Nancy Katz

Numerous publications for AACRAO, NAFSA
Charter member of TAICEP
Entire career in the field of foreign academic credential evaluation
Strong advocate for professional development in the field

CV/Resume

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Evaluation Service, Inc., Chicago, IL , Director (2008-present)
Associate Director (2001-2007), AACRAO, Washington, DC (2000 – 2018)
Special Consultant to the American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers Contributor to the EDGE database
World Education Services (WES), Chicago, IL / New York, NY, Director of Midwest Office and Corporate Relations (1995-2000/Chicago, IL); Director of Evaluation Services (1993-1995); Associate Director – Evaluations (1988-1993); Workshop Coordinator (1988-1991); Foreign Credentials Analyst (1983-2000)
Fairleigh Dickinson University , East Rutherford, NJ (1987-1988), Assistant Director of International Admissions
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (1981-1983), Administration Assistant, Foreign Graduate Admissions, Rackham Graduate School

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION:

All academic fields of study and countries, with special emphasis on: Middle East (Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan); Indian Subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh); Asia (Korea, Thailand, China, Japan, Philippines, Taiwan); United Kingdom; Russia and the former Soviet Republics; Eastern and Western Europe; The Americas; and general credential evaluation and international admissions processing (fraudulent credentials, bogus degrees, altered documents)

EDUCATION:

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1980-1981 Graduate course work towards Master of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies. Language of Study: Persian (Farsi)
1980 Master of Arts, Comparative and International Education
1978 Bachelor of Arts, Cross-Cultural Studies
Language of Study: Spanish and Hebrew

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

AACRAO EDGE – International Education Standards Council (IESC)
- 2017–present Member EDGE Committee which is responsible to the oversight of ‘placement recommendations in EDGE.
- 2013- 2015 International Activities Special Task Force
- 1989-1992 International Admissions Committee Member
National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES)
- 2006-2016 Vice-Chair (2014 – 2016); Membership Chair (2008-2012), Membership Committee and By-Laws Committee
- 2004-2007 Immigration Issues Liaison
- 1999-2000 Vice-Chair
TAICEP – The Association for International Credential Evaluation Professionals 2013-2014 Secretary and member Steering Committee
NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Washington, D.C.
- 2007-2008 NAFSA 2008 Conference Planning Committee
- 2004-2007 Credentials Evaluation Editor, NAFSA wRAP Newsletter
- 2001-2006 Committee Member, National Council for the Placement of Foreign Students 2001-2002 Program Coordinator, Conference Planning Committee, Annual Conference 2002 1994-1995 Membership Chair, Region X (New York/New Jersey)
- 1993-1994 Chair, Region X
- 1992-1993 Chair-elect and Conference Chair, Region X
- 1989-1992 Admissions Section Representative, Region X
- 1988-1989 Treasurer, Region X (New York / New Jersey)
Foreign Credential Commission on Physical Therapy, part of the FSBPT, Alexandria, VA 2011- 2019 Board Member (Public Member)
- 2018-present Member – Nominations Committee
University of Illinois at Chicago
- 2010-2011 Graduate Admissions Special Committee on Foreign Education (Public Member)

Publications

Foreign Credential Evaluation 101, 2018 FSBPT (Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapists) Annual Meeting, Reston, VA
Credential and Admissions, 2018 Chicago NAFSA Round Table, organizer and moderator *Evaluation Resources: Before the Internet, , There were … BOOKS! 2018 TAICEP Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Recruitment and Credential Evaluation for International Admissions (2018), Chicago NAFSA Round Table (organizer)
Reflecting on the Cuban Education System as U.S.-Cuba Relations Improve, Moderator, 2017 NAFSA Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA
AACRAO Fall Symposium: The U.S. Perspective on the Three-Year Bologna-Compliant Bachelor’s Degree, (2017)f Washington, DC
International Credential Document Verification, (2016)
TAICEP 2016 Conference, BIHE / Iran presentation, Chicago, IL
Profile on ‘Iran’ for EDGE – Electronic Database on Global Education 2016 AACRAO, co-author / update *Basics of Credential Evaluation (2016), NAFSA Chicago Round Table
Foreign Educational Credentials Analysis Workshop (2015), NAFSA National Conference, Boston, MA *Foreign Educational Credentials Analysis Workshop (2014), NAFSA National Conference, San Diego, CA *NAFSA Annual Conference (2013) – Baha’i Education in Iran
Educational System of Iran, NAFSA Region V (2013)
Credential Roundtable (2013), NAFSA Chicago Round Table
Workshop on Credentials, University of Michigan / Flint (2013)
Information Session on Credential Evaluation for ESL Students, Should Suburban College, (2013) *Training the Next Generation of International Educators (2013) White Paper
AACRAO: Summer Institute – Presentations (Iran, Israel, Thailand); Annual Conference – Presentations (Iran; International Credential Evaluation: Using the Internet); Transfer Credit Conference – Handling Potential Transfer Credit from a “Non-Recognized” School in another Country (2012)
Michigan Association of International Educators (MAIE) – Altered, Fake and Bogus Documents, March 2012 *Brazilian Education Systems, NAFSA National Conference, Moderator (2011)
Educational System of Thailand, AACRAO Annual Conference 2009
Admissions 101 (2009), Chicago NAFSA Round table
Credentialing Tools / Documentation, FSBPT User Workshop, 2009, Alexandria, VA *Profile on ‘Thailand’ for EDGE – Electronic Database on Global Education 2007, AACRAO *Electronic Resources for Credential Evaluation, 2005 – 2007, various NAFSA and AACRO conferences *Basic Credential Evaluation for University Admission Officers, NAFSA Region V, Michigan, 2007 *Accreditation: Is this school recognized in the U.S. or Overseas? American Intercontinental University, 2007 *Staff Training on International Credential Evaluation, (multiple universities / professional assns.), 2000-2007 *Update on the Educational System of Iran, NAFSA Region V Conference, Milwaukee, WI 2003 *The Educational System of India,’ WES Annual Workshops, 1994 – 2001
Assessment of Internal International Admissions Processing, Chicago based University, 2001 *’International Transfer Credit,’ AACRAO Annual Conference, Seattle, WA 2001
‘The 13 Rules of Credential Evaluation,’ MN AACRAO (2002), MI NAFSA (2002), IL NAFSA (2002), Middle States AACRAO, Albany, NY, 2000
’International Admissions 101,’ Great Lakes AACRAO, Toledo, OH, 2000
‘Update on Evaluating International Credentials,’ (NACAC) National Conference, Washington, D.C., 2000 *‘U.S. Higher Education: An Introduction to International Visitors,’ NAFSA National Conference, 2000 *Information and training seminars on basic credential evaluation and fraudulent documents, DeVry Institutes and Columbia College, 1998-2001
Co-authored book on: The Educational System of Thailand, 1999, AACRAO, Washington, D.C. *Update on the Thai Educational System,’ NAFSA Region V, Peoria, IL, 1999
Detecting Altered Foreign Educational Credentials, National Association of Competency Assurance (NOCA), special program (1998) and National Conference (1999)
Evaluating Foreign Degrees for Graduate Admission,’ National Association of Graduate Admission Professionals, (NAGAP), 1999
’Working with Foreign Educational Documents,’ UMACRAO, Fargo, ND, 1997
‘The Admissions Process” of Access America’s Guide to Studying in the USA, Kaplan/Newsweek, 1997 *’The Educational System of Thailand & Recruitment,’ AACRAO Annual Conference, 1997/1995, NAFSA 1995 *’Credential Evaluations in Immigration Law,’ Immigration Law Report, Vol. 15, No. 2 Jan. 1996, co-authored. *Book review Universities Handbook, 26th edition, Association of Indian Universities, WENR, 1996 *’Foreign Credential Evaluation for Immigration Lawyers,’ Chicago Chapter AILA, 1994 *’Using Reference Materials Available in Evaluating Foreign Academic Credentials: A Hands-on How to Approach,’ AACRAO Annual Conference 2006, 2007, 1994 and NAFSA Annual Conference 1993 *’Fraudulent Foreign Academic Credentials,’ International Student Services Conference, CUNY-NY, 1993 *Book review Education in the Arab World, Vol. I, 1993, AMIDEAST, World Education News and Reviews, 1993 *’Resources Available for Credentials Evaluators,’ NAFSA Region X Newsletter
‘Jordan,’ International Academic Credentials Handbook, Vol. II, AACRAO, 1990
‘Handassaim – Israel Practical Engineers,’ World Education News and Reviews, Vol. 2, No. 4

ACCESSIBLE MATERIAL:

http://www.ierf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Before-The-Internet-There-Were-Books.pdf

THAILAND is available on AACRAO EDGE (the EDGE profile is free, but you must be a member to get the book). https://www.aacrao.org/edge/country/thailand

Photos

2018 With AACRAO Colleagues

2019 Chicago

2018 Iceland

At NAFSA with Friends