Dr. Amelia Dietrich is the Senior Director for Research and Publications at The Forum on Education Abroad and Managing Editor of Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad. Amelia’s work focuses on The Forum’s research and publishing efforts, including the forthcoming Standards in Action book series and publishes and presents widely on topics related to best practice in education abroad around the world. She joined The Forum in 2015 through the Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows program. Prior to that, Amelia taught college-level Spanish, led a group of undergraduate students on a research trip to Spain, and investigated bilingualism and second language acquisition. Amelia holds a B.A. in Spanish and Political Science from Moravian College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Spanish and Language Science from The Pennsylvania State University. As an undergraduate, Amelia studied abroad in Córdoba, Argentina. She is fluent in Spanish and Italian. Amelia is a Certified Professional in Education Abroad.
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Opening Plenary Speaker Announced for The Forum’s 2023 Annual Conference in Seattle
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Anu Taranath, author of the award-winning book, Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World, will be our opening plenary speaker at…

Forum on Education Abroad Announces First 22 Community College Participants of the CIBER Consortium for Education Abroad Program
The Forum on Education Abroad is excited to share that 22 community colleges have been accepted into the CIBER Consortium for Education Abroad (CC/FEA) program for community colleges. This fully…

My Week as Co-Leader of the Future Nobel Laureates Scholarship Program
By Amelia Dietrich, Ph.D. I am honored to have spent an inspiring and edifying week in Stockholm, Sweden, as a co-leader of the Future Nobel Laureates Scholarship Program. To change…