Natalie A. Mello
Director of Global Operations
Adjunct Instructor
Project Center, 2nd Floor
508-831-5852
508-831-5485
nmello@wpi.edu
Education
- Masters of Liberal Arts, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1995
- Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language, Clark University, 1993
- Bachelor of Arts, Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut, 1984
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Wilderness First Responder, Wilderness Medical Associates, Atenas, Costa Rica, 2008
Related Links
- Co-Chair, Standards of Good Practice Institute: Beyond the Basics of Health, Safety and Risk Management 2011
- Co-Chair, Standards of Good Practice Institute: Beyond the Basics of Health, Safety and Security 2010
- Chair of the Advisory Council for The Forum on Education Abroad
- Past-Chair, Region XI, NAFSA: Association of International Educators
Awards
- 2010 Recipient of NAFSA: Association of International Educators’ Lily von Klemperer Award which recognizes people who have "brought other education abroad professionals along" in the field and who maintain the highest standards of professional ethics while sharing their skills, knowledge, and expertise with all colleagues.
- 2010 Recipient of NAFSA: Association of International Educators Region XI’s Sally M. Heym Award which recognizes individuals who have provided innovative, creative, and inspired leadership for colleagues, both in the region and at the national level. The award honors a professional who has made outstanding contributions to the field of international education. November 2010.
Areas of Interest
- Curricular development: professional development workshops dealing with education abroad, health and safety, risk management, faculty preparation; faculty development workshops designed to prepare advisors for the non-academic issues when accompanying students off-campus; pre-departure orientation development; re-entry programming; and cultural orientation for students and advisors.
- Assessment issues for WPI and for the field of education abroad in general.
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Issues of health, risk management and safety and security in education abroad.
Selected Publications
- Mello, N.A., Managing Risk by Providing Training for Faculty, The Capstone Design Conference Proceedings, June 2010, Boulder, Colorado.
- Mello, N.A., J. Davis, S. Ferst and M. Hogan, Short Term Education Abroad: Participant Manual; Trainer Manual NAFSA Association of International Educators: Washington DC. 2009.
- Bingham, K., L. Kenney, N. A. Mello and K. Tuma, Professional Practice Workshop: Managing the Education Abroad Office: Participant Manual; Trainer Manual NAFSA Association of International Educators: Washington DC. 2007 revised May 2008.
- Maximizing safety and security and minimizing risk in education abroad programs, B Lindeman and NA Mello, J Brockington, M Johnson and L McCabe chapter in NAFSA’s Guide to Education Abroad for Advisers and Administrators, 3rd Edition, Edited by W. Hoffa and P. Martin. NAFSA Association of International Educators: Washington DC. 2005.
- DiBiasio, D., and N.A. Mello, Assessing a Nontraditional Study Abroad Program in the Engineering Disciplines, Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad. Vol. X. 2004.
- Mello, N.A., and R. F. Vaz., "Fulfilling ABET Requirements by Sending Students Away", ASEE Conference Proceedings, June 2007, Honolulu, HI.
- DiBiasio, D., N. A. Mello, and F. Carrera, "A Multilevel Assessment Process for Student/Faculty Teams in a Project-Based Learning Environment," ASEE Conference Proceedings, June 2004, Salt Lake City, UT.
- Carrera, F., D. DiBiasio and N. A. Mello, Undergraduate Engineers Get Credit for Saving Venice, ASEE Conference Proceedings, June 2003, Nashville, TN.
- Davis, P.W. and N. A. Mello, Beyond Study Abroad: Expectations for International Experiential Education, International Educator, Winter 2003.
- Davis, P.W. and N. A. Mello, The Last Word: A World-Class Education, ASEE Prism, Vol. 12, No. 5, January 2003.
- Mello, N. A., Maher, K., and Miller, D. Providing International Experiences for US Engineering Students – It Can Be Done! Frontiers in Education Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, November 2002, Boston, MA.
- Mello, N. A., How One Institution Provides a Global Perspective for Engineers, Frontiers in Education Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, October 2001, Reno, Nevada.
- Mello, N. A., Managing Risk in an International Engineering Experience, ASEE Conference Proceedings, June 2001, Albuquerque, NM.
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