Editorial Team

The Editor, Managing Editor, Associate Editors, and Assistant Editors make up the Editorial Board, steering good management and strategic development of Frontiers. Associate and Assistant Editor members of the Board are selectively recruited through external and/or internal calls for applications, based on which they are then confirmed by the Editor, in consultation with the Managing Editor. Associate and Assistant Editors are appointed to their respective positions for a fixed term of up to three years, with renewability offered on a selective basis and for no more than two subsequent terms.

Editor

Elaine Meyer-Lee, Ed.D., is Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Goucher College. She previously served as an SIO for 18 years at other institutions and has been broadly active in the fields of international, intercultural, leadership, and diversity/inclusion higher education since earning her doctorate in human development and psychology from Harvard in 1999. Her numerous fellowships and grants include a Fulbright, and she currently serves on the boards of ISEP and American Conference of Academic Deans, and on the Haverford College Corporation.

Managing Editor

Amelia J. Dietrich, Ph.D., is the Senior Director for Research and Publications at The Forum on Education Abroad. Amelia’s work focuses on The Forum’s research and publishing efforts, including the recently-launched Standards in Action book series, and she presents widely on topics related to best practice in education abroad around the world. Amelia completed her Ph.D. in Spanish and Language Science at The Pennsylvania State University.

Executive Editorial Assistant

Anas N. Almassri, Ph.D., AFHEA, is an early-career researcher and educator. His interests are in international education, peacebuilding, and the political sociology of their interlinks. In his doctoral research, funded by the UK's Economic and Social Research Council, he investigated the potential contribution of graduate education abroad scholarships to peace in Palestine. Anas recently served as a dual Georg Arnold Fellow at the Airbel Impact Lab of the International Rescue Committee.

Associate Editors

Adriana Laza Medina is a Professor of Reading in the Department of Reading and Elementary Education in the Cato College of Education at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her research interests include individuals who struggle with literacy, teacher education, and global learning. Dr. Medina aims to broaden the global and local perspectives of her teacher education students so they can in turn broaden the perspectives of their K-12 students and prepare them to continue to address the challenges of our interdependent world.

Amy Muse is a Professor of English at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. She has presented on the use of reflective writing in study abroad at the Forum on Education Abroad; directed over a dozen study abroad programs in Athens, Rome, Istanbul, and Glasgow; held a Fulbright award in Greece; and published essays on tourism, travel, and study abroad in Frontiers and in The Journal of Greek Media and Culture.

Andrea Rizzotti: Sociología (UBA) y Doctoranda de la FLACSO Argentina. Coordina el Programa de Educación Internacional de la FLACSO Argentina.Tiene una larga trayectoria en el desarrollo e implementación de programas de Educación Internacional. Publicaciones destacadas "Enseñar y aprender en contextos interculturales. Saberes, herramientas y experiencias de educación internacional" Ed. Miño y Dávila (2018) y “Voices from the south; decolonial perspectives in international education” publicado por The Forum Abroad (2023).

Anthony Gristwood is Faculty Chair, Principal Lecturer and Chair of the Global Faculty Advisory Council for CEA CAPA Education Abroad in London. He has been teaching since 1994 and has specialized in education abroad since 2000, at CEA CAPA, Bader College of Queen’s University (Canada), and the University of Connecticut in London. He holds an MA, PGCE, and PhD in Geography from the University of Cambridge and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Anthony, formerly an Assistant Editor with Frontiers, was promoted to Associate Editor in November 2025. As of December 2025, he serves in this senior role on behalf of Frontiers' sponsoring partner, CEA CAPA.

Christine Anderson is the Interim Director of the Learning Abroad Center (LAC) and the Academic Director. Christine's research includes intercultural learning on short-term study abroad programs and the impact of an education abroad experience on career competency development. She administers, and teaches/mentors students, on LAC’s online, culture learning and career development course, “Global Identity: Connecting Your International Experience to Your Future.” Her work as Academic Director includes program and course development, faculty training, and education abroad program assessment. She has a Ph.D. in Comparative International Development Education.

David Wick has worked for over 24 years at four U.S. universities and a youth exchange organization to support international education. Now, as Associate Professor and Chair of International Education Management and French at the Middlebury Institute, he teaches graduate courses on educational equity and social justice, student learning and development, program design and assessment, and other topics. He researches and publishes on equity and inclusion in international education. Wick has held elected and appointed leadership roles with NAFSA, Diversity Abroad, and the Forum on Education Abroad.

Eduardo Contreras, Baylor University

Jacqueline McLaughlin, Ph.D. (Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School), is Professor Emerita of Biology at Pennsylvania State University and an internationally recognized science educator and award-winning mentor. She founded the CHANCE program, integrating research and sustainability education across 10 countries. A Jefferson Science Fellow and global academic leader, she advances STEM education through innovative teaching, curriculum design, and international collaboration. Currently, she develops and leads international programs for diverse higher education institutions worldwide, with research focused on high-impact practices, global engagement, and mentoring the next generation of changemakers. Jacqueline is on LinkedIn.

Lesley Harbon is Professor in International Studies and Education in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Her research has included case studies of student global mobility, preservice language teacher education, content and language integrated learning, and teacher professional learning. Her project work with Indonesian colleagues has spanned her professional career.

Lori Czerwionka is Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics at Purdue University. Her primary research areas include pragmatics and discourse, language learning, intercultural communicative competence, and study abroad. Publications include various edited volumes, book chapters, and articles in journals, including Journal of Pragmatics, Intercultural Pragmatics, Hispania, International Journal of Learner Corpus Research, and Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad.

Melissa Whatley is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education in William and Mary's School of Education. Her research applies mixed methods and advanced quantitative approaches to explore policies and practices that diversify who accesses international education and the outcomes of these opportunities, especially at U.S. community colleges. She is author of An Introduction to Quantitative Analysis for International Educators (Springer, 2022) and co-editor of Digital Internationalization in Higher Education: Moving Beyond Virtual Exchange (Routledge, 2023).

Michelle L. Cathorall is an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Dr. Cathorall participated in travel study programs to Thailand, twice, and to Sweden as a student. These experiences changed her view of the world and herself. She works to create travel study experiences for students that enhance critical thinking and discipline specific skills and change their view of the world and themselves. She has been traveling with students to Uganda since 2018. 

Nick J. Gozik is Dean of Global Education and Assistant Professor at Elon University. Previously, he held positions in international education at Boston College, Duke University, New York University, and the University of Richmond. He has taught at New York University, Boston College, Lesley University, and the School for International Training. Gozik holds an M.A. in French Language and Civilization and Ph.D. in International Education from New York University.

Patrick F. Merle (Ph.D. Texas Tech University, 2013) is a French native, formerly an international reporter for global news organizations. He currently works as Director of the School of Communication (2020 - present) at Florida State University. His research focuses on risk and crisis communication as well as public relations. After creating a program in Italy in 2017, he is also invested in research on pedagogical issues nationally and internationally.

Taylor C. Woodman is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Maryland. He is a critical internationalization scholar that uses his research, teaching, and practice to challenge dominant assumptions of international education exchange. His research interests include global learning, academic diplomacy, internationalization of higher education, digital internationalization, qualitative methodology, and Cuban education.

W. Patrick Bingham is the Director of the RAISE Center and a Research Assistant Professor in Contemporary Global Studies at Wake Forest University. Patrick completed his Ph.D. in 2017 at the University of East Anglia in Art, Media, and American Studies with a focus in film and television. His research focuses primarily on underrepresentation in international education, with particular emphasis on how LGBTQIA+ people navigate their identities and foster community in global settings. Patrick has studied abroad in Germany and Chile, and lived in the UK for eight years. Patrick, formerly an author and reviewer with Frontiers, was appointed to the senior role of Associate Editor in December 2025. He serves in this senior role on behalf of Frontiers' sponsoring partner, the Center for Research on Abroad and International Student Engagement (RAISE Center) at Wake Forest University.

Assistant Editors

Aparajita Jaiswal is a Lecturer in Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS), College of Engineering at Purdue University, where her work bridges community engagement, global workforce development, and engineering design. Her research explores how community-engaged, project-based learning experiences prepare engineering students to connect technical problem-solving with ethical, social, and civic responsibility. She collaborates with faculty and students to design curricula and research studies that integrate participatory design and professional skill development into engineering education.

Dr. Brittani Smit has extensive experience in developing and delivering high impact international education experiences, having served as the Resident Director for South Africa programs for Arcadia University’s College of Global Studies, as well as Student Life Manager & Academic Coordinator for the CIEE Global Institute in Cape Town. In these roles, Dr. Smit was responsible for all aspects of the student experience including in-person and virtual programming, health and safety, co-curricular activities and student support. Dr. Smit completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut and Master’s and PhD degrees at the University of Cape Town.

Chrissie Faupel is the Executive Director of the Office of International Programs at Appalachian State University. She works closely with the Assistant Vice Provost to implement App State’s global engagement strategy and manages the day-to-day operations of OIP. She works closely with colleagues from academic and administrative departments on campus to assess OIP programs and to develop policies and implement policies and procedures for the office to better achieve the global learning goals of the University. Chrissie received her BA in International Studies and French from the University of South Carolina, her MA in International Education from the School for International Training (VT), and her PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy from the University of South Carolina.

Dr. Elena D. Corbett serves as Amideast’s Senior Director of Academic Engagements and has oversight of Amideast’s Education Abroad department, which develops and implements all aspects of academic and experiential programming and support for US students and educators seeking opportunities to learn in the MENA region. She leads the team responsible for Amideast’s programming, customized and faculty-led programming for institutional clients, and implementation of the US State Department’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) and Kennedy-Lugar YES Abroad programs. Dr. Corbett's favorite project at Amideast has been developing Amideast’s innovative Community, Activism, and Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) Program, a fully-funded study abroad opportunity for community college students and Amideast Community College Scholars Program, a donor-funded initiative to support community college students enrolled in Amideast EdAbroad’s programs. Dr. Corbett is a published scholar and alumna of the Fulbright-Hays, CASA, Title VI and other fellowships. Prior to joining Amideast, she served for five years as CIEE’s Center Director in Amman, Jordan.

Eric De Sena leads the Study Abroad Office of Farmingdale State College (SUNY). A classical archaeologist and a National Geographic Explorer, he has 20+ years of experience overseas. In Italy, he worked for the American Academy in Rome and was a professor at John Cabot University. He later directed the American Research Center in Sofia, which supported scholarship in southeastern European, published monographs, hosted lectures and conferences, and offered grants for cultural heritage projects in Bulgaria. He has published many articles and book chapters and edited six volumes. Eric is on LinkedIn.

Emmanuelle S. Chiocca is Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics and International Education, Assistant Director for Additional Languages in the Language and Culture Center, and co-director of the Third Space Lab at Duke Kunshan University, Suzhou, China. Her research lies at the intersection of transformative learning, intercultural development, preservice teacher education, and language learning and teaching, with a particular focus on short-term study abroad programs.

Evan D. Bradley is a psycholinguist at Penn State Brandywine. He is also affiliated with the Penn State Rock Ethics Institute and Social Science Research Institute. Dr. Bradley’s research investigates the role psychological attitudes in language change, especially gender-inclusive and nonbinary language, such as pronouns. He teaches courses in cognitive psychology, perception, music cognition, and linguistics, including within embedded study abroad programs.

Florencia V. Cornet holds a PhD in Comparative Literature and is a lead faculty and Intercultural Communication Specialist who teaches primarily rhetoric, composition, American literature, and coordinates the TRIO OSP Math, Intensive Writing, and Interactive Language Center in the TRIO Opportunity Scholars Program (TRIO OSP) at the University of South Carolina-Columbia.

Dr. Heather Scott, Associate Dean and Associate Professor at the University of North Georgia, has received numerous fellowships to advance research in student achievement and leadership. A Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, she holds a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and has published several articles and book chapters on leadership and global education. Dr. Scott is the Founding Director of AGILE Scholars, a non-profit organization focused on student success and global leadership education presented in partnership with Delta Air Lines. She also serves as the Series Editor for SAGE Women and Leadership Business Cases. To learn more about Dr. Scott, please visit her LinkedIn page.

Dr. Heidi James-Dunbar is an acclaimed novelist and academic. Her books include The Sound Mirror (Bluemoose Books, 2020) and So the Doves (Bluemoose Books, 2017), a Sunday Times Crime Novel of the Month, also published in the USA and Canada. Her novella The Mesmerist’s Daughter (Neon Press, 2015) won the Saboteur Award. She received the Dr Rajini Pani Outstanding Faculty Award, the Sophie Warne Fellowship, and a full PhD studentship. A Writer in Residence at FIE, she hosts the In the FIEld podcast and researches Decolonising Study Abroad, international education. Dr. James-Dunbar is on LinkedIn.

James Illingworth is Director for England and Wales Programs at the Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA) and holds a Ph.D. in French Literature from Queen’s University Belfast. Prior to joining IFSA, he worked for 8 years in Modern Languages Departments at various UK universities to support students undertaking study abroad programs in language-learning contexts. His work is particularly focused on widening access to study abroad and the enduring impact of intercultural experiences.

Kevin L. Jones is an Assistant Professor in Education Studies at Stephen F. Austin State University. An advocate for diversity, inclusion, and racial justice, Dr. Jones champions equity and fugitive pedagogy in education. Drawing from his lived experiences and research, he inspires students and prepares educators to be inclusive, culturally aware, and effective in diverse classrooms. His work empowers future teachers to embrace all young learners and excel in a global, multicultural society.

Dr. Krishna Chaitanya Rao Kathala is a Program Director at The Ohio State University. His research integrates experiential learning, data science, and educational research to explore partnerships on student development, focusing on intercultural competency, global citizenship, and inclusive program design. With extensive experience in curriculum development and assessment for international programs, his work aims to enhance the quality and accessibility of education abroad. Dr. Kathala is thrilled to join the Frontiers editorial board and support its mission to advance critical and interdisciplinary perspectives in the field.

Kristen Kennedy Terry is an Assistant Professor of French at Arizona State University. Her research examines the role of social networks in the acquisition of socio-stylistic variation during study abroad. She has published her research in Studies in Second Language Acquisition, The Modern Language Journal, L2 Journal, and The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Sociolinguistics. She published her first co-authored monograph, Social Network Analysis in Second Language Research: Theory and Methods, in 2024.

LaToya Brackett is a first-generation college graduate and international traveler who seeks to provide opportunities for students of color and first-generation students to go abroad. LaToya works to provide accessible short-term study abroad opportunities at the University of Puget Sound, where she is an associate professor of African American Studies. She works to provide structure and tools for equity-focused travel experiences and looks forward to supporting via her role with Frontiers. She holds two degrees in Black Studies, one from Cornell University and her doctorate from Michigan State. She additionally serves as a member of the Race & Pedagogy Institute leadership team in Tacoma, WA.

Dr. Lauren Collins is a scholar whose work explores memory politics in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Americas. At CU Boulder, she oversees the curricular aspects of the Asian Studies program, teaching lecture courses that introduce students to this incredibly diverse region and in-depth seminars that explore topics such as urbanization, U.S. China relations, and the politics of memory. Lauren also enthusiastically advises students interested in conducting their own research on various aspects of culture, history, and politics in Asia, broadly construed.

Leigh Lawrence is Academic Director at CIEE London. She completed her PhD at St John's College, University of Cambridge and MA in East Asian Studies at Yale University. She is a former Fulbright Scholar and Boren Scholar to China. Her research focuses on the intersection of education and politics in comparative fields, with a particular focus on American, British, and Chinese education.

Marketa Lepicovsky has over 20 years of experience in international education as a practitioner and academic faculty member. She is currently Assistant Professor of Marketing and Business Administration at the Higher Colleges of Technology in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Marketa also serves as Academic Director at Customized Educational Programs Abroad (CEPA), providing guidance on academic components of faculty-directed and semester programs. Her research interests include use of text analysis to uncover new insights into program success and student learning. She has published research in the areas of psychology and management.

Mat Hardy is a specialist in Teaching & Learning matters with a disciplinary background in Political Science. He has taught at the coalface of university and high school education and led study tours to the Middle East, including Jordan, Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Türkiye and the UAE. He is a Fulbright scholar, whose research focussed on online and blended learning approaches. He currently works in the University of Melbourn's Centre for the Study of Higher Education. As a sideline, he publishes on the representation of Middle Eastern worlds in fantasy literature.

Peri Yuksel is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at New Jersey City University (NJCU). She earned her PhD in Human Development from the Graduate Center of The City University of New York (CUNY). Her research interest centers on bilingualism, cross-cultural parenting, and supportive learning environments that foster student success and engagement in psychological literacy and global citizenship. Dr. Yuksel is dedicated to facilitating transformative learning experiences for all students through educational high-impact practices.

Pingchien Neo is the Director of International Engineering Programs at the University of Florida’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. She earned her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from UF in 2024, following a B.S. from UC Berkeley and an M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from ETH Zürich. Her research examines engineering student experiences and outcomes in international internships. With professional engineering experience across the U.S., Asia, and Europe, Pingchien brings a global perspective to engineering education and leads international initiatives that expand student access to global study, research, internships, and service learning.

Rebecca Pozzi is Associate Professor of Spanish Language and Linguistics at California State University, Monterey Bay, where she teaches courses in Spanish language, linguistics, and applied linguistics. Her research focuses on second and heritage language development, sociolinguistics, study abroad, and language pedagogy. Her publications include a co-edited volume from Routledge titled Heritage Speakers of Spanish and Study Abroad, articles in journals such as Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Languages, Hispania, and the Journal of Spanish Language Teaching, and chapters in edited volumes published by Routledge, John Benjamins, and Multilingual Matters.

Dr. Robert Ame is an Associate Professor of Human Rights and Criminology at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada. He brings extensive experience researching youth justice, female ritual servitude, children’s rights, and national reconciliation. His current research is on international service learning and comparative youth justice. He recently won one of Laurier’s highest teaching awards, the Donald Morgenson Award of Teaching Excellence in Internationalization. His publications have appeared in several academic journals and as book chapters. He is co-editor of two books: lead co-editor of Children’s Rights in Ghana: Rhetoric or Reality published by Lexington Books and co-editor of Childhoods at the Intersection of the Local and the Global, published by Palgrave McMillan.

Tammy Rosner is the Director of Academic Compliance and International Education at the University System of Georgia, providing system-wide leadership for strategic planning, policy interpretation, and coordination of international education initiatives. Tammy holds an EdD from the University of Georgia and was a Fulbright Scholar in Germany and France. Her recent publications have concentrated on equity within global education efforts and the facilitation of career readiness through mobile and non-mobile international education experiences.

Tripp Strawbridge is Assistant Professor of Spanish at Santa Clara University. His research centers on the relationship between social network development, second language acquisition, and program design in university study abroad.

Yi Wang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies at Stony Brook University. Her research focuses on the social and cultural aspects of language use and second language learning, employing both qualitative and quantitative methods, including social network analysis. She investigates how identities such as race, ethnicity, and gender influence language learning experiences and ideologies within multilingual communities. Her work also includes research on study abroad and its impact on language learning and identity.

Recognition of Past Editors

Audrey J. Murrell, University of Pittsburgh (2020-2022)
Brian Whalen, The Forum on Education Abroad (1995-2018)

Recognition of Past Editorial Board Members

Allison Hodgkins (2019-2022)

Andre Stevenson (2019-2025)

Annmarie Whalen (2000-2018)

Aroline Seibert Hanson (2019-2022)

Barbara Freed (1998-2015)

Barbara Gügold (1999-2015)

Barbara Rowe (1995-2007)

Chip F. Peterson (2002)

Chris Deegan (2015-2020)

Colin Ireland (1999-2018)

Daniel A. Wubah (2003-2015)

David Hornung (1997)

Elizabeth Niehaus (2019-2025)

Gary Rhodes (1995-2007)

Hiram Maxim (2004)

Jane Edwards (2004)

John Engle (1999-2007)

Jorge Nowalski (2001-2015)

Katherine Krebs (1996-2015)

Kendall Brostuen (2008-2023)

Linda Goff (2002)

Mark Odenwelder (2015-2024)

Michael Monahan (1995-2007)

Michael Vande Berg (2004)

Michael Woolf (2004-2024)

Mingzheng Shi (2007-2015)

Nancy Kanach (2007-2021)

Rhoda Borcherding (1995-2015)

Sharon Stein (2022-2024)

Sheila Bayne (1999-2019)

Steve DePaul (2007-2011)

Thomas Ricks (1995-2015)

Tim Perkins (1995-2019)

Urbain [Ben] DeWinter (1996-1997)

William Nolting (2002)

Recognition of Past Editorial Assistants

Tiffany Lachelle Smith (2019-2022)