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Professor, Educational Leadership&Policy
Professional Service
- AERA Division L Section 5 .
Program Chair.
05/2020 - 04/2022
- NAEd/Spencer Dissertation/Postdoc Fellows Retreat .
Senior Discussant.
03/2018 - 04/2018
- Educational Administration Quarterly.
Associate Editor.
02/2018 - 01/2020
- International Conference on School Choice and Reform.
Role: Program Co-chair.
Program Co-chair.
08/2016 - 01/2018
- University Council for Educational Administration .
Role: mentoring selected doctoral students .
David L. Clark Graduate Student Research Seminar faculty.
10/2011 - 05/2012
- University Council for Educational Administration .
Jackson Scholar Mentor .
08/2010 - 05/2012
- University Council for Educational Administration .
Plenary Session Representative .
08/2009 - 09/2012
Internal Service
- Department chair.
08/01/2018 - present.
Department service.
- ELP RPT Committee.
Chair,
08/2017 - 06/2018.
Department service.
- Faculty search committee for Department of Educational Psychology .
member,
08/2017 - 12/2017.
College service.
- Search committee for College Grant Contractor.
member,
08/2016 - 12/2017.
College service.
- Faculty search committee for Department of Educational Psychology .
committee member,
08/2014 - 02/2015.
College service.
- University Academic Senate
Senate Personnel and Elections Committee.
member,
08/01/2014 - 07/2017.
University service.
- College Council Executive Committee .
member,
08/01/2014 - 06/2017.
College service.
- ELP Department Chair Search Committee .
chair,
07/01/2014 - 02/2015.
Department service.
- Advisory committee for the appointment of an Associate Dean of Research .
03/01/2014 - 05/01/2014.
College service.
- College Awards committee
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03/01/2014 - 04/30/2014.
College service.
- faculty search committee.
member,
09/2012 - 02/2013.
Department service.
- Fellowships, scholarships, & awards committee .
chair,
08/2010 - 05/2012.
Department service.
- Doctoral program admissions committee .
member,
08/2010 - 05/2012.
Department service.
- Fellowships, scholarships, & awards committee .
member,
08/2010 - 05/2012.
College service.
- Research action plan committee .
Member,
08/2010 - 05/2011.
College service.
Community Partnership
- Educational funding advisory group for the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget .
08/2015 - 11/2015
Honors & Awards
- Emerald Literati Award for Outstanding Paper.
Journal of Educational Administration/Emerald Publishing ,
11/2020
- Outstanding Faculty Research and Scholarship Award.
College of Education, University of Utah,
02/2020
- INSPIRE Fellow.
University Council for Educational Administration,
10/2017
- William J. Davis Award.
Educational Administration Quarterly / American Educational Research Association,
04/2013
- Postdoctoral Fellowship.
National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation,
05/2012
In the Media
- KUTV news, UT, April 25, 2018—“Do what’s right for students,” Utah educators watch teacher walk-outs in neighbor states, by Jeremy Harris. 04/25/2018.
http://kutv.com/news/local/do-whats-right-for-stud...
- The Rod Arquette Show, January 26, 2018—“Why Teachers choose teaching and remain Teaching”. by Eric Ray. 01/26/2018.
- The abc4 news, UT, May 17, 2017—“Could teacher raises cause issues for some districts?”, by Glen Beeby. http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/could-teacher-raises-cause-issues-for-some-districts/716083097. 05/17/2017.
- Education Week Blog —“Utah Charters' Performance Mixed, but Improves With Maturity”, by Sean Cavanagh
. 08/24/2012.
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/charterschoice/2012...
- Huffington Post– “New York Success Academy Network To Receive 50 Percent Increase In Per Student Payment”. 06/25/2012.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/25/controver...
- NY Times Blog—“Study Finds Higher Charter School Spending on Administration”, by Mary Ann Giordano
. 04/11/2012.
http://www.nytimes.com/schoolbook/2012/04/11/study...
- Education Week Blog—“Study Probes Charters' Spending on Instruction, Administration”, by Sean Cavanagh
. 04/10/2012.
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/charterschoice/2012...