Name: Amy Marie Kenowitz (Mitchell)
Email: amm39@nyu.edu
Program: International Education
Research Interests: Internationalization of higher education, higher education finance and public policy, globalization and inequality, academic capitalism theory, migration, and human capital flows, political economy of higher education
Principal Advisor(s): Carol Anne Spreen, Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng, and Dominic Brewer
Research Description/Bio: Amy is a part-time, sixth-year doctoral candidate in International Education. Her research focuses on the internationalization of higher education, its economic, social, and democratic motivations, as well as its relation to migration, human capital flows, and inequality. Amy has her MPhil in International Education from NYU Steinhardt, MA in International Education from NYU Steinhardt and her BA in Spanish Studies and Psychology from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
Prior to starting her doctoral studies, Amy worked in a handful of non-profit and for-profit organizations in Spain, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and New York. At NYU, she has worked in a marketing and admissions capacity for NYU Stern, Global Degree Programs, and Online Programs. Amy also oversaw admissions, marketing, and financial aid for NYU Wagner. Currently, she is the Director of Admissions and Marketing for the NYU Stern School of Business at NYU Abu Dhabi.