Education Abroad Staff/Advising Hours

Are you wondering which study abroad program is best for you? Or if you can fit a study abroad experience into your time at Kent State? Get the guidance you need from the Education Abroad team in the Office of Global Education, located in Van Campen Hall. Before you apply, you can search for a program online. Additionally, you can contact the Office of Global Education to speak with an Education Abroad Advisor. An advisor from the Financial Aid Office is also available to speak via scheduled appointment times. Please see the schedule below.  

Advising Schedule 

PLEASE NOTE: Education Abroad Advising is available on KSU Advising. To make an appointment with the appropriate Education Abroad Advisor, please see the list of advisors and the programs that they oversee below and the calendar of times during which they advise. Once you determine with which advisor to meet, please go to https://advising.kent.edu/ScheduleAppointment?groupId=538.

Do you have questions about using your financial aid to study abroad? You can make an appointment with Stephanie Vollmer by emailing finaideducationabroad@kent.edu. 

If you would like to speak with an advisor about a specific program, please see the Staff Directory below, which lists the programs that each advisor specializes in. Once you determine with which advisor you should meet, please schedule an appointment through KSU Advising. If you need general/ just-getting-started advising, please schedule an appointment with any advisor. 

If you need to drop off documents for your education abroad application, please make prior arrangements with your education abroad advisor before coming to Van Campen Hall. You may also mail your documents to the following address:

Office of Global Education
Kent State University 
625 Loop Road, 106 Van Campen Hall
P.O. Box 5190
Kent, OH 44242-0001

Education Abroad 101 

If you are curious about education abroad but aren't sure where to start, please watch a recording of the Education Abroad 101 presentation!

Staff Directory

Amber Cruxton
Director, Education Abroad
By Appointment Only - Please send an email to schedule an advising appointment.
acruxton@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-7975

Sara Morato
Assistant Director, Education Abroad
Advises for Kent State Prague, Paris American Academy, Xi'an Summer Program
Advising Hours (by appointment): Mondays: 1:30 - 4:00 PM; Thursdays: 9:00 - 11:30 AM
smoratoq@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-7984

Kristina Bullard
Senior Education Abroad Advisor
Advises for Kent State Florence Programs, Kent State Geneva, WINS Program
Advising Hours (by appointment): Tuesdays: 1:30 - 4:00 PM; Wednesdays: 9:00 - 11:30 AM
kbullar4@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-0912

Molly Papay
Senior Education Abroad Advisor
Advises for Exchange Programs, ISEP, American University in Cairo Summer Program
Advising Hours (by appointment): Mondays: 1:00 - 3:30 PM; Tuesdays: 9:00 - 11:30 AM
mpapay1@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-3067

Desiree Dube
Education Abroad Advisor
Advises for Faculty-led Programs, Direct-Enroll Programs (Regent's University London, Freie Universitat Berlin, University of Applied Sciences Worms), COST, Third-Party Programs 
Advising Hours (by appointment): Mondays: 9:00 - 11:30 AM; Thursdays 1:30 - 4:00 PM 
ddube1@kent.edu 
Phone: 330-672-7980