Research Team Members

W. Patrick Bingham, Ph.D.
Director, RAISE Center
binghamw@wfu.edu
Wake Forest University

Principal Investigator: LGBTQIA+ Students Navigating Identity and Community Abroad, Gauging Study Abroad Offices and Providers for LGBTQIA+ Support, AREA Database, Wake Forest Abroad in Ghana & South Africa, and Project RISE.

Hunter Swanson, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Center for International Education
Ruscio Center for Global Learning
Washington & Lee University

Research Team: LGBTQIA+ Students Navigating Identity and Community Abroad, Gauging Study Abroad Offices and Providers for LGBTQIA+ Support, and Project RISE.

Vaughn Thornton
Assistant Director
Programs, Events & Outreach, Global Engagement
Boston College

Research Team: LGBTQIA+ Students Navigating Identity and Community Abroad

Jeremy Gombin-Sperling, Ph.D.
Fulbright WHA Diversity and Inclusion Liaison
Fulbright Western Hemisphere (WHA) Program

Research Teams: LGBTQIA+ Students Navigating Identity and Community Abroad

Cynthia Jiao
Graduate Student
Psychology
Wake Forest University

Research Team: LGBTQIA+ Students Navigating Identity and Community Abroad

Kline Harrison, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President
Associate Provost for Global Affairs
Wake Forest University

Research Team: Abroad Student Engagement

Richard Hall, Ph.D.
Senior Assessment Specialist
School for International Training

Research Teams: Project RISE

Shinji Katsumoto, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Department of Educational Policy and Leadership Studies
University of Iowa

Research Teams: Project RISE

Nicole Ianieri
Ed.D. Candidate
University of North Carolina – Wilmington

Research Team: Wake Forest Abroad in Ghana & South Africa

Jon Smart, PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor, Writing
Wake Forest University

Research Team: International Student Engagement

Qiaona Yu
Assistant Professor, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Wake Forest University

Research Team: International Student Engagement