Dr. Krishna Bista is a Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership and Policy at Morgan State University, Maryland (USA). He is an award-winning author and editor, internationally recognized for his scholarship on technology in teaching, global student mobility, leadership in higher education, educational statistics, and mixed methods research. Dr. Bista teaches doctoral courses and supervises dissertations on international education, technology, and college access. At Morgan State University, he has led initiatives such as the Teach Online Workshop and the Faculty Summer Writing Institute, and chaired committees on research and publication, international affairs, and technology. He has published over 150 scholarly works—including journal articles, essays, and book chapters—and edited more than three dozen books and journal volumes. Dr. Bista is the Founding Series Editor of the Routledge Global Student Mobility Book Series, and the Founding Chair of the Study Abroad and International Students at the Comparative and International Education Society. Currently, he serves as the Senior Executive Vice President of the STAR Scholars Network (Maryland, USA). Previously, he served as Director of Global Education and Chase Endowed Professor of Education at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. His recent books include, Advancing Global Competencies in Education: Theory and Practice (w/Ourania Katsara, Routledge, 2025), Global Pathways: Insights on Studying, Working, Thriving Abroad (AAC&U & STAR Scholars, 2025), ChatGPT and Global Higher Education: Using Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning (STAR Scholars, 2024), and Reimagining Internationalization and International Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Palgrave MacMillan, 2022) Dr. Bista serves on editorial boards for Teachers College Record, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, International Journal of Leadership in Education, and Kappa Delta Pi Record, and regularly reviews book projects for Oxford University Press, Springer, Routledge, Sage, Palgrave MacMillan, and Bloomsbury.

During his time at the University of Patras (Agrinio Campus), Dr. Bista offered a series of lectures on advancing research, writing, and publication. Discussions centered on how Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies can enhance research productivity and academic impact.