Heather Barclay Hamir, PhD

Heather Barclay Hamir, PhD, is president and CEO of the Institute for Study Abroad. Hamir has worked in international education for two decades at both public and private universities. Over her career, she has focused on inclusion in study abroad and enhancing the quality of the educational experience, serving as an active contributor in national discussions on both topics. While at the University of Texas-Austin, the institution was recognized with the Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award for Campus Internationalization and the Diversity Abroad Excellence in Diversifying International Education Institutional Award for initiatives that substantially increased participation among underrepresented populations. Hamir is coeditor of Promoting Inclusion in Education Abroad: A Handbook of Research and Practice (2018). She serves on Diversity Abroad’s Advisory Committee, is an emeritus member of the Fund for Education Abroad’s Board of Directors, and a past member of the Forum on Education Abroad’s Forum Council.