Journal Articles
2026
Freed, A., Faidley, E. W., Couture, V. G., Okoli, K. A., de la Garza, L., Gardner, A., Harris, C., Horton, L., Saviers, B. N., Thao, S. K., & Wilson, A. (2026). Cultivating global citizenship at home: A content analysis of collaborative online international learning (COIL). International Journal of Transformative Teaching & Learning in Higher Education, 2(1), Article 3. https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/ijttl/vol2/iss1/3
Conference Presentations
2025
Saviers, B., Cruz Alvarenga, A., Gangluff, D., & Arias, H. (4, April 2025). Perspectives on effective and sustainable international partnerships: A case study in occupational therapy fieldwork. Accepted for a two-hour poster presentation at the American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference & Expo., Philadelphia, PA.
Saviers, B. & Gangluff, D. (3, April 2025). Expanding horizons: Integrating international fieldwork into occupational therapy curriculum. Accepted for a two-hour poster presentation at the American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference & Expo., Philadelphia, PA.
Journal Articles
2025
Okoli, K.A. (2025). Building an Oral Repository of African Immigration Experiences in French: The Griotte Project’s Reparative Historiographic Praxis Through Service-Learning at the University of Central Arkansas. Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, 17(3), 8. https://doi.org/10.54656/jces.v17i3.693
2024
Freed, A., Shaw, E., Amatus, L., Bonds, S., Burk, V. (2024). Global Educators for a Sustainable Future: Advocating for Global Learning Through Photo Journals Presentation for Arkansas Association of Teacher Educators (ArATE), Virtual.
Saviers, B., Gohean, C., Michel, S., Hickman, C., & Klunk, S. (2024, October 2). Navigating international fieldwork: Perspectives and practical strategies [online presentation and panel discussion]. American Occupational Therapy Association Academic Leadership Councils Fall Meeting.
Brown, R. & Horton, L. (2024, August 28). Impact of Multiple COILs on Intercultural Competence and Global Citizenship. Global Virtual Exchange Summit, Hong Kong Baptist University [online presentation].
Brown, R. & Graybeal, L. (2024, June 7). Building a Movement for Global Civic Engagement through Sustainable Development Goals [presentation and workshop]. 2024 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Conference, Detroit, MI, USA.
Saviers, B., & Brazeal, J. (2024, June 2). Enhancing occupational therapy practice through language and cultural awareness: Insights and recommendations [poster]. Occupational Therapy Association Motivate Conference & Exhibition, Conway, AR, USA.
Saviers, B. & Shirima, G. (2024, March 23). Photovoice: Visualizing student experiences during an international level I fieldwork in Tanzania [poster]. American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference & Expo. Orlando, FL, USA.
Brown, R., Dzikovska, I., Mulei, S. & Gardner, A. (2024, March 2). Communicating Across Cultures: Using Social Media and News Media in COIL Projects [hybrid panel and presentation]. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Midwinter Conference, Norman, OK, USA.
Freed, A., de la Garza, L., Brown, R., Couture, V., Faidley, E., Gardner, A., Harris, C., Saviers, B., Thao, S., White, N., & Wilson, A., (2024, March). Connecting worlds and perspectives: A content analysis of COIL design and implementation [poster]. SoTL Commons Conference, Savannah, GA, USA.
Conference Presentations
2023
Saviers, B., Valdelomar, E., Ledbetter, A., Gangluff, D. (2023, April 22). Internationalization in an occupational therapy curriculum: An overview of a United States – Costa Rica collaboration [short course]. American Occupational Therapy Association National Conference, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Saviers, B., Ledbetter, A., Gangluff, D. (2023, April 20). A longitudinal study of the effect of an international level one fieldwork experience on interprofessional and cultural competencies [poster]. American Occupational Therapy Association National Conference, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Freed, A. (2023, October). Internationalizing Rural Science Education Using the Sustainable Development Goals, Virtual Conference on Globalization and Internationalization of Teacher Education and Related Subjects. International Studies Consortium of Georgia. Virtual.
Freed, A., Bramlett, P., de la Garza, L. (2023, February). Beyond curriculum borders: Creating global opportunities for students using technology. Arkansas Instructional Innovation Association (aiia) Conference, Conway, AR. Book Chapters
2024
Horton, L. & Brown, R. (2024). Global Service Learning on a Continuum: Shallow and Deep Service-Learning in Rwanda. In Applications of Service Learning in Higher Education (pp. 133-155). IGI Global.
2023
Freed, A. (2023). Considering water as a global resource: global competence development in an elementary science teaching methods course. In G.A. Buck, V. Dimitrieska, & V. L. Akerson (Eds.), Globalizing rural science teacher preparation in the United States. Springer.
2022
Benavides, A. W., Freed, A., & Huffling, L. D. (2022). Study Abroad Programs at the Vanguard for Education for Sustainable Development: A Teacher Education Case Study. In Engagement with Sustainable Development in Higher Education: Universities as Transformative Spaces for Sustainable Futures (pp. 133-149). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Journal Articles
2024
Saviers, B. & Shirima, G. (2024). Photovoice: Visualizing student experiences during an international level I fieldwork in Tanzania. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 78(Supplement_2), 7811500169p1. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2024.78S2-PO169
Global Learning Research Group
2024-25
The Global Learning Research Group co-led by Dr. Allison Freed and Dr. Evan Faidley, meets on the second and fourth Thursdays from 3-4 p.m.
The group is a Learning Community under the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Academic Leadership (CETAL). The group aims to connect faculty and staff members interested in studying the influence of global learning (e.g., Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), Global Shared Learning Experiences, Education Abroad, etc.) on the internationalization of academic programs, curricula, and student learning.
2023-24
Dr. Riva Brown and Dr. Allison Freed co-led the renamed Global Learning & Internationalization Reading and Research Group after adding a research component.
2022-23
Dr. Riva Brown and Dr. Leah Horton created the Global Learning & Internationalization Reading Group after participating in a UCA Global Learning Institute in the summer of 2022.