Kristin Oberheide
Executive Director of International Affairs
Biography
Dr. Kristin Oberheide oversees the Office of International Affairs (OIA). Contact OIA
The OIA Team provides international student and scholar compliance services and a variety of auxillary support to a robust clientele and stakeholders. The Team operates in a fast-paced, high-demand environment, often with rapid and unexpected external change. We work to improve experiences across the Pratt community by identifying priority areas of need and implementing client-centered interventions and improvements.
Kristin enjoys biking through Brooklyn, community cat trap-neuter-releasing (TNR), volunteering with Providence House as an Associate Board Member, and writing as creative and therapeutic expression. While Kristin’s personal aesthetic is minimalist, her favorite well-known artwork is Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights. Kristin is openly neurodivergent and chronically ill.
Education
Doctor of Education: Education Leadership and Adminstration, University of Texas – El Paso, 2022
Master of Public Administration: Government/Politics/Policy, Cornell University, 2010
Bachelor of Arts: Psychology, German Language and Literature, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, 2003
Publications and Projects
The International Student Border Commuter Experience: An Investigation On The Southern U.S. Border (2022). The University of Texas – El Paso, Doctoral Dissertation, available online. Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award (2023).
The International Student Experience Interview Project (2023, 2021). Pratt Institute, not for publication, internal reports available upon request.
Mybloodmatters – personal blog about my chronic illness