Contributors
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Lora Leigh Chrystal is associate director of the Program for Women in Science and Engineering at Iowa State University where she has focused on recruitment and retention issues for women in STEM for the past 13 years. She is currently a PhD candidate in educational leadership and policy studies at Iowa State University.
Danielle De La Mare is an assistant professor of speech and communication in the Department of Communication and Visual Arts at the University of Michigan-Flint.
Ann Gansemer-Topf is an assistant professor in higher education at Iowa State University. Her research areas of interest include assessment of student learning, student success, educational policy related to strategic enrollment management, and effective teaching/learning pedagogies.
Justin Gregg is the manager of research at TriHealth, Inc., in Cincinnati, Ohio, and also serves as an adjunct professor of statistics and research methods at the University of Cincinnati, where he is also pursuing his PhD in quantitative methodology. His research interests include measurement, computer adaptive testing (CAT), Bayesian Inference, and Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS).
Rebecca A. Hayes is an assistant professor of communication in the School of Communication at Illinois State University.
Marcus Paroske is an assistant professor of communication and program director in the Department of Communication and Visual Arts at the University of Michigan-Flint. [End Page v]
Charles "Mac" Powell is interim president at John F. Kennedy University and a graduate of the WASC Assessment Leadership Academy.
Sarah F. Rosaen is an associate professor of communication in the Department of Communication and Visual Arts at the University of Michigan-Flint.
Kenneth Royal is currently the director of evaluation for the UNC School of Medicine, an adjunct professor in the Department of Family Medicine, and the editor of Rasch Measurement Transactions (RMT). He has authored/ coauthored more than 100 academic papers and presentations primarily in the disciplines of psychometrics, evaluation, assessment, higher education, and medicine.
Frankie Santos Laanan is professor of community college leadership in the School of Education at Iowa State University. His research focuses on the role and impact of community colleges on individuals and society. Specifically, his scholarship addresses access and equity for diverse populations, adjustment and transition to college, students' educational and career aspirations, transfer and articulation, and STEM pathways for women and underrepresented groups. [End Page vi]
