Leah Mason

Dr. Leah Mason leads a team of researchers at the Institute of International Education to design and implement key research projects and reports in international student mobility and international education, including Project Atlas, Graduate Learning Overseas, and the AIFS Global Education Research Report series.


Dr. Leah Mason leads a team of researchers at the Institute of International Education to design and implement key research projects and reports in international student mobility and international education, including Project Atlas, Graduate Learning Overseas, and the AIFS Global Education Research Report series. Dr. Mason brings more than fifteen years of experience as a researcher and program administrator in international and higher education, including seven years supporting research and program activities related to language acquisition during study abroad. Dr. Mason holds an Ed.D. and Ed.M. in International Educational Development from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a BME from Otterbein College. She was a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar in Germany in 2001 and a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Austria in 2002.