Laura Engel is an Associate Professor of International Education and International Affairs at the George Washington University. Her interests focus on global education policy trends in national and sub-national contexts, policy sociology, and inequalities in global learning. She is a Fulbright Specialist, serves on the NEA Foundation’s Board of Directors, and is joint editor of International Studies in Sociology of Education. She holds a PhD in Education Policy from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Email: Lce@gwu.edu
Amanda Baker is a PhD student in the Comparative and International Education CRT. Her years of experience as a secondary social studies teacher and love of travel has led her to pursue her research interest in international experiences for students and teachers in public education. Email: abaker7@gwmail.gwu.edu
Steph Gonzalez is a PhD student at GW in the Education & Inequality Program. Steph has spent most of her professional career working in higher education within admission and student affairs. She received her BA and BS in 2011, Ed.M. in 2012 and MBA in 2017 from Boston University. Her research considers how the admission and financial aid processes impact the wellbeing of Latina/o/x students. Email: stephgon@gwu.edu
Nikki Hinshaw is a MA candidate in the Global Communication Program at the Elliott School for International Affairs. Her interests lie in the intersection between public diplomacy and international education, as she looks to advance peacebuilding domestically and globally through educational exchange.
Email: nhinshaw@gwu.edu
Maha Malik is a MA student in the International Education Program at GW. She holds a BS in Public Health. Her research interests lie in education for sustainable development with a focus on the intersections between climate change and education systems, domestically and globally. Email: mahamalik@gwmail.gwu.edu
Kelber Tozini is a PhD student at GW in the Education & Inequality Program. He holds an MA in International Higher Education from Boston College and an M.S. in Administration from Universidade do Vale do Rio do Sinos (Brazil). His research interests include the internationalization of Brazilian higher education, the international student experience in colleges and universities across the globe, and the role of networks in reducing inequality in international higher education.
Email: kelber@gwu.edu
Binyu Yang, PhD earned her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction at The George Washington University. Her research focuses on college students’ self-regulation in online learning contexts, self-regulated learning interventions and strategies, and language learning strategies for second language learners.
Email: binyuyang@gwu.edu