Lee Sternberger
Executive Director, Office of International Programs
As Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Executive Director of the Office
of International Programs (oIP), Dr. Sternberger currently leads
a campus-wide effort to internationalize University curricula, services
and programs, and coordinates global and international activities
across JMU's seven colleges. Dr. Sternberger is responsible for
administering oIP programs, including study and service abroad,
international student and scholar support, and immigration services
as well as works to develop opportunities for students, faculty,
and staff to learn about and pursue global education, funding, service,
and scholarship activities. She also directs JMU’s activities
within its international consortium—the International Network
of Universities—and serves on the Executive Committee of the
consortium. Finally, Dr. Sternberger is responsible for the promotion
of a distinctive national profile for global education, scholarship,
and service at James Madison University that is congruent with the
University’s mission and standard of excellence.
Dr. Sternberger earned her B.A. in Economics from the University
of Missouri (Columbia), her M.S. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
from Washington State University, and an M.A. in Architectural History
from the University of Virginia; she has also completed post-graduate
work at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. Dr. Sternberger’s
interests are cross-disciplinary and international in nature. Her
primary program of research is concerned with assessing international
learning processes and outcomes, particularly the affective, cognitive
and developmental “transformation” that often results
from exposure to different cultures. She has also published and
presented on a number of interrelated topics, including the assessment
of psychological disorders, the relationship of various psychological
perspectives to the discipline of art history, and the development
of a global curriculum for the training of clinical psychologists.
Dr. Sternberger is a member of the American Psychological Association’s
Division of International Psychology, the Association of International
Education Administrators, the College Art Association, NAFSA, and
the Society of Architectural Historians among other organizations.
A devoted advocate of international education, Dr. Sternberger has
taught, conducted research, led students, presented papers, and
served as an administrator and counselor in a diverse range of countries
and cultures including Korea, England, Turkey, Germany, Japan and
Portugal.
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