Nelson Brunsting

Nelson Brunsting, PhD, serves as the Executive Director of the Research on Abroad and International Student Engagement (RAISE) Center, and is a Research Associate Professor of International Studies at Wake Forest University (North Carolina, USA). His research focuses on understanding social-emotional outcomes of diverse populations in educational settings, specifically international students. Nelson serves as the Special Issues Editor for the Journal of International Students, and he has been Principal Investigator for research grants totalling over \$183,000 from IDP: IELTS Australia and the Spencer Foundation, among others. Nelson received his MA in Classics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and his PhD in Educational Psychology from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.