Image: by Jewel Caruso Angela D. Bell (PhD 2008) co-published an article with three other University System ofG Georgia faculty: Leslie E. Hodges, Donald L. Rubin, and Coryn Shiftlet. Their research, "Need-Based Aid, Participation in Education Abroad, and Program Type Choice" was published in the Journal of Student Financial Aid. They designed the study to confirm previous findings about the degree to which lower income-based students are impacted in participation in study abroad in relation to need-based aid. They also sought to understand the associations between financial aid receipt and characteristics of the selected education abroad programs with students who do study abroad. They apply a student college choice conceptual model to "student decisions, once enrolled in college, about education abroad, both electing to participate and selection of the type of program." Based of their research, Bell, Hodges, Rubin, and Shiftlet conclude that funding does not significantly impact students' and their families' decisions about study abroad experiences. They state that these families need a better communication system and resources to access and utilize financial aid for study abroad programs. Bell is currently the vice chancellor for research and policy analysis for the University System of Georgia. Type of News/Audience: Alumni
