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REL Team<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\n

The REL Team features experts working closely with partners and programs to design, coordinate, and implement research, evaluation, and learning-focused initiatives. Our experts come from a range of disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mirka Martel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Mirka Martel is IIE\u2019s Head of Research, Evaluation & Learning (REL) and a recognized researcher and author on international education issues spanning global academic mobility, international leadership and scholarship, and impact and evaluation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Julie Baer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Julie Baer is IIE\u2019s Deputy Director of Research, Evaluation & Learning (REL), where she serves as an expert on trends in international academic mobility. She leads the Open Doors<\/em><\/a> report on international educational exchange and manages IIE\u2019s Snapshot Survey series<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Janice D’souza<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Janice D\u2019souza is IIE\u2019s Evaluation and Research Lead, overseeing performance and impact evaluations and designing methodologies that focus on measuring individual and societal change, fellowship programming, and the impact of networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nora Nemeth<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Nora Nemeth is IIE\u2019s Research Specialist, Global Mobility and Evaluation. She leads the Project Atlas<\/a><\/em> initiative on global mobility patterns and manages international evaluations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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