Professional Engagement

Select Presentations

• The Forum on Education Abroad National Conference, “Reinvigorating Your PDO with Intentionality”, March, 2025.
• OSAC Annual Briefing: Managing an Evacuation Abroad: An Interactive Exercise, November 2024.
• Higher Education Risk Management Conference, “Supporting Mental Health for International Academia Travelers,” April, 2024.
• The Forum on Education Abroad National Conference, “Tackling Mental Health in Faculty-Led Programming,” March, 2024.
• The Forum on Education Abroad Health and Safety Institute, “Approaches to Mental Wellness Abroad for Diverse Students, June, 2023.
• NAFSA National Conference Workshop Facilitator, “Managing Mental Health in Education Abroad,” May, 2023, May 2022, May, 2019.
• OSAC Academia Sector Committee International College Health and Safety Seminar: “British Approaches to Student Mental Health,” October, 2022.
• NAFSA National Conference, “Achieving Mental Wellness Abroad for Diverse Students,” June, 2022.
• Global Education Benchmark Group Annual Conference, “Developing a Program Review Process to Strengthen Overall Impact of Travel Programs,,” April, 2022.
• The Forum on Education Abroad National Conference, “Managing an Evacuation Behind the Scenes: An Interactive Exercise”, March, 2022.
• The Forum on Education Abroad National Conference, “Pathways & Perspectives to Increased Expectations for Managing Traveler Health & Safety”. March, 2022.
• AIEA Annual Conference, Half-day Workshop: “Ensuring Health and Safety: The SIO’s Role in Risk Management”, February, 2022.
• URMIA Virtual Conference, “Collaborating to Support Safe Resumption of Travel”, May, 2021.
• URMIA National Conference: “Managing an Evacuation Behind the Scenes”, September, 2020
• OSAC Academia Sector Committee Regional Seminar: “Preparing Faculty and Staff to Support Students’ Mental Health During Study Abroad”, December, 2019
• OSAC Academia Sector Committee National Seminar: “Strategies for Addressing Mental Health Needs of Students Abroad”, October, 2019
• Leadership Roles
• OSAC Women in Security Events Subcommittee 2021-2024
• Fulbright Specialist: 2021-2025
• OSAC Academia Sector Committee Planning Committee: International Health and Safety Seminar in London, October, 2022.
• OSAC Academia Sector Committee: Chair 2018-2020
• OSAC Academia Sector Committee Working Group: Mental Health Toolkit 2019-2020
• Pulse International Safety and Security Professionals in Higher Education Working Group: State of the Field Professional Survey 2018-2020
• OSAC Academia Sector Committee Planning Committee: International Health and Safety Seminar in Jerusalem 2018
• OSAC Academia Sector Committee Working Group Co-Chair International Experiences 2016-17      

Publications

• NAFSA Crisis Management Guide, “Managing a Mental Health Crisis Abroad,” Chapter Co-Author, forthcoming, 2025.
• URMIA Insights “Supporting Student Wellness in Education Abroad,” October, 2023.
• On Call International Travel Risk Management Blog: “Working Effectively with Your Organization’s Emergency Assistance Provider,” October, 2022.
• Diversity Abroad Global Impact Exchange, “Supporting Diverse Students to Achieve Mental Wellness Abroad,” Co-Author, Winter/Spring, 2022.
• NAFSA Guide to Education Abroad, “Strategies for Addressing Mental Health Concerns in Education Abroad,” Chapter Co-Author, 2022.
• OSAC Academia Sector Committee Mental Health Toolkit Chapter Co-Author, 2020
• OSAC Academia Sector Committee Considerations for Resuming Education Abroad Co-Author, 2020
• Pulse International Safety and Security Professionals in Higher Education White Paper: International Risk Management Positions in Higher Education, Co-Author, 2019, 2021
• NASPA Sidebar Drexel Creates New Position to Protect International Travelers, 2019
• AIEA Issue Brief: Expanding Portfolios in International Programs: Non-Credit Experiences Abroad, Co-Author, 2018