Katie Lopez

Dr. Katie Lopez is an adjunct clinical assistant professor and director of the Office of Global Activities at the School of Social Work, where she is responsible for the overall administration of the office including study abroad opportunities for students, scholarship and grant opportunities, programming to support international degree-seeking students, and the exchange visitor program. As a licensed social worker, Lopez also serves as field faculty for students completing placements outside the U.S. and exchange students completing placements in Michigan. She is currently a faculty co-lead for the Global Social Work Pathway concentration.

Lopez has lived and worked abroad in countries including Mexico, the Philippines, Tanzania and Honduras. Her work in these settings inspires her commitment to building intentional, mutually beneficial and sustainable collaborations among social work programs to train students to address global issues. Lopez frequently presents on a variety of topics at social work and international education conferences in the U.S. and abroad. She received her MSW degree from U-M with a focus on community organizing. Lopez received her PhD in Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education from Michigan State University. Her dissertation focused on issues of diversity, equity and inclusion for students of color studying abroad.