Karen E. Clay, Ph.D.

Karen E. Clay, Ph.D.
Director for Semester Study Abroad and Cultural Orientation
Faculty, Gordon-Zeto Center for Global Education, Study Abroad

Contact Info
404-270-6148
Milligan Building, Suite 1006 | Open Office Hours; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

Biography

Karen E. Clay, Ph.D., serves as director of semester study abroad and cultural orientation in the Gordon-Zeto Center for Global Education. She oversees semester study abroad programming and teaches asynchronous online cultural orientation seminars to over 300 students annually.

For assistance with fall, spring and summer semester study abroad, join her Open Office Hours; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.; Milligan Building, 1006 or email kclay2@spelman.edu.

She began her career at Spelman in 2011 as Global STEM program manager and later served as assistant director for study abroad. During the 2020–2021 academic year, she served as program manager for the Student Success Program during campus virtual operations.

Dr. Clay holds a Ph.D. in international relations from Florida International University, as well as advanced degrees in international education, international studies, and public administration.