Global Perspectives: Graduate Students' Experiences with Global Higher Education

Abstract

Tech) conducts research on the micro-coordination -tight coupling of behavior to possibility in the moment -of individuals with each other and technology in co-located and remote settings. He employs Research Through Design to explore how ICTs function to facilitate our feelings of togetherness. This interest stems from and supports his work designing, building and researching assistive and educational technologies. Ms. Michele Ruth Waters, Virginia TechMichele Waters is a PhD student in the Biomedical Engineering (SBES/BEAM) department at Virginia Tech. Originally from New York, Michele attended SUNY Stony Brook and CUNY City College (Grove School of Engineering) for her B.S. and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering. Michele is currently investigating the role of inflammation (macrophage differentiation) in traumatic brain injury; she is also evaluating the potential of human hair-derived keratin biomaterials to promote an anti-inflammatory environment, thereby improving clinical outcomes for patients. Michele is a member of the New Horizons Graduate Scholar program and has served on the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) Selection Committee at Virginia Tech. She is committed to improving diversity in higher education, creating mentoring opportunities, and hopes to continue recruiting women and minorities into STEM fields. Emily Garner, Virginia TechEmily Garner is a PhD student studying Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. Her research interests include sustainable drinking water and wastewater treatment, fate and transport of emerging microbial contaminants, and water quality in distribution systems.