My current published articles focus on global student mobility, international students' experiences in under-researched contexts, and the changing role of international education leaders.
You can find the full-text PDFs of my publications available on my Research Gate Page.
2023
Ammigan, R., Veerasamy, Y. S., Cruz, N. I. (in press). ‘Growing from an acorn to an oak tree’: A thematic analysis of
international students’ cross-cultural adjustment in the United States. Studies in Higher Education
2022
Raby, R., Fischer, H., & Cruz, N. (2022). Community college international leaders’ sensemaking: Entrepreneurial l
leadership skills and behavior. Community College Review. Advance Online Publication.
https://doi.org/10.1177/00915521221125822
Glass, C. R., & Cruz, N. (2022). Failure is not an option: Entrepreneurship and the existential crisis of internationalization in
the US. Higher Education Quarterly. Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.12396
Glass, C. R., & Cruz, N. (2022). Moving towards multipolarity: A longitudinal network analysis of global student mobility
and world rankings (2000-2019). Higher Education. Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-
022-00841-9
Cruz, N., Sy, J., Shukla, C., & Tysor, A. (2022). Ready, willing, and able? Exploring the relationships and experiences of international students at a national university in the United Arab Emirates. In A. Hayes & S. Findlow (Eds.), International student mobility to and from the Middle East: Theorizing public, institutional, and self-constructions of cross-border students. Routledge.
2021
Gesing, P., Cruz, N., & Lynch, R.J. (2021). Global policy impacts on career outcomes: An international student mobility case study. In Glass, C. R. & Gesing, P. (Eds.), Critical perspectives on equity and social mobility in study abroad: Interrogating issues of unequal access and outcomes. Routledge.
Hou, M., Cruz, N., Glass, C. R., & Lee, S. (2021). Diasporic academics: Transnational scholars in the globalized university. International Studies of Sociology in Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/09620214.2020.1853590
Cruz, N. I. (2021). Institutional context drives mobility: A comprehensive analysis of how academic and economic factors relate to international student enrollment at United States higher education institutions (Publication No. 28419162). [Doctoral dissertation, Old Dominion University]. ProQuest Dissertation Publishing.
2020 and prior
Cruz, N., Raby, R., Glass, C. R., & Fischer, H. (2020). Catalysts of change: Entrepreneurial problem-solving for unscripted futures. Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) Occasional Paper. View website.
Sy, J., & Cruz, N. (2019). Life outside your comfort zone: The power of reflection for cultural adjustment. Journal of International Students, 9(4), 1203-1208. https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v9i4.1022
Cruz, N. (2018). Evolving global student mobility: An investigation into the higher education experiences and motivations of students and alumni from P12 international schools. Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 10(3), 53-56. https://doi.org/10.32674/jcihe.v10iWinter.691
Cruz, N. I. (2010.) International service learning: An introduction for advisers. The Mentor: Innovative Scholarship on Academic Advising, 12. https://doi.org/10.26209/mj1261431