Professional Associations, Activities, National

Manuscript Reviewer: Research in Higher Education, 1999-present; Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1999-2009; The Review of Higher Education, 2001-present; Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Planning, 2003-present; Electronic Journal of Sociology, 2003; Equity & Excellence in Education, 2004-2007; The Journal of Higher Education, 2004-present; Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2006; The Journal of School Leadership, 2007; Journal About Women in Higher Education (JAWHE), 2008-2009; Sociological Focus, 2008 (Journal of NCSA).

Research in Higher Education, Journal Consulting Editor, 2007-2011.

Monograph/Book Reviewer: Statistical Procedures & Methods, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2003; ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report Series, George Washington University, 2003, 2005, 2006.

American Educational Research Association (AERA): Division J Postsecondary Education, member, 1996-present; Evaluation Committee Member, 1999; Graduate Student Poster Reviewer, 1998, 1999; Session Chair, 1998, 2003-2005; Proposal Reviewer, 2001-2010; Presenter, 1996-1999, 2001-2009; Invited Panel Member at the Graduate Student Seminar, 2001; Research meeting Program Planning Committee Section Co-Chair for Teaching, Learning, Assessment, and Evaluation, Spring 2004-Spring 2005; Research Meeting Program Planning Committee Section Co-Chair for Government, Management, Policy, and Politics, Spring 2005-Spring 2006; Invited Panel Member at the New Faculty and Graduate Student Seminar, 2006; Executive Council Secretary (Elected), Spring 2005-Spring 2007; Division J Program Chair for 2007; Division J Program Advisor 2007-2008; Division J Publications Award Committee 2008-2010; Division L Educational Policy, member, 1998-present.

Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE): Member, 1996-present; Presenter 1997, 1999-2001, 2003, 2005-2009; Proposal Reviewer, 2002-2011; Session Chair, 2002-2003; Session Discussant, 2009; Research Meeting Program Planning Committee Section Co-Chair for Methods and Assessment (2006); Program Chair for 2007; ASHE Reader Series Committee Member, Fall 2007-2009; ASHE Board Member (Elected), Fall 2008-Fall 2010; Invited Panel Member at the ASHE Graduate Student Luncheon, 2008, 2010; ASHE Reader Advisory Board for Faculty and the Faculty Profession by Baldwin, R., Chism, N., & Chang, D. (Eds.).

Association for Institutional Research (AIR): Member, 2001-present; Presenter 2003, 2007.

Center for Community College Research (CCCR): Research Associate 2006-2009.

National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA): Member, 2002-2008; Presenter 2003.

National Education Association (NEA): Research Advisory Board, Invited Member 2005-2007; 2008-2010.

 

System Institution, College, Department

University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Department: ASHE host proposal initiative, Fall 2007-Fall 2008; Department Merit Committee, Spring 2008; Department Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Award Committee (appointed), Spring 2008; Department Tenure and Promotion Criteria Committee (appointed), Spring 2008; Department Tenure and Promotion Committee Fall 2008-2009; Department Tenure and Promotion Committee for Assistant Professors Spring 2010; Higher Education Program Coordinator, August 2008-Present.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas - College: College Tenure and Promotion Committee Fall 2008-2009; College Scholarship and Awards Committee, Fall 2009-2011, Chair 2011; College Ad Hoc FIR Committee, Spring 2010.

University of Missouri System: University of Missouri System Research Board: Proposal Reviewer, Fall 2000-Winter 2001 (Invited); University of Missouri System Administrative Leadership Program: Understanding Higher Education, Facilitator, July 2005 (Invited).

University of Missouri-Columbia: IMU Alumni Association Faculty Incentive Grant Committee, Proposal Reviewer Fall 2001; Committee on Fellowships and Awards, Fall 2003-Winter 2004; Committee on Graduate Student Appeals, Fall 2003; Chair, Committee on the Rights and Responsibilities of GRAs/GTAs, Fall 2002-Winter 2004; Graduate Faculty Senate Representative and Marshal, Fall 2002 Graduation; Vice President Fall 2002-Winter 2004; Graduate Faculty Senate: Member Fall 2001-Winter 2004; International Student Orientation, panel member January 2005, August 2005, January 2007, the University of Missouri-Columbia (Invited).

University of Missouri, College of Education: College of Education Quantitative Inquiry Task Force, Fall 2001; Department of Educational School Counseling & Psychology, Search Committee for Mission Enhancement Faculty Position in Advanced Quantitative Methods, Fall 2002; Policy Committee, Winter 2001-2007, Secretary Fall 2001--Winter 2003; Co-Chair Spelling's Report Committee/Event, 2006.

University of Missouri-Department: Department Student Affairs Committee, Fall 2000-Winter 2001; Search Committee for Department Chair, Winter 2002; Coordinator for the Higher and Continuing Education Emphasis Area, January 2002-Fall 2002, Fall 2003; Search Committee for Faculty Position in Higher Education Emphasis Area, Winter 2003; Search Committee for two Faculty Positions in Education Administration Emphasis Area, Fall 2004-Winter 2005; Search Committee for the position of Professional Practice, Fall 2005-Winter 2006; Library Journal Review Committee, Fall 2006.