2024-2025 AAC&U-CILMAR Global Learning Webinar Series 

Kris Acheson-Clair, PhD, is CILMAR’s (Center for Intercultural Learning, Mentorship, Assessment and Research) director and holds a courtesy faculty appointment in the Brian Lamb School of Communication within the College of Liberal Arts. Perhaps best known in intercultural learning (ICL) circles for her article on representing the Intercultural Development Continuum as a pendulum and for her scholarly work with the Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory, Kris has also published book chapters and journal articles on a variety of topics including the meaning of silence, emotion labor (emotional labor), mentorship, and the assessment of ICL in study abroad.

Horane Diatta-Holgate, PhD, is the Program Director of Inclusive Pedagogy ND Learning | Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence. Horane supports and consults with instructors (faculty and graduate students) on cultivating inclusive classroom environments for and with their students. Horane also provides support to instructors developing their intercultural knowledge and competence to enact inclusive teaching practices as well as embed diversity, equity and inclusivity throughout different elements of their course and curriculum.

Alankrita Chhikara, PhD, in Curriculum Studies from Purdue University, is the Postdoctoral Research Associate for the Center for Intercultural Learning, Mentorship, Assessment (CILMAR) at Purdue University. Bringing her experience teaching high school and a range of undergraduate and graduate courses on multiculturalism, global studies, intercultural learning, and community engagement, Alankrita tries to cultivate inclusive educational environments. At CILMAR, she coordinates the Semester Abroad in Intercultural Learning (SAIL) program and partners with intercultural and DEI experts to develop curriculum, conduct research, and assess intercultural learning in courses and programs. In 2021, she was awarded Purdue's Boiler Changemaker Award.

Hilary Landorf, PhD, is Assistant Vice President of Global Learning Initiatives at Florida International University (FIU), where she oversees FIU’s university-wide initiative, Global Learning for Global Citizenship. She is also an Associate Professor of International and Intercultural Education in the School of Education and Human Development. In 2022, she was awarded NAFSA’s Award for Leadership and Collaboration in International Education. She is a Fulbright Specialist, a Fulbright Fellow in the International Education Administrators Program in France, an inaugural member of the National Academy of International Education, and a Senior Scholar with the Association of American Colleges & Universities’ Office of Global Citizenship for Campus, Community, and Careers.

Aletha Stahl, PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Iowa, is the lead intercultural learning specialist within Purdue's CILMAR: the Center for Intercultural Learning, Mentorship, Assessment and Research. Before coming to CILMAR, she spent more than two decades in the Department of Languages and Cultures at Earlham College, where as Professor of French and Francophone Studies, she taught multiple courses in French and in interdisciplinary programs; developed and led international study programs in Martinique, Haiti, and Montreal, among others; served as Teaching and Learning Consultant and Co-Director of the Center for Social Justice; and advised students both academically and on their senior capstones.

Leslie A. Bozeman, PhD, is Director of Curriculum Internationalization in the Office of International Affairs at Indiana University Indianapolis.

She provides leadership for the vision, development, and implementation of the campus’ curricular and co-curricular internationalization efforts. With more than 20 years of experience in higher education, she has worked with academic and student affairs at the undergraduate and graduate level as well as local, state, national, and international initiatives.

 

Aparajita Jaiswal is an Intercultural Research Specialist at CILMAR, Purdue University. Her work focuses on developing strategies to seamlessly integrate intercultural learning into both standard curricula and study abroad programs. She provides guidance on developing research studies, enhancing curricula, and creating assessment methods to cultivate intercultural competence. Aparajita also specializes in facilitating workshops and training sessions, supporting the professional development of both staff and students at Purdue University.

Aparajita has extensive experience utilizing both the AAC&U ICKC rubric and Global Learning VALUE Rubrics. Examples of her research demonstrating the effective use of these rubrics include "Enhancing Intercultural Learning in Study Abroad Through an Online Curriculum in Group-Mentored Intervention" (April 2024) and "It's Never Too Soon! Comparing Intercultural Learning Outcomes of Undergraduate Students via Face-to-Face and Online Teaching Modalities" (August 2023).

Caryl Waggett, PhD, joined the Allegheny College faculty in 2003 and is the founding chair of the College’s Global Health Studies Program. Over the past two decades, she has grown her work as an environmental health scientist into a thriving multidisciplinary public health major and minor. She regularly integrates active learning into her courses, including community-based participatory research focused on remediating local environmental hazards.

Caryl has had a long interest in integrating public health thinking and content across the undergraduate curriculum. She has contributed to the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) initiatives on public health, liberal education, and educated citizenship, and has led workshops on experiential learning for ASPPH, the U.S. Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine, and numerous other academic and professional organizations. She recently completed her second term as co-chair of the Subcommittee on Master’s and Undergraduate Degrees in Global Health for the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), which researches trends in global health education and develops resources for curricular development, advising, and assessment.

Tatjana Babic Williams, PhD in Comparative Literature from Purdue University, is a senior lecturer of Italian, director of Italian Studies, and CILMAR (Center for Intercultural Learning, Mentorship, Assessment and Research) Faculty Fellow.  She teaches all levels of Italian language, culture, and literature at Purdue. Her research interests include intercultural pedagogy, African-Italian literature, immigration, and postcolonial studies. Tatjana has engaged in an intensive collaboration with CILMAR, which provided opportunities for theoretical and practical training in intercultural learning through numerous grants and fellowships.

Kwesi Ewoodzie, PhD, is the Founder and Director of Culture Beyond Borders, (CBB). He is a Ghanaian-American, a sociologist, and an interculturalist, with a passion for building bridges between the African continent and the Diaspora. His love for all elements of the African culture makes it easy for him to share the continent with all globally minded individuals, groups, or organizations. In addition to his work with CBB, Kwesi also serves as a strategic consultant, specialist and partner for training and research firms with a focus on networking, establishing relationships with global partners, and conducting workshops and training designed to help create more inclusive and equitable workplaces.

After completing her BA in Communication and French, Kelsey Patton, MA, began a career in international education, assisting students in their study abroad application process and then engaging alumni as they adjusted back to life in their home culture. There, she learned the importance of intercultural learning, debriefing, and mentorship and transitioned to the Brain Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University where she completed her Master's degree in Interpersonal Communication, with focuses in Intercultural Communication & Mentorship. While at the Lamb School, she had the opportunity to serve as a graduate assistant at CILMAR and developed a passion for facilitating intercultural learning and dialogue across difference within and between student groups.

She uses the AAC&U rubrics regularly in activity design as she supports the curation and maintenance of the Intercultural Learning Hub (HubICL), co-develops and co-facilitates intercultural learning and mentorship workshops, and provides mentorship and instruction for both graduate and undergraduate courses in intercultural learning.

Basma Ibrahim DeVries, PhD, is a professor of communication studies at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA and was a faculty member at the Summer Institute in Intercultural Communication in Portland, Oregon. Basma trains and consults on intercultural topics with corporate, educational, and community clients and facilitates workshops and simulation activities, in addition to performing at storytelling venues.

H. Parker, PhD, is the Director of the Global Competence Initiative and the Assistant Director of Student Mobility & Assessment and Latin America/Spain Programs for Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships (GEPP) at Purdue University. She is charged with managing and implementing a competitive grant from the US Department of State to foster more inclusion and significantly increase the number of transformative experiences in the Americas including study abroad, internships abroad, and international research collaborations. Dr. Parker has over nine years of experience supporting campus initiatives and programs which strive to promote and advance innovative pedagogies by advocating for continuous improvement in teaching, learning, and service at Purdue and beyond.

Mary Price, PhD, is the inaugural Director of Teaching and Learning at the Forum on Education Abroad. She brings over 20 years' experience working with scholar-practitioners, students, professionals and community members as a thought partner and critical friend to strengthen practice, deepen learning and co-create actionable knowledge.

Most recently, Mary led faculty development at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis’ Center for Service & Learning focusing on efforts to support the success and advancement of publicly-engaged faculty, institutional capacity building, and curriculum integration of civic pedagogies, including community-based global learning, at the graduate and undergraduate levels.