Claire Anumba, EngD. is a Special Projects Coordinator in the Office for Global Research Engagement at UFIC, where she is the go-to for our signature RADS (Research Abroad for Doctoral Students) program and the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. An experienced professional in international education, Claire’s background is remarkably and inherently international.
Claire's academic roots trace back to Sierra Leone, where she completed her bachelor's degree at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone before moving to the UK for her graduate studies. She obtained her Master’s and Doctoral degrees from Loughborough University UK. She used geographical information systems (GIS) to analyze and display geographically linked information in her doctoral studies. This expertise equipped her with a unique skill set that she later applied in diverse professional settings, from a position as a Research Engineer in Loughborough to her time at Penn State University, where... READ MORE