Biography/Professional Summary

Krishna Bista is a Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership and Policy at Morgan State University, Maryland (USA). Dr. Bista is an internationally recognized expert of global student mobility and international education. He teaches doctoral courses in Higher Education and Community College Leadership programs and supervises doctoral dissertations. At Morgan State University, he has led Teach Online Workshop and the Summer Writing Institute. He has chaired several communities including tenure and promotion, research and publication, international affairs strategic planning, and  technology committee and organized multiple workshops and conferences on a wide range of higher education topics. Dr. Bista has published more than 100 academic papers, essays, book chapters and edited three dozen books and journal volumes on a wide range of higher education topics including  international student mobility, campus internationalization, doctoral student experiences, and online teaching and learning. Dr. Bista is the founding editor of the Journal of International Students, a flagship quarterly publication in international education. He is also the founding series editor for the Routledge Global Student Mobility Book Series and the founding Chair for the Comparative and International Education Society Study Abroad and International Students SIG. Currently, he serves as the Vice President of the STAR Scholars Network, Maryland. Previously, Dr. Bista served as the director of Global Education at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, where he was Chase Endowed Professor of Education in the School of Education.His recent books include Reimagining Internationalization and International Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (w/Pinder, Palgrave McMillan, 2022), Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education During COVID-19: International Perspectives and Experiences (w/Roy & Allen, Routledge, 2022); The Experiences of International Faculty in Institutions of Higher Education: Enhancing Recruitment, Retention, and Integration of International Talent (w/Glass & Lin, Routledge, 2021); International Students at US Community Colleges: Opportunities, Challenges, and Successes (w/Malvaux, Routledge, 2021). Bista serves on the editorial review boards for Kappa Delta Pi Record, Teachers College Record, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, and International Journal of Leadership in Education. He has reviewed several book projects related to educational research, international and comparative education series for Springer, Routledge, Sage, Palgrave MacMillan, and Bloomsbury publications. Dr. Bista presents annually at national and international conferences—American Educational Research Association, Comparative and International Educational Society, and Association for the Study of Higher Education.


Doctoral Courses Taught

Research Interests

International Student Mobility, Doctoral Student Experience, Technology in Higher Education, Leadership Preparation and Practice, College Access and Success                                        

Books (selected)

1. Bista, K., & Katsara, O. (2025). Advancing global competencies in education: Theory and practice. Routledge. 
2. Bista, K., Zhang, B., Gaulee, U., & Whitehead, D. M. (2025). Global pathways: Insights on studying, working, thriving abroad. AAC&U and STAR Scholars. 
3. Lin, X., Chan, R. Y., Sharma, S., & Bista, K. (2024). ChatGPT and global higher education: Using artificial intelligence in teaching and learning. STAR Scholars. 
4. Luan, J., Habte, L., Di Maria, D., & Bista, K. (2024). Ten entry points to US education: Accessing the next wave of growth. STAR Scholars. 
5. Bista, K., Gaulee, U., Whitehead, D. M., & Zhang, B. (2024). Bridging cultures, empowering futures: Global citizenship and international education. STAR Scholars & AAC&U.
6. Wai-Cook, M. S-S., Saleh, A., & Bista, K. (2023). Online teaching and learning in Asian higher education: Pedagogical approaches to classroom practices. Palgrave McMillan. 
7. Bista, K. (2023). International graduate and doctoral student experience: Navigating relationships, resources, and resilience. STAR Scholars.
8. Chan, R. Y., Lin, X., & Bista, K. (2023). Rethinking hybrid and remote work in higher education: Global perspectives, policies, and practices after COVID-19. Palgrave McMillan.
9. Singh, J. K., Raby, R., & Bista, K. (2023). International student employability: Narratives of strengths, challenges, and strategies from global south students. Springer.
10. Zhao, X., Kung, M., Bista, K., & Ma, Y. (2022). Home and abroad: International student experiences and graduate employability. STAR Scholars.
11. Bista, K., & Pinder, A. L. (2022). Reimagining internationalization and international initiatives at historically Black colleges and universities. Palgrave McMillan. 
12. Roy, C., Bista, K., & Allen, R. (2022). Online teaching and learning in higher education during COVID-19: International perspectives and experiences. Routledge. 
13. Bista, K., & Allen, R., & Chan, R. (2022). Impacts of COVID-19 on international students and the future of student mobility. Routledge. 
14. Bista, K., & Malveaux, G. F. (2022). Cross-cultural narratives: Real stories and lived experiences of global scholars. STAR Scholars. 
15. McKeown J. S., Bista, K., & Chan. R. (2021). Global higher education during  COVID-19: Policy, society, and technology. STAR Scholars.
16. Malvaux, G., & Bista, K. (2021). International students at US community colleges: Opportunities, challenges, and successes. Routledge.
17. Kommers, S., & Bista, K. (2021). Inequalities in study abroad and student mobility: Navigating challenges and future directions. Routledge. 
18. Gaulee, U., Sharma, G. S., & Bista, K. (2020). Rethinking education across borders: Emerging issues and important insights on globally mobile students. Springer 
19. Bista, K., Raby, R. L., & Sharma, G. S. (2019). Higher education in Nepal: Policies and perspectives. Routledge. 
20. Bista, K. (2019). Global perspectives on international student experiences in higher education: Tensions and issues. Routledge. 
21. Bista, K. (2018). International student mobility and opportunities for growth in the global market. IGI Global Publications.
22. Bista, K., & Foster, C. (2016). Global perspectives and local challenges surrounding international student mobility. IGI Global Publications. 
23. Bista, K., & Foster, C. (2016). Exploring the social and academic experiences of international students in higher education institutions. IGI Global Publications.
24. Bista, K., & Foster, C.  (2016). Campus support services, programs, and policies for international students. IGI Global Publications.

Articles/chapters (selected)

1. Ivanova, P., Sun, Y., Li, W., & Bista, K. (2025). International students’ loneliness and social engagement: Narratives from the United States and Japan. Journal of International Students, 15(4), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.32674/y6hw0n78
2. Al-Sharif, M. A., Koo, K., & Bista, K. (2024). International graduate students: Unique stories and missing voices in higher education. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 181, 13–21. https://doi.org/10.1002/tl.20616
3. Elliott, C., & Bista, K. (2024). Reimagining the international student experience at US colleges: A call for innovation of practice. In D. L. Roberts & R. Ammigan (Eds.), Supporting international students in US higher education: A theory-based approach (pp. 19–37). Palgrave.
4. Koo, K., Bista, K., & Al-Sharif, M. A. (2024). From surviving to thriving: Next steps for international graduate students: A call to action. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 181, 91–99. https://doi.org/10.1002/tl.20623
5. Owolabi, O., Abedoh, H., Bhandari, A., Bista, K., Gaulee, U., & Ladeji-Osias, J. (2024). Hands-on learning pedagogy in teaching concepts relevant in the analysis, design and maintenance of transportation infrastructure systems. Transportation Research Record, 2679, 501–515. https://doi.org/10.1177/036119812412420
6. Whalen, B., Bista, K., & Luan, J. (2024). National conversation on entry points: Recommendations and actions for international education. In J. Luan, L. Habte, D. L. Di Maria, & K. Bista (Eds.), Entry points to US education: Accessing the next wave of growth (pp. 333–342). STAR Scholars Press.
7. Allen, R., & Bista, K. (2022). Talented, yet seen with suspicion: Surveillance of international students and scholars in the United States. Journal of International Students, 12(1), 175–194. https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v12i1.3410
8. Bear, J., & Bista, K. (2022). International students and study abroad: Trends and directions at HBCUs. In K. Bista & A. L. Pinder (Eds.), Reimagining internationalization and international initiatives at historically Black colleges and universities (pp. 150–165). Palgrave McMillan.
9. Bista, K. (2022). Examining college student’s multicultural education perspectives. Journal of Education, 203(4), 400–420. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220574221076451
10. Chan, R. Y., Bista, K., & Allen, R. M. (2022). Online teaching and learning in higher education during COVID-19: International perspectives and experiences. In R. Y. Chan, K. Bista, & R. M. Allen (Eds.), Online teaching and learning in higher education during COVID-19 (pp. 1–12). Routledge.
11. Sato, Y., Bista, K., & Matsuzuka, Y. (2022). COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on international students in Japan and the United States: Comparative study from national and institutional context. Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 14(3), 44–57. https://ojed.org/index.php/jcihe/article/view/3832/2220
12. Subedi, K. R., Sharma, S., & Bista, K. (2022). Academic identity development of doctoral scholars in an online writing group. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 17(1), 279–300. https://doi.org/10.28945/5004
13. Ammigan, R., Chan, R. Y., & Bista, K. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on higher education: Challenges and issues. In R. Ammigan, R. Y. Chan, & K. Bista (Eds.), COVID-19 and higher education in the global context: Exploring contemporary issues and challenges (pp. 1–8). STAR Scholars.
14. Bista, K., & Pinder, A. L. (2022). A new day began: Rethinking internationalization and international initiatives at HBCUs. In K. Bista & A. L. Pinder (Eds.), Reimagining internationalization and international initiatives at historically Black colleges and universities (pp. 1–10). Palgrave McMillan.
15. Malveaux, G., & Bista, K. (2021). Reimagining the field: International students in American community colleges. In G. Malveaux & K. Bista (Eds.), International students at US community colleges: Opportunities, challenges, and successes (pp. 1–15). Routledge.
16. Bista, K., & Malveaux, G. (2021). Voices and perspectives on international student mobility: Where are community colleges? In G. Malveaux & K. Bista (Eds.), International students at US community colleges: Opportunities, challenges, and successes (pp. 228–240). Routledge.
17. Kommers, S., & Bista, K. (2021). Study abroad and student mobility: From educational experiences to emerging enterprise. In S. Kommers & K. Bista (Eds.), Inequalities in study abroad and student mobility: Navigating challenges and future directions (pp. 1–8). Routledge.
18. Simpson, J., & Bista, K. (2021). Examining minority students’ involvements and experiences in cultural clubs and organizations at community colleges. Community College Journal of Research and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/10668926.2021.1934753
19. Riggs, V., Bista, K., Jackson, O., & Anderson, C. (2021). Examining faculty online education, innovativeness and attitudes toward computers at HBCUs. Journal of Underrepresented and Minority Progress, 5(2), 125–144.
20. Dorsey-Elson, L., Chavis, C., Baptiste-Roberts, K., Bista, K., Tannouri, A., Oni, A., Rockward, M., Allen-Milton, S., Kinyua, A., & Party-Harris, N. (2021). Teaching and learning as a canvas ambassador during the COVID-19 pandemic: Documenting faculty experiences at one historically black college and university. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 10(1), 1–15.
21. Gaulee, U., Sharma, G. S., & Bista, K. (2020). Rethinking education in a changing world: Emerging issues and critical insights. In U. Gaulee, G. S. Sharma, & K. Bista (Eds.), Rethinking education across borders: Emerging issues and important insights on globally mobile students (pp. 1–10). Springer.
22. Bista, K., Sharma, S., & Raby, R. L. (2019). Telling stories, generating perspectives: Local-global dynamics in Nepalese higher education. In K. Bista, S. Sharma, & R. L. Raby (Eds.), Higher education in Nepal (pp. 1–21). Routledge.
23. Bista, K. (2019). Nepalese recruiting agents for overseas higher education: Issues and challenges. In K. Bista, S. Sharma, & R. L. Raby (Eds.), Higher education in Nepal (pp. 111–121). Routledge.
24. Gaulee, U., & Bista, K. (2019). Assessing Nepal’s higher education: Current status and future directions for the federal democratic republic. In K. Bista, S. Sharma, & R. L. Raby (Eds.), Higher education in Nepal (pp. 214–230). Routledge.