Academic Positions
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, TX, August 2012-Present
- Developed face-to-face, on-line, and hybrid courses – American Community College HIED 540; Community College Curriculum HIED 541; Advanced Statistics HIED 619; Community College Instructional Leadership HIED 653; Organization and Governance in Higher Education HIED 657.
- Taught Using Research for Best Practice EDAD 595; American Community College HIED 540; Community College Curriculum HIED 541; Statistical Procedures for Education and Research HIED 617; Advanced Statistics HIED 619; Internship HIED 622; Community College Instructional Leadership HIED 653; Organization and Governance in Higher Education HIED 657; Research Methodology HIED 695.
- Serve as master’s program coordinator and doctoral dissertation chair and committee member.
- Serve on editorial board and review manuscripts for journals and conferences.
- Serve on department, college, and university wide committees
Adjunct Professor, Doctor of Education in Higher Education and Organizational Change, College of Education and Health Services, Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois, March 2011-August 2012
- Developed a new course as both on-line and hybrid format – Quantitative Research and Mixed Designs HEOC825.
- Taught Quantitative Research and Mixed Designs (summer 2011, fall 2011, spring 2012, summer 2012).
- Served as doctoral dissertation director and committee member.
- Served as faculty internship supervisor.
Associate Director, Office of Planning, Budget, and Institutional Research, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, September 2006-August 2012
- Collected, compiled, and/or coordinated annual accountability reports to state/federal regulatory agencies, such as the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE), the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and accreditation organizations.
- Provided consultation for various reports as well as wrote/submitted both internal and external reports, including but not limited to program review, enrollment projection, cost studies, enrollment benchmarking, shared enrollment files and teacher education data warehouse, national student clearing house, and Voluntary Systems of Accountability (VSA).
- Designed, developed, and conducted research studies in measuring institutional effectiveness and student success and satisfaction to assist university-wide planning and decision making.
- Compiled, analyzed, revised, and disseminated the university Fact Book (http://www.wiu.edu/IRP/factbook.php) and related publications.
- Maintained the university’s space inventory and assisted in the maintenance of additional space databases.
- Organized and led market equity research for administrative/professional employees to enhance personnel, retirement, and salary planning.
- Provided oversight and support for accreditation of the Higher Learning Commission-North Central Association (NCA) of Colleges and Schools as well as discipline-specific accrediting agencies.
- Facilitated and/or served as liaison to various university-wide committees and taskforces.
Research Analyst, Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, Parkland College, Champaign, Illinois, September 2004-September 2006
- Researched, assessed, assembled, and reported institutional data by querying internal, state, and federal databases required by state/federal regulatory agencies, such as the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB), the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), and accreditation/data-publishing organizations, regarding student enrollment, completion, financial aid, graduation rates, human resources, and finance reports.
- Devised and administered institutional surveys, including student satisfaction surveys, faculty/staff/administrator climate surveys, and graduate follow-up surveys, as well as analyzed and detailed survey data for planning, program evaluation, and institutional effectiveness studies.
- Designed, developed, and conducted institutional research and analysis projects/activities in support of areas such as instructional performance, student success, program review, and assessment.
- Prepared a variety of narrative and statistical records, reports, and files related to institutional planning, research, decision making, and other assigned activities.
- Collaborated with Campus Technologies to create and preserve accurate and reliable databases storing the college’s student, staff, faculty, and administrative information for recurring and future research projects.
- Supervised and performed mainframe, statistical, and database computer programming.
Graduate Research Associate, Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August 2000-September 2004
- Designed and developed evaluation protocols and instruments for the statewide tech prep (technical preparation) evaluation system in collaboration with Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and Illinois Community College Board (ICCB). Conducted on-site evaluations. Wrote technical reports.
- Synthesized and analyzed annual performance data provided by 41 tech prep local consortia in Illinois using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Identified trends and patterns to understand and enhance tech prep efforts on the state level. Recognized accomplishments, barriers, and technical assistance needs commonly reported by consortia and provided recommendations. Prepared reports on findings.
- Developed course contents and instructional materials for an on-line graduate-level course on tech prep implementation for teachers, administrators and business partners.
- Collaborated on the design of the Illinois Articulation Project, a statewide research project on collaboration and articulation between secondary and postsecondary educational institutions in Illinois, funded by ISBE and ICCB. Developed survey instrument and administered survey, analyzed data, wrote reports and papers, and reported results to stakeholders.
- Participated in the planning of and conducted high school and community college transcript analysis for the Career and Technical Education (CTE) national evaluation project funded by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE).
- Developed and managed OCCRL website.
- Organized, handled and analyzed the Community College and Beyond national dataset.
