I received my PhD in Higher Education Administration from Kent State University. My research focus is on the work lives of faculty who live in countries where academic freedom is threatened. While my dissertation focused on work life narratives from Hungarian collegiate faculty, I am interested in how faculty around the world negotiate institutional and state forces, which are often at odds. 

My areas of expertise are in Internationalization of Higher Education; Central and Eastern European Higher Education Institutions; Crisis Management in Higher Education; Politics, Power, and Higher Education; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Education; Accreditation and Assessment; and Education Theory.

recent publications:

“Higher Education in Crisis: A Vignette from Hungary’s Mafia State” All the Russias (NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia) (Spring, 2018)

“Research in-progress: A narrative inquiry into the work lives of Hungarian higher education faculty and their perceptions of higher education reform.” Journal of International and Comparative Higher Education (Winter, 2018)

“Troubling Times for Internationalization in Hungary.” The World View. (October, 2017)