Books

The Emergence of the American University Abroad
Winner of the 2022 Best Book Award from the Higher Education Special Interest Group of the Comparative & International Education Society​

A compelling and coherent argument that the US higher education system is of most value and impact when established abroad... a welcome and much-needed addition to academic libraries, particularly those with strong collections on higher education and international studies." — R.S. Wexelbaum, Choice, Vol. 58

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Global American Higher Education: International Campuses for Competition or Cooperation?

Examines the under-studied role of international campuses of US universities... provides historical context and addresses several research questions... [and] provides an excellent literature review and empirical data set. He addresses interesting conceptual issues, such as whether and how 'soft power' should be distinguished from 'knowledge diplomacy.'” — Bruce Gregory, Diplomacy's Public Dimension, No. 121

International Campuses

Published Works

• Global American Higher Education - database, dashboard, and research on 300+ institutions; supported by the University of Southern California's Center on Public Diplomacy
• "Retrenchment or Expansion: The Future of US International Campuses" (2024) - article published in International Higher Education that explores the prospects for American universities overseas considering economic and political developments (co-authored with Melissa Danvers)
  
• ​"Under the Radar: American Universities Abroad" (2023) - article published in International Higher Education that emphasizes the difference between institutional realities and the spectacle of international campuses often presented to the public (co-authored with Saiansha Panangipalli)
• Centering Afghan Student Voices: Experiences amid Displacement (2023) - report on Afghan student experiences at American universities in three countries (co-authored with Jihae Cha, Sarah Cohn, Yulia Efremova, Jessie Wetherby, and Emily Zanieski)
• "Do the Right Thing: American and Chinese Higher Education Interests in the Middle East" (2023) - blog published by the Center on Public Diplomacy contending that the U.S. maintains a key comparative advantage in soft power
• "Global American Higher Education: Diversity, Unity, Mutuality" (2023) - article published by Change reviewing the history and discourse of international campuses before concluding with suggestions for strengthening them
• ​"In the Wake of War: Prospects for American-modeled Higher Education in Iraq and Afghanistan" (2020) - article published by Change in special issue on American soft power
• "American Higher Education: 'A Force for Good in the World'?" (2019) - op-ed published by Inside Higher Ed
• "Battle of the Brand: Independent 'American' Universities Abroad" (2018) - article published by International Higher Education
• "America and American Universities Abroad: Towards a Public Diplomacy Research Agenda" (2017) - chapter in American Universities Abroad: The Leadership of Independent Transnational Higher Education Institutions edited by Ted Purinton and Jennifer Skaggs, published by AUC Press​

Works in Progress

• "​A Lily Pad in Iraq for Afghan Students: Leading in Crisis" (2024) (co-authoring with Bernhard Streitwieser)
• "An American University in loco patriae: Afghan Students Learning in Crisis" (2024) (co-authoring with Bernhard Streitwieser and Nina Balandina)

Geopolitics

Published Works

• Guest editor for special issue of the Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education on Foreign Interference in Higher Education
• "Exile as an Institutional Response to Authoritarian Interference" (2024) - article for International Higher Education (co-authored with Carly O’Connell)
• "Public Discourse and Public Policy on Foreign Interference in Higher Education" (2022) - article for special issue (co-authored with Carly O'Connell)
• "Rising Global Fears of Foreign Interference in Higher Education" (2021) - article published in International Higher Education (co-authored with Chief Etheridge, Carly O'Connell, and Kat Hugins)

Works in Progress

• "Universities in Exile: A Conceptual Framework" - in 2026 World Yearbook of Education. The changing geopolitics of higher education and research: University futures reimagined [invited; under review] (co-authoring with Carly O’Connell)

Misc.

Published Works

• Re-imagining Higher Education Worldwide After Covid-19 (2021) - proceedings from a funded seminar series (co-authored with Bernhard Streitwieser and Ashley Fisher)

Works in Progress

• "Inequities in Public Scholarship during the Pandemic: Who Made Predictions about the Future of Higher Education?" - article for Current Issues in Comparative Education [accepted; forthcoming] (co-authoring with Bernhard Streitwieser and Joy Gitter)