Our Team

Welcome to Education Abroad!

If you are a student, faculty member, or staff member, please feel free to reach out to the Education Abroad Advisor for your school, department, or major. You may view our breakdown of advising areas under each Advisor’s profile below.

Non-UConn students are welcome to make an appointment with an Advisor. Please e-mail abroad@uconn.edu to schedule a time to meet in person, by phone, or virtually

Krista Miller

Custom Programs Specialist

krista.miller@uconn.edu

Works with faculty, staff, and organizations to develop and administer UConn Programs

Gabriella Pires Santoro

Education Abroad Advisor and Incoming Exchange Coordinator

gabriella.santoro@uconn.edu

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Advises students in the

  • School of Engineering
and the following departments and majors:
  • Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Geography
  • Geosciences
  • Marine Sciences
  • Mathematics
  • Molecular and Cell Biology
  • Physics
  • Physiology and Neurobiology
  • Statistics

Inga Pötzl

Education Abroad Advisor and Baden-Wuerttemberg - Connecticut Exchange Coordinator

inga.poetzl@uconn.edu

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Advises students in the

  • School of Fine Arts
and the following humanities departments and majors:
  • Africana Studies
  • American Studies
  • English
  • History
  • Journalism
  • Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
  • Philosophy
*Non-UConn and UConn Students interested in the Baden-Wuerttemberg - Connecticut Exchange Program, please contact Inga Poetzl directly using the e-mail above.

Valerie Jenkelunas

Education Abroad Advisor

valerie.jenkelunas@uconn.edu

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Advises students in the following social sciences departments and majors:

  • Anthropology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Communication
  • Human Development and Family Studies
  • Human Rights
  • Linguistics
  • Maritime Studies
  • Political Science
  • Psychological Sciences
  • Public Policy
  • Sociology
  • Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  • Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
    • as well as:
  • ACES Students
  • Individualized Majors
  • Interdisciplinary Studies Majors

Colleen Millerick

Education Abroad Advisor and Administrative Coordinator

colleen.millerick@uconn.edu

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Advises students in the

  • College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Environmental Studies
  • School of Nursing
  • School of Pharmacy
  • School of Social Work

Nicki Hosey

Office Coordinator

nicki.hosey@uconn.edu

Coordinates office logistics, oversees Education Abroad's social media accounts, and handles drop-in advising.

Kayla Cole

Graduate Assistant

kcm12005work@uconn.edu

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Advises students in the

  • Neag School of Education