Education
Ph.D. 2010 Educational Leadership and Policy with an emphasis in Higher Education Administration and Community College LeadershipIowa State University, Ames, IA
Dissertation title: Transfer Students in STEM Majors: Gender Differences in the Socialization Factors that Influence Academic and Social Adjustment (Mixed-methods)
M.Ed 2005 Higher Education/Student Affairs, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
B.S.2003 Psychology, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, AR
2016 Advanced Online Teaching Certificate, Online Learning Consortium
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD (Selected)
- Associate Professor, Higher Education, College of Education, Texas A&M University Commerce, Fall 2017 – present
- Associate Professor with tenure, Higher Education, College of Education, Texas Tech University – ED.D Online Program, 2014 – Summer 2017.
- Assistant Professor, Higher Education, College of Education, Texas Tech University –ED.D Online Program and Ph.D, M.Ed Face to Face Programs, 2011- 2014.
- Advisor, Higher Education Student Association, College of Education, Higher Education Program, Texas Tech University, 2011–2013.
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Office of Community College Research and Policy, Iowa State University, 2010–2011.