Contact us

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is a Fulbright exchange activity with primary funding from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is administered nationally by the Institute of International Education. Additional support comes from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and Virginia Commonwealth University.

For more information, please contact:

In the U.S.
The Institute of International Education
1400 K Street N.W., Suite 650
Washington, D.C.  20005
Phone: (202) 326-7701
Fax: (202) 326-7702

At VCU
The VCU Humphrey Fellowship Program
1001 East Broad St., Suite 350
P.O. Box 980344
Richmond, Virginia  23298-0344
Phone: (804) 828-7819
E-mail: cathomas@vcu.edu

VCU program administration

Coordinator
Robert L. Balster, Ph.D.
Director, Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies
Butler Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry
Phone: (804) 828-8402
E-mail: balster@vcu.edu

Associate Coordinator
J. Randy Koch, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies
Phone: (804) 828-8633
E-mail: jrkoch@vcu.edu

Academic Coordinator
Elizabeth P. “Betsy” Turf, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Community Health
Phone: (804) 828-9785
E-mail: eturf@vcu.edu

Assistant Coordinator
Crystal A. Thomas
VCU Humphrey Fellowship Program
Phone: (804) 828-7819
Fax: (804) 828-8091
E-mail: cathomas@vcu.edu

International Education Coordinators
Pamela Haney
Office of International Education
Phone: (804) 828-0808
E-mail: pohaney@vcu.edu

Elizabeth Hiett
Office of International Education
Phone: (804) 827-6432
E-mail: eihiett@vcu.edu