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Rowan University Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership

Dissertation Chairs Handbook


TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 3

Dissertation Committee Selection Criteria ................................................................................................... 4

Featured Rowan Employees

Issam Abi-El-Mona, Ph.D. ........................................................................................................................ 5

Susan Browne, Ed.D. ................................................................................................................................ 6

Theresa Cone, Ph.D. ................................................................................................................................. 7

Sharon Davis Bianco, Ed.D. ..................................................................................................................... 8

Patricia Donohue, Ph.D. ............................................................................................................................ 9

Gini Doolittle, Ph.D. ................................................................................................................................. 9

Thomas Gallia, Ed.D. .............................................................................................................................. 12

Gloria J. Hill, Ed.D. ................................................................................................................................ 13

Ali A. Houshmand, Ph.D. ....................................................................................................................... 14

Kara Ieva, Ph.D. ...................................................................................................................................... 17

Ane Turner Johnson, Ph.D. ..................................................................................................................... 20

Carmen Jordax-Cox, Ph. D. .................................................................................................................... 22

Monica Kerrigan, Ed.D. .......................................................................................................................... 23

Michelle Kowalsky, Ed.D. ...................................................................................................................... 25

Douglas Mann, D.Pe. .............................................................................................................................. 26

JoAnn Manning, Ed.D. ........................................................................................................................... 26

Robin Haskell McBee, Ph.D. .................................................................................................................. 27

Larry Nespoli, D.Ed. ............................................................................................................................... 29

Mark Raivetz, Ed.D. ............................................................................................................................... 31

Hector Rios, Ph.D. .................................................................................................................................. 31

John Robinson, Ed.D. ............................................................................................................................. 32

Steven Rose, Ed.D. ................................................................................................................................. 34

Jill E. Schwarz, Ph.D. ............................................................................................................................. 35

Horacio Sosa, Ph.D. ................................................................................................................................ 36

Leslie Spencer, Ph.D. .............................................................................................................................. 37

Maria Sudeck, Ph.D. ............................................................................................................................... 38

Carol Thompson, Ph.D. ........................................................................................................................... 39

Christy Thompson, Ph.D. ........................................................................................................................ 41

MaryBeth Walpole, Ph.D. ....................................................................................................................... 41

Beth Wassell, Ed.D. ................................................................................................................................ 42

Holly Willett, Ph.D. ................................................................................................................................ 44

Joy Xin, Ed.D. ......................................................................................................................................... 45

Ieva Zake, Ph.D. ...................................................................................................................................... 47


Introduction

The Educational Leadership Department is committed to supporting students throughout the

dissertation process. To assist doctoral candidates with the selection of a dissertation committee,

the Department is providing information from a variety of Rowan employees who embody a

wide range of scholarship and expertise. This booklet includes information regarding fields of

doctoral study, current areas of research, and recent scholarship. It also includes recent teaching

experience and contact information.


Dissertation Committee Selection Criteria

1) General Requirements for Chairs and Committee Members

Meet one or more of the following criteria:

i) Documented scholarship in the dissertation topic area and/or methodology

ii) Recent professional experience related to the dissertation topic and/or methodology

iii) Recent teaching experience in the dissertation topic and/or methodology

Hold an appropriate terminal degree

Chair: Must be employed full-time at Rowan University, or be previously approved by the Dean

of The College of Education. For CCLI, New Jersey community college presidents are

acceptable. Please refer to the Dissertation Chair Handbook.

2) Please note:

All committees must be approved by the Dean of the College of Education (signature on form

required)

The Formation of Dissertation Committee form must be accompanied by the Dissertation

Rationale form. A CV/resume must also be attached for each proposed committee member.

Chairs can be assistant, associate, or full professors

Adjuncts may not serve as a committee chair

Candidates may NOT have supervisors, coworkers, or family members serve on their committee

3) Committee Criteria:

Your committee should minimally include the Chair, a Methodologist, and a Generalist

All committee members must meet the “General Requirements” above

At least one person on the committee must have documented knowledge and experience using

the candidate’s chosen methodology (methodologist)

At least one person on the committee must have general knowledge about the dissertation field of

study (generalist)

If a doctoral candidate has questions about his/her request for a dissertation chair meeting the

requirements delineated above, he/she should contact the program coordinator of the Ed.D.

program for clarification.

NOTE: Applications without a complete Formation of Dissertation Committee form, Dissertation

Rationale form, and a cv/resume for each proposed committee member will not be reviewed.


Issam Abi-El-Mona, Ph.D. Position: Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Teacher Education, Rowan University Field of Doctoral Study: Curriculum and Instruction; Science Education

Year Doctorate Earned: 2007

Rowan Department: Teacher Education

Email: [email protected]

Campus Phone: 856-256-4500 x 4736

Current Research Areas: Scientific Inquiry; Scientific Argumentation; Graphic Organizers

Areas of Research and Scholarship:

Selected Publications:

Abi-El-Mona, I. (2010). Perceptions of the nature and “goodness” of argument among college

students, science teachers and scientists. International Journal of Science Education, 32(15).

Abi-El-Mona, I., & Abd-El-Khalick, F. (2008). The influence of mind mapping on eighth grader’s

science achievement. School Science and Mathematics, 108(7), 298-312.

Abi-El-Mona, I., & Abd-El-Khalick, F. (2008). The nature of argument among freshmen college

students, science teachers, and practicing scientists. Proceedings of the 2nd International

Conference for the American Institute of Higher Education USA, 1(2), 193-198.

Abi-El-Mona, I., & Abd-El-Khalick, F. (2006) Argumentative discourse in a chemistry high school

classroom: An exploratory study. School Science and Mathematics, 106(8), 349-361.

Abi-El-Mona, I., & Hug, B. (2006). Analysis of students’ arguments in a range of settings.

Proceedings of the 7th International Conference of the Learning USA, 2, 888-889.

Selected Presentations:

Abi-El-Mona, I. (2012, March). STEM Research Based Lab Lessons. Paper presentation presented at the

annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Indianapolis, IN.

Abi-El-Mona, I. & Dejarnette, N. (2012, March). STEM Camp Model; Success and Challenges.

Paper presentation presented at the annual meeting of the National Science Teacher Association,

Indianapolis, IN.

Dejarnette, N. & Abi-El-Mona, I. (2012, January) Children's STEM summer institute. Poster presentation

presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education, Clear water , FL.

Kendra, L. & Abi-El-Mona, I. (2012, January). The one-two punch: Implementing discrepant events and

shared discussions into a middle school science classroom Paper presented at the annual meeting of

the Association for Science Teacher Education, Clear water , FL.

Sedaka, S. & Abi-El-Mona, I. (2012, April).The use of combined graphic organizers and their

impact on student ownership in a middle school science classroom. Paper presented at the

annual meeting of the America Association for Educational Research, Vancouver, British

Colombia, CA

Abi-El-Mona, I. (2010, April). Understanding high school science teachers’ perceptions of inquiry

through the lens of their own practice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American

Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.


Abi-El-Mona, I. (2010, March). Models and strategies used by preservice teachers to effectively plan and

implement integrated science lessons. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National

Science Teachers Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Abi-El-Mona, I., & Blong, S. (2010, March). Understanding high school science teachers’ perceptions of

inquiry. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in

Science Teaching, Philadelphia, PA.

Kendall, S., & Abi-El-Mona, I. (2010, March). The use of learning contracts on tenth grade urban high

school student motivation in biology. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National

Association for Research in Science Teaching association, Philadelphia, PA.

Teaching Experience:

Curriculum and Assessment in the Elementary Classroom; Clinical Practice in Subject Matter Education;

Teaching and Learning A: Science; Practicum Teaching and Learning A: Science; Advanced Curriculum

and Assessment Methods; Teaching Methods II Science; Teaching and Learning B: Science; Practicum

Teaching and Learning B: Science; Clinical Internship II- MST Clinical Practice in Subject Matter;

Inquiry and Discovery in the Elementary Classroom.

Susan Browne, Ed.D. Position: Associate Professor

Field of Doctoral Study: Reading, Writing and Literacy


Rowan Department: Language, Literacy and Special Education


Campus Phone: 856-256-4500 x 3830

Current Research Areas: Reader Response, Multicultural Literature, and Urban Education

Areas of Recent Research and Scholarship:


Brooks, W. & Browne, S. (2012). Towards a Culturally Situated Reader Response

Theory. (republished) In Margaret Mackey (Ed.), Picturebooks and Literary Understanding, in

Honour of Lawrence Sipe. Dordrecht: Springer.

Brooks, W. & Browne, S. (2012). Towards a Culturally Situated Reader Response

Theory. Children’s Literature in Education,43, 74-85.

Brooks, W., Browne, S., & Hampton, G. (2008). There ain’t no accounting for what folks see in their

own mirrors. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 51, 660- 669.

Browne, S., Madden, M., & Stutzbach, E. (2007). Using multiple literacies to create a multimedia

product. Journal of Educational Technology, 3, 51-53.

Browne, S., & Brooks, W. (2007). Reading and responding to culturally relevant historical fiction in

a community-based literary club. In W. Brooks & J. McNair (Eds.), Embracing, evaluating

and examining african american children’s and young adult literature MD: Scarecrow

Press Inc.


Browne, S., Lee, V. & Madden. M. (2013, April). Dancing with Texts: Life History


Performances Show Complex Interactions Between Life and Cultural Contexts Paper session at

the American Education Research Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.

Browne, S.; Chen, H.; Lee, V.; Leftwich, S. & Madden, M. (2010, November).

Enhancing Reading Comprehension through Technologies (Roundtable Session). Annual

Convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Orlando,

Florida.

Browne, S.; Bell, M.; Cook Kearney, B.; Gmitter, D. & Hung, K. (2010, February).

Teaching With Courage: Repurposing in Spaces of Possibility

Practitioner Research Panel Discussant at the University of

Pennsylvania 31st Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum. Philadelphia, PA.

Browne, S., Hempel, S., Lee, V. & Leftwich, S. (2009 March). Listening to Learn?:

Using Inquiry Communities to Provide REAL On-going Professional Development. Paper

session at National Professional Development Schools Conference, Daytona, FL.

Browne, S., Bell, M., Domers, T., Edmond-Pinckney, A., Facey, G., Foo, A., Kaplan, P., Levenson, E., &

Thacker, M. (2009). Our songs of inquiry: redemption songs. Practitioner Research Panel

Discussant at the University of Pennsylvania 30th Annual Ethnography in Education Research

Forum. Philadelphia, PA.

Browne, S., Madden, M., Brown, K., Denker, K., Fulginiti, E., Hasenmayer, K., & Sadowsky, J. (2009).

Encountering the fragility of the unknown: Student teachers as beginning teacher researchers.

Practitioner Research Panel Discussant at the University of Pennsylvania 30th Annual

Ethnography in Education Research Forum. Philadelphia, PA.

Browne, S., Madden, M., Denker, K., Gorgo, J., & Schwarzberg, G. (2009). Everyone has a story: The

possibilities of memoir writing. Paper presented at the 7th International Literacy Conference.

Guatemala City, Guatemala.


Undergraduate: Honors Literacies in Today's World; Teaching Literacy; Differentiated Literacy

Instruction.

Graduate: Seminar and Research in Reading; Multicultural Literature for Children and Adolescents

(University of Pennsylvania).

Theresa Cone, Ph.D Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Rowan University Field of Doctoral Study: Dance


Rowan Department: Health and Exercise Science


Campus Phone: 856-256-4764

Current Research Areas: Dance Education, Interdisciplinary Teaching



Cone, T. (2010). Dance. In D. Dougherty (Ed.), Physical activity and sport for the secondary school

student, 6th ed Reston, VA: National Association for Sport and Physical Education of the

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.


Cone, T. (2010). Dance education. In D. Dougherty (Ed.), Principles of safety in physical education

and sport, 4th ed Reston, VA: National Association for Sport and Physical Education of the

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

Cone, T. (2010). Strategies. Assessing dance in secondary physical education for the novice to

experienced assessor Reston, VA: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,

Recreation and Dance, and the National Association for Sport and Physical Education.

Cone, T. (2009). Following their lead: Supporting children's ideas for creating dances. Journal of

Dance Education, 9(3) 81-89.

Cone, T., Cone, S., & Werner, P. (2009). Interdisciplinary elementary physical education 2nd ed.

Champain, IL: Human Kinetics.


Cone, T. (2010). Creating dances with young children as a response to literature. Research paper

presented at the Educating the Creative Mind Developing Capacities for the Future

International Conference for Educators.


Teaching Concepts of Dance in Physical Education - Content and pedagogy for teaching Dance from a

cultural, social and creative perspective; Teaching Concepts of Adapted Physical Education - Content and

pedagogy for teaching students with disabilities in self contained and inclusive physical education and

sport environments.

Additional Information:

Currently serving in leadership positions in the following professional associations; Assistant Editor for

Book Reviews, Journal of Dance Education; Editorial Board member, Journal of Dance Education;

Executive Board member, Research Consortium, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,

Recreation, and Dance; Research Chair, National Dance Association Chair; National Dance Association

Scholar/Artist Selection Committee Chair; Eastern District Association/American Alliance for Health,

Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Honors Award Committee; Executive Board member,

Dance/New Jersey.

Sharon Davis Bianco, Ed.D. Position: Professor, Department of Special Education Services/Instruction, Rowan University Field of Doctoral Study: Early Childhood—Special Education


Rowan Department: Special Education Services/Instruction


Campus Phone: 856-256-4500 x 3796

Current Research Areas: RTI, Inclusion, Data-driven instruction, Students with Disabilities

(especially LD)



Davis Bianco, S. (2010). Improving student outcomes: Data-driven instruction and fidelity of

implementation in a response to intervention (RTI) model. Teaching Exceptional

Children/Plus, 6(5), 1-13.



Teaching Reading to Students with Exceptionalities, Assessment of Students with Exceptional

Learning Needs, Assessment of LD, Correction of LD, and Advanced Assessment Techniques.

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Patricia Donohue, Ph.D. Position: President Mercer County Community College Field of Doctoral Study: Curriculum and Instruction


Rowan Department: Educational Leadership

Rowan Email: [email protected]


Current Research Areas: Leadership, Organizational Change



Speeches and Workshops on Organizational Change and Women’s Leadership.


Changing Organizations; Leadership, Applications, Fieldwork, and Seminar; Education Policy.


Basic discipline was mathematics and physics.

Gini Doolittle, Ph.D. Position: Professor, Department of Educational Services, Administration, and Higher Education

Field of Doctoral Study: Educational Administration


Rowan Department: Educational Services, Administration, and Higher Education

Rowan Email: Doolittle @rowan.edu

Campus Phone: 856-256-4500 x 3808

Current Research Areas: School Reform, Implementation, Professional Learning Communities,

Curriculum Implementation



Doolittle, G., & Browne, E. (2012). Who moved my curriculum? Preparing school leaders to support

student achievement. In Leadership Preparation: Issues of curriculum and instruction. Journal

of School Leadership, 21(2), 293-318.

Goduto, L., Doolittle, G., & Leake, D. (2009). Forming school-university partnerships to create

professional learning communities that improve schools. In C. Mullen (Ed.), Leadership in

Building Learning Communities (pp. 51-58). NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Sudeck, M., Doolittle, G., & Rattigan, P. (2009). Professional development schools as leaders and

change agents in learning communities. In C. Mullen (Ed.), Leadership in Building Learning

Communities (pp. 29-38). NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Doolittle, G., Rattigan, P., & Sudeck, M. (2008). Creating professional learning communities: The

work of professional development schools. Theory into practice special issue: Faculty

Learning communities in Schools, 47(4), 303-310.


Goduto, L., Doolittle, G., & Leake, D. (2008). Forming partnerships to develop quality school

leaders. Theory into practice special issue: Faculty Learning communities in Schools, 47(4),

345-352.

Doolittle, G., & Browne, E. (2008). Accountability, district monitoring, and school improvement. In

R. Papa (Ed.), 2008 NCPEA Handbook. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.

Doolittle, G., & Rattigan, P. (2007). Real time action research: A community PDS retreat. School-

University Partnerships, 1, 50-59.

Doolittle, G., & Trombetta, E. (2006). Defining moments: The transformative potential of

professional learning communities. In F. Dembowski, & L. Lemasters (Eds.), Unbridled

spirit: Best practices in educational administration NCPEA Yearbook 2006 (pp. 174-181).

Lantham, MD: Scarecrow Press.

Doolittle, G., Stanwood, H. M., & Simmerman, H. (2006). Creating professional learning

communities in a traditional educational leadership preparation program. Educational

Considerations, 33(2), 10-16.


McCotter, S., Davis, E. P., Doolittle, G., Browne, E., & Leake, D. (2009, December). Turn around

leader network: A statewide initiative. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the

National Association for Staff Development, St. Louis, MO.

Hollingsworth, L., Jackson, K., Doolittle, V., Borden, A., Pounder, D., & Lad, K. (2009,

November). Evaluating of doctoral programs in educational administration.

Presentation/Discussion at the Annual Convention of the University Council for Educational

Administration. Ahaheim, CA.

Mullen, C. A., Johnson B., Sudeck, M., Doollittle, V., & Farrow, V. (2009, November). Building

collaborative learning communities in schools for strengthening leadership: A multi-site

partnership project. Papers (2) presented at the Annual Convention of the University Council

for Educational Administration, Anaheim, CA.

Doolittle, G., Bauer, S. C., & Sanders, N. (2009, November). Meaningful interpretations of

professional standards in preparation programs: Faculty Strategies for using new ISLLC &

ELCC standards in accreditation. Innovative session presented at the Annual Convention of

the University Council for Educational Administration, Anaheim, CA.

Doolittle, G., Davis, E., & Gambino, T. (2009, May). The turnaround leadership PLC network:

challenging school reform myths. Presentation at the NJASA/NJSBA 27th Annual Spring

Conference.

Doolittle, G., Browne, E., & Billen, J. (2009, April). Lost in space: Bringing comprehensive school

reform back to earth. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Education

Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Doolittle, G., & Browne, E. (2008, October). Who moved my curriculum? Preparing school leaders

to support student achievement. In Leadership Preparation: Issues of curriculum and

instruction. Paper presentation at the University Council for Educational Administration,

Orlando, FL.

Doolittle, G., Alberti, S., Browne, E., & Billen, J. (2007, May). Connecting CAPA and QSAC.

Roundtable presentation at the Spring Conference, NJ Association of School Superintendents,

Atlantic City, NJ.

Doolittle, G., & Browne, E. (2008, October). Who moved my curriculum? Preparing school leaders

to support student achievement. In Leadership Preparation: Issues of curriculum and

instruction. Paper presentation at the University Council for Educational Administration,

Orlando, FL.

Westcott, P., Viator, M., Sudeck, M., Doolittle, G., & Sharp, M. (2008, April). Building


capacity for implementing innovation: A professional development district’s grant-writing

initiative. Paper presentation at the Professional Development Schools National Conference,

Orlando, FL.

Doolittle, G., Alberti, S., Browne, E., & Billen, J. (2007, May). Connecting CAPA and QSAC.

Roundtable presentation at the Spring Conference, NJ Association of School Superintendents,

Atlantic City, NJ.

Doolittle, G., Goduto, L., Monahan, T. C., Leake, D., & Murphy, J. F. (2006, November).

Setting our sights on quality and coherence: Creating a statewide dialogue. Paper

presented at the Annual Convention of the University Council for Educational

Administration, San Antonio, TX.

Doolittle, G., Monahan, T., Leake, D., Goduto, L., & Murphy, J. (2006, November). Setting

our sights on quality and coherence: Creating a statewide dialogue. Flashpoint session

at the annual convention of the University Council for Educational Administration,

San Antonio, TX.

Goduto, L., Doolittle, G., & Leake, D. (2006, November). Setting our sights on quality and

coherence: Creating a statewide dialogue. Paper presented at the annual convention of the

University Council for Educational Administration.

Doolittle, G., & Sherry, J. (2006, November). The critical role of the mentor in ensuring transfer.

Paper presented at the annual convention of the University Council for Educational

Administration, San Antonio, TX.

Orr, T., Baker, B., Fuller, E. J., Pounder, D. G., Hafner, M. M., Smith, L., Jones, D. M., Doolittle, V.,

Browne-Ferrigno, T., LeTendre, B., G., & Silverberg, R. P. (2006, April). The landscape of

university-based leadership preparation and program’s role in graduates’ career pathways,

career retention, and leadership effectiveness. Paper Symposium presentation at the Annual

Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA).

Baker, B., Kramer, B., Barbour, J., Pounder, D., Willmore, E., Waddle, J., Bryant, M. Orr, M. T.,

LeTendre, B., Zelinko, P., McCarthy, M., Alston, J., & Doolittle, G. (2005, November).

Researching the big picture of leadership preparation programs. Statewide leadership

preparation evaluations-working collectively to compare and improve practices. Paper

presented at the Annual Convention of the University Council for Educational

Administration, Nashville, TN.

Barber, M., Kottkamp, R., Browne-Ferrigno, T., Doolittle, G., Smith, L., Orr, M. T., Silverberg, R.,

Bartlett, M., Lad, K., & Hackman, D. (2005, November). Part II: Evaluating student

experiences in and through leadership preparation and leadership practice. Paper presented

at the Annual Convention of the University Council for Educational Administration,

Nashville, TN.

Doolittle, G., Barnett, B. G., Norris, C., Buehler, A., Trombetta, E., Basom, M., & Perez, L. (2005,

November). Developing effective leadership preparation: The potential of learning

communities II. Leading for improving student performance: Creating professional learning

communities in a traditional preparation program. Paper Symposium presented at the Annual

Convention of the University Council for Educational Administration, Nashville, TN.

Murphy, G., Doolittle, G., Leake, D., Carr, R., Alford, B. (November 2005). Using the critical friends

review process to strengthen preparation programs in school Leadership: Insights from

Delaware, New Jersey, & Texas. Symposium at theAnnual Convention of the University

Council for Educational Administration, Nashville, TN.

Orr, M. T., Barber, M., Kottkamp, R., Browne-Ferrigno, T., Doolittle, G., Smith, L., Silverberg, R.,

Bartlett, M., Lad, K., & Hackman, D. (2005, November). The roots of leadership: The

exemplary principal study. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the University


Council for Educational Administration, Nashville, TN.

Doolittle, G., & Trombetta, E. (2005, November). Developing effective leadership preparation: The

potential of learning communities II. Leading for improving student performance: Creating

professional learning communities in a traditional preparation program. Paper presented

at the Annual Convention of the University Council for Educational Administration,

Nashville, TN.

Doolittle, G. (2005, January). Reflective practice: Opening spaces for reflective practices. Paper

presented at Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Doolittle, G., Monahan, T. C., Silver, N., Dinovi, R., McGibboney, L., Focker, C., Myers, T., &

Sharp, C. (2005, January). Getting to reflective practice. Roundtable presentation at the 2005

Holmes Partnership Annual conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Doolittle, G., Monahan, T. C., Karwowski, L., Cook, D., & Sharp, C. (2005, January). Using data for

improving partnerships. Roundtable presentation at the 2005 Holmes Partnership Annual

Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Selected Grants:

TurnAroundLeadership Network (2008). Partnership gant with NJ Department of Education to provide

assistance to low-performing schools. $115,715.


Dissertation Seminar I; Dissertation Seminar II; Changing Organizations; Educational Organizations &

Leadership; Leadership Theory; Forces of Social Change; Professional Learning Communities; Advanced

Leadership; Leadership, Applications, Fieldwork, and Seminar. Currently, I teach a number of courses in

the Master’s in School Administration Program.

Thomas Gallia, Ed.D Position: Vice President for University Relations, Office of the President, Rowan University Field of Doctoral Study: Science Education


Rowan Department: Office of President



Current Research Areas: Higher Education Administration



Areas of Scholarship and Expertise: Campus planning; Town-gown relations; Chaos Theory as a source

of Planning (AERA paper); Legislative influences on Education Policy - several papers and journal

articles (ATE, AERA, AACTE, Journal of National Forum for Applied Ed Research, National

Forum for Applied Ed Res-Electronic Journal); Trends in Higher Education Planning (AERA); Moral

Reasoning; Attitude and Values development; Science Education; Higher Education Administration;

Accountability, Affordability and Quality in Higher Ed (AASCU/Sallie-Mae Conference).

Teaching Experience: Doctoral dissertation service (10 committees); Masters Degree Thesis Advisor; Masters Degree Thesis

Seminar in Secondary Education; MST Intern Supervision; Student Teaching Supervision; General

Pedagogy; Science Education Pedagogy; Curriculum Development.



Numerous successful grants from state, national, and private sectors. Taught in Fullbright-funded USA

China Educational Consortium - Peoples Republic of China. Chaired the 3 member committee and co-

authored the 4 volume petition to make Rowan a university.

Gloria Hill, Ed. D. Position: Director, Office of Field Experience Field of Doctoral Study: Minority Women and the Doctorate; Representation of Minority Women in

Higher Education


Rowan Department: College of Education



Current Research Areas: Teacher training, Urban Teacher Residency Programs, Professional

Development Schools, P-12 student achievement, collaborative teaching model and Lesson Study



Hill. (2013). When Career Changers Feel Like “Fish Out of Water”: Lessons and Solutions from an

Urban Teacher Residency Program in a Professional Development School, National Association

of Professional Development Schools Journal; January, 2013.

Hill. (2014) From Good to Great: Designing a PDS partnership that increases student achievement by

preparing better educators, National Association of Professional Development Schools Journal; to

be published January, 2014.

Books

Hill, G. (1994). Magical Moments: How to Turn Everyday Waiting Minutes into Fun Learning

Experience. Albuquerque, NM: J Graphics Publications. ISBN 1-880047-21-7.


3/2011 Nurturing the Collaborative Co-Teaching Relationship in an Urban Teacher Residency Program:

Surprises, Solutions and Successes; 5th Annual Great Teachers for our City Schools, Denver, CO

3/2011 An URBAN TEACHER RESIDENCY IN PROGRESS: A Conversation with the PDS

Residency Team; National Professional Development School Conference, New Orleans

7/2010 What Teachers Need to Know About Students without Permanent Homes Who Are In

Your Classrooms, International Conference on Education, Paris, France

7/2010 Capacity Building: Building and Maintaining the Professional Learning Community

International Conference on Education, Paris, France


Current: Director, Office of Field Experiences

Site Coordinator: Garden State Partnership for Teacher Quality, Rowan University

Assistant Professor: College of Education, Rowan University

College Administrator: Director of Alternate Route, Stockton College

Regional Coordinator of Summer to Summer Program, Stockton College

K12 Administrator: Vice Principal, Hesperia, California

Adjunct Professor: Rowan University, Stockton College, National University

Workshop Presenter for ETTC


Teacher: Elementary and Middle School

Published newspaper articles on School-Community-Partnerships

Ali A. Houshmand, Ph.D. Position: Provost, Office of the Provost, Rowan University Field of Doctoral Study: Industrial and Operations Engineering


Rowan Department: Provost



Current Research Areas: Engineering Education, Cooperative Education, Large Systems Optimization

with Applications in Healthcare and Education



Houshmand, A. A., & Papadakis, C. N. (2006). One century of cooperative education in the United

States. Drexel University Publication.

Lalovic, M., Shell, R. L., & Houshmand, A. A. (2002). The use of six sigma to improve the quality of

engineering education. Proceedings of the american society for engineering education annual

conference & exposition Montreal, Canada.

Javaheri A., & Houshmand. A. A. (2001). Average run length comparison of multivariate control

charts. Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, 69(2), 125-140.

Houshmand, A. A., & Rakotobe-Jole, T. (2001). Integrating the supply chain management and

continuous quality improvement approaches by use of the supply chain structural analysis

method. Quality Engineering, 13(1), 91-105.

Houshmand, A. A., & Lalovic, M. (2000). An assessment strategy for engineering colleges for abet

criteria. Proceedings of the Proceedings of intrech 6th international conference on

engineering and technology education Cincinnati, OH.

Houshmand, A. A. & Lalovic, M. (2000). Portfolio as an assessment strategy at an engineering

college. Proceedings of intrech 6th international conference on engineering and technology

education, Cincinnati, OH.

Houshmand, A. A., & Viswanathan, B. (2000). Yield management in healthcare industry: A case

study. Proceedings of the 9th industrial engineering research conference, Cleveland, Ohio

Houshmand, A. A., & Lall, V. (2000). Continuous quality improvement tools at work: Case studies at

the university of cincinnati. Quality Engineering, 12(2), 133-148.

Golnabi, S., & Houshmand, A. A. (1999) . Multivariate shewhart x-bar chart. Inter Stat, 4,

Retrieved from http://interstat.stat.vt.edu/interstat/index/Sep99.html

Weng, M. L. & Houshmand, A. A. (1999). Healthcare simulation: A case study at a local clinic.

Proceeding 1999 winter simulation conference.

Jing, G. G., Arantes, J. C., Kelton, W. D., & Houshmand, A. A. (1998). Modeling a controlled

conveyor network with merging configuration. Proceeding winter simulation conference

Houshmand, A. A., & Javaheri, A. (1998). Multivariate ridge residual charts. Quality Engineering,

10(4), 617 – 624.

Arantes, J., Jing, G., & Houshmand, A. A. (1998). Using simulation to identify the robustness of a

queuing model for a conveyor network with merging configuration. Proceedings of 5th

international colloquium on material handling research, Phoenix, AZ.

http://interstat.stat.vt.edu/interstat/index/Sep99.html


Weckman, G., Houshmand, A. A., Shell R. L., & Marvel J.H. (1998). Modeling jet engine life

distributions based on field data. Proceedings of the 7th industrial engineering research

conference, Banff, Canada.

Houshmand, A. A., & Javaheri, A. (1998). The use of simulation to estimate the average run length

for multivariate ridge residual charts. Proceedings of the 7th industrial engineering research

conference, Banff, Canada.

Jing G. G., Houshmand, A. A., & Ralescu, A. (1998). Tuning the linear membership functions in

spreadsheets to improve the quality of multi-factor fuzzy inference. Computers & Industrial

Engineering, 35(1-2) 287-290.

Houshmand, A. A., Golnabi, S., & Mufaddal, F. (1997). Generalization of shewhart x-bar chart.

Proceedings of Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (pp. 314-319).

Philadelphia, PA.

Golnabi, S. & Houshmand, A. A. (1997). Monitoring multivariate process variability. Proceedings of

the Sixth Industrial Engineering Research Conference (pp. 66-71). Miami Beach, FL.

Raturi, A. S., Houshmand, A. A. & Manek, S. H. (1997). A decision support framework for product

development. Quality Management Journal, 4(1), 57-71.

Houshmand, A. A., Papadakis, C., McDonough, J., Fowler, T., & Markle, G. (1996). TQM

methodology for improvement of instruction at the college of engineering, university of

cincinnati. Journal of Engineering Education, 85(2), 117-112.

Houshmand, A. A., Valentine, J., & Ghoshal, S. (1996). Improving management-level environment,

safety and health auditing practices: Model guidelines and case study. Total Quality

Environmental Management, 5(2) 75-89.

Anathasivan, S., Houshmand, A. A., & Arantes, J. (1996). Shape optimal design using linear

programming and finite element analysis. Applications of Management Science, 9, 57-71.

Sreedhar, S., Manek, H., Houshmand, A. A., & Hadley, T. (1996). Innovative methods for improving

quality in academia. Proceeding of ASEE NCS spring conference Big Rapids, Michigan.

Houshmand, A. A. & Panganamamula, S. (1995). An analytical approximation and a neural network

model for optimal sample size in vendor selection. Journal of Statistical Computation and

Simulation, 53, 65-78.

Houshmand, A. A., Papadakis, C., & Ghoshal, S. (1995). Benchmarking total quality management

programs in engineering colleges. Quality Management Journal, 2(4), 44-57.

Houshmand, A. A., Herrin, G., & Kannatey-Asibu, E. (1995). A dynamic model for tool wear

detection using acoustic emission. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 9(4).

Stuebbe, P. & Houshmand, A. A. (1995). Quality and ergonomics. Quality Management

Journal, 2(2).

Subramanyam, N. & Houshmand, A. A. (1995). Simultaneous representation of multivariate and

corresponding univariate x-bar charts. Quality Engineering, 7(4).

Harding, B., Houshmand, A. A., & McDonough, J. (1994). Efforts to apply TQM in higher education.

Proceedings of frontiers in education 24th annual conference San Jose, California

Krishnan, M., Houshmand, A. A., & McDonough, J. (1994). Applying TQM in the college

environment: Using QFD to design a curriculum. Proceeding of the 3ed international

conference on engineering and technology education Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

Houshmand, A. A. (1993). Misclassification probabilities for quadratic discriminant function.

Communications in Statistics-Simulation and Computation, 22(1).

Houshmand, A. A. (1993). Discriminant function analysis for control of multivariate stationary

autoregressive processes. Proceeding of the 2nd

industrial engineering research conference

Los Angeles.


Krishnan, M. & Houshmand, A. A. (1993). QFD in academia: Addressing customer requirements in

the design of engineering curricula. Transactions from the 5th symposium on quality function

deployment Novi, MI.

Houshmand, A. A. & Arantes, J. (1992). Sequential sampling procedures for vendor selection & an

approximation method of computing the optimal sample size. Proceeding of the first

industrial engineering research conference Chicago.

Wilkinson, S., Halbert, M., Lucas, W., Lohman, K., LaMacchia, C., Sturdivant, K., & Houshmand, A.

A. (1992). An innovative approach to platelet quality control. Journal of Transfusion,

32, 87S.

Houshmand, A. A. & Papadakis, C. N. (1992). Towards a quality teaching / learning environment.

The Ohio Engineer: Ohio Society of Professional Engineers, November/December issue.

Houshmand, A. A., Herrin, G., & Kannatey-Asibu, E. (1991). A dynamic model for tool wear

detection using acoustic emission. Proceeding of the winter annual meeting of asme

Atlanta, GA.

Houshmand, A. A., & Herrin, G. (1989). Discriminant analysis of electromyographic signals for

detection of local muscle fatigue. Trends in Ergonomics/Human Factors, 6.

Houshmand, A. A., & Kannatey-Asibu, E. (1989). Statistical process control of acoustic emission for

cutting tool monitoring. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 3(4).


Houshmand, A. A., Lalovic-Hand, M., & Papadakis, C. N., (2007). Six-sigma approach to evaluate

the effectiveness of cooperative education. A Key-note presentation at the World Association

of Cooperative Education Symposium, Charleston, SC.

Houshmand, A. A., & Moeinzadeh, B. (2003, April). A practical approach in economical design of

multivariate control charts. INFORMS Conference, San Jose.

Houshmand, A. A., & Moeinzadeh, B. (1998, April). Monitoring multivariate process variation.

INFORMS Conference, Montreal.

Golnabi, S., & Houshmand, A. A. (1997, July). Simultaneous control of the process mean and

variability in a multivariate settings. EURO-INFORMS Conference, Barcelona, Spain.

Houshmand, A. A., & Moeinzadeh, B. (1997, July). A cause selecting procedure in multivariate

processes. EURO-INFORMS, Barcelona.

Golnabi, S., & Houshmand, A. A. (1997, May). Monitoring multivariate process variability. Sixth

Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Miami Beach, FL.

Golnabi, S., Houshmand, A. A., & Levy, M. (1996, November), “Control of process variability in a

multivariate setting using a Wishart distribution. INFORMS Conference, Atlanta.

Houshmand, A. A., & Moeinzadeh, B. (1996, November). Concurrent quality control in a CIM

environment. INFORMS Conference, Atlanta.

Deng, S., Arantes, J., & Houshmand, A. A. (1995, October). Minimizing transmitted variation in

parameter design: An integer nonlinear programming approach. Joint ORSA/TIMS Winter

National Conference, New Orleans.

Ghoshal, S., & Houshmand, A. A. (1995, October). Process state parameter display: An effective

graphical representation of multivariate process control parameters. Joint ORSA/TIMS Winter

National Conference, New Orleans.

Houshmand, A. A., Valentine, J. D., & Ghoshal, S., Statistical sampling methodologies for

environmental decontamination projects. The Seventh National Technology Information

Exchange (TIE) Workshop. Cincinnati, OH.


Houshmand, A. A., & Weckman, G. (1994, October). Empirical estimation of jet engine life

distribution before removal for overhaul. Joint ORSA/TIMS Winter National Conference,

Detroit, MI.

Andiappan, P., Bhupalam, M., & Houshmand, A. A. (1994, October). Optimal high strength

concrete mix design using orthogonal array. Joint ORSA/ TIMS Winter National Conference,

Detroit, MI.

Houshmand, A. A. (1994, October). Cross-Disciplinary faculty development: How the education

college helped engineering faculty improve their teaching. The Second Regional Continuous

Quality Improvement in Higher Education, Xavier University.

Houshmand, A. A., & McDonough, J. (1993, October). “TQM activities at the college of engineering,

University of Cincinnati. The Seventh Annual Engineering Conference, Cincinnati, OH.

LaMacchia, C., Wilkinson, S., Halbert, M., Friemuth, D., Zuck, T., Lucas, W., & Houshmand, A. A.

(1993, April). A method for tracking and improving platelet quality control. The Ohio

Association of Blood Banks Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH.

Arantes, J., & Houshmand, A. A. (1992, April), A generalized network penalty method. Joint

ORSA/TIMS Spring National Conference, Orlando, FL.

Evans, J., & Houshmand, A. A. (1992, October). "TQM initiative and collaborations: Breaking the

barriers between business and engineering. Third annual meeting of the Production and

Operations Management Society, Orlando, FL.

Evans, J., & Houshmand, A. A. (1992, November). Designing robust algorithms. Joint ORSA/TIMS

Winter National Conference, San Francisco.

Chang, J., Arantes, & Houshmand, A. A. (1992, November). A new algorithm for network flow

problems with side constraints. Joint ORSA/TIMS Winter National Conference, San

Francisco.

Kuo, T., Houshmand, A. A., & Radson, D. (1992, April). A sensitivity study of the multivariate

process variability. Joint ORSA/TIMS Spring National Conference, Orlando, FL.

Krishnan, M., & Houshmand, A. A., (1992, April). Total quality management applied to an

educational institution: A case study of the University of Cincinnati. Joint ORSA/TIMS

Spring National Conference, Orlando, FL.

Subramanyam, N., Houshmand, A. A., & Anand, S. (1992, April). Simultaneous representation of

multivariate and corresponding Univariate x-bar chart. Joint ORSA/TIMS National

Conference, Orlando, FL.

Mahajan, P., & Houshmand, A. A. (1992, April). A heuristic approach for sequencing and scheduling

for a no-wait shop: An application to a heat treatment shop. Joint ORSA/TIMS Spring

National Conference, Orlando, FL.

Arantes, J., & Houshmand, A. A. (1991, November). Coping with degeneracy in the convex simplex

method. Joint ORSA/TIMS Fall National Conference, Anaheim, CA.

Kara Ieva, Ph.D. Position: Assistant Professor, Counseling in Educational Settings, Rowan University

Field of Doctoral Study: Education—Counselor Education


Rowan Department: Educational Services, Administration and Higher Education


Campus Phone: 856-256-4500 x 3827

Current Research Areas: Educator development for those that work with at risk youth




Lambie, G. W., Ieva, K. P., & Mullen, P. (in press). Graduate Counseling Students’Learning,

Development, and Retention of Knowledge. Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Lambie, G. W., Ieva, K. P., & Ohrt, J. H. (2012). Professional school counselors-in-training levels of

legal and ethical knowledge, ethical decision-making, and social-cognitive development. Journal

of Scholarship and Teaching.

Davis, K. M., Lambie, G. W., & Ieva, K. P. (2011). The influence of familial religiosity and

spirituality: Implications for school counseling professionals. Counseling and Values,

55(2), 199-210.

Lambie, G., Ieva, K. P., Mullen, P., & Hayes, G. (2011). Ego development, ethical decision-

making, and ethical and legal knowledge in school counselors. Journal of Adult Development,

18(1), 50-59.

Lewis, S., Ascher, D., Hayes, G., & Ieva, K. P. (2010). Counselor education doctoral cohorts:

growth, reflections, and success. VISTAS 10, Article 25.

Lambie, G. W., Ieva, K. P., Ohrt, J. H., Van Horn, S., Lewis, S., Hayes, B. G. (2011). Students

diagnosed with learning disabilities: Implications for professional school counselors. In C. Sink

(Ed.) Mental health interventions for school counselors (pp. 154-176). Belmont, CA: Brooks/

Cole, Cengage Learning, Inc.

Lambie, G. W., Hagedorn, W. B., & Ieva, K. P. (2010). The effect of a counseling ethics course

on counselor education students’ levels of legal and ethical knowledge, ethical decision-making,

and social-cognitive development. Counselor Education and Supervision, 49(4), 226-246.

Ohrt, J. H., Foster, J. M., Hutchinson, T., & Ieva, K. P. (2010). Using music videos to enhance

empathy of counselors-in-training. Journal of Creativity in Counseling, 1(4), 1-14.

Ieva, K. P., Ohrt, J. H., Swank, J. M., & Young, T. L. (2009). The impact of an experiential

group on master students' counselor and personal development: A qualitative study. Journal of

Specialists in Group Work, 34(4), 1-18.

Ohrt, J. H., Lambie, G. W., & Ieva, K. P. (2009). Supporting Latino and African-American

students in advanced placement courses: A school counseling program’s approach. Professional

School Counseling, 13(1), 59-63.

Lambie, G. W., Smith, H. L., & Ieva, K. P. (2009). Graduate counseling students’ levels of ego

development, wellness, and psychological disturbance: An exploratory investigation.

ADULTPSAN Journal, 8(2), 2-14.

Ieva, K.P. (2013). Experiential groups: Where journals matter. The Group Worker, 42(2), p.6-9.

Selected Presentations

Ieva, K. P., Kendrick, E., & Schwarz, J. (2014, March). The influence of career counseling groups in

STEM areas on first generation college students: An exploratory investigation. Presentation

accepted at the American Counseling Association Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI.

Ieva, K. P. (2014, February). School counselors’ role in preparing first generation college students for

their future. Presented to the Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania Network to Close the

Achievement Gaps, Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Center For Urban Educational

Leadership.

Ieva, K. P. (2013, October). Designing curriculum to prepare school counseling students to promote


college and career readiness: A discussion for counselor educators who teach multiple

specializations in core classes. Presented at the Association for Counselor Education and

Supervision Bi-Annual Conference, Denver, CO.

Ieva, K.P., (2013, July). Increasing equity and access: Preparing first generation college

students for their future. Presented at American School Counselor Association Annual

Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Ieva, K.P., (2013, July). Supporting the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender (LGBT)

community through group counseling . Presented at the American School Counselor Association

Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Ieva, K. P, & (2013, March). Simultaneously preparing school counselors-in-training and first

generation college students: A longitudinal investigation. Presented at the American Counseling

Association Annual Conference, Cincinnati, OH.

Ieva, K. P., Kendrick, E., & Patel, S. (2013, March). Group leaders: How do they develop

session by session. Presented at the American Counseling Association Annual Conference,

Cincinnati, OH.

Ieva, K. P. (2012, March). Group leadership development through participation in an

experiential group: A qualitative study. Presented at the American Counseling Association

Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Ieva, K. P, & (2012, March). Social justice for all: First generation college students serviced by

school counselors-in-training. Presented at the American Counseling Association Annual

Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Ieva, K. P. (2011, October). Enhancing coordination and consultation skills of school

counselors-in- training: A model for implementation. Presented at the Association for Counselor

Education and Supervision Bi-Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.

Ieva, K. P., Lambie, G. W., Hayes, B. G. (2011, October). The contribution of professional

school counselors’ level of social-cognitive development, locus of control, and level of ethical

and legal knowledge: An exploratory investigation. Presented at the Association for Counselor

Education and Supervision Bi-Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.

Ieva, K. P. (2011, June). Preparing College and Life Readiness: While Preventing College

Dropout. Presented at the American School Counselor Association Annual Conference, Seattle,

WA.

Ieva, K. P. (2011, June). The ART and SPICE of group counseling. Presented at the American

School Counselor Association Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.

Ieva, K. P., & Wade, W. (2011, February). Empowerment Groups to Foster Academic

Resiliency in At-Risk Students. Presented at the 23rd Annual At-Risk Youth National FORUM,

Expanding, Improving, and Enhancing School and Community Relationships to Increase the

Graduation Rate. Myrtle Beach, SC.

Ieva, K. P., & Wade, W. (2011, February). Preventing College Dropout. Presented at the 23rd Annual

At-Risk Youth National FORUM, Expanding, Improving, and Enhancing School and Community

Relationships to Increase the Graduation Rate. Myrtle Beach, SC.

Ieva, K. P, Leppma, M., & Swank, J. M., (2010, September). The ART and SPICE of group

counseling. Presented at the Association for Creativity in Counseling Bi-Annual Conference,

Portland, OR.

Ieva, K.P., (2010, July). Using music videos to enhance empathy in adolescents. Presented at the

American School Counselor Association Annual Conference, Boston, MA.

Ieva, K.P., (2010, July). Understanding the emotional needs of children: A sensitivity training

for faculty and staff. Half day pre-conference workshop presented at the American School

Counselor Association Annual Conference, Boston, MA.


Ieva, K. P., (2010, February). The use of psychoeducational and experiential groups as a

function of gatekeeping in an introductory to counseling course. Presentated at the Association

for Specialists in Group Work Bi-Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Ieva, K. P. (2009, June). Working with gang members. Presented at the American School

Counselor Association Annual Conference, Dallas, TX.

Ieva, K. P., & Wade, W. (2009, March). Working with gang members: Addressing the community

within our schools. Presented at the American Counseling Association Annual Conference,

Charlotte, NC.

Ieva, K. P., & Hayes, B. G., Lambie, G. W., Shillingford, A., & Lewis, S., (2009, March). The

preparation of professional school counselors to support students in urban educational settings.

Presented at the American Counseling Association Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC.

Lambie, G. W., Ieva, K. P., & Shillingford, M. A. (June, 2008). A systemic strength-based

approach for school counselors to engage unsupportive school personnel. Presented at American

School Counselor Association (ASCA) Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Ohrt, J. H., Lambie, G. W., Ieva, K. P., Shillingford, M. A. (June, 2008). Supporting minority

students in high school advanced placement courses. Presented at American School Counselor

Association (ASCA) Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Ieva, K. P. (2008, February). The use of bibliotherapy group counseling to support

academically at-risk male students. Presented at the Association for Specialists in Group Work.

St. Petersburg, FL.

Ieva, K. P. (2014, February). School counselors’ role in preparing first generation college students for

their future. Presented to the Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania Network to Close the

Achievement Gaps, Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Center For Urban Educational

Leadership.

Ieva, K. P., & Curro, K. (2013, October). Using cartoons for elementary and middle school career

exploration. Presented at the New Jersey School Counseling Association Annual Conference,

Long Branch, NJ.

Swank, J. M., & Ieva, K. P. (2008, November). Integrating literature into the therapeutic

process: A guide to working with children and adolescents. Presented at the Florida Counseling

Association Annual Conference, Daytona Beach, FL.


Dept. of Educational Services, Admin, & Higher Ed., Assistant Professor, Counseling in

Educational Settings


2011-present: Project Director/ Program Coordinator, Aim High Science &Technology:

A Pre-College Program for First Generation College Students in STEM

Provide leadership and coordination of all Aim High Academy activities and budget, schedule

and supervise program activities and curricula, supervise and provide support to faculty and

personnel, supervise and facilitate all program logistics, coordinate assessments and evaluation

implementation of students’ learning outcomes.

Ane Turner Johnson, Ph.D. Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, Rowan University

Field of Doctoral Study: Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, Higher Education





Campus Phone: 856-256-4500 x 3818

Current Research Areas: Peacebuilding and Higher Education, Education in Emergencies, Gender and

Higher Education, Postcolonialism, New Managerialism in Higher Education, International Education

Policy in Developing Countries

Areas of Research and Scholarship: Selected Publications: Pacheco, I. & Johnson, A. T. (forthcoming). Higher education in conflict and post-conflict conditions: A

south-south comparison. International Higher Education. Johnson, A. T. (forthcoming). Rethinking agency in university development: The Association of African

Universities and higher education in Africa. In A. W. Wiseman and C.C. Wolhuter (Eds.) The development of higher education in Africa: Prospects and challenges. Bingley, U.K.: Emerald Publishing.

Phelan, S., Johnson, A. T., & Semrau, T. (forthcoming) Entrepreneurial orientation in public schools. New England Journal of Entrepreneurship.

Johnson, A. T. (forthcoming). Performing and defying gender: An exploration of the lived experiences of women higher education administrators in Africa. Educational Management Administration and Leadership.

McCormick, K., & Johnson, A. T. (forthcoming). Confronting college readiness in the United States: A public policy review and recommendation. International Journal of Public Policy.

Johnson, A. T. (2013). Exploring the use of mobile technology in qualitative inquiry in Africa. The Qualitative Report, 18(art 43), 1-14.

Johnson, A. T. (2013). University agency in peacebuilding: Perspectives on conflict and development in Kenya. Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education. Advanced online publication. doi: 10.1007/s11125-013-9276-8

Johnson, A. T., & Hirt, J. B. (2012). Universities, dependency and the market: Innovative lessons from Kenya. Compare: A Journal of Comparative & International Education. Advanced online publication. doi:10.1080/03057925.2012.735156

Johnson, A.T., Hirt, J.B., & Hoba, P. (2011). Higher education, policy networks, and policy entrepreneurship in Africa: The case of the Association of African Universities. Higher Education Policy, 24(1), 1-18.

Johnson, A. T., & Hirt, J. B. (2011). Reshaping academic capitalism to meet development priorities: The case of public universities in Kenya. Higher Education, 61(4), 483-499.

Johnson, A. T. & Janosik, S. (2008). Public higher education and undocumented students: A public policy morass. College & University Journal. 84(1).


Hirt, J. B., Johnson, A. T., & Abdelmagid, R. Leadership in higher education: The role of women.

European Conference on Educational Research 2013. Istanbul, Turkey.

Johnson, A. T. “Powerful instruments of change”: Mobile technology and qualitative educational inquiry

in Africa. European Conference on Educational Research 2013. Istanbul, Turkey.

Johnson, A. T., & Pacheco, I. (2013, March). Higher education in conflict and post-conflict countries:

Beyond the victim/perpetrator paradigm. 57th Annual Conference of the Comparative and

International Education Society. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Phelan, S., Johnson, A.T., & Semrau, T. (2013, January). Entrepreneurial orientation in public schools.

United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship 2013. San Francisco,

California.


Phelan, S., Johnson, A.T., & Semrau, T. (2012, November). Entrepreneurial orientation and

performance in New Jersey Schools. 26th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management

Conference. Perth, Western Australia.

Johnson, A.T., & Hirt, J.B. (2012, September). Identifying “entrepreneurial domains” in higher

education. European Conference on Educational Research 2012. Cadiz, Spain.

Johnson, A.T. (2012, May). African women as leaders in higher education: A phenomenological

study of gender, life, and career. Congreso Internacional de Educacion Superior 2012

(International Conference on Higher Education). West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Johnson, A.T. (2012, April). University agency in peacebuilding: Perspectives on development and

conflict in Kenya. 56th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education

Society. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Johnson, A.T., & Hirt, J.B. (2011, September). Mission innovation at the periphery: Lessons from Kenya.

European Conference on Educational Research 2011. Berlin, Germany.

Johnson, A.T., Hirt, J. B., Hoba, P. (2011, May). Pursuing policy entrepreneurship: African higher

education and agency in the policymaking process. Conference of Rectors, Vice Chancellors, and

Presidents of African Universities. Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Johnson, A.T., & Hirt, J.B. (2009). Reshaping academic capitalism to meet development priorities: The c

case of public universities in kenya. Association for the Study of Higher Education 2009 Annual

Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia.


Doctoral coursework: Issues in Qualitative Analysis, Mixed Methods Research, Action Research,

Diversity in Educational Leadership, Dissertation Seminars I & II. Undergraduate course: Introduction to

Africana Studies.

Carmen A. Jordan-Cox, Ph.D. Position: Associate Professor, Educational Leadership Department, Rowan University

Field of Doctoral Study: Organization and Administration of Higher Education

Year of Doctorate Earned: 1980




Current Interest Areas: Higher Education Governance and Administration; Student Affairs

Administration

Areas of Research and Scholarship


Earwood-Smith, G., Jordan-Cox, C.A., Hudson, G. & Smith, M. (1990). Women making it to the top as

chief Student Affairs officers. NASPA Journal, 27 (4), Summer 1990.

Jordan-Cox, C.A. (1987). The Student Developmental Task Inventory (SDTI-2): Psycho-social

development in historically black colleges. The Journal of College Personnel, 28 (6), November

1987.

mailto:[email protected]



Jordan-Cox, C.A. & Siegel, G. (2013). The direct report: Working together to enhance athletics as a part

of campus life. Presentation at the 2013 Drexel University Institute for Athletic Administration,

Philadelphia, PA.

Jordan-Cox, C.A. & Gruber, C.A. (2012). Results-oriented assessment for Student Affairs. Presentation

for 2012 PaperClip Communications Webinar.


Leadership Theory, Applied Ethics in Educational Leadership, Higher Education Governance, Student

Development and Adult Learning Theory, Professional Learning Communities, Policy Environment,

Current Issues in Higher Education.

Monica Reid Kerrigan, Ed.D. Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, Rowan University

Field of Doctoral Study: Higher and Postsecondary Education




Campus Phone: 856-256-4500 x 3658

Current Research Areas: Community Colleges, Community College Students, State and Federal

Education Policy, Data Driven Decision Making, Organizational Learning



Kerrigan, M.R. (forthcoming). A Framework for Understanding Community Colleges’ Organizational

Capacity for Data Use: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Study. The Journal of Mixed

Methods Research

Kerrigan, M. R. (forthcoming). Social Capital in Educational Reform: Reconceptualizing Community

Colleges’ Capacity for Data Use. Community College Journal of Research and Practice.

Kerrigan, M.R. & Jenkins, D. (2012). Evidence of a Growing Culture of Evidence? Survey of Data

Use at Community Colleges in Achieving the Dream. New York, NY: Community College

Research Center.

Jenkins, D., Wachen, J., Kerrigan, M.R., & Mayer, A. (2012). Progress in the first five years: An

evaluation of Achieving the Dream colleges in Washington state. New York, NY:

Community College Research Center.

Rutschow, E. Z., Richburg-Hayes, L., Brock, T., Orr, G., Cerna, O., Cullinan, D., Kerrigan, M. R.,

Jenkins, D., Gooden, S., & Martin, K. (2011). Turning the Tide: Five Years of Achieving the

Dream in Community Colleges. New York: MDRC.

Kerrigan, M. R. & Slater, D. (2010). Collaborating to create change: How El Paso community college

improved the readiness of its incoming students through achieving the dream. Community

College Research Center. New York: Columbia University, Teachers College.

Jenkins, D. & Kerrigan, M. R. (2010). The use of data driven decision making in postsecondary

education: National survey of data use by faculty and administrators. Community College

Research Center. New York: Columbia University, Teachers College.


Jenkins, D. & Kerrigan, M. R. (2009). Evidence-based decision making in community colleges:

Findings from a survey of faculty and administrator data use at achieving the dream colleges.

Community College Research Center. New York: Columbia University, Teachers College.

Dougherty, K. J. & Reid, M. (2007). Fifty states of Achieving the Dream: State policies to enhance

access to and success in community colleges across the united states. Community College

Research Center. New York: Columbia University, Teachers College.

Dougherty, K. J., Reid, M., & Nienhusser, H. K. (2006). Helping students enter and succeed: Access,

success, and accountability policies in the “Achieving the Dream” states. The Community

College Journal, 77, 42-47.


Kerrigan, M.R. Reframing data-driven decision making as organizational learning. Submitted to the

annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

Walpole, M. & Kerrigan, M.R (2012, June). How socioeconomic status, students’ college

experiences, and institutional characteristics mediate outcomes. Presentation at the annual

meeting of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR).

Kerrigan, M. R. (2011, November). Reconceptualizing the organizational capacity of community

colleges for data-driven decision making: The role of social capital. Presentation at the

annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE).

Brock, T. & Kerrigan, M. R. (2010, May). Making institutions work for students: Community

colleges' use of data to improve student success. Presentation at the annual meeting of the

American Educational Research Association (AERA), Denver, CO.

Brock, T., Jenkins, D., Kerrigan, M. R., Orr, G., & Zachry, E. (2010, April). Building a culture of

evidence: Two Achieving the Dream case studies. Presentation at the annual meeting of the

American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), Seattle, WA.

Kerrigan, M. R. (2009, April). Analyzing the implementation and impact of performance funding in

two states. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research

Association (AERA), San Diego, CA.

Kerrigan, M. R. & Jenkins, D. (2009, April). Building a culture of evidence in Community Colleges:

Influences on data use for student success. Presentation at the annual meeting of the

American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Diego, CA.

Jenkins, D., Kerrigan, M. R., & Ellwein, T. (2008, April). Building a culture of evidence in

community colleges: Lessons from recent research on challenges and promising practices.

Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association

(AERA), New York, NY.

Kerrigan, M. R. (2007, October). ATE regional centers as workforce intermediaries. Presentation at

the annual meeting of the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technical Education

(ATE) National Principal Investigators Conference, Washington, D.C.

Morest, V. S & Reid, M. (2006, October). Performance accountability and institutional research.

Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA.

Teaching Experiences:

Introduction to Research Methods in Education ; Issues in Qualitative Analysis of Educational Research;

Mixed Methods Research in Educational Leadership; Assessment, Accountability, and Institutional

Research in Higher Education; Accountability in Higher Education; College and University Organization

and Administration; Educational Policy; Dissertation Seminars I & II.


Michelle Kowalsky, Ed.D. Position: Learning Design Librarian, Campbell Library, Rowan University;

Adjunct Professor, Department of Educational Leadership

Field of Doctoral Study: Education, with a concentration in Educational Technology


Rowan Department: Library Services, Educational Leadership



Current Research Areas: Instructional Design, Research Methods, Teaching and Learning


Kowalsky, M. (2013). “Processes which Facilitated School-wide Moodle Adoption: A Case of

Multigenerational Admins, Speed, and Exponential Content Development.” Paper presented at

Hawaiʻi International Conference on Education (HICE).

Kowalsky, M., & Rosenberger, C. (2013). “Aligning High School and College Level Information

Searching Skills.” School Librarian’s Workshop, 33(7), 23-24.

Kowalsky, M. (2013). “Collaborative Models for Librarian and Teacher Partnerships.” Chapter in

K. Kennedy, & L. Santos Green, (Eds.), Collaborative Models for Librarian and Teacher

Partnerships (pp. 111-120). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Kowalsky, M. (2013). “Campus Library as Central Place for Interdisciplinary Connections.”

Presentation at the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies symposium, Pasadena, CA.

Kowalsky, M. (2013). “Best Practices for Teaching Technology to your Community of Users” [invited

closing keynote]. Presentation at regional Technology Speed-Dating Workshop, convened by

LibraryLinkNJ , the New Jersey State Library, and the New Jersey Library Association (NJLA).

McDermott, E., Kowalsky, M., & Richman, W. J. (2011). From Teaching to Training: Considering the

Implications of Social Media from School to the Workplace. Paper presented at E-Learn World

Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education.

Kowalsky, M. (2011). “Teacher-Directed Synchronous and Asynchronous Group Discussions about

Technology in Schools.” Paper presented at Hawaiʻi International Conference on Education

(HICE).

Seiler, J. H., & Kowalsky, M. (2011, March). Systems Thinking Evidence from Colleges of Business and

Their Universities. American Journal of Business Education, 4(3), 55-61.

Kowalsky, M. (2011). “Assessing Readiness for Professional Learning Communities.” Paper for the

Annual Conference of the Eastern Educational Research Association (EERA).


20 years’ experience as K12 educator: NJ certified Library, English, ESL, Principal, Superintendent.

Undergraduate: (at William Paterson:) Reading Strategies for Content Areas; Literacy and Learning;

Graduate: (at Rowan:) Diss Seminar II, Mixed Methods Research; (at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa:)

Serving Diverse Communities & Disciplines, Collection Management; (at Rutgers:) Theory & Found. of

Education; Curriculum Design/Integration & Tchg Methodologies; Management & Supervision/SLMC.


Douglas Mann, D.PE. Position: Associate Professor, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Rowan University Field of Doctoral Study: Physical Education


Rowan Department: Health & Exercise Science


Campus Phone: 856-256-4500 x 3706

Current Research Areas: Athletic Injury Prevention and Evaluation; Exercise and Fitness in Children



Mann, D. P. (2013). Swimming for Cross Training. Personal Trainer Today.

Mann, D. P., & Grugan, C. A. (2010). Lower extremity injury evaluation, cd and activity manual.

Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning.

Mann, D. P., & Grugan, C. A. (2010). Upper extremity injury evaluation, ed and activity manual.

Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning.

Mann, D. P., & Grugan, C. A. (2010). Upper and lower extremity injury evaluation dvd. Clifton

Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning.

Mann, D. P. (2008). Developmentally appropriate sport skills for 3 and 4 year olds. Camping, 81(2),

42-44.

Mann, D. P. (2007). Pharmacology for personal trainers. Personal Trainer Today.

Mann, D. P., & Goldenberg, M. G. (2007). Conference compendium on cd-rom. Eastern Regional

Athletic Training Meeting, ACME Publishing.

Mann, D. P., & Goldenberg, M. G. (2006). Conference compendium on cd-rom. Eastern Regional

Athletic Training Meeting, Editech Publishing.


Introduction To Athletic Training Prevention and Care of Orthopedic Injuries/Illnesses Pharmacology and

General Medicine for Athletic Training Safety, First Aid, and Basic Understanding of Athletic Injuries

Senior Seminar In Athletic Training: (Pertinent issues related to the field, graduate study, and

employment) Pathology and Evaluation of Orthopedic Injuries.

JoAnn Manning, Ed.D. Position: Instructor, Department of Educational Leadership, Rowan University Field of Doctoral Study: Educational Leadership




Campus Phone: 856-256-4500 x 3653

Current Research Areas: Leadership, Change



Alvich, D. L., Manning, J. B., McCormick, K. L., & Campbell, R. B. (2012). Hybrid doctoral

program: innovative practices and partnerships. International JL. On E-Learning, 11 (3),

223-232.

Manning, J. B., & Kovach, J. A. (2003). The achievement gap: The continuing challenges of

excellence and equity. In B. Williams (Ed.), Closing the achievement gap: Reframing


the reform agenda (2nd

ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum

Development.

Wong, K. K., Nicotera, A., & Manning, J. B. (2002). An overview of no child left behind: Title I

federal legislative expectations [Special report]. Center for Research in Human Development

and Education, the Laboratory for Student Success, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.

Wang, M. C., & Manning, J. (2001). Turning around low-performing schools: The case of the

Washington, DC schools. In M. C. Wang & H. J. Walberg (Eds.), School choice or

best systems: What improves education? (pp. 213-243). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence

Erlbaum Associates.


Alvich, D. L., Manning, J. B., & Campbell, R. B. (2010). Hybrid online doctoral program: Building

P-20 partnerships to better prepare educational leaders. Presentation at the annual 2010

UCEA Convention, New Orleans, LA.

Alvich, D. L., Manning, J. B., McCormick, K. L., & Campbell, R. B. (2009). Hybrid doctoral

program innovative practices and partnerships. Presentation at the annual 2009 UCEA

Convention, Anaheim, CA.


Forces of Change in American Society, Applied Ethics, Changing Organizations, Leadership

Theory, Professional Learning Communities, Diversity and Educational Leadership, Instructional

Leadership and Curriculum, Issues in School Governance, Planning and Negotiation, Conducting and

Analyzing Survey Research in Educational Leadership.

Robin Haskell McBee, Ph.D. Position: Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Rowan University Field of Doctoral Study: Urban Education; Instructional Leadership




Campus Phone: 856-256-4500 x 3093

Current Research Areas: Caring in schools and caring learning communities (2002-present); Teacher

education standards (2005-present); Teacher leadership (2010-present); Impact of interdisciplinary

instruction on teaching and learning (1996-present); Teaching and preparing novices for teaching in urban

professional development schools (1998-2004); Social studies methods at the elementary level (1992-

present)



Klecka, C., Odell, S. J., Houston, W. R., & McBee, R. H. (2009). Visions for teacher educators:

perspectives on the association of teacher educators' standards. Lanham, MD: Rowman

& Littlefield.

McBee, R. H., & Houston, W.R. (2009). Standard 5: program development. In Klecka, et al, (Eds.),

Visions for teacher educators: Standards… Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

McBee, R. H., & Westcott, P. M. (2008). Daring to care: Adding to our vision of teacher

education. In C. Craig, & L. Deretchin (Eds.), Teacher education yearbook XVI:


Imagining a renaissance in teacher education, (pp. 49-65). Lanham, MD: Rowman &

Littlefield Education.

McBee, R. H. (2007). What it means to care: How educators conceptualize and actualize caring. The

Journal of the Association of Teacher Educators, 29(3), 33-42.

McBee, R. H., Meredith, C. C., Sudeck, M., & Westcott, P. (2007). Teaching for the real world:

Integrating the curriculum in powerful ways. Boston, MA: Pearson Publishing.

McBee, R. H. (2000). Why teachers integrate. The Educational Forum, 64, 254-259.

McBee, R.H., Bone, K., Mossop, G., & Owens, C. (1998). The common thread - teaching

immigration in elementary classrooms. Social Education, 62(7), 417-19.


Klecka, C.L., Fisher, R., Gimbert, B., Houston, W. R., McBee, R.; Van Tassel, F., & Venditti, K.

(2010, August). Standards for teacher educators: Examining cases in practice. Presenting at

summer conference of Association of Teacher Educators, Kansas City, KS.

McBee, R. H., & Westcott, P. (2010, February). Building a caring ethic in secondary school settings:

What teachers are doing?. Presented at annual conference of Association of Teacher

Educators, Chicago, IL.

Short, B., McBee, R. H., & Westcott, P. (2010, February). Defining who we are as teacher educators

using standards: A summary of our journey. Presented at annual conference of Association

of Teacher Educators, Chicago, IL.

Fisher, R., Klecka, C., van Tassell, F., Houston, R., McBee, R. H., Wilhite, G., & Gimbert, B. (2009,

August). ATE teacher educator standards: Special panel presentation. Presented at annual

conference of Association of Teacher Educators, Chicago, IL.

McBee, R. H., & Westcott, P. (2009, August). A caring ethic in secondary school settings: Need and

response. Presented at summer conference of Association of Teacher Educators, Reno, NV.

Short, B.; McBee, R. H.; Westcott, P. (2009, August). Defining Who We Are as Teacher Educators

Using Standards. Presented at summer conference of Association of Teacher Educators,

Reno, NV.

McBee, R. H., & Westcott, P. (2009, February). The caring teacher: Four case studies. Presented at

annual conference of Association of Teacher Educators, Dallas, TX.

Short, B., McBee, R. H., Westcott, P. (2009, February). Defining who we are as teacher educators

using standards. Presented at annual conference of Association of Teacher Educators,

Dallas, TX.

McBee, R. H., & Westcott, P. (2008, August). Caring and standards: Seeking the intersections.

Presented at summer conference of Association of Teacher Educators, Washington, D.C.

Short, B., McBee, R. H., & Westcott, P. (2008, August). Defining who we are as teacher educators.

Presented at summer conference of Association of Teacher Educators, Washington, D.C.

McBee, R. H. & Westcott, P. (2008, February). Daring to care: Adding caring to our teacher

education vision. Symposium on teacher education yearbook XVI: Imagining a renaissance in

teacher education. Presented at annual conference of Association of Teacher Educators, New

Orleans, LA.

McBee, R. H., & Westcott, P. (2008, February). Teaching about caring: Examining activities,

scenarios, and vignettes for teacher education. Presented at annual conference of Association

of Teacher Educators, New Orleans, LA.

Short, B., McBee, R. H., & Venditti, K. (2008, February). Clinic on the teacher educator standards.

Presented at annual conference of Association of Teacher Educators, New Orleans, LA.

Short, B., & McBee, R. H. (2008, February). Reflecting on our practice, connecting with our students.

Presented at annual conference of Association of Teacher Educators, New Orleans, LA.


McBee, R. H., & Westcott, P. (2007, August). Developing teachers who care - exploring

programmatic ideas. Presented at summer conference of Association of Teacher Educators,

Milwaukee, WI.

Short, B., & McBee, R. H. (2007, August). Personal and professional growth through a teacher

educator portfolio process. Presented at summer conference of Association of Teacher

Educators, Milwaukee, WI.

McBee, R. H. (2007, February). The caring educator. Paper presented at annual conference of

Association of Teacher Educators, San Diego, CA.

McBee, R. H., & Sernak, K. (2007, February). Moving toward a caring ethic: Lessons from the

field. Presentation at annual conference of Association of Teacher Educators,

San Diego, CA.

McBee, R. H., & Edmond, T. (2006, August). Caring classrooms: The role of caring in university and

elementary classrooms. Presented at summer conference of Association of Teacher

Educators, Philadelphia, PA.

McBee, R. H., Quint, W., Rodriguez, Y., & Taber, S. (2006, February). Building learning

communities: A college strives towards its learning community theme. Presented at annual

conference of Association of Teacher Educators, Atlanta, GA.

Klecka, C., Donovan, L., Fisher, R., & Members of Teacher Educator Standards Cohort. (2006,

February). TESC: A window into teacher education electronic portfolio development.

Presented at Annual Conference of Association of Teacher Educators, Atlanta, GA.

McBee, R. H. (2006, August). Views on caring: An examination of teacher candidates' and teachers'

views of caring and how it is manifested in teaching and learning experiences. Presented at

summer conference of Association of Teacher Educators, Bismarck, ND.

McBee, R. H. (2005, October). Rationale and approaches to interdisciplinary instruction. Presented

in association with national educational delegation visit to Vietnam, at Vietnam National

University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

McBee, R. H., Graziano, J., Levinowitz, L, & Moss, J. (2005, February). Learning in community:

Exploring the multiple iterations of “learning community” among university faculty and their

students throughout a program revision process. Presented at annual conference of

Association of Teacher Educators, Chicago, IL.

McBee, R. H. (2000, October). Teaching kits and other multicultural instructional techniques.

Presented in association with national educational delegation visit to China, at Beijing

Normal University, Beijing, China.

Teaching Experience: Selected Undergraduate Courses Taught: Curriculum and Assessment in the Elementary Classroom;

Clinical Practice Seminar in Elementary Education; Teaching Students of Linguistic and Cultural

Diversity; Student Teaching Supervision.

Selected Graduate Courses Taught: Language Arts, Social Studies, and the Arts in the Elementary

Classroom; Learning Community Classrooms; On-line Learning Community Classrooms; On-line

Applied Theories of Learning; Historical and Philosophical Foundations of American Education (in MST

program); Foundations of Cross-Cultural Education (in MST and Co-Teach program).

Larry Nespoli, D.Ed. Position: President, New Jersey Council of Community Colleges Field of Doctoral Study: Higher Education Administration





Phone: 609-392-3434

Current Research Areas: Community College Funding, State Legislative Trends, Student Success

Measures



Nespoli, L. A., Rose, S., & Wellbrock, R. (2006). Community colleges as colleges of first choice.

Trustee Quarterly.

Nespoli, L. A., McDonnell, E., & Bowman, R. (2005). When commitment to community hurts

community colleges. Community College Journal, 75(6), 42-45.

Nespoli, L. A., & Lam, L. (2004). New Jersey trustees play key role in state lobbying. Trustee

Quarterly.

Nespoli, L. A., Lam, L., & Farbman, J. (2004). New Jersey’s community college compact: A strategic

blueprint for workforce development programs. Community College Journal.

Ucelli, M., & Nespoli, L. A. (2004). Community colleges as colleges of first choice. The

Trenton Times, Courier-Post, Courier-News, Home News, Asbury Park Press, and other New

Jersey newspapers.

Ucelli, M., & Nespoli, L. A. (2004). Statewide community college compact will create jobs. The

Trenton Times, Courier-Post, Courier-News, Home News, Asbury Park Press, and other

New Jersey newspapers.


Nespoli, L. A. (2010, October). New directions for turbulent times. ACCT Annual Conference. San

Diego, CA.

Nespoli, L. A. (2010, October). State associations fostering and strengthening student success

and trustee engagement at the state and national levels. ACCT Annual Conference. San

Diego, CA.

Nespoli, L. A. (2010, June). Leading in turbulent times. ACCUPLACER National Conference,

Denver, CO.

Nespoli, L. A. (2009, October). Community colleges are the road to economic recovery. ACCT,

Tempe, AZ.

Nespoli, L. A. (2008, December). Sustaining institutional independence: Balancing governance and

external intrusion in higher education. Middle States Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Nespoli, L. A. (2007, October). How NJ’s community colleges are blowing away their training

competitors. National Council for Workforce Education, Savannah, GA.

Nespoli, L. A. (2007, September). Statewide transfer agreements: Doing the right thing for

community college students. ACCT Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.

Nespoli, L. A. (2007, April). NJ stars: Community colleges as colleges of first choice. AACC,

Tampa, FL.

Nespoli, L. A. (2006, October). Community colleges as colleges of first choice. ACCT Annual

Conference, San Diego, CA.

Nespoli, L. A. (2006, June). Community colleges building bridges between the trades and a college

education. Eastern Seaboard Apprenticeship Conference, Atlantic City, NJ.

Nespoli, L. A. (2005, November). The fiscal landscape of community colleges: Access, funding,

workforce training, and data collection issues. Association for the Study of Higher Education,

Philadelphia, PA.

Nespoli, L. A. (2005, September). How NJ’s community colleges are blowing away their training

competitors. Association of Community College Trustees Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.



Leadership Theory; The American Community College; Community College Finance; Community

College Legal Issues.

Mark Raivetz, Ed.D. Position: Assistant Professor

Field of Doctoral Study: Educational Administration and Planning

Year Doctorate Earned: 1984, University of Pennsylvania




Current Research Areas: Leadership, Assessment, Diversity, Policy, School Finance



Raivetz, M. J. (2004, April 10). Pinning hopes on budget votes. Philadelphia Inquirer

Community Voices

Raivetz, M. J. (2003, April 6). School-budget sorrows. Philadelphia Inquirer Community Voices


Raivetz, M. (2011, July). “A little history, some balance and perspective, a look ahead and a

reminder of why we do what we do.” Keynote Address, NJ Department of Education 2011

Summer Leadership Institute, July 2011

Raivetz, M. (2006, October). Comprehensive school reform in haddon township: Increasing the

literacy achievement of all students – change over time. New Jersey School Boards

Association, Atlantic City, NJ.


Research Literature Analysis and Writing; Organizations as Cultures: Theory & Practice; Changing

Organizations; Leadership Seminar; Conducting and Analyzing Qualitative Research for Educational

Leadership; Applied Ethics in Educational Leadership; Leadership Research Problem Proposal;

Leadership Application, Fieldwork, and Seminar; Diversity in Educational Leadership; Forces of Change

in American Society; Introduction to the Principalship; School Law and Ethics; Action Raesearch;

MSA Seminar


Dissertation Chair (three times). Served / serving on several dissertation committees.

2011 New Jersey Superintendent of the year. Selected New Jersey's candidate for the American

Association of School Administrators' (AASA) National Superintendent of the Year Award.

Hector Rios, Ph.D. Position: Associate Professor, Department of Educational Services, Administration, and Higher

Education, Rowan University

Field of Doctoral Study: Psychoeducational Processes



Rowan Department: Special Education


Campus Phone: 856-256-4500 x 4745

Current Research Areas: Best Practices in School Counseling



Rios, H., Damminger, & Safici. (2008). Counseling research in action. Linus Publications: Deer

Park, NY.

Rios, H. (2006). Action research in counselor education: Problems and opportunities. Counseling

News, official publication of the New Jersey Counselors Association. March 2006.

Rios, H., & Bailey, K. (2005). Bullying prevention. Networks. March 2005.

Rios, H., & Klanderman, J. (1999). Preparing school psychologists to work in a diverse society.

Focus in Education, 43, 46-99, 1999.

Rios, H., & Wiley, M. (1999). The collaborative problem solving process: Academic and behavioral

intervention. Early Education and Family Review, 6, 20-31, 1999.


Rios, H. (2010). Roundtable presentation: Best practices in teaching research in counselor education.

Bi-Annual Conference of the North Atlantic Regional American Counseling Education and

Supervision (NARACES), New Brunswick, NJ.

Rios, H. (2009). Social skills training in the middle school. NJSCA presentation

Rios, H., & Xin, J. (2007, Fall). Exporting the school counseling profession to china. Conference of

the NJSCA, Long Branch, NJ.

Rios, H. (2007, May). Introduction to the school counselor profession. Presented at Beijing Normal

University, Beijing, China.

Rios, H. (2005, October). Action research in counselor education: Problems and opportunities.

Presented at Fall Conference of the New Jersey School Counselors Association (NJSCA),

Long Branch, NJ.


Teaches the practicum, research, and internship courses in the MA in Counseling in Educational

Settings program; these courses are focused on professional practice and role taking, as well as the

development of reflection and inquiry in one’s practice. In addition, Dr. Rios has taught most of the

courses in this program.

John Robinson, Ed.D. Position: Instructor, Department of Computer Science, Educational Leadership, Rowan University Field of Doctoral Study: Educational Leadership


Rowan Department: Computer Science



Current Research Areas: Curriculum & Pedagogy, STEM Education, Instructional Technology,

Underrepresented Students, Using Technology to Enhance Education




Invited Paper Review, A FRAMEWORK FOR VULNERABILITY MINIMIZATION-Object

Oriented Design Perspective, The International Conference on Computer Convergence

Technology (ICCCT 2011).

Robinson, J.H., (2011). Digital Hardware Design using VHDL and Aldec Active HDL, Consortium

for Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSC). Robinson, J., & Baliga, G. (2010). Leveraging hardware description and spiral learning in an

introductory computer architecture course. Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges

(25)6, 174-180.

Rusu, A., Russell, R., Robinson, J., & Rusu, A. (2010). Learning software engineering basic concepts

using a five-phase game. 40th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Retrieved from

http://ieixplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5673327&isnumber=5673102

Hnatyshin, V., Asenov, H., & Robinson, J. (2010). Practical methodology for modeling

wireless routing protocols using opnet modeller. IAESTD Modeling and Simulation

International Conference.

Baliga, G., Robinson, J., & Weiss, L. (2009). Object oriented hardware design. Consortium for

Computing Sciences in Colleges (25)3, 60-66.

Robinson, J. H. (2009). Rowan program aims to promote computer science among minorities.

ACM Technews. Retrieved from http://technews.acm.org/archives.cfm?fo=2009-01-jan/jan-

28-2009.html#396022

Robinson, J. H. (2009). Enterprise computing. Linus Publications: Deer Park, NY.


John Robinson, “Digital Hardware Design using VHDL and Aldec Active HDL”. Consortium for

Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSCE) Eastern Conference, October 2011, Arlington, VA.

John Robinson, “Social Networking”. Monroe Township Middle School opening day ceremony,

September, 2011.

John Robinson, “Leveraging Hardware Description Languages and Spiral Curriculum in an Introductory

Computer Architecture Course”. Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSCNE)

North Eastern Conference, April 2010, West Hartford, CT.

John Robinson, “Object Oriented Hardware Design”. Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges

(CCSC) 25th Annual Eastern Conference, October 2009, Villanova, PA.

John Robinson, “Opportunities in STEM Majors”. Rowan University EOF/MAP welcome ceremony,

Summer 2010.

John Robinson, “Opportunities in STEM Majors”. Rowan University EOF/MAP welcome ceremony,

Summer 2009.

John Robinson, “STEM Education, Why is the Pipeline not Full?”. Rowan University Engineering Clinic

for Teachers, Fall 2008.

John Robinson, “Why Chose a STEM Major?”. Rowan University EOF/MAP welcome ceremony,

Summer 2008.

John Robinson, “Closing the Race and Gender Gaps in Computer Science Education”, presentation at the

College of Continuing and Professional Educations’ 10th Annual Math, Science and Technology

Symposium, Burlington Community College, Mt. Laurel, NJ. November 6, 2007.

John Robinson, “Road to Success in Computer Science”. Rowan University EOF/MAP welcome

ceremony, Summer 2007.

John Robinson, Panel Speaker. Cumberland County College Latino Conference, Spring 2006.

John Robinson, “Road to Success in Computer Science”. Rowan University EOF/MAP welcome

ceremony, Summer 2006.

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John Robinson, "Careers in Computer Science", Hopewell Crest High Schools’ Career Fair Hopewell,

NJ, Spring 2006.

John Robinson, "Wireless Networks,” College of Engineering, Rowan University, Fall 2003.

Selected Grants:

$1,500 (Perpetual). Integrating Embedded Systems Programming into Computer Science Education.

Aldec Inc., University Program.

$25,000 (Perpetual). IBM Academic Initiative Program.

$74,000 (2009). Integrating Embedded Systems Programming into Computer Science Education,

Xilinx Corporation, University Grant Program.

$1,500 (2009). Integrating Embedded Systems Programming into Computer Science Education.

Aldec Inc., University Program.

$618.35 (2009). Integrating VHDL Technology into the Computer Science Curriculum. Professional

Development Grant, Rowan University.

$1913.25, (2008). Integrating Embedded Systems Programming into the Computer Science

Curriculum. Professional Development Grant, Rowan University.

$1,225 (2005). Tuition Assistance. Professional Development Grant, Rowan University.

$500 (2004). Integrating technology into the classroom. Professional Development Grant,

Rowan University.

$1,200 (2001). Windows Networking. Professional Development Grant, Rowan University.

$50,000 (2001). Sun Microsystems Academic Equipment Grant.

$2,000 (1997). Wireless Networks. Professional Development Grant, Rowan University.


Educational Leadership Department: Changing Organizations, Leadership Through Professional Learning

Communities. Computer Science Department: Computer Science & Programming, Introduction to

Programming, Introduction to Scientific Programming, Computing Environments, Java for Object

Oriented Programmers, Enterprise Computing I & II, Computer Organization, Principles of Digital

Computers, Digital Design Lab, Advanced Computer Architecture, Network Security.

Steven Rose, Ed.D. Position: President Passaic County Community College Field of Doctoral Study: Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education




Phone: 973-684-5900

Current Research Areas: Community Colleges


Leadership Seminar; Leadership, Applications, Fieldwork, and Seminar; Community College

Governance.


Focused on Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and Higher Education Administration for doctoral

studies.


Doctoral Dissertation - The Use of Adjunct Faculty in the Community College - A Grounded Theory

Analysis.

Jill E. Schwarz, Ph.D. Position: Assistant Professor, Counseling in Educational Settings Program, Rowan University Field of Doctoral Study: Counselor Education


Rowan Department: Department of Educational Services, Administration, and Higher Education


Campus Phone: 856-256-4500 x 3732

Current Research Areas: School Counseling, Gender Issues, Spirituality and Meaning-Making



Glosoff, H. L., & Schwarz, J. E. (2013). The counseling profession: Historical

perspectives and current issues and trends. In D. Capuzzi, & Gross, D. R. (Eds.).

Introduction to the counseling profession (6th ed.) (pp. 30-76). New York: Routledge.

Glosoff, H. L., Durham, J. C., Schwarz, J. E. (2011). Supervision to prepare

counselors as leaders and social justice advocates. In C. Y. Chang, C. A. Barrio Minton, A.

Dixon, J. E. Myers, & T. J. Sweeney (Eds.). Professional counseling excellence through

leadership and advocacy (pp. 185-205). New York: Routledge.


Schwarz, J. E., & Springer, S. (2013, October). Meaning and Spirituality in Adolescence: Practices

and Perspectives of School Counselors. Association for Counselor Education and

Supervision (ACES) Conference, Denver, CO.

Schwarz, J. E., & Springer, S. (2013, July). Exploring meaning and spirituality with students:

Practical implications for school counselors. American School Counselor Association

(ASCA) Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Cinotti, D., Springer, S., & Schwarz, J. E. (2013, March). Promoting a Positive School Culture:

Navigating the Role of the School Counselor in Bullying Prevention. American

Counseling Association (ACA) Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Schwarz, J. E., & Mazzarella, J. (2012, September). Girls on the edge: Preparing school counselors

to empower our youth. North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and

Supervision (NARACES) Conference, Niagara Falls, NY.

Glosoff, H., & Schwarz, J. E., (2012, March). Overcoming resistance and deepening cognitive

empathy and cultural competence by addressing spirituality in supervision.

American Counseling Association (ACA) Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Schwarz, J. E. (2011, October). Creating an impactful gender counseling course: How counselor

educators can use a feminist empowerment model to facilitate awareness and lasting

learning. Presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)

Conference, Nashville, TN


Undergraduate: Methods and Tools of Psychological Research; Human & Intercultural Relations


Graduate: Counseling Interviewing Skills and Techniques; Design and Administration of Developmental

Counseling Programs; Internship Seminar; Practicum Seminar; Counseling Women and Girls; Cultural

Foundations of Education (Global Programs, Mallorca); Advanced Child and Adolescent Growth &

Development (Global Programs, Taiwan)

Horacio Sosa, Ph.D. Position: Founding Dean, College of Graduate and Continuing Education, Rowan University

Field of Doctoral Study: Engineering (Stanford University)


Rowan Department: CGCE


Campus Phone 856-256-5121

Current Research Areas: Higher Education



Sosa, H. & Khutoryansky, N. “Further analysis of the transient response of piezoelectric bodies subjected

to electric impulses”. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 38, 2101-2114, 2000.

Perez-Aparicio, J. L., Sosa, H., & Palma, R. “Numerical investigations of field-defect interactions in

piezoelectric ceramics”. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 44, 4892-4908, 2007.

Chiou, R., Kwon, Y., Rauniar, S., & Sosa, H. “Visual basic programming for internet based robotic

control”. Computers in Education Journal, XVII, 81-87, 2007.

Sosa, H. (2013). “Piezothermoelasticity: Fundamental equations”. Encyclopedia of Thermal Stresses. Ed.

By R. Hetnarsky. Springer Verlag, 2013.


Fourth Leadership Initiative in Science Education, Philadelphia, May 2004

Drexel/Torrance Speaker Series. Drexel University, November 2007

Eduventures webinar series on Online Education, March 2012


Over twenty graduate and undergraduate courses in areas of: Applied Mathematics, Classical Physics,

Continuum Mechanics, Structures, and Materials.


Awards:

Fellowship from Argentina’s National Commission for Atomic Energy, 1981 – 1984

NSF Research Initiation Grant, 1989

Sabbatical Fellowship from Ministry of Education of Spain, 1995

NATO’s Collaborative Research Council Fellowship, 1996

FULBRIGHT Fellowship to lecture in Argentina, 1997

Drexel USGA Students Choice Award – Most Enthusiastic Professor, 2001


Leslie Spencer, Ph.D. Position: Professor, Department of Health & Exercise Science, Rowan University Field of Doctoral Study: Health Education


Rowan Department: Health & Exercise Science


Campus Phone: 856-256-4500 x 3761

Current Research Areas: Health Promotion, Health Behavior change, Nutrition Education, Health

Program Planning



Wilhite, B, Biren G & Spencer, L. (2012) Fitness intervention for adults with developmental

disabilities and their caregivers. Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 46(4), 245 – 267.

Spencer, L, Wharton, C, & Adams, T. (2007) Applying the transtheoretical model to nutrition

behavior: A review of literature. Nutrition Research Reviews, 20(1), 46-73.

Spencer, L., Adams T., Malone, S., et al. (2006) Applying the transtheoretical model to exercise: A

systematic and comprehensive review of literature. Health Promotion Practice, 7(4),

428-443.

Spencer, L., Pagell, F., & Adams, T. Applying the transtheoretical model to cancer screening

behavior: A review of literature. American Journal of Health Behavior, 29(1), 36-56.

Szyfman, A., Wanner G., & Spencer L. (2003). The relationship between cellular phone use,

performance, and reaction time among college students: Implications for cellular phone use

while driving. American Journal of Health Education, 34(2), 81-83.

Foster, C., & Spencer, L. (2003). Are undergraduate engineering students at greater risk for heart

disease than other undergraduate students? Journal of Engineering Education, 92(1), 73-77.

Spencer, L., Pagell, F., Hallion, M., Adams, T. (2002). Applying the transtheoretical model to

tobacco cessation and prevention: A review of literature. American Journal of Health

Promotion, 17(1), 7-71.

Spencer, L. (2002). Results of a heart disease risk factor screening among traditional college students.

Journal of American College Health, 50(6), 291-296.

Spencer, L. (1999). College freshman smokers vs. nonsmokers: Academic, social and emotional

expectations and attitudes toward college. Journal of Health Education, 30(5), 273-281.

Spencer, L. (1998). Motivating students to learn using the integrated learning model. Journal of

Health Education, 29(5), 277-281.

Spencer, L., & Pratt, D. (1997). The relationship between employees’ health risk and attitude toward

a risk-rated benefit plan. Journal of Health Education, 28(3), 141-145.

Spencer, L., Pratt, D., & Hausman, A. (1996). Using health benefits as an incentive to change

employee health risks: Preliminary program results. Employee Benefits Journal, 26-36.

Spencer, L., & Pratt, D. (1995) Risk-rating employee health benefits: Lessons learned from hershey

food’s experience. AWHP’s Worksite Health, 41-45.


Spencer, L. (2011, March). Get FIT Fitness and Nutrition Intervention for Adults with

Developmental Disabilities and their Caregivers: A Case Study. Art and Science of Health

Promotion Conference, Colorado Springs, CO.

Spencer, L. (2008, March). Shaping the future of health promotion through a national grass roots

advocacy campaign. Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference, San Diego, CA.


Spencer, L. (2005, March). Effective grass roots advocacy. Art and Science of Health Promotion

Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Spencer, L. (2003, April). Results of a heart disease risk factor screening among traditional college

students. National AAHPERD Convention, Philadelphia, PA.

Spencer, L. (2003, February). Stage-Based and/or tailored health promotion interventions: A

discussion of programs and resources. American Journal of Health Promotion Conference,

Washington, DC.

Spencer, L. (2002, July). Applying the transtheoretical model to tobacco use. National Wellness

Conference, Stevens Point, WI.

Spencer, L. (2002, February). The transtheoretical model of change: A literature review (panel

presentation). American Journal of Health Promotion conference, Lake Tahoe, NV.

Spencer, L. (2002, February). Voluntary simplicity: A lifestyle approach to “stuff”, “success” and

other stress-filled traps. Eastern District Association (AAHPERD) Annual Conference,

Baltimore, MD.

Spencer, L. (2001, July). Voluntary simplicity: A spiritual approach to “stuff”, “success” and other

stress-filled traps. National Wellness Conference, Stevens Point, WI.

Spencer, L. (2001, April). Creating winning professional presentations. Association for Worksite

Health Promotion Region II conference, College Park, MD.


Consumer Health Decisions, Basic Nutrition, Foundations of Health Promotion and Fitness Management,

Health Behavior, Contemporary Issues in Nutrition, Research Methods in Health and Exercise Science.

Maria Sudeck, Ph.D. Position: Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Rowan University Field of Doctoral Study: Psychological Studies in Education




Campus Phone: 856-256-4500 x 3805

Current Research Areas: Service Learning, Professional Learning Communities, Student Motivation



Sudeck, M., & Hartman, T. (2009). Service learning: The power to inspire. Educational Leadership -

Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, 66(10).

Sudeck, M., Doolittle, V., & Rattigan, P. (2009). Professional development schools: Learning

communities for leaders and teachers as change agents. The Handbook of Leadership and

Professional Learning Communities (ch. 4). New York: Palgrave MacMillan.

Doolittle, V., Sudeck, M., & Rattigan, P. (2008). Creating professionals learning communities: The

work of professional development schools. Theory into Practice, 47(4), 303-311.

McBee, R., Meredith, C., Sudeck, M., & Westcott, P. (2007). Teaching for the real world:

Integrating the curriculum in powerful ways. New York: Pearson Custom Publishing.

Sudeck, M., & Orlando, F. (2005). Knowledge acquisition: Understanding the process of human

learning. Boston: Pearson Publishing.

Sudeck, M., Hoffman, D., & DiCintio. P. (2004). Literature, web quests, and curriculum integration.

National Council of Teachers of English Conference Proceedings, Indianapolis, Indiana.


Sudeck, M. (2003). Building character into education: A partnership takes place. Social Studies and

the Young Learner. National Council for the Social Studies, 16(10), 6-8.

Sudeck, M. (2002). A school partnership: A work in progress. In E. Hendrix, & J. Kinsey (Eds.),

Professional development schools national conference proceedings, Orlando, FL.


Educational Change; Analysis of Classroom Teaching Behavior; Fundamentals of Curriculum

Development; Trends and Practices in Classroom Teaching; Curriculum and Assessment; Supervision of

Clinical Practice (Student Teachers) Teaching and Learning Communities I.

Carol Thompson, Ph.D. Position: Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Rowan University Field of Doctoral Study: Design of learning environments, linguistic and cultural influences




Campus Phone: 856-256-4500 x 4643

Current Research Areas: Design of learning environments (including curricular, physical,

technological); Apprenticeship and other patterns of participation in urban youth organizations and in

teacher education; Language use in peer-to-peer and apprenticeship interactions; Technology integration;

Identity formation; Role acquisition; Nonformal learning, Preservice teacher education



Thompson, C. (2012). Building identities as experts: Youth learning in an urban after-school space. In

C. Ching & B. Foley (Eds.), Technology and identity: Constructing the self in a digital world.

New York: Cambridge University Press. Invited chapter.

Thompson, C. (2012). What nonformal learning for urban youth has to teach us about cognitive

development and identity formation. The Educational Forum, 75(2).

Thompson, C. (2010). Leisure and technological influences.In M. Spencer, D. Swanson, & M.

Edwards. (Eds.), Adolescence: Development during a global era. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.

Invited chapter.

Thompson, C. (2010). Preservice teachers, blogging, and self-efficacy. In D. Gibson, & B. Dodge

(Eds.), Proceedings of society for information technology & teacher education international

conference 2010, (pp. 2407-2412). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Thompson, C. (2009). Rehearsals and roles: Youth participation frameworks in one youth

organization. Linguistics and Education, 20(4), 328 -349.

Thompson, C., Bouillion, L., & DeGennaro, D. (2007) Tapping youth as tech leaders: A discussion of

expertise, learning and mutual benefit within collaborative IT initiatives. Proceedings World

Conference in Educational Media, Vancouver, BC.

Thompson, C. (2006). Unintended lessons: Plagiarism and the university. Teachers College Record,

108(12), 2439-2449.

Thompson, C., Putthoff, J., & Figueroa, E. (2006). Hopeworks: Youth identity and technology. In D.

Buckingham, & R. Willett (Eds.), Digital generations: Children, young people, and the new

media. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Thompson, C. (2003). Virtual Power. Online Journal Center for Language Minority Education and

Research, California State University, Long Beach.



Thompsonc, C. (2010, November) Urban youth, expertise, and consciousness. American

Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, November, 2011. Thompson, C. (2009, December). Mapping places: Youth in urban place-based education. American

Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Thompson, C. (2009). Becoming professional: The complexities of expertise in an after-school youth

organization. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Urban Ethnography Forum Graduate

School of Education University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

DeGennaro, D., Thompson C., & Bouillion, L. (2008). Youth partners: A comparative case study of

technology used as a lever for youth development within three community contexts. Paper

presented at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY.

Thompson, C. (2007). Patterns of participation in one urban youth organization. American

Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

Thompson, C., Bouillion, L., & DeGennaro, D. (2007). Tapping youth as tech leaders: A discussion

of expertise, learning, & mutual benefit within collaborative IT initiatives. World Conference

in Educational Media (AACE).

Thompson, C., Bouillion, L., & DeGennaro, D. (2007) Tapping youth as tech leaders: A discussion of

expertise, learning, & mutual benefit within collaborative IT initiatives. Association for the

Advancement of Computing in Education.

Thompson, C. (2006). A role of their own: Hopeworks youth. Paper presented at 27th Ethnography

Forum, University of Pennsylvania.

Thompson, C. (2007, November). Patterns of participation in one urban youth organization. American

Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

Thompson, C. (2005, November). Social languages and identity formation in one urban youth

organization. Paper presented at American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting,

Washington, DC.

Thompson, C. (2004, November). Kids talk, kids listen: Interactive Radio, 1949-2004. Paper

presented at American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting (CAE),

San Francisco, CA.

Thompson, C., Bajracharya, S., & Wortham, S. (2004, November). Civic education curricula:

Leaving gendered attitudes unchallenged. Paper presented at American Anthropological

Association Annual Meeting (CAE), San Francisco, CA.

Thompson, C. (2004, July). Hopeworks: Youth identity and technology. Paper presented at Digital

Generation Conference Institute of Education University of London, London, UK.

Thompson, C. (2004) Hopeworks: Youth research, youth organizations, and youth identity. Paper

presented at 25th Ethnography Forum University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Teaching Experience: I teach Characteristics of Knowledge Acquisition and its Honors version. This

course is an introduction to historical and contemporary theories of learning, and it explores the following

questions: What constitutes learning? How is it accomplished? How do various theories view learning,

and what views do the theories share? What roles do teachers and surrounding cultures play in the

learning that individuals do? What role do technologies play in the way we learn?

I have also designed and taught PEL for the Educational Leadership Department. PEL focused on

historical and cultural contexts of learning design.

Administrative Experience: Thomas N. Bantivoglio Honors Coordinator, 2011-present

The Honors Concentration is an endowed university-wide competitive program for students interested in

participating in challenging coursework in the context of a learning community. We have approximately


340 students from nearly all majors. In my role as director of the program I manage a staff of 3

secretaries, several student workers, and a budget of several hundred thousand dollars. This position

reports directly to the Provost’s Office.


I also have training and experience in the arts.

Christy N. Thompson Position: Assistant Professor (Full-time temporary) Field of Doctoral Study: Educational Leadership Year Doctorate Earned: 1998 Rowan Department: Educational Services, Administration & Higher Education Email: [email protected] Campus Phone: 856.256.4500 /ext. 3817


Graduate Level: Educational Organizations and Leadership, Introduction to the Principalship,

Instructional Leadership and Supervision, Building Organizational Capacity, Action Research in

Education, and Practicum and Seminar in Administration and Supervision I and II.


Christy Thompson worked in the public school system for 33 years. She began working in the School

Administration Masters Program at Rowan University in 2012. Her involvement includes, but is not

limited to, teaching, developing online courses, writing the SPA report for the program, representing

Rowan at the Salem County Superintendent Round Table meetings, and serving on various department

committees.

MaryBeth Walpole, Ph.D. Position: Professor, Department of Educational Services, Administration, and Higher Education, Rowan

University

Field of Doctoral Study: Higher Education, Organizational Change




Campus Phone: 856-256- 4706

Current Research Areas: Access, equity



Kezar, A., Walpole, M., & Perna, L W. (Forthcoming). Improving engagement among low income

students: Learning from human capital, cultural relevancy, and post-structural theory. In

Harper, S. R., & Quaye, S. J. (Eds.). Student engagement in higher education: Theoretical

perspectives and practical approaches for diverse populations, (2nd

ed.). New York:

Routledge.

Chambers, C., Walpole, M., & Coaxum, J. (2012). Academic achievement of African

American fraternities and sororities. In T. Brown, G.S. Parks, & Phillips, C. (Eds). African

mailto:[email protected]


American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision, (2nd

ed). University Press of

Kentucky.

Walpole, M. & Chaskes, J. (2011). Advising new students with disabilities: Challenges and

opportunities. The Journal of College Orientation and Transition, 19(1), 37-48.

Walpole, M. (2010). Holistically, systemically disadvantaged: Examining campus structures for low-

income students using post-structural theory. In A. Kezar (Ed.) Recognizing and serving low-

income students in postsecondary education: An examination of institutional policies and

practices. Routledge.

Bush, V. B., Muhammad, C. G., & Walpole, M. (2009). From diplomas to doctorates: The success of

black women in higher education and its implications for equal educational opportunities for

all. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC.

Walpole, M. (2008). Emerging from the pipeline: African American students, socioeconomic status,

and college experiences and outcomes. Research in Higher Education, 49(3), 237-255.

Walpole, M. (2007). Economically and educationally challenged students in higher education: Access

to outcomes. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report, 33(3).

Walpole, M., Simmerman, H., Mack, C., Mills, J. T., Scales, M., & Albano, D. (2008). Bridge to

success: Insight into summer bridge program students' college transition. Journal of The

First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 20(1), 11-30.


Walpole, M., Colon, C. Davenport, T., Mateo, L., McCargo, D., & Mills, J. T. (2010, May). Latino

Students' degree attainment: A longitudinal examination. Research paper presented at the

Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.

Walpole, M., & Chaskes, J. (2010, March). Understanding and assisting students with disabilities.

Program presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of College Personnel

Administrators, Boston, MA.

Walpole. M., Chambers, C., & Goss, K. (2009, Nov.). Community college persistence among

African American women: Considerations of race, class, and gender. Research paper

presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education,

Vancouver, B.C. Canada.


Action Research; Diversity; The College Student: Issues and Support Programs; Higher Education in

America; Higher Education Administration.

Beth Wassell, Ed.D. Position: Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Rowan University Field of Doctoral Study: Educational Leadership: Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum




Campus Phone: TBD

Current Research Areas: Teacher Education; Teacher Identity; English Language Learners’

Experiences in Science and in Other Mainstream Classes; Teaching and Learning English to Speakers of

Other Languages; General Curriculum; Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning Related to

ESL/Foreign Language




Wassell, B., Martin, S., & Scantlebury, K. (in press). Using Cogenerative Dialogues to Foster

Community and Support English Language Learner Students’ Learning. TESOL Journal.

Wassell, B. (2013). A review of Literacy Instruction in Multilingual Classrooms Engaging English

Language Learners in Elementary School. Teachers College Record.

Martin, S., Wassell, B., & Scantlebury, K. (2012). Examining the intersections of race, ethnicity, class

and gender: An analysis of research on English language learners in K-12 science education. In

Bianchini, J.A., Akerson, V.A., Calabrese Barton, A., Lee, O., & Rodriguez. A.J. (Eds.). Moving

the equity agenda forward: Equity research, practice, and policy in science education. The

Netherlands: Springer.

Wassell, B., Fernández Hawrylak, M., & LaVan, S. (2010). Examining the structures that impact English

Language Learners’ agency in urban high schools: Resources and roadblocks in the classroom.

Education and Urban Society.

Wassell, B., & LaVan, S.K. (2009). Tough transitions? Mediating beginning urban teachers’ practices

through coteaching. Cultural Studies of Science Education, 4(2), 477-484.

Scantlebury, K., Gallo-Fox, J., & Wassell, B. (2008). Coteaching: Cogenerative dialogues: Co-respect:

Co-responsibility as a model for preservice science teacher education. Teaching and Teacher

Education, 24(4), 967-981.

Wassell, B., & Crouch, C. (2008). Fostering critical engagement in preservice teachers: Incorporating

weblogs into multicultural education. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 16(2), 211-

232.

Wassell, B. (2007). The type of teacher I don’t want to be: Constructing a beginning teacher’s identity

through converse descriptors and student voice. Teacher Education and Practice, 19(2), 149-163.

Wassell, B., & Stith, I. (2007). Becoming an urban physics and math teacher: Infinite potential.

Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer Academic Publishers.

Wassell, B. (2006). Making science comprehensible for English language learners. In K. Tobin (Ed.),

Teaching and learning science: A handbook. New York, NY: Greenwood Press.

Wassell, B. (2005). Coteaching as a site for collaborative research. In K. Tobin, & W. Roth (Eds.),

Teaching together, learning together. New York, NY: Peter Lang.


Wassell, B., Hawrylak, M. F., & Scantlebury, K. (2013). Teachers’ Expectations for Family Involvement

for Latino/a ELL Students in STEM. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research

Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA, April 27 - May 1, 2013.

Braden, S., Wassell, B., & Park, J. (2013). What¹s Missing from the Sheltered Instruction Observation

Protocol (SIOP) Model? Insights from Middle School English Language Learners (ELLs) in

Science Classes. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA),

San Francisco, CA, April 27 - May 1, 2013.

Scantlebury, K., Wassell, B., & Braden, S. (2013). “Step Up and be Parents!” Science Teachers’

Expectations for Family Involvement for Latino/a ELL Middle School Students. Paper presented

at the National Association for Research on Science Teaching (NARST) International

Conference, San Juan, PR, April 6 – 9, 2013.

Rojas, L, & Wassell, B. (2012). “Reeling them in:” Engaging Reluctant Learners in 21st Century

Communication and Collaboration. Session presented at the American Council on Teaching

Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA, November 16 - 18, 2012.

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Glynn, C., Wassell, B., & Wesley, P. (2012). Teaching World Languages for Social Justice. Session

presented at the American Council on Teaching Foreign Languages Annual Convention

(ACTFL), Philadelphia, PA, November 16 - 18, 2012.

Wassell, B., Gullo, D., Scantlebury, K., Martin, S. (2012). Gendered expectations for English Language

Learners' experiences and participation in science. Poster presented at the Joint Annual Meeting

(JAM) of the National Science Foundation (NSF), June 12-15, 2012, Washington, DC.

Wassell, B. (May, 2011). Using observation, assessment and dialogue to impact in-service content area

teachers of ELL students. International Language Teacher Education (ILTE) conference, May 21-

23, 2011.

Wassell, B., & McCafferty, J. (2009, May). We are all teachers of English language learners: Innovative

practices in a professional development model for teaching ELL students in content area

classrooms. Poster presented at the Sixth International Conference on Language Teacher

Education. Washington, DC.

Wassell, B. (2006, April). Fostering critical engagement in preservice teachers: Incorporating weblogs

into multicultural education. Individual paper presented at the annual meeting of the American

Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Wassell, B., & LaVan, S.K. (2005, April). Tough transitions: Exploring coteaching and its preparation for

autonomous teaching. Individual paper presented at the annual meeting of the American

Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.


I teach courses in the following areas: (1) methods for teaching languages (world languages and ESL); (2)

multicultural education/teaching for social justice/teaching culturally & linguistically diverse students; (3)

learning communities. I am also the coordinator for the undergraduate World Languages Education

program and the graduate level English as a Second Language teaching certification program.


Preferred Methodology/Approaches: Qualitative, specifically ethnography, action research, case

studies, narrative inquiry, and discourse analysis.

Holly Willett, Ph.D. Position: Associate Professor, Department of Language, Literacy, and Special Education, Rowan

University Field of Doctoral Study: Library Science


Rowan Department: Language, Literacy, and Special Education; Schaub Instructional Materials Center



Current Research Areas: Biography, children’s literature



Willett, H. (2007). Rollins, Charlemae Hill. In American national biography online. New York:

Oxford University Press.



Willett, H. (2010, November). Incorporating emergent literacy strategies in preschool story hours.

Gloucester County Library, Mullica Hill, NJ.

Willett, H. (2010, March). Feeding the hunger for stories: Reading aloud and storytelling. The Early

Childhood Conference, College of Professional and Continuing Education, Rowan

University, Glassboro, NJ.

Willett, H. (2010, January). NCATE recognition, or what I learned on the road from conditional to

recognized. NCATE Training Workshop. American Library Association Midwinter Meeting,

Boston, MA.

Willett, H. (2009, November). Getting to know you: Keeping up-to-date with school library media

standards. Gloucester County Professional Development Day Conference. Clearview

Regional High School, Mullica Hill, NJ.

Willett, H. (2009, March). The saintly books of Tomie DePaola. Allusions to Religion and Culture in

Children’s Literature Since 1852. Oxford Round Table, Oxford, England.

Willett, H. (2009, January). Charlemae Rollins and African American children’s literature:

Midcentury consciousness raising. Association for Library and Information Science

Education, Denver, CO.

Willett, H. (2008, March). We build together: Charlemae Rollins and African American children’s

literature. College of Education, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ.


Graduate courses: Foundations of Librarianship; Reference Services and Resources; Managing Library

Programs; School Media Centers for Teaching and Learning; Library Collections and Resources;

Practicum in Library Services; Survey of Children's Literature; Survey of Young Adult Literature; School

Media Centers for Teaching and Learning; Practicum in Library Services.

Undergraduate courses: Literacies in Today's World.


Other interests and experiences that might be relevant: Storytelling. Collaboration among teachers and

"allied education" professionals, such as nurses, school librarians, psychologists, etc. Effective use of

technology in classrooms and libraries. Understanding by Design.

Joy Xin, Ed.D. Position: Professor, Department of Language, Literacy & Special Education, Rowan University Field of Doctoral Study: Special Education, Instructional Technology


Rowan Department: Special Education



Current Research Areas: Special Education, Instructional Technology



Xin, J.F. & Johnson, M. (2013). Using “Clicks” to increase appropriate behaviors of middle school

students with behavior problems, Preventing School Failure.


Xin, J. F. & Sutman, F. (2010). Using Smartboard in teaching social stories to children with autism.

Teaching Exceptional Children, 43(4), 18-24.

Minodo, S., Meyer, L., & Xin, J. F. (2003). The roles and responsibilities of teacher assistants in

inclusive education: What's appropriate? Journal of the Association for People with Severe

Handicaps, 26(2), 114-119.

Xin, J. F. (2003). The foundation of inclusive education. In Ryndak, D., & Fisher, D. (Eds.),

A compendium of articles on effective strategies to achieve inclusive education. (pp. 190-

195). TASH.

Xin, J. F., & Holmdal, P. (2003). Snack and skills: Teaching children functional counting skills.

Teaching Exceptional Children, 35(5), 46-51.

Xin, J. F. (2003), Paraprofessionals in inclusive classrooms. In C. Dowson, & Hui, L. (Eds.) Inclusive

education in the new millennium (pp. 218-228). Hong Kong: Association of Childhood

Education International.

Xin, J. F., & Forrest, L. (2001). Managing the behavior of children with ADHD in inclusive

classrooms: A collaborative approach. Reclaiming Children and Youth, 10, 240-245.

Xin, J. F., & Rieth, H. (2001). Video-based vocabulary instruction for students with learning

disabilities. Information Technology in Childhood Education, 1, 77-93.

Xin, J. F. (2000). Computer-assisted cooperative learning in integrated classrooms for students with

and without disabilities. Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1, 61-78.


Xin, J. (2013). Digital stories in writing instruction for students with autism. CEC conference, San

Antonio, TX.

Xin, J. (2013) Student Responses System (SRS) to increase appropriate behaviors of students with

disabilities, CEC conference, San Antonio, TX

Xin, J. (2013). Social media in teaching communication skills of students with autism, EdMedia

conference, Victoria, B.C. Canada

Xin, J. (2010). The Smart Board in teaching social stories for students with autism. SITE conference.

San Diego, CA.

Xin, J. (2010). Parents’ opinions of a statewide alternate assessment for students with disabilities.

Annual Convention of CEC, Baltimore, Maryland.

Xin, J. (2008). Alternate assessment and its impact on students with disabilities. International

Conference on Education & Policies, Paris, France.

Xin, J. (2005). Managing behavior of children of ADHD in inclusive classrooms. Annual Convention

of CEC, New York, NY.


Graduate Courses: Implementing Positive Behavior Strategies; Collaborative Instruction in Inclusive

Classrooms; Research Seminar (thesis course); Clinical Seminar (supervising student action research

projects); Curriculum and Instruction in Special Education.

Undergraduate Courses: Positive Behavior Support; Assistive Technology in Special Education; Clinical

Seminar; Implementing Curriculum & Instruction; Planning Curriculum & Instruction.

Ieva Zake, Ph.D Position: Full Professor, Department of Sociology, Rowan University Field of Doctoral Study: Sociology



Rowan Department: Sociology


Campus Phone: 856-256-4500 x 3515

Current Research Areas: Ethnic Politics, Immigration, Sociological Theory


Select Publications:

Books

Zake, I. and DeCesare, M., editors (2011). New Directions in Sociology: Essays on Theory

and Methodology in the 21st Century (McFarland Publishers)

Zake, I. (2010). American Latvians: Politics of a Refugee Community (Transaction Publishers)

Zake, I., editor (2009). Anti-Communist Minorities in the US: The Political Activism of Ethnic

Refugees (Macmillan Publishers)

Articles and book chapters

Zake, I. (2013). “Anti-Communist White Ethnics Search for True Americanness: Ideas and

Alliances in the 1950s-1970s” Journal of American Studies August, 1-16

Zake, I. (2010). “Republican Ethnic Politics in the late 1960s and early 1970s: Nixon vs. GOP”

Polish American Studies XLVII: 2 (2010), pp. 53-74 Zake, I. (2010). Soviet campaigns against ‘capitalist ideological subversives’ during the cold war: the

Latvian experience. Journal of Cold War Studies, 12(3), 91-114.

Zake, I., & Gormley, G. (2010). Politicians versus intellectuals in the lustration debates in transitional

Latvia. Nationalities Papers, 38(4) 493-514.

Zake, I. (2010). Integration or separation: Nationality groups in the US and the republican party’s ethnic

politics, 1960s-80s Nationalities Papers, 38(4), 493-514.

Zake, I. (2010). The secret nazi network and post-world war II Latvian emigrés in the United States.

Journal of Baltic Studies 41(1), 89-115.

Zake, I. (2009). Nationalism and statism in Latvia: The past and current trends. In P. Karolewski, & A.

Suszycki (Eds.), Multiplicity of nationalism in contemporary Europe (pp.195-212). Lanham:

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Zake, I. (2008). From identity to coalitions: Realist feminist suggestions. In I. Novikova (Ed.), Gender

matters in the Baltics (pp. 55-74). Riga: University of Latvia Press.

Zake, I. (2008). Controversies of US-USSR cultural contacts during the cold war: The perspective of

Latvian refugees. Journal of Historical Sociology, 21(1), 55-81.

Zake, I. (2007). Inventing culture and nation: Intellectuals and the early Latvian nationalism. National

Identities, 9(4), 307-329.

Zake, I. (2007). Authoritarianism and political ideas of Latvian nationalist intellectuals. Journal of Baltic

Studies, 38(3), 291-315.

Zake, I. (2005). Etatist elements of small nation nationalism: The case of Latvian nationalism. Canadian

Review of Studies in Nationalism, 32, 77-92.

Zake, I. (2005). Latvian nationalist intellectuals and the crisis of democracy in the inter-war period.

Nationalities Papers, 33(1) 99-119.


Social Problems; Classical Sociological Theory; Contemporary Sociological Theory; Contemporary

Trends in Immigration; Politics of Radicalism; Politics of Ethnicity; and Nationalism Political Sociology.

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