Dr. Gabriela Valdez is the Director of Global Education for the Global Health Institute, Director of Global Health Programs and Assistant Professor of Practice at the Health Promotion Sciences Department at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Dr. Valdez has had the opportunity to work in the field of international education for over 20 years teaching, creating, implementing, and overseeing international programs in over 20 countries around the world. She received a Ph.D. in International Education & Global Perspectives from the University of Arizona. Dr. Valdez' research interest focuses on comparative studies, intercultural communication, global health, border health, internationalization and contextualization of the curriculum, international students' experiences, international collaboration, and program evaluation.