Emily Meadows
Emily Meadows
Dr. Emily Meadows (she/her) is a DEI consultant specializing in gender and sexual diversity. In addition to her doctoral degree, Emily holds master’s degrees in both Sexual Health and Counseling, and has worked as an international school counselor for over a decade. She researches, publishes, and trains school communities on LGBTQ+ inclusive policy and practice, and has developed inclusion standards, referenda, and trainings for professional organizations such as the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), The Fulbright Commission, the Association for International Educators and Leaders of Color (AIELOC), and the American Psychological Association (APA). Having spent more than half of her life overseas – Hong Kong, Kuwait, France, Russia, and currently in the Netherlands – Emily specializes in culturally-relevant solutions to improve educational equity worldwide.
Emily's doctoral research focused on gender and sexual minority inclusive schools around the world. For the Capstone Project, Emily designed a training course for faculty members working in international schools. The program provides participants with the knowledge and skills to better support gender and sexual minority students on their campus and in their classrooms.
B.A. French, University of Colorado at Boulder
M.H.Sc. Sexual Health, University of Sydney
M.Ed. International Counseling, Lehigh University
Ph.D. student, Comparative and International Education, Lehigh University