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Thursday, March 12, 2026
7:00 AM - 4:30 PM CT
Registration, Check-in and Information Desk Open

7:00 AM - 4:30 PM CT

Registration, Check-in and Information Desk Open

Location: Tennessee Ballroom Lobby, Level 2

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CT
Member Mingle: Newcomer Networking Power Hour

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CT

Member Mingle: Newcomer Networking Power Hour

Location: Tennessee Ballroom, Level 2

Presenter: Audrey N. Bistline – The Forum on Education Abroad

Presenter: Annette Mares-Duran (she/her/hers) – The Forum on Education Abroad

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CT
Recognition Breakfast (Invitation Only)

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CT

Recognition Breakfast (Invitation Only)

Location: Ryman Studio 9-11 , Level 0

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CT
Concurrent sessions, Mar. 12 | 8:30am-9:30am

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CT

Actual, Real-life, Totally Intentional Real-time Reflection Using AI

Location: Ryman Studio 12-14 , Level 0

Session Leader: Brandon Blache-Cohen – AllPeopleBeHappy

Teaching and Learning

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CT

Authenticity and the Algorithm: Finding Your Village in an Evolving Field

Location: Ryman Ballroom CF , Level 0

Session Leader: Whitney J. Longnecker (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University

Presenter: Stina M. Dufour (she/her/hers) – CEA CAPA Education Abroad

Presenter: Sara Dart – Education in Ireland

Leadership Development

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CT

Belonging While Abroad - A Paradox to Navigate or a False Promise?

Location: Magnolia Mezzanine 11-12 , Level M

Session Leader: Jane B. Gunn-Lewis – Arcadia University

Presenter: Brittani Smit – IES Abroad

Presenter: Maureen Gordon (she/her/hers) – Temple University

Presenter: Anna Foster – University of Canterbury, NZ

Community and Belonging

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CT

CIBER Consortium for Education Abroad Networking Session (Invitation Only)

Location: Magnolia Mezzanine 22 , Level M

Presenter: Patricia Lin-Steadman – The Forum on Education Abroad

Presenter: Audrey N. Bistline – The Forum on Education Abroad

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CT

Competency and Coloniality: Data-driven Insights on Education Abroad

Location: Magnolia Mezzanine 2-4 , Level M

Session Leader: Kyle Rausch – University of Illinois at Chicago

Presenter: Jennifer Olson (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Chicago

Presenter: Chelsea Kindred – Academic Programs International (API)

Research and Scholarship

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CT

Global Learning in Health Sciences: Creating Quality Study Abroad Programs

Location: Magnolia Mezzanine 7, Level M

Session Leader: Girija S. Shinde (she/her/hers) – Volunteer State Community College, Tennessee

Presenter: Alisha Cornish (she/her/hers) – Volunteer State Community College

Presenter: Devin T. Wilson – Volunteer State Communtiy College

Presenter: Calli T. Boone – Volunteer State Community college

Program Development and Management

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CT

Managing Student Health Information: Surveying Approaches and Novel Ideas

Location: Magnolia Mezzanine 9-10 , Level M

Session Leader: Seth A. Tucker (he/him/his) – Syracuse University

Presenter: Vanessa Sterling – CET Academic Programs

Presenter: Kevin Dostal Dauer – University of Minnesota

Health, Safety, and Well-Being

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CT

Mind the Gap: Bridging Ethics and Impact in Faculty-led Programs

Location: Magnolia Mezzanine 5-6 , Level M

Session Leader: Kirsten Sheppard (she/her/hers) – University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Presenter: Della Burke (she/her/hers) – ITESO, the Jesuit University of Guadalajara

Presenter: Morgan Marler (she/her/hers) – Missouri State University

Ethics, Collaboration, and Transparency

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CT

Non-profit, For-profit and Private Equity: Revisiting Definitions

Location: Magnolia Ballroom, Level M

Session Leader: Mark Beirn – University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign

Presenter: Melanie Mala Ghosh – Tufts University

Presenter: Thomas Scheiding

Ethics, Collaboration, and Transparency

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CT

The Case for Doubling Down on Language Learning in Study Abroad

Location: Ryman Ballroom ABDE, Level 0

Session Leader: Mark S. Lenhart (he/him/his) – CET Academic Programs

Presenter: Hang Du (she/her/hers) – Middlebury College

Presenter: Nicole Desjardins Gowdy (she/her/hers) – Pomona College

Presenter: Allegra O'Donoghue (she/her/hers) – CET Academic Programs

Teaching and Learning

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM CT
Exhibit Hall Open

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM CT

Exhibit Hall Open

Location: Ryman Hall B1 - B3 , Level 0

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM CT
Coffee Break

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM CT

Coffee Break

Location: Ryman Hall B1 - B3 , Level 0

Sponsored By

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT
Concurrent sessions, Mar. 12 | 10:15am-11:15am

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

A Practical Guide to the Legal Realities of Study Abroad Programs

Location: Magnolia Mezzanine 5-6 , Level M

Presenter: Lesley Melega – Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter

Presenter: Bill Nicholson – Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter

Program Development and Management

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Big Ideas, Bigger Impact: A Blueprint to Building Better Educators

Location: Magnolia Mezzanine 2-4 , Level M

Session Leader: Kyle B. Sturges (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University

Presenter: Laurel Rosch (she/her/hers) – Big Ten Academic Alliance

Presenter: Chad R. Broeker (he/him/his) – Purdue University

Presenter: Alana Rodriguez (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan Global REACH

Mission, Goals, Strategy, and Advocacy

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

ChatGPT Wrote This: Examining the Perils and Opportunities of AI for IE

Location: Magnolia Mezzanine 9-10 , Level M

Session Leader: Colton ES Oliphant – Via TRM

Presenter: Kelly A. Newlon (she/her/hers) – Washington State University

Presenter: Angie Schaffer (she/her/hers) – Fund for Education Abroad

Ethics, Collaboration, and Transparency

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Making Sense Together: Community as Critical Infrastructure

Location: Magnolia Mezzanine 11-12 , Level M

Session Leader: David J. Wick (he/him/his) – Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Presenter: Maraina Montgomery – NAFSA

Presenter: Eduardo Contreras – Baylor University

Presenter: Lily Lopez-McGee (she/her/hers) – DA Global Access Network

Community and Belonging

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Male Flight and Study Abroad: Gendered Patterns in International Education

Location: Magnolia Ballroom, Level M

Session Leader: Emily Warnke (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin - Madison

Presenter: Michael A. Saenz – WorldStrides Higher Education

Presenter: Grahaeme Hesp (he/him/his) – FIE: Foundation for International Education

Presenter: Brian C. Henry – Southern Illinois University

Community and Belonging

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Productive Discomfort: Facilitating Study Abroad for Growth in an Instant-Access World

Location: Ryman Studio 12-14 , Level 0

Presenter: Matthew Rader (he/him/his) – IES Abroad

Presenter: Rachel Gilman – IES Abroad Berlin

Presenter: Meghan Culhane – IES Abroad

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Reflection to ROI: First Findings from a New Global Education Impact Study

Location: Ryman Ballroom CF , Level 0

Session Leader: Liam P. Kelly (he/him/his) – CulturaGo

Presenter: Jessica Epstein (she/her/hers) – Montclair State University

Presenter: Joshua Monthei (he/him/his) – University of Michigan International Programs in Engineering

Presenter: Marcello Francioni (he/him, they/them) – CulturaGo, Inc.

Mission, Goals, Strategy, and Advocacy

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Rethinking Study Abroad in Africa: A Model for Collaboration

Location: Ryman Ballroom ABDE, Level 0

Session Leader: Ryan Grundy (he/him/his) – Global Livingston Institute

Presenter: Moses Twahirwa (he/him/his) – Global Livingston Institute

Presenter: Livia Karoui – The African Leadership University

Program Development and Management

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Scholarly Conversations with Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad

Location: Magnolia Mezzanine 7, Level M

Presenter: Elaine Meyer-Lee – Goucher College

Presenter: Amelia J. Dietrich, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Forum on Education Abroad

Presenter: Patrick Bingham (he/him/his) – Wake Forest University

Presenter: LaToya Brackett

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Using Data to Tell Two Stories: High-impact Practices in First Year Abroad

Location: Ryman Studio 9-11 , Level 0

Session Leader: Katie Cohen (she/her/hers) – CEA CAPA Education Abroad

Presenter: Cari Vanderkar – California Polytechnic State University

Presenter: Mary Cook (she/her/hers) – Colorado School of Mines

Program Development and Management

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT
Poster Sessions Thursday 10:15am

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Amplifying Study Abroad Impact: Ambassadors & Skills Passport Initiative

Location: Ryman Hall B1 , Level 0

Session Leader: Marie McArdle – University of Galway

Community and Belonging

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Collecting High Quality Survey Data: Impediments & Improvements

Location: Ryman Hall B1 , Level 0

Session Leader: Stacey Hansen (she/her/hers) – University at Albany, SUNY

Research and Scholarship

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Global Beginnings: Building Impactful First-year Study Abroad Programs

Location: Ryman Hall B1 , Level 0

Session Leader: Aisling Wakefield (she/her/hers) – University College Dublin

Program Development and Management

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Group Journaling for Belonging, Wellbeing, and Validation Abroad

Location: Ryman Hall B1 , Level 0

Session Leader: Vicky Hill (she/her/hers) – Tufts in London and Oxford

Health, Safety, and Well-Being

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

How to Build Your Bicycle: Crafting International First-year Programs

Location: Ryman Hall B1 , Level 0

Session Leader: Megan Buntin (she/her/hers) – Northeastern University

Program Development and Management

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Orientation to Ownership: Co-creating Expectations to Empower Students

Location: Ryman Hall B1 , Level 0

Presenter: Lynnea Lombardi – University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

Presenter: Hayley Werth (she/her/hers) – University of Memphis

Program Development and Management

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Partnering for Change: Inspiring Sustainable Travel in Education Abroad

Location: Ryman Hall B1 , Level 0

Presenter: Thijn van Eldijk (he/him/his) – Eurail B.V.

Presenter: Becca Keating (she/her/hers) – AIFS Abroad

Environmental, Social, and Economic Sustainability

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Passport to Possibility: Global Access for BIPOC & First-gen Engineers

Location: Ryman Hall B1 , Level 0

Session Leader: Jeffrey Tsang (he/him/his) – Michigan State University College of Engineering

Presenter: Elizabeth Burbatt (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University College of Engineering

Community and Belonging

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Study Abroad Jump Start Program

Location: Ryman Hall B1 , Level 0

Presenter: Sara Gutierrez – The University of New Mexico

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

The Credit Isn't Always the Carrot! New Non-credit Programming Initiatives

Location: Ryman Hall B1 , Level 0

Session Leader: Louise Yahiaoui – The Ohio State University

Program Development and Management

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CT

The Global Scholars Pathway: Expanding Access, Equity, and Opportunity

Location: Ryman Hall B1 , Level 0

Session Leader: Shawn Wall – World at Hand

Community and Belonging

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM CT
Dedicated Exhibit Hall Hours

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM CT

Dedicated Exhibit Hall Hours

Location: Ryman Hall B1 - B3 , Level 0

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM CT
Luncheon | Empowering America’s Future Leaders: 25 Years of the Gilman Program and 250 Years of U.S. Achievement

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM CT

Luncheon | Empowering America’s Future Leaders: 25 Years of the Gilman Program and 250 Years of U.S. Achievement (Closed to the press)

Location: Tennessee Ballroom, Level 2

Presenter: Tracey Bradley (she/her/hers) – Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR)

Presenter: Melissa Torres – The Forum on Education Abroad

Presenter: Victoria Roberts – U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

Presenter: Shawna Hurley – Gilman International Scholarship Program, IIE

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT
Concurrent sessions, Mar. 12 | 2:00pm-3:00pm

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

AI Can't Pack Your Bags: Why Education Abroad Survives the Robot Revolution

Location: Magnolia Ballroom, Level M

Session Leader: Elizabeth Strong (she/her/hers) – Missouri State University

Presenter: Miko McFarland (she/her/hers) – Expanish

Presenter: Meg Ramey (she/her/hers) – WorldKind

Mission, Goals, Strategy, and Advocacy

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Elevating Exchange: Intentionally Building Mutually Beneficial Partnerships

Location: Magnolia Mezzanine 11-12 , Level M

Session Leader: Trisha Winkle – Texas A&M University

Program Development and Management

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Engaging Parents in Study Abroad: Challenges, Impact, and Strategies

Location: Ryman Studio 12-14 , Level 0

Session Leader: Kimberly Rush – George Washington University

Presenter: Sevin Gallo – NorthWest Arkansas Community College

Presenter: Jacob Eavis – The University of Arizona

Mission, Goals, Strategy, and Advocacy

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Global Educator Abroad Readiness (GEAR)

Location: Ryman Ballroom ABDE, Level 0

Session Leader: Biljana Dalcheska, N/A – Guilford County Schools and American College of Education

Teaching and Learning

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Academic Leadership Community of Practice Open Meeting

Location: Magnolia Mezzanine 22 , Level M

Presenter: Petra H. Hejnova – Syracuse University Abroad

Presenter: Rebecca H. Pisano (she/her/hers) – CET Academic Programs

Presenter: Jeremy R. Doughty (he/him/his) – University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

I Want It That Way: Making Space for Multiple Truths in Global Learning

Location: Ryman Ballroom CF , Level 0

Session Leader: Kyle Rausch – University of Illinois at Chicago

Presenter: Brian C. Henry – Southern Illinois University

Presenter: Michael Woolf – CEACAPA

Presenter: Stina M. Dufour (she/her/hers) – CEA CAPA Education Abroad

Presenter: Amada Jew (she/her/hers) – Babson College

Community and Belonging

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Inside The Forum’s Professional Certification Program: Info Session + Q&A

Location: Ryman Studio 9-11 , Level 0

Presenter: Patricia Lin-Steadman – The Forum on Education Abroad

Presenter: Nick Gozik – Elon University

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Navigating a Dysregulated World: Doing What We Ask of Our Students

Location: Magnolia Mezzanine 9-10 , Level M

Session Leader: Lily Lopez-McGee (she/her/hers) – DA Global Access Network

Presenter: David J. Wick (he/him/his) – Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Presenter: Maraina Montgomery – NAFSA

Presenter: Neal McKinney (he/him/his) – Compear Global Education Network

Program Development and Management

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Pares Interculturales, Transformación De Conflictos Y Enfoque Biocultural

Location: Magnolia Mezzanine 7, Level M

Session Leader: Paulina Solís Iturra (she/her/hers) – Middlebury College | C.V. Starr Schools Abroad

Community and Belonging

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Performance under Pressure: How to leverage self-awareness to motivate yourself and others to thrive under pressure

Location: Magnolia Mezzanine 2-4 , Level M

Presenter: David Geisler (he/him/his) – EF Study Abroad

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

The People: Itaukei, Iwi, Tribes, Nations and International Education

Location: Magnolia Mezzanine 5-6 , Level M

Session Leader: Michael Alijewicz (he/him/his) – ISEP Study Abroad

Presenter: Shelley M. Jewell (she/her/hers) – University of Wyoming

Presenter: Tarissa Spoonhunter (she/her/hers) – University of Wyoming

Community and Belonging

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM CT
Coffee Break

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM CT

Coffee Break

Location: Ryman Hall B1 - B3 , Level 0

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM CT
Meet the InnovateEA Finalists

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM CT

Meet the InnovateEA Finalists

Location: Ryman Hall B1 , Level 0

Speaker: Rob Burchell – Hanover CRM

Speaker: Carolina Castro Huercano – SIT Graduate Institute

Speaker: Mary Alice Haas – CEA CAPA Education Abroad

Speaker: Kodi Henderson – Hanover

Speaker: Ashley Holben (she/her/hers) – Mobility International USA (MIUSA)

Speaker: Kevin Sullivan (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University

Speaker: Susan Sygall – Mobility International USA (MIUSA)

Speaker: Shawn Wall – World at Hand

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CT
Concurrent sessions, Mar. 12 | 3:45pm-4:45pm

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CT

Amplifying the Student Voice: The Key to Authentic Marketing

Location: Magnolia Mezzanine 9-10 , Level M

Session Leader: Allison McNamara – UL Global

Community and Belonging

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CT

Becoming Sustainable Travelers: What Study Abroad Teaches (Without Trying)

Location: Magnolia Mezzanine 5-6 , Level M

Session Leader: Hongping Zhang – University of Tennessee

Presenter: Heather Gibson – University of Florida

Presenter: Sara Easler – University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Presenter: Martin O’Neill – Auburn University

Environmental, Social, and Economic Sustainability

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CT

Bringing the World Together Through Servant Leadership

Location: Ryman Studio 12-14 , Level 0

Session Leader: Ryan D. Dye – AIFS Abroad

Presenter: Brian C. Henry – Southern Illinois University

Presenter: Bo M. White – Baylor University

Presenter: Katy Lane – Texas A&M University

Leadership Development

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CT

Business Isn’t a Bad Word: Strategies for Education Abroad Office Success

Location: Magnolia Ballroom, Level M

Session Leader: Aley Bedair – University of Arkansas

Presenter: Maggie Mahoney – University of Houston

Presenter: Joshua Hudson (he/him/his) – Georgia State University

Leadership Development

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CT

Exploring Perspectives and Approaches on Career Readiness

Location: Magnolia Mezzanine 7 , Level M

Presenter: Louis Berends – CEA CAPA Education Abroad

Presenter: Paulina Brouder (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri

Presenter: Dominic DiCamillo (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University

Presenter: Briana de la Garza

Presenter: Ashlee Epouhe (she/her/hers) – CEA CAPA

Presenter: Gabriela Pesantez

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CT

Reimagining Access Through Remote and Hybrid Internship Models

Location: Ryman Studio 9-11 , Level 0

Session Leader: Marina Lott – Absolute Internship

Presenter: Amanda Williamson (she/her/hers) – Northern Arizona University

Online Global Learning

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CT

Standing with Fulbright: The IEA Awards Pathway for Global Educators

Location: Ryman Ballroom CF , Level 0

Presenter: Whitney J. Longnecker (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University

Presenter: Crystal Craycraft

Mission, Goals, Strategy, and Advocacy

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CT

Tackling the Big Questions of Employability & Industry Partnerships in Study Abroad : Perspectives from Ireland

Location: Ryman Ballroom ABDE, Level 0

Presenter: Donal McAlister (he/him/his) – South East Technological University

Presenter: Richard Collins

Presenter: Julia Lynes (she/her/hers) – The Learning Abroad Co.

Presenter: Sara Dart – Education in Ireland