Staff Abroad
USAC programs offer on-site staff and support at varying levels depending on the program. Learn more about on-site staff on the program pages.
USAC Specialty Programs
Specialty programs feature full-time, on-site support from USAC Resident Directors, staff, and faculty. Resident Directors run and manage the entire program on-site including academics, hiring, planning, emergency support, and more.
| Program Location |
Resident Directors |
| Brazil: Florianópolis |
Renato Carvalho |
| Chile: Santiago |
Jorge Molina |
| China: Chengdu |
Wentao Song |
| China: Shanghai |
You Sha (Lucia) |
| Costa Rica: Heredia |
Carlos Oviedo |
| Costa Rica: Puntarenas |
Dr. Carlos Salas |
| Costa Rica: San Ramón |
Dr. Carlos Salas |
| Cuba: La Habana |
Sebastian Bombi |
| Czech Republic: Prague |
Jan Stodola |
| England: London (Summer) |
Ellie Yannas |
| France: Lyon |
Stefano Pizzetti |
| France: Pau |
Robina Müller |
| Germany: Lüneburg |
Dr. Stefanie Seewald |
| Ghana: Accra |
Abigail Thompson |
| India: Bangalore |
Smriti Chhabra |
| Ireland: Cork (Summer) |
Mary Steele |
| Ireland: Galway (Summer) |
Dr. Mark Quigley |
| Italy: Reggio Emilia |
Simona Lai |
| Italy: Torino |
Eliana Silvestro |
| Italy: Verona |
Irene Fanini |
| Italy: Viterbo |
Francesca Del Giudice |
| Poland, Kraków |
Agnieszka Nowak |
| Spain: Alicante |
Luis Fernández Rellán |
| Spain: Bilbao/Getxo |
Dr. Ibon Zamanillo Elguezabal |
| Spain: Madrid |
Álvaro Carredano |
| Spain: San Sebastián |
Dr. Patricia O'Connor |
| Spain: Valencia |
Sara Elso |
| Thailand: Chiang Mai |
Chaidarun "Jum" Tippawan |
| Thailand: Khon Kaen |
Chaidarun "Jum" Tippawan |
| Uruguay: Montevideo |
Sebastian Bombi |
USAC Partnership Programs
Partnership programs feature support from the host university and international programs offices.
| Program Location |
Program Directors |
| Australia: Gold Coast and Brisbane |
Julie Lambert and Rebecca Cozens |
| Australia: Melbourne, Geelong, Warrnambool |
Jennifer Mendes |
| England: Brighton |
Mary Jones |
| England: Bristol |
David Line
Ellie Yannas (USAC Resident Director) |
| England: London (Semester) |
Sue Wharton
Ellie Yannas (USAC Resident Director) |
| England: Reading |
Marcus Dowse
Ellie Yannas (USAC Resident Director) |
| Ireland: Cork (Semester) |
Marita Foster and Karen McSweeney
Mary Steele (USAC Resident Director) |
| Israel: Haifa |
Professor Hanan Alexander |
| Japan: Hiroshima |
Dr. Naomi Tsunematsu |
| Japan: Nagasaki |
Mark Tiedemann |
| Japan: Osaka/Kobe |
Takae Hirooka |
| Korea: Seoul-Kookmin |
International Office Staff |
Korea: Seoul-Yonsei (Summer)
Korea: Seoul-Yonsei (Semester) |
Jangwhan Sohn
Dongran Cho |
| Netherlands: Maastricht |
Center for European Studies |
| Netherlands: The Hague |
THUAS International Office Staff
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| New Zealand: Palmerston North & Hawke's Bay |
Greg Huff |
| Norway: Oslo |
International Education Office |
| Scotland: St Andrews |
Cecily Davey |
| Scotland: Stirling |
Jo Hagerty |
| South Africa: Stellenbosch |
International Office |
| Sweden: Växjö/Kalmar |
Åsa Dahlberg |
| Turkey: Istanbul |
Gürhan Kara |