About Us

Emergency contact during office hours: 410-704-2451
(Monday - Friday from 8 am to 5 pm)
After office hours please contact the Towson University Police: 410-704-4444

Mailing address:
Study Abroad Office
Towson University
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252-0001
U.S.A

Office location:
Psychology Building, Rm. #408
Telephone: 410-704-2451

Office email: 

Peer advisor email:

Office Staff

Have you met our Peer Advisors? 

Liz Shearer

 
Director
Liz advises for all programs in Asia and is the TU representative for the Boren Awards, and program advisor for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Liz works closely with the Faculty Committee on Study Abroad and Study Away to develop policies and procedures to facilitate successful experiences for Towson students overseas and in the U.S. and collaborates with other units to internationalize the TU campus. Liz holds an M.A. in Liberal and Professional Studies from Towson University and a B.A. in Social Sciences at Nottingham Trent University in the UK. Liz moved to the U.S. from Bristol, England in 1998 and joined the TU Study Abroad Office in 2000.

Katie Villamar

 
Associate Director
Katie advises for Latin America and Spain, administers the TU Study Abroad Scholarship program, and oversees the incoming international exchange student program. Katie also serves as the National Student Exchange coordinator. She holds an M.A. in Intercultural Communications from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and a B.A. in Spanish with a minor in Art from Salisbury University. Katie explored Western Europe as a student ambassador in high school and had international education experiences in Ecuador, Mexico and Peru as an undergraduate student. Prior to her graduate studies, she returned to Ecuador for one year to work as an international programs coordinator. Katie joined the TU Study Abroad Office in 2016.

Jackie Fisher

 
Assistant Director
Jacklyn advises for the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji and is the primary coordinator for our Horizons Study Abroad web-based management system. Jacklyn spent a semester studying abroad in Germany as an undergraduate. She earned an M.A. in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in German and International Studies at Susquehanna University also in Pennsylvania. Jacklyn joined the Study Abroad Office in August of 2017.

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