Amanda R. Corso

Graduate Research Assistant

Amanda R. Corso (she/her) is a PhD student in the Higher Education Program specializing in Critical Perspective in International Education. Currently serving as a Graduate Research Assistant for the Higher Education program, Amanda also has worked as a Teaching Assistant (TA) for HE 705: Access and Social Justice and is currently serving as a TA for INYO 504: Transitions for International Graduate Students. She engages in various activities across campus as a collaborator on the Anti-Racist and Decolonizing Research (ARDR) Collaborative Planning Committee, and President for the PhD of Education Student Organization (PESO).

Selected Publications

George Mwangi, C. A., Yao, C. W., Harshe, G., & Corso, A.R. (2024). It’s just too much: Narratives of international educators navigating COVID-19. The Journal of Higher Education.

Grants and Fellowships

Doctoral Study Fellowship, 2024-25

Doctoral Study Fellowship, 2023-24

Doctoral Study Fellowship, 2022-23

Presidential Scholarship, 2022-26

Education

MA, Higher Education (2022), University of Denver

BA, Korean Language & Literature and Global Cultures (2017), University of California, Irvine

Recent Presentations

Corso, A.R., Harshe, G., George Mwangi, C. & Yao, C. (2024, Nov.20-23). “It's very racialized and very politicized”: International educators recount the climate for international students [Paper presentation]. ASHE 2024 Conference, Minneapolis, MN, United States.

D’Cruz, A.R., Corso, A.R., & Darni, R. (2024, April 11-14). De’colonizing discourse: A critical analysis of on-campus international student offices in Canada, UK, and US [Roundtable session]. AERA 2024 Conference. Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Corso, A.R. (2024, April 5). Locating the Researcher: A Critical Analysis [Poster presentation]. Mason Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference. Virginia, VA, United States.

Yao, C., George Mwangi, C.A., Corso, A.R, & Harshe, G. (2023, Nov.15-18). Balancing compliance and student support: The multiple roles of international educators in the U.S. [Paper presentation]. ASHE 2023 Conference, Minneapolis, MN, United States.

George Mwangi, C.A., Yao, C., Harshe, G., & Corso, A.R. (2023, Feb. 14-22). It’s just too much: Narratives of international educators navigating COVID-19 [Paper presentation]. CIES 2023 Conference. Washington, D.C., United States.