Sue Roberts

Associate Provost for Internationalization

Sue Roberts is Associate Provost for Internationalization at the University of Kentucky, where she is also Professor of Geography. Her BA is from the University of Leicester (in Britain) and her MA and PhD are from The Maxwell School at Syracuse University. She has been a faculty member at the University of Kentucky since 1991. Sue is a specialist in economic and political geography. She has published a co-authored book, two co-edited volumes, and numerous papers. Sue has won research funding from the National Science Foundation for several projects, and has conducted research in Southern Mexico, the Caribbean, Ireland, and Australia. From 2012-2017, she was North American Editor of the top-ranked journal Progress in Human Geography.

From 2008-2012 she was Chair of the Department of Geography at the University of Kentucky. In 2015-16 she served as Associate Dean for International Affairs in the College of Arts and Sciences and directed the International Studies Program, a popular interdisciplinary undergraduate major. Sue has spent periods of time living and working in England, Mexico, Australia and Finland. She was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Turku, Finland in 2012-2013. And she has been Fulbright Specialist in South Africa, working with colleagues at the University of Western Cape.  

Sue has been leading the University of Kentucky’s internationalization since July 2016. In her current role, she leads the University’s International Center, which includes: Education Abroad and Exchanges; International Student and Scholar Services; International Student Recruitment; International Research and Partnerships; International Health, Safety and Security; Global Health Initiatives; and the Office of China Initiatives.