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, AFHEA, is a PhD Candidate and Teaching Assistant at the School of Education and School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University. Anas’ research interests are in the political sociology of international education. In his doctoral research, funded by the UK's Economic and Social Research Council, he is investigating the potential contribution of graduate education abroad scholarships to peace in Palestine. Anas is currently a dual Georg Arnold Fellow at the International Rescue Committee’s Airbel Impact Lab.

Associate Editors

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).

Christine Anderson, University of Minnesota

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, University of Portland

Jacqueline McLaughlin, Emeritus Professor, Penn State University.

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.

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).

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.

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.

Assistant 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.

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.

Aparajita Jaiswal is an Intercultural Research Specialist with CILMAR, Purdue University. Her research endeavors revolve around exploring strategies for seamlessly integrating intercultural learning into both regular curriculum and study abroad programs. Aparajita actively engages in offering guidance in developing research studies, curriculum enhancements, and assessment methods pertaining to integration and cultivation of intercultural competence. Her expertise extends to facilitating workshops and training sessions, catering to the needs of both staff and students within Purdue University.

Andre P. Stevenson is Professor of Social Work in the Department of Health and Human Studies at Elizabeth City State University, where he also serves as Director of the Office of International Programs. With 30 years of higher education experience, he has published in various areas of social work, public health, and international education in numerous journals and books. He received a PhD in Social Work Research, Master of Public Health, and Master of Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh. He obtained a BS in Counselor Education from South Carolina State University. In 2024, he received a Graduate Certificate in TESOL from East Carolina University.

Brittani Smit, IES Abroad

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.

Elizabeth Niehaus, University of Nebraska - Lincoln         

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.

Heidi James-Dunbar, Foundation of International Education        

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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)

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)
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)