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Susan Atkinson

Susan Lochner Atkinson

Associate Director for Advising
University of Wisconsin-Madison
2025 Annual Conference Committee Member & Past Chair, Education Abroad Knowledge Community (EAKC)

Susan Lochner Atkinson, MA, is the associate director for advising in international academic programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has also worked at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the University of Minnesota. Atkinson has been active in NAFSA for more than 20 years, has presented at the regional and national conferences, and is a past Trainer Corps chair. She holds a BA in Spanish from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and an MA in comparative international development education from the University of Minnesota. Atkinson studied abroad in Mexico and Spain. Her professional interests include advising, curriculum integration, diversity and inclusion, and training.