Educator | Researcher | Practitioner

Noel Habashy

An academic, educator, and researcher dedicated to teaching, research, and meaningful global engagement.

Building Bridges Across Cultures and Communities

Engaging with global development, food security, cultural humility, and partnerships that connect perspectives across the world.

About me

I am an educator who is committed to the holistic development of students and communities locally and around the globe. Over my twenty-year career in international development, international education, and higher education, I have lived in five countries and worked in or traveled to over thirty others. Currently, I am an associate teaching professor at The Pennsylvania State University (University Park, Pennsylvania, USA). In this role, I teach undergraduate classes related to international agriculture and development and coordinate the International Agriculture undergraduate minor.

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Teaching

I have the tremendous privilege of working with and learning alongside some amazing young people everyday. I seek to further their perspectives on life around the globe in order to challenge, empower, and develop how they view the world around them.

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Research

My research interests include:

Community perspectives of community-engaged education abroad programs
International Development
Food security
Global North-Global South partnerships
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

To learn more about my research, visit me at ResearchGate, Google Scholar, or ORCID.

Consulting & Speaking

I offer consulting services and speak at conferences, workshops, and events on topics related to food security, global development, global learning, cultural humility, and north-south/south-north partnerships.