Rate My Professor Elif Balin

Balin’s academic interests center on career development among international students and recent immigrants, multicultural and international competencies of college career services centers, and curricular innovation in career counseling through experiential learning. She employs transnational feminist, narrative, and strengths-based approaches to connect mental health and work experiences. Her scholarly contributions include peer-reviewed publications such as “An exploration of cultural competence in career services with international students” (2024), “Who seeks career counselling? A prospective study of personality and career variables among Swiss adolescents” (with A. Hirschi, 2010), “Working with International Students in the U.S. and Beyond: A Summary of Survey Research by NCDA International Student Services Committee” (2016), and “University Career Services Centers in Turkey: A sequential mixed-method study” (2021). Balin has earned the NCDA Presidential Recognition Award (2023), Excellence in Scholarship Award from San Francisco State University’s College of Health and Social Sciences (2022), and Professional Service and Leadership Award from the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (2021). She has provided leadership as co-founding chair of the NCDA International Student Services Committee (2013-2015), current leader of its Research and Writing Team, chair of the ACES International Student and Faculty Interest Network, and board member of the California Career Development Association.