Institute for Global Engagement Staff
Professor
Assistant Vice President of Global Education
Email: frenchb@grinnell.edu
Brigittine French joined the Grinnell faculty in 2003 and is Professor of Anthropology and Chair of the Peace and Conflict Studies Program. French is a linguistic and political anthropologist whose diverse body of teaching and research focuses on theoretical and ethnographic approaches to narrative...
Program Assistant
Email: criswell@grinnell.edu
Heidi Criswell is the Program Assistant for the Institute for Global Engagement and works with students, faculty, and staff to engage all campus members with international and off-campus experiences. She believes that all people deserve meaningful education and opportunities, regardless of economic...
Director of Grinnell-in-London
Email: dukesus@grinnell.edu
Susie Duke is the Director of Grinnell-in-London (GIL). Grinnell-in-London is a longstanding and flagship semester long off-campus study experience for Grinnell students to study in London as a cohort under the guidance of two Grinnell College faculty. From 2015 through June 2022, Susie managed the...
Director, Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication
Email: izmaylova@grinnell.edu
Anastasia Izmaylova joined Grinnell College as director of Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication in the Institute for Global Engagement in August 2021. In this role, she oversees a variety of programs that support and promote language and culture learning on campus, such as peer...
Associate Director of FLAG (Faculty-Led Across the Globe)
Email: lauxashl@grinnell.edu
Assistant Director of Off-Campus Study
Email: lindbergs@grinnell.edu
Sonja Lindberg, the new Assistant Director of Off-Campus Study (OCS). In this role, Sonja will advise students about opportunities for studying away in the US and abroad, as well as provide guidance, before, during, and after their studies off-campus. Sonja also oversees all OCS events, and she...
Senior International Officer and Senior Director of Global Initiatives
Email: patchkat@grinnell.edu
Kate joined the Institute for Global Engagement in May 2017. She oversees and directs the daily operations of the Institute for Global Engagement which encompasses Off-Campus Study, Global Learning Program, Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication, partnerships and collaborations with...
Assistant Director of Partnerships and Collaborations
Email: stafford@grinnell.edu
Lynn Stafford is the Assistant Director of Partnerships and Collaborations, a newly established role within IGE (2021). In this role, Lynn will be managing a variety of partnerships and collaborations within IGE. She will liaise our communications with external institutions, including those with...
Director of Off-Campus Study
Email: stanleya@grinnell.edu
Alicia joined Grinnell College as Director of Off-Campus Study in the Institute for Global Engagement in August 2017. She oversees all aspects of semester and year-long study away in the US and abroad including strategic planning, budget management, health and safety protocols, program partner...