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EDUCATION

Michigan State University
Doctor of Philosophy
Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education 
Specialization in International and Comparative Education
2014 | Michigan, USA
Virginia Tech
Master of Arts
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
2004 | Virginia, USA
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science
Kinesiology and Studio Art Minor
Pennsylvania State Scholar–Athlete
2002 | Pennsylvania, USA

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

Consultant, The British Columbia & Aotearoa Indigenous Student Mobility Programme
   January 2019 - July 2019 | The University of Auckland
  • Created and led the British Columbia and Aotearoa Indigenous Student Mobility Programme, a 2-year project providing reciprocal, short-term learning abroad, professional development and networking opportunities for Indigenous students in Canada and Aotearoa (New Zealand). Report available here. 

​Consultant, Global Youth Advancement Network
   October 2018 - June 2019 | Michigan State University
  • Developed web content and the call for proposal for the Global Youth Advancement Summit which brought together 120 youth delegates from 38 countries to address and develop solutions to Global Inequities across five cross-cutting themes: education, healthcare, the environment, art and culture, and livelihoods; summary of activities here. 
  • Led the proposal review and delegate selection process, and the Entrepreneurship Competition, coached and mentored entrepreneurs, provided leadership on logistics management, and developed a robust faculty mentor program.
 
 Consultant, The Alliance for African Partnership
   November 2017 – February 2018 | Michigan State University
  • Facilitated a strategic planning process for a $23M, 5-year initiative that seeks to transform lives in Africa by promoting innovative, sustainable, and equitable long-term partnerships to address mutually defined challenges across six priority areas: agricultural food systems, education, culture, health and nutrition, youth empowerment, and water, energy and the environment.
  • Participated in key meetings with Vice Chancellors from African universities and co-facilitated a 2-day planning retreat, resulting in a detailed implementation plan.​

 Consultant, Diversity Abroad
   October 2016–June 2018
Consultant, Youth Empowerment Programs
   August 2017–October 2017 | Michigan State University
  • Facilitated a joint strategic planning process for two key initiatives – the Youth Empowerment Program and the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program, which included team building activities, a 2-day strategic planning retreat and work plan development.  
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Consultant, Academic Internship Council
   June 2013–present
Consultant, The MasterCard Foundation
April 2015–September 2015 
  • Co-planned and co-led the Secondary Education Scholars Convening which offered academically talented yet economically disadvantaged youth in the Scholars Program from Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Ghana and Rwanda to find their leadership voice, develop community give back goals, explore career understandings, and create high-value relationships with other youth from across the Continent. A summary of findings and final report was submitted to the Foundation.
  • Led the Foundation’s Request for Proposal process to expand and deepen the outcomes of The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program; worked collaboratively with the Education and Learning work group to develop eligibility and selection criteria for the call for proposals, created the scoring rubric, and co-created a process with the Deputy Director to facilitate decisions that resulted in new partnerships, the renewal of existing partner universities, and a learning brief.
  • Co-authored the paper "Priorities and Strategies for African Higher Education" resulting in an exploration of continued program development, thought leadership, and investments in the space.

Consultant, The MasterCard Foundation
July 2014–September 2014
  • Provided the Foundation and its partner universities and organizations with a ‘landscape scan’ of student internships at the secondary and tertiary level. Due to propriety rights, some areas of the report have been masked to maintain confidentiality.
 

LEADERSHIP & OUTREACH EXPERIENCE

Coordinator, Partnership, The Global Leadership League
October 2018 – April 2019
  • Revised membership structure for the Global Leadership League, a professional organization for women in international education

Executive Director, Golden Future South Africa
October 2014–January 2016
  • Provided strategic leadership by creating structures and processes to formalize and professionalize the organization.
  • Designed, conducted, and monitored organization-wide assessment and evaluation projects, resulting in a formal report.
  • Trained 35+ volunteers for effective cross-border, service learning, and community-based experiences in South Africa.

National Co-Chair, Diversity Committee, Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
January 2012–January 2016
  • Led a team of 12 professionals, providing strategic leadership that supports inclusive excellence in faculty and organizational development.
  • Coordinated the international grants application processes for the Donald H. Wulff Diversity Fellowships ($13,000) and the Educational Development Internship Grant ($10,400).

National Co-Chair, NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
March 2007–December 2010
  • Led a team of 20 national representatives, serving 5000 student affairs administrators and higher education professionals toward advocacy and inclusion of LGBTQQIA issues in higher education.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Senior Research Advisor,  Association of American Colleges & Universities
January 2015–March 2015
  • Co-conducted a policy analysis about family-responsive environments for STEM faculty in higher education, resulting in the Gender Values Institutional Policy Matrix. The project was funded by the National Science Foundation. 

Research Associate, Center for Gender in Global Context
March 2014–December 2014 | Michigan State University
  • Contributed to the collection and analyses of data to better understand how international higher education has shaped the career and life trajectories of past African graduates (1940s to present). The study was funded by The MasterCard Foundation. 

Research & Scholarship Associate, Office of Study Abroad
January 2012–June 2014 | Michigan State University
  • Contributed to the design of a research study about, and conducted data extraction of, student participation in Freshman Seminars Abroad from the program’s inaugural inception in 2003 through 2013.
  • Conducted a review of historical artifacts and documents about MSU’s innovations and the history of education abroad between the periods 1910 to 2014, as well as held interviews with past executive directors to learn about their strategic priorities, initiatives, and achievements, resulting in a webpage to showcase the study’s findings.
  •  Conceptualized, developed, and implemented the first and second Annual Learning Abroad Conferences in collaboration with the Faculty Learning Community on Teaching and Learning Abroad and the Office for International Students & Scholars, resulting in a webpage that features student stories. 

Principal Investigator, Dissertation Research
January 2011–May 2014 | University of KwaZulu-Natal & Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
  • Conducted a study that examined the factors shaping the careers of 28 black women academics in post-apartheid South Africa, resulting in a published PhD thesis: Domains of Influence on Academics’ Careers: Narratives from Black/African, Colored, and Indian Women Academics in Post-Apartheid South Africa. Funded by the Michigan State University’s College of Education Dissertation Completion Fellowship ($6,000) and the Graduate School’s Research Enhancement Grant ($1,000).  

Principal Investigator, Pre-Dissertation Research
June 2010–September 2010 | University of KwaZulu-Natal
  • Examined the lives of 24 Indian South African female academics in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Funded by the Michigan State University’s College of Education Summer Research Fellowship ($6,000) and the Center for Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education ($2,000).

CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

Co-Instructor, Program Director Roles in Inclusive Education Abroad
Diversity Abroad | Online
  • Created a 60-minutes eLearning course on the roles and co-curricular responsibilities in leading inclusive education abroad programs.

Co-Instructor, Personal Health, Wellness and Self-Care for Leading Programs Abroad
Diversity Abroad | Online
  • Created a 45-minutes eLearning course to empower program leaders with the tools for reducing stress, prioritizing self-care and finding a balance between personal and professional life while leading programs abroad.
 
Instructor, Global Institute for Inclusive Leadership
January 13-20, 2018 | Diversity Abroad | Auckland, New Zealand | In-Person
  • Created the curriculum for an immersive 8-day leadership institute for US-based higher education professionals interested in developing individual diversity and inclusion action plans for their respective universities. This included opportunities for guided self-reflection, a series of workshops, excursions to cultural and historical sites, as well as deep engagement with local scholars, senior administrators at the University of Auckland, young leaders, and activists from the Māori and Pacific Island communities.  

Co-Instructor, Global Institute for Inclusive Leadership
June 18-25, 2017 | Diversity Abroad | Cape Town, South Africa | In-Person
  • Co-created the curriculum for an immersive 8-day leadership institute for US-based higher education professionals interested in developing individual diversity and inclusion action plans for their respective universities. This included opportunities for guided self-reflection, a series of workshops, excursions to cultural and historical sites, meetings with senior administrators at the University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch University, and the University of the Western Cape, as well as deep engagement with local scholars, young leaders, and activists from the Black African, Coloured, and Indian South African communities.  

Co-Instructor, Teaching in Postsecondary Education
January - May, 2012 | Michigan State University | Online
  • Co-instructed a graduate level course on reflexive teaching practices in postsecondary education, including the design and facilitation of two online modules (i.e., Encouraging Student-Centered Instruction and Creating Inclusive Learning Environments).

Co-Instructor, Experiencing Social Justice in Community
September 2004–May 2008 | University of Massachusetts, Amherst | In-Person
  • Created and instructed a two-credit undergraduate course on topics ranging from racism, sexism, heterosexism, homophobia, religious oppression, classism, white privilege, ableism, and ageism in the US, as well as how to advance social, community, and restorative justice.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Co-Presenter, Canadian Bureau on International Exchange
November 2018 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
A Holistic Model for Ethical Mobility Programs

Co-Presenter, NAFSA Region I Conference
October 2018 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sound Bites: Digital Storytelling of Underrepresented Students in Education Abroad

Co-Presenter, British Columbia Council for International Education
June 2018 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Internationalizing Higher Education through Indigenization: Aboriginal & Māori Perspectives

Co-Presenter, Diversity Abroad Conference
April 2018 | Miami, Florida, USA
Supporting Program Directors in Courageous Conversations with Students
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Co-Presenter, Global Internship Conference
June 2016 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Strengthening Self-Reflexive Strategies and Practices with Host Communities in the Global South throughout the Internship Cycle 

Invited Speaker, NAFSA International Educators
May 2016 | Denver, Colorado, USA
Ethical Engagement with Sister Communities in the Global South

Co-Presenter, Comparative International Education Society
March 2014 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(Re)conceptualizing the Role of Higher Education in Systems Transformation: The Case of Agricultural Education & Training in East Africa

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Tiessen, R., Roy, P., Karim-Haji, F., & Gough, R. (2018). Expanding Our Understanding of North-South Mobility Programs: Insights for Improved Institutional Practice. Journal of Global Citizenship & Equity Education 6(1), 1-21.
 
Gough, R., Roy, P., & Karim-Haji (2018). A Holistic Model for Ethical Mobility Programs. Presented at the 12th Annual Global Internship Conference June 12-15, 2018, Detroit, MI, USA.

Fuhs, K., Madden, M., & Roy, P. (2018). Matrix for Self-Care and Creating Brave Spaces as Education Abroad Program Directors. Presented at the 6th annual Diversity Abroad Conference, Miami, Florida: Diversity Abroad Faculty Development Task Force.

Blanton, L., & Roy, P. (2018). Minority-Serving Institutions and Global Engagement: An Overview. In P. Roy (ed). Brief on Global Education & Minority Serving Institutions in US Higher Education. Berkeley, CA: Diversity Abroad.

​Steglitz, I., Roy, P., & Akulli, A.N. (2016). Preparing Program Leaders for Short-term Programs Abroad. In Spaeth, C. & Chieffo, L. (eds). NAFSA’s Guide to Successful Short-Term Programs Abroad (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: NASFA Association of International Educators.

Karim-Haji, F., Roy, P., & Gough, R. (2016). Building Ethical Global Engagement with Host Communities: North-South Collaborations for Mutual Learning and Benefit. Resource Guide presented at the 10th Annual Global Internship Conference June 15-17, 2016, Boston, MA, USA.  ​  

Roy, P. (2014). Domains of Influence on Academics’ Careers: Narratives from Black/African, Colored, and Indian Women Academics in Post-Apartheid South Africa (Doctoral Dissertation [Full Version]). Retrieved from ProQuest LLC. 3619250.

Roy, P., Steglitz, I., & Wandschneider, E. (2014). Assessment tools in education abroad: A review of the BEVI, IDI, and GPI. Michigan State University. East Lansing, Michigan. White Paper. 

Dirkx, J.M., Smith, T., Mabokela, R., Neisler, G., Mensure, N., Razzaque, A., Vann, M., Akibode, C., Bonnell, J., Boyers, S., Hill, L., Hussain, S., Roy, P., Yao, C., Corbin, B., Doyle, E., & Flanders, M. (2013). Workforce Development in East Africa: Fostering Transformative Change in the Agricultural Education and Training Systems. Michigan State University’s Global Center for Food Systems Innovation and USAID, Washington, D.C. White Paper.