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 . 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

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