After three careers, the desire to follow her passion led Dr. McBrien to return to graduate school to study international human rights especially women's rights and social justice. Now a tenured professor at USF Sarasota/Manatee, she has committed herself to understanding and ultimately improving the plight of refugees—here and abroad. “I believe that every person should have the opportunity to live a life of love and peace. When I see the joy in the faces of children who desire to better themselves, I know I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing.”