Special Event
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November 13, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Register Today

Connecting research and practice in international education is vital. Each year, NAFSA's Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship Knowledge Community (TLS KC) honors an individual's contributions to the knowledge and practice of the field through the Innovative Research in International Education Award.

This event features a presentation from the 2024 award recipient, Miri Yemini, focusing on lessons from her research about global citizenship education [she expands further on these ideas in the November 2024 Trends & Insights article]. TLS KC member leaders also provide opportunities for large-group discussion about the impacts of research in the field and provide guidance about the process to apply for the 2025 TLS KC Award.

This event is open to everyone—especially scholar-practitioners and researchers of all levels, including graduate students. All are encouraged to come with any questions or ideas.

Any questions about this event can be submitted via the TLS KC Feedback Form.

Miri Yemini, PhD

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Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Miri Yemini, PhD, is a tenured professor of education at Technion, the Israel Institute of Technology. Yemini's research interests center on internationalization of education in schools and higher education, global citizenship education, and education in conflict-ridden societies. She is an active...

Kate Hellmann, PhD

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Washington State University
Coordinator, Programs and Resources (TLS KC)
Kate Hellmann, PhD, is a faculty administrator and researcher in the field of international education and TESOL. She has a PhD in Education with a focus on International Education and a Master's in Applied Linguistics. Spanish is her second language. She researches faculty experiences with...

Zachary Frieders

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Zachary Frieders
University of California Education Abroad Program
Chair, Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship Knowledge Community (TLS KC)
Frieders is the Associate Program Director for Study Center Operations at the University of California Education Abroad Program. He was the founding executive director of the UC Davis's Global Learning Hub, supporting the university's "Global Education for All" initiative through study abroad...

Blase Scarnati, PhD

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Blase Scarnati, PhD
Northern Arizona University
Network Leader, Research & Scholarship Connections (TLS KC)
Blase Scarnati, PhD, served for the last decade as director of global learning at the Center for International Education, and is professor of musicology in the Kitt School of Music at Northern Arizona University (NAU). He regularly publishes on community-based global-local learning and its...