Aaron D Clevenger

Title
Assistant Provost for International Education, and Adjunct Faculty
Email
Department
Security Studies and International Affairs Dept
College
College of Arts & Sciences

Areas of Expertise

  • ​International Education
  • Cultural Competence Teaching & Learning
  • Pedagogy of Place


Aaron D Clevenger

Aaron serves as the Assistant Provost of International Education at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach Campus. In addition, he is an Adjunct Professor for the Department of Security Studies & International Affairs on the Daytona campus and for the Masters of Human Security & Resilience for Embry-Riddle Worldwide.

Aaron graduated with a BA in Interpersonal Communication and a MA in Educational Leadership from the University of Central Florida, an MS in Human Security & Resilience from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a Doctorate of Education in Higher Education and Organizational Change from Benedictine University in Lisle, IL.

His areas of research interest include International Education, Pedagogy of Place, and Cross-Cultural Communication and Cultural Competency teaching and Learning.

Aaron is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society and a winner of the Outstanding Experiential Education Research/Dissertation Award from The Society for Experiential Education. Furthermore, under his leadership, Embry-Riddle has received the PIEoneer Real Life Learning Award and the Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization.

  • Ed.D. - Doctor of Education in Higher Education and Organizational Change, Benedictine University
  • M.S. - Master of Science in Human Security and Resilience, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • M.A. - Master of Arts in Educational Leadership: Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education, University of Central Florida
  • B.A. - Bachelor of Arts in Interpersonal Communication, University of Central Florida
  • Human Subjects: Researcher - Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
  • Community-Engaged and Community-Based Participatory Research - Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
  • Global Competence GCAA?? Certification - Global Competence Associates
  • Portable Challenge Facilitation Training - Pathfinder, Inc.
  • EXCH 399: Exchange Program
  • SS 325: International Studies
  • HSI 290: Intro to Environ Security
  • SS 325 - International Studies
  • SS/GCS 337 - Globalization & World Politics
  • HS 280 - Professional Skills in Homeland Security
  • HS 290 - Introduction to Environmental Security 
  • BA 317 - Organizational Behavior
  • BA 325 - Social Responsibility and Ethics Management
  • MHSR 510 - Introduction to Human Security 
  • MSHR 690 - Human Security and Resilience Capstone
  • MSLD 634 - Leadership Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility
  • HON 150 - Honors Symposium I

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University  

  • Assistant Provost, International Education - 11/2015- Present
  • ERAU Adjunct Professor - 8/2004 - Present

Grant work for U.S. Department of Defense:  Defense Language and National Security Education Office 

  • Primary Investigator - Project Global Officer Grant (Project GO) –Taiwan and Jordan:  2019 - Present

Immigration Related Government Roles (for ERAU)

  • Department of Homeland Security - Designated School Official: 2015 - Present 
  • Department of State Alternative Responsible Officer:  2015 - Present


  • NAFSA - Association of International Educators  
  • IIE - Institute of International Education
  • AIEA - Association of International Education Administrators


  • Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society with IGB
  • Phi Beta Lambda - Honors Society for International Scholars
  • Pi Lambda Theta - Education Honors Society 
  • Society for Experiential Education’s (SEE) Outstanding Experiential Education Research/Dissertation of the Year Award