Contact Information
2601 Carson Rd, Allen Library
Birmingham, Al 35215
Biography
Stacye Fraser Thompson is a veteran international educator in the areas of immigration, international admissions, programming, and community outreach. She's works as the Coordinator of International Student Services at Jefferson State Community College and the Executive Director of Study Alabama. She holds a BA in International Studies (Univ of Alabama at Birmingham-UAB) , MA in International Affairs (Florida State University), and is a Phd Candidate in Educational Studies for Diverse Populations (UAB) working on the impact of COVID-19 on Designated School Officials. Her independent research focuses on community college internationalization, programs impacting immigrants and refugees educational transition in the United States. She was a Fulbright US Germany International Education Administrator participant in Fall 2022.
Research Description
For the 2023 ISRL, Stacye is completing research with fellow ISRL Participant Mary Ann Bodine Al-Sharif on best practices for strategic planning for campus internationalization.
For the 2022 International and Area Studies Research lab, Stacye completed a research project titled "Microcredentials and Digital Badges to Augment Community College Internationalization".
Education
BA International Studies, University of Alabama at Birmingham
MA International Affairs, Florida State University
PhD, Education, Concentration: Educational Studies for Diverse Populations (Forthcoming)
Grants
International Studies Research Lab — 2021
International Studies Research Lab -- 2019
IIE Outreach Lecture Fund Grant -- 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
Awards and Honors
Fulbright International Education Administrator Program - Germany - 2021
NAFSA Diversity Impact Grant - 201
Courses Taught
Intro to International Relations
Intro to Foreign Cultures
Eastern European Politics
Highlighted Publications
Thompson, S.F. (2020) Internationalize your campus: Foreign Scholar Impact at U.S. Community Colleges. Fulbright Scholar Program. https://www.cies.org/article/internationalize-your-campus-foreign-schol… (Invited Publication)
Ali, F. & Fraser Thompson, S. (July, 2020) Mentor and self-efficacy approaches to encourage diverse student participation in Gilman. The Global Impact Exchange. Diversity Abroad Summer 2020. https://www.diversitynetwork.org/page/GlobalImpactExchange
Prado, J., Spezzini, S., Harrison, M., Fraser Thompson, S., Ponder, J., & Merritt, P. (2020). Teacher educator and preservice teacher construct virtual internship through online writing class for post-secondary English learners. In R. E. Ferdig, E. Baumgartner, R. Hartshorne, R. Kaplan-Rakowski, & C. Mouza. (Eds.), Teaching, technology, and teacher education during the COVID-19 pandemic: Stories from the field (pp. 323-327). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/p/216903/.
Thompson, S.F. (2019). "Characterization of Global Studies Certificates to Enhance Cross-cultural and Global Competency Among Community College Students." White Paper submitted for the International Studies Research Lab, Champaign, IL.
Recent Publications
Fraser Thompson, S. (2021). Global Studies Certificates as an Instrument for Building Capacity for Community College Internationalization. Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 12(6S1). https://doi.org/10.32674/jcihe.v12i6S1.3113