THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE of EDUCATION

Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

1114 West Call Street

P.O. Box 3064452

Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4452

www.coe.fsu.edu/he

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Established in 1957, The H

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has consistently ranked among the top program

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excellence in preparing students for successful careers in higher education and in dissem

inating research on higher education policy issues at the national, state and institutional level.

We benefit from

an extensive network of alum

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serve in leadership positions across the country and who

provide support for our current and former students.

Our alum

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and alumni affairs, business m

anagement, auxiliary

enterprises, student financial services, institutional research, and athletics adm

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The H

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s, research, and service activities that prom

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also conducts educational seminars, hosts national

meetings and w

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The Jon C

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ollege Student Values has focused on issues related to trends in college students values for over tw

o decades. We exam

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and importance of benevolent purpose am

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college practitioners and faculty can assist students in enhancing their passions in life.

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education program felt like

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At the Florida State College of Education, we cultivate

educational leaders with the strength, skill, and character

necessary to lead in the field of Education.

Its no accident that we hold the Carnegie Foundations highest

designation Doctoral/Research U

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offer a distinctive academic environm

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pionship athletics, and the best that the Sunshine State has to offer.

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field of education and the lives of others. We provide advanced

instructional technology, student-services support staff, and an accessible faculty that actively contributes to research in the field. Add to that the ever-grow

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Lara Perez-Felkner, Ph.D.Ph.D. earned from University of chicago Assistant ProfessorLara Perez-Felkners research examines the social context of schools in relation to adolescents college and career outcomes. Lara has a particular focus on the mechanisms underlying racial-ethnic and gender disparities in postsecondary educational attainment and entry to careers in STEM fields. Before coming to FSU, she was a postdoctoral fellow at NORC at the University of Chicago and an Associate Fellow of the Pathways to Adulthood International Fellowship program focused on transitions to higher education and careers.

Tamara Bertrand Jones, Ph.D.Ph.D. earned from The Florida State UniversityAssistant ProfessorTamara Bertrand Jones research interests include assessment and evaluation in higher education (student affairs), culturally responsive evaluation, mentoring and the transition for graduate students to junior faculty. She previously served as Coordinator for the Office of Research in the Division of Student Affairs. She was responsible for assisting divisional and departmental efforts in assessment and evaluation and served as an adjunct instructor in the Higher Education program.

Robert Schwartz, Ph.D.Ph.D. earned from Indiana UniversityProfessorRobert Schwartz joined the Florida State faculty in 1998. He completed his doctoral work at Indiana University, earning a Ph.D. in Higher Education with minors in American studies and womens studies. His research interests include women and minorities in higher education, history of higher education, and research on student concerns. He won the 2008 Faculty Seminole Award, presented to a faculty member who is responsible for major contributions to the university through service to students. His book, Deans of Men and the Shaping of Modern College Culture was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2010.

Shouping Hu, Ph.D.Ph.D. earned from Indiana UniversityProfessorShouping Hus research interests examine college access and success, student engagement, and higher education policy. His more than forty publications include articles in Journal of Higher Education, Research in Higher Education, Review of Higher Education, Journal of College Student Development, Innovative Higher Education, and two higher education monographs published by Jossey-Bass.

Kathy Guthrie, Ph.D.Ph.D. earned from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Assistant ProfessorKathy Guthrie joined the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in fall 2008. She also holds a joint appointment at Florida States Center for Leadership and Civic Education where she leads work in the undergraduate certificate in leadership studies. Her areas of expertise focus on development of leadership skills and responsible citizenship in undergraduate students. Her current focus is on change theory around students use of social media and learning outcomes in relation to reflective teaching and learning.

Thomas K. Wetherell, Ph.D.Ph.D. earned from The Florida State UniversityPresident Emeritus and ProfessorThomas Kent T.K. Wetherell served as President of The Florida State University from 2003-2010. Wetherell has a long and distinguished career in higher education. He has been inducted into Florida State Universitys Hall of Fame and was a recipient of the prestigious Moore-Stone Award as well as the universitys Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Wetherell is the founder and Executive Director of the Center for Higher Education Research, Teaching and Innovation (CHERTI).

David Tandberg, Ph.D.Ph.D. earned from Pennsylvania State UniversityAssistant ProfessorDavid Tandbergs teaching and research interests center on state higher education policy and politics, state higher education finance, governance and economics. Previously, Tandberg served as a special assistant to the Secretary of Education in the Pennsylvania Department of Education. He served as a top advisor to the secretary and was a member of the secretarys cabinet and led the departments effort to develop a postsecondary longitudinal student unit record data system, and conducted research and data analysis for the department and the Governors office.

Bradley E. Cox, Ph.D.Ph.D. earned from Pennsylvania State UniversityAssistant ProfessorBrad Cox has invested broadly in research that aims to understand student success and improve student outcomes. Of particular interest are 1) student persistence and graduation; 2) racial equality of student outcomes; and 3) institutional policies that facilitate student success. His recent work has appeared in Research in Higher Education and The Review of Higher Education. Previously, Cox served as the Coordinator of Research and Public Information at the University of South Carolinas National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.

Laura Osteen, Ph.D.Ph.D. earned from University of MarylandDirector, The Center for Leadership and Civic EducationLaura Osteen is Director of the Center for Leadership & Civic Education, a campus-wide endeavor to develop responsible citizens and effective leaders. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the department working closely with the Undergraduate Leadership Studies program. Specializing in the field of college student personnel with an emphasis in leadership development and organizational change, she is a member of the leadership identity development research team.

Mark Palazesi, Ph.D.Ph.D. earned from The Florida State UniversityDirector, Office of Human ResourcesLouis Mark Palazesi is a director in Florida States Office of Human Resources. He oversees a large section of Human Resources, including compensation, employment, training and development, HR Data and HR IT. Palazesi earned his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from The Florida State University. Prior to his arrival at Florida State he had an extensive career in business and operational management.

Perry Crowell, Ed.D.Ed.D. earned from The Florida State UniversityAssistant Vice President for Administrative ServicesPerry Crowell oversees the Business Administrators program, the finance and accounting functions for the Athletic Department, the Seminole Boosters and the College of Medicine as well as the fiscal and plant operations at the FSU Panama City Campus, and the Ringling Museum located in Sarasota, Florida. He has published articles on student financial aid, technology, email addiction and college student debt.

Mary B. Coburn, Ed.D.Ed.D. earned from THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYVice President, Division of Student Affairs

Mary B. Coburn has been serving as FSUs Vice President for Student Affairs since 2003. Prior to her current role, she was the vice-president of Student Affairs at Tallahassee Community College from 1995 until 2003. Her areas of interest include organization and administration, professional development, and leadership and service.

Jeanine Ward-Roof, Ph.D.Ph.D. earned from Clemson UniversityDean of StudentsJeanine Ward-Roof has experience working with crisis management and functional areas including alcohol and drug education, assessment/research, community service, disability services, family/parent programs, fraternity and sorority life, judicial programs, orientation/new student programs, victim advocate programs, withdrawal services. Her areas of interest are orientation and first-year programs, change management, transfer students, and parent services.

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