About

In 2023 Dr. Smith inaugurated the OWLS-CARE Lab at KSU. OWLS-CARE connects OWLS and CARE, - because it brings together KSU Owls and the intentional act of caring for and about leadership skills through exploration and practice. The lab name is also an acronym for  Optimizing With Leadership Skills:  Career Advancement Resources Explored, which is the focus of our research. The projects facilitate student success in undergraduate education at KSU via learners' development of critical career competencies.

Dr. Sabine Smith, Primary Investigator

The Primary Investigator (PI) of the OWLS-CARE Lab is Dr. Sabine Smith. Sabine Smith is Professor of German at Kennesaw State University in the Department of World Languages and Cultures. She has over 30 years of teaching experience with a sustained research interest in cross-cultural comparisons. She facilitates in-class learning and study-/work-away programs in diverse and inclusive modalities. With approx. 50 publications and funded grants, she has been recognized in local and international contexts. Her research has focused on learners’ development of intercultural competence via domestic and international learning experiences. Most recently, co-authored publications report on interdisciplinary, collaborative studies, e.g “Advancing Intercultural Communication Skills in Diverse Teams: An Intervention Program for Project-Based Engineering Courses” (JHETP, 2023), “Improving Communication Skills in Global Engineers: Adapting the UNESCO Story Circles Method in an Undergraduate Engineering Course” (ASEE, 2022), and “Cross-Cultural Contexts of Teaching and Learning: Experiences of International Faculty at a Southeastern University in the United States” (Currents in Teaching and Learning, 2022).