Chico State Faculty have various opportunities available to teach abroad:
- Director of a short-term Faculty-Led Program.
- Visiting Professor on the University Studies Abroad Consortium(opens in new window) (USAC) during the summer, winter intersession, fall, or spring semester.
- Resident Director through CSU, International Programs (CSUIP). (opens in new window)
- The Wang Family Stipend(opens in new window) for research or teaching abroad in China.
- Fulbright Scholar Program(opens in new window) conducting research abroad.
- Visiting scholars through one of our currently established MOUs with an institution abroad.
- COIL through virtual collaboration and exchange with other faculty and universities around the globe.
For more information on international opportunities for Chico State Faculty and Staff, please contact the Study Abroad & Exchange Coordinator at
You can also watch the following webinar that we hosted in the past regarding faculty-led programming:
- Open the Door to the World for Students:(opens in new window) Learn about short-term global experiences from WorldStrides, an ally of Chico State. In this recording, WorldStrides shares how to create an educational experience abroad that aligns with faculty learning objectives.
Faculty Teaching Abroad 2017-2022
Please join us in congratulating your colleagues as they bring the Chico Experience to the world, and integrate their international expertise into our campus and local communities. Thank you all for promoting global awareness and global competency!
Summer 2017
| Asa Mittman | ART | England | FLP |
| Erin Kelly | English | England | FLP |
| Sarah Anderson | ILLC | Alicante, Spain | USAC |
| Juni Banerjee-Stevens | Counseling and Wellness | San Sebastián, Spain | USAC |
| Nicholas Janos | Sociology | Lüneburg, Germany | USAC |
| Joseph Liu | Management | Bilbao/Gexto, Spain | USAC |
| Maris Thompson | Education | Santiago, Chile | USAC |
| Paul Viotti, Jr | POLS & Criminal Justice | Puntarenas, Costa Rica | USAC |
| Jennifer Wilking | POLS & Criminal Justice | Prague, Czech Republic | USAC |
Fall 2017
| Thomas Grothe | Communication Studies | Madrid, Spain | USAC |
Summer 2018
| Lee Altier | Agriculture | Nepal | FLP |
| Jason Nice | History | England | FLP |
| Laura Nice | CORH | England | FLP |
| Mahalley Allen | POLS & Criminal Justice | San Sebastián, Spain | USAC |
| Lindsay Briggs | HCSV | Accra, Ghana | USAC |
| Young Cheon Cho | Communication Studies | Chengdu, China | USAC |
| Tag Engstrom | Biological Sciences | Puntarenas, Costa Rica | USAC |
| Dean Fairbanks | Geography & Planning | Lüneburg, Germany | USAC |
| Kristin Minetti | Finance & Marketing | Verona, Italy | USAC |
| Fay Mitchell-Brown | Nursing | San Ramón, Costa Rica | USAC |
| Rich Rosencrance | Agriculture | Heredia, Costa Rica | USAC |
| Chunyan Song | Sociology | Galway, Ireland | USAC |
| Matthew Stone | RHPM | Verona, Italy | USAC |
| Peter Straus | Management | Bilbao/Gexto, Spain | USAC |
| Joel Zimbleman | CORH | Chiang Mai, Thailand | USAC |
| Jesse Dizard | Anthropology | Accra, Ghana | CSU, IP |
| Fay Mitchell-Brown | Nursing | Accra, Ghana | CSU, IP |
Fall 2018
| Liahna Gordon | Sociology | Madrid, Spain | USAC |
Spring 2019
| Kate Transchel | History | Prague, Czech Republic | USAC |
Summer 2019
| Sarah Anderson | ILLC | Alicante, Spain | USAC |
| Scott Brady | Geography & Planning | Viterbo, Italy | USAC |
| Carli Ross | Kinesiology | Reggio Emilia, Italy | USAC |
| Young Cheon Cho | Communication Studies | Shanghai, PRC | USAC |
| Rony Garrido | ILLC | San Sebastián, Spain | USAC |
| Patti Horsley | HCSV | Reggio Emilia, Italy | USAC |
| Nan Li | Communication Studies | Chiang Mai, Thailand | USAC |
| Joseph Liu | Management | Torino, Italy | USAC |
| Sarah Pike | CORH | Cork, Ireland | USAC |
AY 2019-20
| Jesse Dizard | Anthropology | Aix en Provence, France | CSU, RD |
Fall 2019
| Fay Mitchell-Brown | Nursing | Chiang Mai, Thailand | USAC |
| Liahna Gordon | Sociology | Madrid, Spain | USAC |
Spring 2020
| Kate Transchel | History | Lüneburg, Germany | USAC |
Summer 2020 - Spring 2021
*All faculty programs abroad canceled due to the Covid-19 crisis.
Summer 2022
| Carli Ross | Kinesiology | Reggio Emilia, Italy | FLP |
| Gregory Cootsona | Arts & Humanities | Florence, Italy | FLP |