Contributors
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Kerrie Q. Baker is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Cedar Crest College. Her interests include assessment and program evaluation, issues faced by women in the workplace, and characteristics of women leaders and entrepreneurs. She designed and administered assessment studies associated with the Participating in Democracy Project.
Kathleen Boland is an assistant professor of social work in the Department of Social Sciences at Cedar Crest College. Her research interests include medical ethics, organ donation, medical social work, and research methods. She was responsible for designing and administering assessment studies associated with the Participating in Democracy Project.
Mark D. Halx is an academic adviser at the University of Texas, San Antonio. His research interest focuses on student development in higher education. He is also interested in the application of adult learning theory in traditional undergraduate settings.
John S. Morris is the associate dean in the University of Idaho College of Business and Economics (CBE) and a professor of production/operations management. He has been involved in several curriculum development projects including the Integrated Business Curriculum. He has also chaired the task force for the CBE's laptop initiative.
Jeff Nesteruk is a professor of legal studies at Franklin and Marshall College. Previously, he directed its Center for Liberal Arts and Society. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, he is the coauthor of two books and has published articles in law, applied ethics, and liberal education.
L. Earle Reybold is an associate professor of adult and higher education at the University of Texas, San Antonio. Her research concentrates on culture and the development of situated epistemological perspectives. Her recent work focuses on academic culture, faculty identity development, and professional ethos in the academy.
Kim E. Spiezio is a professor of political science and chair of the Department of History, Law and Politics at Cedar Crest College. He [End Page v] served as the executive academic coordinator for the college's Participating in Democracy Project, a three-year project that sought to increase civic engagement among America's college students.
Chong Leng Tan, an assistant professor of production/operations management at the University of Idaho, has a doctorate in manufacturing management and an MBA in finance and decision sciences from the University of Toledo. Her areas of research interest include the effective use of technology in both industrial and academic settings. [End Page vi]
