Associate Provost for Global Engagement & SIO

Christina Isabelli, Associate Provost for Global Engagement (PhD, SIO)

Christina Isabelli (PhD, University of Texas at Austin) serves as the Associate Provost for Global Engagement and Gonzaga's Senior International Officer (view the CGE organizational chart here). In this role, she leads internationalization at Gonzaga, providing leadership for the university’s globalization strategies, and leadership and administration for the Center for Global Engagement personnel and programs, the International Student & Scholar Services, Study Abroad, and the ESL program. She works closely with the Dean of Gonzaga in Florence, Gonzaga’s academic deans, associate and vice provosts, and Gonzaga Global. In addition, Dr. Isabelli facilitates and oversees the work of the International Education Council and the International Leadership Committee, leading the university’s effort to cultivate, develop, deliver, and assess global education as a fundamental institutional goal as part of Gonzaga’s Jesuit, Catholic, and humanistic identity.

Dr. Isabelli was Professor and Chair at two institutions, most recently in Gonzaga's Department of Modern Languages and Literature specializing in Applied Linguistics. She is the author of two books, Motivation and Extended Interaction in the Study Abroad Context (Edwin Mellen) and Researching Second Language Acquisition in the Study Abroad Learning Environment (Palgrave), and has published a variety of articles on second language acquisition in the study abroad and domestic immersions contexts, identifying processes of forming social networks abroad and how they function as contexts for language learning. Dr. Isabelli served the Association of Language Departments/Modern Language Association (ADFL/MLA) as a Language Program Consultant that carries out site visits to liberal arts institutions to provide counsel on a variety of issues such as curriculum design, faculty governance, and strategic planning. This work dovetails with her experience as a Program Reviewer for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages/Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP/ACTFL) in which she evaluates university program reports submitted yearly by U.S. institutions seeking CAEP recognition of their world language teacher certification programs. She also served on the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction - World Language Advocacy Committee which provides feedback and identifies emerging initiatives in world language learning statewide.

Communications
Spring 2023 Newsletter - Issue 1
Spring 2025 Year in Review - forthcoming

See more information about Dr. Isabelli here.

If you have questions or concerns about matters related to academic abilities and student success issues related to international and study abroad students please reach out to Dr. Christina Isabelli.

Mailing address: Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone Ave, AD 41, Spokane WA, USA 99258