Experience

Office of University Economic Development

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Professor Emeritus of History and Higher Education

  • Aug 2002 - Present

  Explore academic access in postsecondary education and develop evidence-based strategies to increase the success of underrepresented student populations in college. I teach an undergraduate course in global history and a graduate course with teaching instructors how to increase academic success of students enrolled in introductory college courses by embedding best practices of universal course design, instructional technology, and learning assistance. Explore academic access in postsecondary education and develop evidence-based strategies to increase the success of underrepresented student populations in college. I teach an undergraduate course in global history and a graduate course with teaching instructors how to increase academic success of students enrolled in introductory college courses by embedding best practices of universal course design, instructional technology, and learning assistance.



Colleagues of Color for Social Justice

• Founder and Co-Convener

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  CCSJ is a writing group that create publications and media related to learning assistance and developmental education that intersect with race and social justice. CCSJ is a writing group that create publications and media related to learning assistance and developmental education that intersect with race and social justice.



EOA Best Education Practices Clearinghouse

• Manager

  • Aug 2011 - Present

  Direct an online clearinghouse to identify, validate, and disseminate best education practices to increase success of low-income, first-generation college, and historically-underrepresented students. Direct an online clearinghouse to identify, validate, and disseminate best education practices to increase success of low-income, first-generation college, and historically-underrepresented students.



Alliance for Postsecondary Academic Support Programs

• Editor

  • Sep 1985 - Present

  Develop best practices for policies and practices to guide student-led peer academic study groups. Thus far, three editions of the guide for such groups have been produced. The latest editions has explicit antiracist policies and practices to guide peer study groups. Develop best practices for policies and practices to guide student-led peer academic study groups. Thus far, three editions of the guide for such groups have been produced. The latest editions has explicit antiracist policies and practices to guide peer study groups.



Jandris Center for Innovative Higher Education

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Co-Director

  • Aug 2010 - Aug 2012

  Formerly co-directed the Jandris Center that identified and dissemination promising and best practices in higher education. Formerly co-directed the Jandris Center that identified and dissemination promising and best practices in higher education.



University of Missouri-Columbia

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interim Director and Associate Director

  • 1989 - 2001

  Led and managed the Center for Academic Development and the National Center for Supplemental Instruction (SI). Led and managed the Center for Academic Development and the National Center for Supplemental Instruction (SI).



Highland Community College

• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Learning Skills Center Director

  • 1987 - 1989

  I developed and led the first Learning Skills Center at the college through a federal Title III grant. The center provided tutoring, self-paced computer tutorials, academic testing, independent study courses to improve academic skills, and other services. I developed and led the first Learning Skills Center at the college through a federal Title III grant. The center provided tutoring, self-paced computer tutorials, academic testing, independent study courses to improve academic skills, and other services.



Pratt Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instructor and Learning Skills and Testing Center Coordinator

  • 1979 - 1987

  I taught a variety of social science courses and then accepted the position as coordinator of the first Learning SKills and Testing Center funded through a federal Title III grant. Services of the Center included tutoring, academic testing, independent study courses, and self-paced computer tutorials. I taught a variety of social science courses and then accepted the position as coordinator of the first Learning SKills and Testing Center funded through a federal Title III grant. Services of the Center included tutoring, academic testing, independent study courses, and self-paced computer tutorials.