Cultural Adjustment
Cultural adjustment refers to how individuals adjust to and experience a new cultural environment. My research interest in the field of cultural adjustment is motivated by my experience living on 3 continents as an international student, international professional, and immigrant. My research in this field has explored the challenges to immigrant integration, how immigrants acculturate into their host society and how locals want them to acculturate as well. Some of my works have been published in one of the most high-ranking journals in the field of cross-cultural psychology, the International Journal of Intercultural Relations (IJIR) (See the list of publications). The overall goal of my work is to facilitate and promote the successful adjustment, adaptation, and integration of immigrants into their new cultural environment. I have significant experience conducting cultural adjustment training, consulting, and coaching for individuals, organizations dealing with short-term and long-term employee relocation to Africa and Europe, and international education stakeholders sending students overseas.
I would love to work with you and support you in achieving your objectives.
What I Can Offer
Intercultural Skills for Organizational and International Business Efficiency
- Increase intercultural understanding by developing intercultural skills
- Support intercultural team-building efforts
- Conduct a cultural market analysis
Cultural Adjustment for Employee Relocation
- Deliver cultural adjustment support for short-term and long-term relocation for employees and their dependents before, during, and after the assignment. I have lived and worked in Africa, Europe, and North America. As such, my approach is not just research and theory-driven; it is practical.
Cultural Adjustment for International Education
- Support international education stakeholders by offering cultural adjustment support for short-term and long-term study abroad students and international scholars. I have been a student and or teacher in Africa, Europe, and North America. As such, my approach is not just research and theory-driven; it is practical
Why Work With Me
- Several years of experience in intercultural training and cultural adjustment training
- Significant practical experience in intercultural transition as a student, scholar, and professional in Africa, Europe, Russia, and North America
- Research-based, theory-driven, and practical approach
- Great presentation and communication skills
- Significant academic knowledge in the subject with a master’s degree in Cultural Diversity and a Ph.D. in Intercultural Communication.
- A university-level educator with several years of experience teaching intercultural communication, migration and intercultural transition, and international management
- A network of expert reviewers to ensure quality assurance.
- A multiple award-winning scholar whose work is recognized and celebrated in the field.
- I approach our working relationship with a sense of professionalism