Global learning, Internationalization, South-South Co-operation, Black international students

Abigail Smith is a doctoral student in the International Education Policy Program. she works in the Global learning initiativite office as a graduate assistant. She is in an international student from Kingston, Jamaica. She has experience working at universities in the US and United Arab Emirates in student affairs, supporting the transition of students living in the residential halls. Abigail's research interests focus on the internationalization of higher 含羞草研究所 and efforts to regionalize universities in the Global South. In her spare time she enjoys reading, traveling and playing tennis.  Abigail holds a B.A. in Sociology from Randolph College in Virginia and a M.A. in Higher Education Student Affairs from the University of Connecticut. 

  • Educational Cooperation In An Era Of Deglobalization: Lessons For The Caribbean Community, Bloomsbury Publishing (September 2024)
  • Mek Yaad within Academia: Afro-Caribbean Women Finding Belonging in the Academy. In Black Women Navigating the Doctoral Journey (1st Edition), Routledge. (October 2023)
  • Caribbean exceptionalism and the rise of Sino-CARICOM relations in the post-bureaucratic era, The Round Table, 112:1, 57-72, DOI: 10.1080/00358533.2023.2165752 (February 2023)