Jacqueline Sidonia Nemitz Ismael (September 27, 1942 – May 27, 2023) was an American-born Canadian political sociologist on the faculty of the University of Calgary from 1980 to 2019. 
Early life and education.
Nemitz was born in Chicago, the daughter of Russell P. Nemitz and Lena Mannella Nemitz. She earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree at the University of Calgary, and completed doctoral studies in sociology from the University of Alberta. 
Career.
Ismael was a member of the social welfare faculty of the University of Calgary from 1980 to 2019. She established and headed the department's international social work concentration. She also held an adjunct appointment in international relations at Eastern Mediterranean University. She served on the advisory board of "Arab Studies Quarterly". In 2003 and 2004, she was part of a movement to create an International University of Baghdad.
Publications.
Ismael's work appeared in academic journals including "The Middle East Journal, Arab Studies Quarterly, Social Problems, Politics and the Life Sciences", and "International Journal of Contemporary Iraqi Studies."
Personal life.
Nemitz married Tareq Y. Ismael, an Iraqi-born political science professor at the University of Calgary. They had two daughters, Shereen and Jenann. She died in 2023, at the age of 80. Flags were lowered on the campus of the University of Calgary to mark her death.