Our Advisory Group

Key academics and experts in graduate level education in the United States are involved in this project, including the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS), the National Science Foundation, the Forum on Education Abroad, the Big Ten Academic Alliance, NAGAP: The Association for Graduate Enrollment Management, and experts from various higher education institutions across the country. With guidance from this expert working group, the GLO Survey aims to uncover the realities, obstacles, and experiences of graduate level educational experiences overseas.

Advisory Group Members

Sigrid Berka
Executive Director, International Engineering Program
University of Rhode Island

Amy Conger
Associate Vice Provost and Director, Global Engagement
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Martha Cooper
Assistant Director, Programs Team
Big Ten Academic Alliance

Julie Deland
Executive Board Member & Director of Admissions
NAGAP: The Association for Graduate Enrollment Management & Harvard Graduate School of Education

Amelia Dietrich
Director for Research and Resources
The Forum on Education Abroad

Jong-On Hahm
Program Director, Division of Graduate Education
National Science Foundation

Maresi Nerad
Director, Center for Innovation and Research in Graduate Education
University of Washington, Seattle

Hironao Okahana
Associate Vice President, Research and Policy Analysis
Council of Graduate Schools

Orlando Taylor
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Research
Fielding Graduate University

*We would also like to acknowledge and thank Jamie McGowan, previously Assistant Director for Global Collaborations at the Big Ten Academic Alliance, for her advisory group participation in the early stages of the project