents, co-presented with California State University, Long Beach and ApplyBoard.
  • MGT 5311 Principles of Marketing
  • MGT 5302 Management for Non-Profit Organizations
  • MGT 5303 Leadership and Organizational Planning

Present/Past Memberships:

  • NAFSA
  • American International Recruitment Council (AIRC)
  • Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA)
  • European Association for International Education (EAIE)
  • International Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC)
  • NAGAP
  • New England Association for College Admission Counseling (NEACAC)