- Over 100 presentations and publications, covering diploma mills, educational systems around the world, and evaluation tools and methods
- Charter member of TAICEP
- Past editor of TAICEP TALK and NAFSA wRAP-Up newsletters
- Preeminent research geek and mentor
EDUCATION
University of North Texas, Bachelor of Business Administration, Dec 2002 University of North Texas, Master of Arts, May 2006
University of North Texas, Bachelor of Arts, August 2007
WORK HISTORY
2009-present Transcript Research Dallas, TX Director and Senior Credentials Evaluator
2017-2018 Foreign Credentials Services of America Austin, TX Senior Credentials Evaluator
2009-2016 AACRAO International Education Services Washington, D.C. Senior Credentials Evaluator
Conference Presenter
EDGE Contributing Author
2007-2009 International Academic Credentials Evaluators Denton, TX Senior Credentials Evaluator
Researcher
2001-2011 University of North Texas Denton, TX Adjunct Faculty, Department of Women’s Studies (2006-2011)
Assistant Director, International Admissions (2006-2009)
International Education Advisor II (2004-2006)
International Education Advisor I (2003-2004)
Administrative Assistant (2001-2003)
COMMITTEES OR ORGANIZATIONAL INVOLVEMENT
National Association of International Athletics, International Records Committee The Connection Advisory Group
NAFSA wRAP-Up Newsletter, Credentials Evaluation Co-Editor, 2007-2009 NAFSA wRAP-Up Newsletter, Managing Editor, 2009-2011
NAFSA wRAP-Up Newsletter, Acquisitions and Content Editor, 2011-2012 NAFSA Trainer Corps Member, 2008-2011, 2014-2015
Charter Member, (TAICEP) The Association for International Credential Evaluation Professionals, 2013-present
TAICEP Resources Committee, and Verification Sub-Committee, 2014-present TAICEP Digital Records Task Force member, 2019-present
TAICEP Newsletter Editor, 2015-2018
NAFSA: Association of International Educators
NACES Membership Committee, 2015-present
NACES Strategic Planning Committee, 2014-present
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE o NAFSA state meeting: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019
o NAFSA regional conference: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
o NAFSA (inter)national conference: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
o TACRAO state conference: 2007, 2012, 2018
o AACRAO annual meeting: 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
o TAICEP annual meeting: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
Peggy Bell Hendrickson
peggy@transcriptresearch.com 214.810.1124
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE, CONTINUED o Foundations of International Education: Foreign Educational Credentials Analysis, May 2007 o F-1 Regulations for Beginners, November 2007
o NAFSA Academy IV for International Education, December 2007
o Associate of Metroplex International Educators (AMIE) Secretary/Treasurer, 2007-2008 o NAFSA wRAP-Up Newsletter Credentials Evaluation Co-Editor, 2007-2009 o NAFSA wRAP-Up Newsletter Managing Editor, 2009-2011
o ECE webinars on fraud, advanced Chinese credentials, Anglophone Africa, Nigeria, 2011 o WES webinars on fraud, secondary education (Germany, Norway, Brazil, Columbia), and obtaining authentic credentials in Africa, 2011
o EducationUSA/ECE webinar on Educational System updates in Ukraine, January 2012 o ECE webinars on Vietnam and France, 2012
o EducationUSA Update on Syria, February 2013
o ECE webinars on Germany, Credential Evaluation, UK Vocational/Technical, Philippines, Haiti, Diploma Mills, 2013
o NAFSA webinar on Preventing Document Fraud, March 2013
o ECE webinars on India, Cuba, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Libya, Syria and Iraq, Ukraine, Russian Federation, Nigeria, Mexico, Iraq, Germany, 2014 o TAICEP webinars on Educational Documentation and Colombian Education, 2015 o EducationUSA webinar on Kazakhstan, March 2015
o AACRAO webinar on Fraud (Axact scam), October 2015
o ECE webinars on Hong Kong and Singapore, China, Egypt, Vietnam, Iran, Indonesia, Cuba, Ecuador, Colombia, China, Japan and Korea, Central Asia, Malaysia, Kenya and Ghana, and Poland, 2015
o EAIE Webinar on Qualifications Recognition for Refugees, January 2016 o ECE webinars on Baltic Regions, 2016
o AACRAO webinar on Syria, China, 2016
o TAICEP webinars on China, Philippines, 2016
o TAICEP webinars on 2016 Conference topics, Caribbean Exams, 2017 o AACRAO Symposium on Three-Year Bologna-Compliant Degrees, September 2017 o AICE Symposium on Accreditation, March 2018
o ACCRAO/UK NARIC webinar on UK Secondary Education, May 2018 o TAICEP webinars on Nursing Education, Groningen Declaration, Secondary Education 2018 o ACCRAO Webinar on British GCSE and A Levels, May 2019
o ACIE Webinar on Indonesia, July 2019
o TAICEP webinars on Failing Grades, Credentials Evaluation, Online Verification, Chinese Degrees, Caribbean Medical Accreditation, 2019
o ECE webinar on Transnational Education, January 2020
o CIS webinar: What Is School Accreditation?, March 2020
o Pearson Qualifications 101: a practical guide to Edexcel and BTEC credentials, March 2020 o BC Council for International Education webinar: Mexico’s Education Sector Today, May 2020 o AACRAO Webinars: The Coronavirus: Implications and Recommendations for Admissions
and Registrars Offices; Testing Services Roundtable; CXC Examinations and the Impact of COVID-19, AACRAO EDGE; Education System Updates for Azerbaijan and Georgia; March June 2020
o EducationUSA webinar: Eastern Caribbean: CXC, May 2020
o TAICEP At Your Desk webinar series, International Credential Evaluation in Challenging Times; What is the Impact of the COVI-19 Virus on Higher Education and Recognition from a European Perspective; Credential Doctor; Evaluating Bad; Gotcha Moments in Credential Evaluation; Nerd Tricks for Credential Evaluation; Update on Secondary Exams/Certificates for Europe during the Covid-19 Pandemic, April-June 2020
o “How to Spot Fake Online Programs,” Allen Ezell, ACEI webinar, June 2020 o IQAS Webinar on Education in India, June 2020
o TAICEP Webinar: Evaluating International Professional Degrees, July 2020
Publicly available documents/presentations are available at: transcriptresearch.com/training
“Researching International Education Systems and Institutions,” revised 2012
“Bogus Institutions and Accreditation Mills,” January 2011, revised February 2013
“Glossary of Foreign Transcript Evaluations,” February 2013
“Indian Central Board of Secondary Education Updates,” February 2013
“Higher Education Authorities,” 2014
“Overview of Education in the USA“, 2015
“Higher Education Authorities,” Revised January 2017
“Building a Resource Library, Part I, (Overview),” February 2017
“Building a Resource Library, Part II (Creating a Wiki),” July 2017
“Building a Resource Library, Part III (Building a Sample Library),” December 2017
“Building a Resource Library, Part IV (Translations),” May 2018
“Building a Resource Library, Part V (Researching Institutions)”, January 2019
“Higher Education Authorities,” (updated version) April 2019
“Glossary of Foreign Transcript Evaluations, Second Edition,” November 2019
“Resources at Your Desk,” (an update to “Researching International Education Systems and Institutions”), April 2020
“Bogus Institutions and Accrediting Bodies” (updated), May 2020.
“TAICEP At Your Desk: Introduction to Digital Records,” May 2020
conference presentation and spreadsheet and video
“TAICEP At Your Desk: Introduction to Electronic Verification,” May 2020
conference presentation and spreadsheet and video
“TAICEP At Your Desk: Researching at Your Desk” (an update to “Researching International Education Systems and Institutions”), April 2020.
conference presentation and spreadsheet and video
International Graduate Emerging Markets Overview. TxGAP Summer Institute, June 2019.
Translating and Transliterating, TAICEP Annual Conference, October 2018
How to Sprout Your Growth in the Field of International Credential Evaluation, AACRAO 2016 Annual Meeting
Update on Education in Saudi Arabia, AACRAO 2016 Annual Meeting
Understanding International Graduate Admission, TexasGAP Summer Institute 2013
FAQs for Foreign Credential Evaluators, NAFSA State Meeting 2011
Indian Education Updates, NAFSA State Meeting 2010
Jewels of the Nile: Transcript Evaluations from the Nile Basin, NAFSA Region III Conference 2009
Poster Session: International Credentials. NAFSA Texas State Meeting, April 2018.
Short Training on Tools Useful for Credentials Evaluators:
Google Site Search: youtube video
Google Translate: youtube video
Internet Archive: youtube video
These conference handouts are still on my site but no longer linked from the training page:
Tools for Translating Native Language Documents: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0910/3412/files/NAFSAreg3-translation2018.pdf?v=1541112596
Learn to Read Degrees and Diplomas When You Don’t Read the Language: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0910/3412/files/language2018-nafsa.pdf?v=1523554459
Transcriptese 101: A Course in Learning How to Read Global Transcripts: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0910/3412/files/transcriptese.pdf?v=1521937396
Hands-On Document Features: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0910/3412/files/TAICEP-Hands_on_docs_full.pdf?v=1474782441
Advanced Secondary Education Credentials: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0910/3412/files/advanced_secondary_credentials.pdf?v=1445321896 and https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0910/3412/files/nafsa_advanced_secondary_handout.pdf?v=1445269193
Educational Systems of the World Part I: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0910/3412/files/ed_systems1.pdf?v=1438472554
Educational Systems of the World Part II: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0910/3412/files/ed_systems2.pdf?v=1438472582
Update on the Education System of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0910/3412/files/Update_KSA.pdf?v=1438472199
International Transfer Credits 101: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0910/3412/files/transfer101.pdf?v=1438471622
Using Online Credential Verification: A How-To, Hands-On Demonstration: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0910/3412/files/online_credential_verfification_aacrao_2015_new.pdf?v=1438471604 and https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0910/3412/files/online_credential_verifications_links_aacrao_2015.pdf?v=1438471608
Introduction to Foreign Transcript Evaluations: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0910/3412/files/Intro.pdf?v=1438471589
International Education Research: It’s Easier than You Think: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0910/3412/files/intl_ed_research_2015.pdf?v=1438471563 and https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0910/3412/files/intl_ed_research_links_2015.pdf?v=1438471568
Understanding International Graduate Admissions: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0910/3412/files/grad_admissions.pdf?v=1438471529
Foreign Transcript Evaluations for Beginners: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0910/3412/files/Beginners.pdf?v=1438471503
TR Newsletter Articles:
Choosing a Private Evaluation Company: https://transcriptresearch.com/blogs/news/choosing-a-private-evaluation-company
Alternative Grading: https://transcriptresearch.com/blogs/news/alternative-grading
Working Remotely: https://transcriptresearch.com/blogs/news/working-remotely
Credential Evaluation Tools: https://transcriptresearch.com/blogs/news/verification-tools
TAICEP Newsletter Articles (excluding the 5-part series on Building a Resource Library already linked above):
Alternative Grading: https://www.taicep.org/taiceporgwp/alternative-grading-april-2020-newsletter/
Turkish Council of Higher Education: https://www.taicep.org/taiceporgwp/turkish-council-of-higher-education-july-2017-edition/
Theological Schools and Bible Colleges: https://www.taicep.org/taiceporgwp/opinion-theological-schools-bible-colleges-july-2017-edition/
TAICEP Webinars (excluding the TAYD already linked above):
A Brief Introduction to International Credential Evaluation: https://www.taicep.org/taiceporgwp/professional-development/webinars/webinars-for-members/
Using the Internet for Verification of Academic Documents: https://www.taicep.org/taiceporgwp/professional-development/webinars/webinars-for-members/
o “Denmark,” Electronic Database for Global Education (EDGE), AACRAO, December 2005 o “Advising International Students,” North Texas Community College Conference, May, 2006 o “Enforcing the Law, Ensuring Their Dreams”, Undocumented students, UNT, October 2006
o “Saudi Arabian Education,” NAFSA Admissions -Up Newsletter, November 2006 o “Duck, Duck, Deduce… Learn How to Research International Credentials,” NAFSA Region III, November 2006
o “Public Speaking in a Nutshell,” NAFSA Region III, November 2006
o “Saudi Arabian Education Update,” NAFSA State Meeting, March 2007 o “Freshman International Credentials”, TACRAO state, November 2007 o “Freshman International Credentials”, NAFSA Regional, November 2007 o “Saudi Arabia,” EDGE, AACRAO, December 2007
o “Researching International Education Systems and Institutions,” NAFSA ACE website, December 2007
o “International Transfer Credits”, NAFSA State Meeting, March 2008
o Secondary School Poster Session, “Taiwan” NAFSA National, May 2008 o “Advanced International Transfer Credits”, AMIE Conference, June 2008 o Co-wrote chapter “Building Foreign Credential Evaluation Expertise”, NAFSA Guide to International Student Recruitment, June 2008
o “Taiwan,” NAFSA Guide to Educational Systems around the World, August 2008 o “Researching International Education Systems and Institutions,” Revised August 2008 PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
o Chapter on Professional Development for AACRAO’s International Publications Acquisitions Committee, February 2009
o Appendices on international resources and organizations, institutions, & agencies for AACRAO’s International Publications Acquisitions Committee, February 2009 o “Denmark,” NAFSA Guide to Educational Systems around the World, March 2009 o “RAP Professional Development,” NAFSA State Meeting, April 2009
o “Update to NAFSA Guide to Systems around the World,” NAFSA State meeting, April 2009 o “News You Can Use” Column in NAFSA wRAP-Up Newsletter, May 2009 o Local Arrangements Committee, Session Coordinator, NAFSA Region III, September 2009 o Co-Trainer, “Foreign Educational Credentials Analysis” Workshop, NAFSA Region III Conference, October 2009
o “Jewels of the Nile: Evaluations from the Nile Basin,’ NAFSA Region III, October 2009 o Panelist, “Assessing Cut, Color, and Clarity: Credentials Q&A,” NAFSA Regional, 2009 o “An Overview of Secondary Education,” NAFSA wRAP-Up Newsletter, October 2009 o “News You Can Use” Column in NAFSA wRAP-Up Newsletter, October 2009 o “Researching International Education Systems and Institutions,” Revised April and May 2010 o “Indian Education Updates” presentation and article, NAFSA State Meeting, May 2010 o Co-Trainer and Co-Writer, “Focus on Secondary Education: Evaluating Credentials from Around the World” ad-hoc workshop, NAFSA National, June 2010
o Editor, “Accreditation, Part I” edition of NAFSA wRAP-Up Newsletter, December 2010 o “Bogus Institutions and Accreditation Mills,” January 2011
o “FAQs for Foreign Credential Evaluators,” NAFSA State Meeting, April 2011 o Editor, “Accreditation, Part II” edition of NAFSA wRAP-Up Newsletter, August 2011 o New version of “Researching International Education Systems and Institutions,” Feb 2012 o “Foreign Transcript Evaluations for Beginners,” NAFSA State Meeting, February 2012 o “RAP Hot Topics,” NAFSA State Meeting, February 2012
o “International Credential Evaluation: Using the Internet,” AACRAO Annual Meeting, May 2012 o “Saudi Arabian Education Updates,” AACRAO Annual Meeting, May 2012 o “Introduction to Foreign Transcript Evaluations,” NAFSA State Meeting, February 2013 o “Hot Topics: Foreign Transcript Evaluations,” NAFSA State Meeting, February 2013 o “Glossary of Foreign Transcript Evaluations,” February 2013
o “Indian Central Board of Secondary Education Updates,” February 2013 o AACRAO EDGE Profile on United States, April 2013
o “Understanding International Graduate Admissions,” TexasGap Summer Institute, July 2013
o “Educational Systems of the World, Part I,” NAFSA Region III, October 2013 o “Educational Systems of the World, Part II,” NAFSA Region III, October 2013 o Secondary School Poster Fair, NAFSA Region III, October 2013
o Super Parents in International Education, NAFSA Region III, October 2013 o “Internet ICEcapades: Using the Internet for International Credential Evaluation,” NAFSA o State Meeting, February 2014
o “Saudi Arabia Poster Fair,” NAFSA State Meeting, February 2014
o “Taiwan Poster Fair,” NAFSA State Meeting, February 2014
o “Higher Education Authorities,” e-publication, March 2014
o “Electronic Verification Services,” NAFSA Region III, November 2014
o “International Education Research: It’s Easier than You Think,” AACRAO Annual Meeting, May 2014
o “Evaluating Credentials in the Middle East,” AACRAO Annual Meeting, May 2014 o “International Transfer Credits 101,” NAFSA Texas State Meeting, 2015 o “Overview of Education in the U.S.,” e-publication, February 2015
o “Using Online Credential Verification: A How-To, Hands-On Demonstration,” AACRAO Annual Meeting, April 2015
o “International Education Research: It’s Easier than You Think,” AACRAO Annual, April 2015 o Trainer, NAFSA CEP Workshops “Understanding the Essentials” and “Secondary-Level Credentials,” in-house, October 2015
o “Advanced Secondary Education Credentials,” October 2015
o “How to Sprout Your Growth in the Field of International Credential Evaluation,” AACRAO Annual Meeting, 2016
o “Update on Education in Saudi Arabia,” AACRAO Annual Meeting 2016 o “Add to Your Library,” TAICEP Talk Newsletter, July 2015-January 2018 o “Building a Resource Library, Part I,” February 2016, TAICEP Talk Newsletter o “Hands-On Document Features,” TAICEP Annual Conference, 2016
o “The Credential Doctor is In,” NAFSA Region III Conference, 2016
o “Higher Education Authorities,” Revised January 2017
o “Turkish Council on Higher Education,” TAICEP Talk Newsletter, July 2017 o “Building a Resource Library, Part II: Creating a Wiki, “July 2017
o “Opinion: Theological Schools and Bible Colleges,” July 2017, TAICEP Talk Newsletter o “Using the Internet for Verification of Academic Documents,” co-presenter, TAICEP Webinar, October 2017
o “Building a Resource Library, Part III: Building a Sample Library,” December 2017 o “Transcriptese 101: A Course in Learning to Read Global Transcripts,” 2018 AACRAO Annual Meeting
o “Glossary of Foreign Terms: French, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Cyrillic, Arabic, Persian,” April 2018
o “Building a Resource Library, Part IV: Translations,” May 2018
o General Data Protection Regulation webinar for NACES members, May 2018 o “Learn to Read Degrees and Diplomas When You Don’t Read the Language,” 2018 NAFSA Texas State Meeting
o “Primary and Secondary Education: India,” 2018 NAFSA Texas State Meeting Poster Fair o “Credentials Evaluation Overview,” co-presenter, TAICEP webinar, July 2018 o Contributing author to TAICEP Glossary of Terms, August 2018
o “Building a Resource Library,” TAICEP Annual meeting, October 2018 o “Resources from the RMC: A Useful Guide for International Credential Evaluators on Creating and Organizing a Reference Library in the Digital Age,” TAICEP Annual Meeting, October 2018
o “Translating and Transliterating,” TAICEP Annual Meeting, October 2018 o “Building a Resource Library, Part V: Researching Institutions,” January 2019 o “Higher Education Authorities” update, April 2019
o “International Graduate Emerging Markets Overview,’ TxGAP Summer Institute, June 2019
o Pre-Conference Workshop: Evaluation Checklist: Defining the Steps You Need to Take and the Information Required to Assess Foreign Credentials,” workshop co-presenter, TAICEP Annual Conference, October 2019
o “Xin Chao: Say Hello to Vietnam’s Educational System and Its Credentials,” co-presenter, TAICEP Annual Conference, October 2019
o “Looking to the Future: The Communal Credential Archive Project,” co-presenter, TAICEP Annual Conference, October 2019
o “Accreditation across the Borders: How Do We View Cross-Country Accreditation?,” co presenter, TAICEP Annual Conference, October 2019
o “Introducting International Admissions Concepts, NAFSA Region III, November 2019 o “Glossary of Foreign Transcript Evaluations, second edition,” November 2019 o “Evaluator Training Seminar,” November 2019
o Transcript Research Presents: International Evaluation Concepts Webinar, December 2019 o Transcript Research Presents: International Evaluation Concepts Webinar, February 2020 o Transcript Research Presents: Fraud and Verification Tools, March 2020 o “Taiwan,” NAFSA Guide to Educational Systems around the World, March 2020 o Transcript Research Presents: Researching Grading Scales and Degree Plans, March 2020 o “Alternative Grading,” TAICEP Talk Newsletter, April 2020
o “Innovating the Old World: A Sampling of Digitization in Asia and Europe: People’s Republic of China” contributing author, TAICEP Talk Newsletter, April 2020
o TAICEP At Your Desk Webinar: Resources at Your Desk, April 2020
o “Researching International Education Systems and Institutions Update”, April 2020 o TAICEP At Your Desk Webinar: Introduction to Electronic Verification, May 2020 o TAICEP At Your Desk Webinar: Introduction to Digital Records, May 2020 o “Bogus Institutions and Accrediting Bodies”, updated May 2020
o Transcript Research Presents: Researching Credentials Online, June 2020 o “Digital Documents in International Admissions: What You Need to Know,” AACRAO Connect, September 2020
o “Digital Documents in International Admissions: What You Need to Know,” AACRAO webinar, September 2020
o “Saudi Arabia,” NAFSA Guide to Educational Systems around the World, September 2020
