Originally from Minnesota, USA, Lindsay has spent much of her life living abroad, in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. She has worked in international education since 2008, and joined AEP as Director in January 2022. Prior to working at AEP, she was the head of study abroad at Yale-NUS College in Singapore for eight years. She earned her BA in Asian Studies at the University of Michigan, has an MA in Translation from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, and has completed graduate coursework in International Education at SIT Graduate Institute. She is a member of the Forum Council at the Forum on Education Abroad, and she is a regular presenter at international conferences. Lindsay oversees all aspects of the program, and she is particularly interested in student mental health and cultural adjustment, orientation programming, and helping students make connections between study abroad experiences and career choices. 

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Favorites

Czech Food: Duck leg with cabbage and dumplings - the perfect cozy meal on a cold day!

Hobby: Yoga, reading, exploring Prague neighborhoods

Book: Havel: A Life, written by AEP professor Michael Žantovsky, was a great way for me to learn about this hugely important figure in modern Czech history

Music: Khruangbin, Amadou & Mariam

Place in Prague: sitting outdoors at a cafe in the spring or fall, getting lost at Sapa Vietnamese market