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Nick Gozik

Dean of Global Education and Assistant Professor

Department: Isabella Cannon Global Education Center

Office and address: Sato Commons, Office 306 2375 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244

Phone number: (336) 278-6700

Brief Biography

Nick J. Gozik is Dean of Global Education and Assistant Professor at Elon University. Previously, he held positions in international education at Boston College, Duke University, New York University, and the University of Richmond. He has taught at New York University, Boston College, Lesley University, and the School for International Training.

Gozik has conducted research on identity, race, and schooling in France, using history-geography education on the French island of Martinique as a case study. He has contributed to research at the Social Science Research Council on internationalization, interdisciplinarity, and boundary-crossing in U.S. higher education, through the lens of area studies centers. More recently, his academic and professional work has focused on outcomes assessment, faculty development, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in global programming. Among his publications, he has co-edited Promoting Inclusion in Education Abroad: A Handbook of Research and Practice (Routledge, 2018) and A House Where All Belong: Redesigning Education Abroad for Inclusive Excellence (The Forum on Education Abroad, 2022).

Gozik has held a number of leadership positions in international education, including serving as Chair of The Forum on Education Abroad's Forum Council, the highest elected position in the organization, as well as Editor of NAFSA's Global Studies Literature Review.

Gozik holds an M.A. in French Language and Civilization and Ph.D. in International Education from New York University.

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Education

Ph.D., New York University, International Education

M.A., New York University in Paris, French Language and Civilization

 

Employment History

Dean of Global Education & Assistant Professor, Elon University (2021-Present)

Director of Office of International Programs, Director of the McGillycuddy-Logue Center for Undergraduate Global Studies, Lecturer in Lynch School of Education & Lecturer in International Studies, Boston College (2012-21)

Assistant Director, Global Education Office for Undergraduates, Duke University (2008-12) 

Visiting Assistant Professor in Department of Humanities & Social Sciences (2008), Instructor in Department of Humanities & Social Sciences (2006), Research Assistant in Office of Special Programs (2003-6), Instructor in Department of Communication Studies (2005) & Graduate Assistant at NYU in Paris (2000), New York University

Project Researcher, Social Science Research Council (2007-09)

Assistant Director, Office of International Programs, University of Richmond (2001-03)

Assistant d'anglais, Lille, France (2000-01)