Biography
Asmaa Elsayed is a doctoral student in Global Studies in Education in the College of Education at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Asmaa earned her Master of Arts degree in International Development from American University’s School of International Service in Washington D.C., and her Master of Education degree in International Education Policy from Harvard University's Graduate School of Education in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She has been working in the international education field for the past ten years. Asmaa enjoys reading & writing, classic music, vegan food, and travelling. She led the New Zealand Study Abroad Program with the College of Education (summer 2019). For more information please, visit: https://education.illinois.edu/about/news-events/news/article/2020/02/12/resilience-in-education-reflections-from-studying-abroad-in-new-zealand
Research Interests
Emancipatory Transformative Lifelong Learning For Healing, Resilience, and Holistic Well-Being.
Awards and Honors
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, The Graduate College, Career Exploration Fellowship - Higher Education |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, The Evelyne Accad and Paul Vieille International Research Award |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Teachers Ranked As Excellent By Their Students [Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022] |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership Department Fellowship |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois International Programs Scholarship, The Mary E. Mohler International Study Grant |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, College of Education, Hardie International Scholarship for Study Abroad |
| The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans |
| Harvard University, The Graduate School of Education Grant |
| American University, The School of International Service, The Graduate Student Research Grant |
| American University, The School of International Service, Walter Sherwin Award for Academic Excellence and Outstanding Community Service |
| The Global Leadership Program Scholarship |
| Golden Key International Honour Society (GMU Chapter) |
| George Mason University, Excellence in Communication Award |
| George Mason University, The Virginia Commonwealth Award |
| George Mason University Foundation Scholarship, Bishop Book Fund |
| George Mason University, Dean’s List for Academic Excellence, Magna Cum Laude [GPA 3.83] |
Courses Taught
- Education Abroad
- Qualitative Inquiry Methods
- Diversity in Higher Education
- Education and Human Rights
- Researching Global Education
- Technology and Educational Reform
- Internationalization of Higher Education
- Strategic Human Resource Development
Additional Campus Affiliations
Illinois Scholars at Risk Program (ISAR) Committee