Anna's scholarly interests span internationalization, the politics of international student mobility, decolonization of education and contemplative and holistic approaches to education. She has published in Teaching in Higher Education, Teachers College Press, Routledge and the Emerald Handbook on International Higher Education.
As a Fulbright Scholar, Kent Wong Fellow and Erasmus alumna, Anna brings together scholarly rigor, cross-cultural experience, and a deep commitment to the idea that universities can be sites of genuine peace - not just academic achievement. She brings three years of professional experience in International Admissions and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Studies, a Master’s in Applied Cultural Sciences and a Master’s in International Education Policy from University of Maryland - College Park.
She serves as the graduate assistant at the Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life of the Division of Student Affairs at UMD.
Anna is annually serving as a volunteer in the applications selection process at CIES, NAFSA, AERA, graduate student research conference of the Washington Consortium for Comparative International Education and Training (WCCIET) and Fund for Education Abroad (FEA).
Anna is a current member of the International Graduate Student Government Board (IGSAB) at University of Maryland - College Park, representing the interests of international graduate students and the Education in Conflict and Emergencies Board (EiCE) where she is involved in a role of the Social Media Chair (working on planning, organizing and promotion of the events organized by the board).
She also serves as a peer reviewer of the "Journal of Global Higher Education" (JGHE) within the "Research with International Students" (RIS) network and CIES Higher Education SIG "Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education" (JCIHE).
You can find her in Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=z09lnbsAAAAJ&hl=ru
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2914-5591
Academia.edu: https://umcp.academia.edu/AnnaGrigoreva
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anna-Grigoreva-6?ev=hdr_xprf
and LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/anna-grigoreva-22110654
Finalist, Outstanding Graduate Student Distinguished Service Award, University of Maryland, 2026.
General College of Education Scholarship and Award (2 times).
AI and Internationalization of Education
Terentev, E., Grigoreva, A. , Minaeva, E., Yang, G. and Li, N. (2025) Response of International Higher Education to AI Challenge: Educational Policies and Precautions. // Understanding and Engaging Artificial Intelligence in Leadership and Learning. The Emerald Handbook on International Higher Education: Navigating Workforce and Leadership Changes in a Digital Age. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83549-788-320251017
Academic Advising / Student Retention
Woodman, T., Terentev, E., Grigoryeva, A., & Minaeva, E. (2021) Academic (Dis)engagement of International Doctoral Students at Russian Universities// International Student Support and Engagement in Higher Education: Exploring Innovative Practices in Campus, Academic and Professional Support Services. Routledge. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003321330-7
Grigoryeva, A. (2021) Graduate Student Success in the Social Sciences: The Role of an Academic Advisor.The Journal of Sociology and Social Anthropology, 24(4): 90-109. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31119/jssa.2021.24.4.4
Grigoryeva, A., Terentev, E. (2021) Doctoral Students’ Academic Advising: A Systematic Review of Approaches to Conceptualization and Empirical Analysis. University Management: Practice and Analysis, 25(1), 49-61. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15826/umpa.2021.01.004
Co-curricular and Service Learning, Contemplative Education
Lin, J., Fiore, A., Sorensen, E., Gomes, V., Haavik, J., Malik, M., … Grigoryeva, A. (2023) Contemplative, holistic eco-justice pedagogies in higher education: from anthropocentrism to fostering deep love and respect for nature.Teaching in Higher Education, 28(5), 953–968. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2023.2197109
Lin, J., Gomes, V., Haavik, J., Malik, M., Mok, J., Scanlon, J., Wanjala, E. & Grigoryeva, A. (2023) Disrupting Hierarchies for New Landscapes of Learning by Action: Experiences and Reflections From a Climate Change Course. Amani Williams, H., Huskić, H., Noto, Disrupting Hierarchy in Education. Teachers College Press.
Digitalization of Education
Abramov, R.N., Gruzdev, I.A., Terentev, E.A., Zakharova, U.S., Grigoryeva, A.V. (2020) University Professors and the Digitalization of Education: on the Threshold of Force Majeure Transition to Studying Remotely. University Management: Practice and Analysis; 24(2): 59-74. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15826/umpa.2020.02.014
Conferences
Lin, J., Gomes, V., Haavik, J, and Grigoryeva, A. (2023). Tackling Climate Change through Critical, Contemplative, and Transformative Experiential Teaching and Learning. Virtual presenter. AERA, Chicago.
Grigoryeva, A. (2025) AI and International Graduate Students Experiences: Understanding Academic Dishonesty. On-site presenter. CIES, Chicago.
Grigoryeva, A. (2026) Building Academic Resilience: AI as Instrument of Cultural Integration, Academic and Language Support for International Students. Maryland Student Affairs Conference (MSAC). University of Maryland - College Park.
Grigoryeva, A. (2026) Education, Literacy and Decolonization in Cuba: An Exploration of Cuban Independence from the USA, Spain, and the Soviet Union. AERA, Los Angeles.
Grigoryeva, A. (2026) AI, International Students, Online Learning and the Environment: Pessimism or Promise? Global Terps for a Greener Future (GTGF) Spring Fair 2026, University of Maryland, College Park.
In the news:
2005 - Michinoku Bank - Scholarship for Study Abroad - Aomori, Japan.
2006 - 2007 - FLEX (Future Leaders Exchange) Program - U.S. Department of State - Montgomery, Alabama.
2013 - 2015 - European University at St. Petersburg - Scholarship based MA program in Sociology, "Sociology and Political Sciences" Concentration. St. Petersburg, Russia.
2015 - Democracy and Diversity Summer Institute Scholarship (The New School for Social Research, New York) Summer School - Wroclaw, Poland.
2017 - Erasmus Academic Exchange Grant - University of Porto - Porto, Portugal.
2021 - 2022 - Fulbright VGS - Visiting Research Scholar - College Park, Maryland.
2022 - 2024 - College of Education UMD Scholarship. - College Park, Maryland (2 times).
2026 - Knowledge Without Fear (Kent Wong) Fellowship - International graduate students experiences and rights project.