Background
Birchem, Regina was born on December 20, 1938 in Sisseton, South Dakota, United States. Daughter of Victor John and Hazel Mary (O'Brien) Birchem.
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Birchem, Regina was born on December 20, 1938 in Sisseton, South Dakota, United States. Daughter of Victor John and Hazel Mary (O'Brien) Birchem.
Bachelor of Science in Education, University North Dakota, 1964. Master of Education, University Georgia, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, University Georgia, 1977.
Research associate University Georgia, Athens, 1977-1979, University Colorado, Boulder, 1979-1980, Washington University, St. Louis, 1980-1981. Assistant professor Fontbonne College, 1981-1984. Visiting assistant professor University South, Sewanee, Tennessee, 1984.
Assistant research professor St. Louis University School Medicine, 1985-1988. Associate professor Pennsylvania State University, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, 1988-1990. Associate professor Florence Scott chair in development biology Seton Hill College, Greensburg, 1990-1994.
Coordinator Pittsburgh Beijing '95 and Beyond Coalition, 1995-1996. Biology consultant Pennsylvania Environmental Network, Yukon. Consultant in education.
Consultant on plant tissue culture and plant micropropagation. Consultant Kendal Hunt Publications, since 1995.
International consultant, vice president Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Geneva, 1989—1995, international president, since 2004. Credentialed non-governmental organization delegate to United Nations Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro, 1992, United Nations Conference in Copenhagen, 1995, United Nations Conference on Women, Beijing, 1995, United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, Istanbul, Turkey, 1996, World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, 2002, World Social Forum, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2003, Brazil, 2005. Member International Association for Plant Tissue Culture.
Married Dan I. Bolef, August 29, 1981.