Karen Wrobbel, EdD

Karen Wrobbel is assistant professor of Educationand the director of the School of Education. She earned her BA at Biola University, her MA at Wheaton Graduate School, and her EdD at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Wrobbel's doctoral degree was in educational policy and administration, with a minor in curriculum and instruction. Her dissertation was "The university-level academic success of missionary kids educated in host country national schools."

Prior to joining the TIU faculty, Professor Wrobbel ministered for twenty-two years as a missionary educator with The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM). She taught both elementary and secondary students at schools in Spain and Venezuela and was Assistant Head of the Evangelical Christian Academy for eight of those years. She also served as TEAM’s worldwide children’s education coordinator and continues to provide educational consultant services to mission agencies.

Her areas of expertise and research interests include intercultural communication, languages and education, and the education of missionary kids (MKs). She is actively involved with the Association of Christian Schools International and regularly presents workshops at their international Christian education conferences. Wrobbel’s articles have appeared in several publications, including Christian School Education and Evangelical Missions Quarterly.