Jodi Malmgren is the Interim Director of the GFCR. Jodi has over thirty years of experience in international and higher education, most recently as Director of the St. Olaf Smith Center for Global Engagement, and formerly teaching political science and advising political science and international relations majors at the University of Minnesota and other area colleges. She has published a number of articles and book chapters, on topics including post-colonial immigration, intercultural teaching & learning, and the effect of study abroad participation on graduation rates. Dr. Malmgren enjoys working with faculty to support their teaching and research. She received her B.A. from St. Olaf and her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Among her many international experiences, she conducted dissertation research in France and was a 2008 Japan Fulbright IEA grant recipient.