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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

2-4 Hooding 2015

5 Alumni & SPA Awards

6 HESA & SPA Updates

6-7 Faculty & Student News

8 Alumni Updates

Stay in Touch with HESA and SPA

Spring 2015 Department of Educational Studies

HESA Celebrates Class of 2015

On May 9, HESA said farewell to our

class of 2015 at the annual Hooding

Ceremony. Faculty, fellow students,

family members, and SPA supervisors

gathered at the Ohio Union’s US Bank

Theatre to honor the 2015 MA and PhD

graduates.

Dr. Jennifer Gilbride-Brown, Senior

Lecturer and SPA Program Director,

called on the class of 2015 to continue

to develop their intellectual curiosity

while wrestling with theoretical and

practical complexities. “The issues of

our time are puzzling and complex; our

work requires humility, intellectual rigor,

and a commitment to justice in order to

even attempt to meet current

challenges.”

This year HESA recognized six PhD

and 30 MA graduates at the event,

during which faculty advisors share

personal comments about each

graduate and present them with a hood

(MA) or stole (PhD). MA Graduates

Danny Kim, Ashley Pryor, and

Gadise Regassa shared a film that

captured reflections on the MA Class of

2015 journey.

Special awards were also announced.

This year, Dr. Davida Haywood (MA

’04, PhD, ‘09), Senior Executive

Director of the Multicultural Center,

received a combined “Friend of SPA”

and “Outstanding SPA Supervisor”

award. The HESA and SPA

community wishes Dr. Haywood well

as she transitions to her new role as

Vice President for Student Affairs at

Alabama State University this summer.

Deirdre Rosenfeld and Tricia Shalka,

both PhD candidates, received the

Porterfield-Dickens Award for their

research projects. (See page 5 for

more details.)

Finally, graduates Caleb Craft and

Amanda McCann received the Robert

F. Rodgers Outstanding Student

Award. This award, named in honor of

“Dr. Bob,” is given to graduates who

have made lasting contributions to the

program.

In addition to HESA faculty, Dr.

Javaune Adams-Gaston, Vice

President for Student Life, participated

in the event. “You have worked hard,

you have done well, and we are so

proud of you,” Dr J. told graduating

students in her welcoming remarks.

The new HESA alumni have a variety

of upcoming plans. Some will continue

to work at Ohio State and some will

work all over the country.

Congratulations to our new alumni!

Dr. Haywood (left) receives her award from Dr. Gilbride-Brown

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HESA Class of 2015

Class of 2015: The MA Cohort

Melissa Monique Alexander Kayla Elizabeth Anders Caleb Craft Sanjana Dey Marquessa Gray Adan Hussain Torrie Bianca Jackson Rebecca J. Kapusta Sueng Hwan Kim James Garrett Larcus Hailey Lauren Elizabeth Lopez Franziska Ludemann Tura Magley Rachel L. Massey Amanda McCann

Travis H. Olson Ashley L. Pryor Gadise Regassa Alexandra Rossmann Sara Santiago Kristen Darr Schoeff Ayeza Rizwan Siddiqi Sarah Sipos Alex W. Smith Andrew Sokolich Justin T. Spence Taylor Sutton Robert William Tuson III (Chip) Christopher Allen Wood Mary Zuchovicki

Travis Olson elected to write a thesis, advised by Dr. Tatiana Suspitsyna: The Governmentalities of Globalism: A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis of Study Abroad Practices

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MA Graduates with Their Advisors

Left to Right: Mary Zuchovicki, Dr. Gilbride-Brown, Taylor Sutton, Kristen Schoeff, Tura Magley, Marquessa Gray, Caleb Craft (Travis H. Olson not pictured)

Left to Right: Chip Tuson, Ayeza Siddiqi, Sara Santiago, Dr. Barnes, Rachel Massey, James Larcus, Melissa Alexander, Sanjana Dey

Left to Right: Torrie Jackson, Ashley Pryor, Dr. Johnston, Kayla Anders, Christopher Wood

Left to Right: Justin Spence, Dr. Jones, Amanda Kapusta, Adan Hussain (Amanda McCann not pictured)

Left to Right: Hailey Lopez, Sarah Sipos, Dr. Strayhorn, Gadise Regassa (Alex Smith not pictured)

Left to Right: Danny Seung Hwan Kim, Andrew Sokolich, Dr. Suspitsyna, Alexandra Rossmann, Franziska Ludemann

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Each edition of the SPA Newsletter will feature an item from a HESA faculty member. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Dr. Suspitsyna!

Name: Dr. S. Mei-Yen Ireland (on right in photo above) Advisor: Dr. Susan Robb Jones Dissertation: Identity Construction Among Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Community College Students

Class of 2015: Meet the PhDs

Name: Dr. Jennifer Rose Lando (on right in photo above) Advisor: Dr. Tatiana Suspitsyna Dissertation: Living In/Between Two Worlds: Narratives of Latina Cultural Brokers in Higher Education

Name: Dr. Sean McKinniss (on left in photo above) Advisor: Dr. Tatiana Suspitsyna Dissertation: Case Studies of Organizational Mindfulness and Shared Governance

Name: Dr. Royel M. Johnson (on far right in photo above) Advisor: Dr. Terrell Lamont Strayhorn Dissertation: Measuring the Influence of Juvenile Arrest on the Odds of Four-Year College Enrollment for Black Males: An NLSY Analysis

Name: Dr. Todd M. Suddeth (2nd from left in photo above) Advisor: Dr. Terrell Lamont Strayhorn Dissertation: An Investigation of How Career-Related Influences Shape Career-Related Decisions and Behaviors in Black Male Collegians Name: Dr. Derrick L. Tillman-Kelly (far left in photo above) Advisor: Dr. Terrell Lamont Strayhorn Dissertation: Sexual Identity Label Adoption and Disclosure Narratives of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer (GLBQ) College Students of Color: An Intersectional, Grounded Theory Study

Dr. J and Royel Johnson (above left) after the hooding ceremony, and Todd Suddeth and Mei-Yen Ireland (above right) in the ‘Shoe

Dr. Abes (left) and Dr. Gilbride-Brown at the ACPA convention

Awards

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Maude A. Stewart Award

At the recent ACPA convention in Tampa, SPA revealed that Dr. Elisa Abes (PhD ’03) received the Maude Stewart Award. Faculty, current and former Student Life staff, students, and fellow alumni were on hand at OSU’s reception when Dr. Abes was surprised with this award, which is presented annually to a distinguished alum who has made significant contributions to the field of higher education and student affairs. Currently, Dr. Abes is an associate professor in the Student Affairs in Higher Education program at Miami University. Congratulations Elisa!

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Emerging Professional Awards

This spring SPA named two recent HESA graduates as the 2015 recipients of the Emerging Professional Award: Justin Samuel (MA ’12) and Sam Al-Khoury (MA ’12). These awards represent outstanding contributions to the professional early in one’s career. Justin is currently working at the University of Texas at Austin as a Hall Coordinator and Sam is the Program Manager for Student Engagement and Activities at the University of Washington. Congratulations Sam and Justin!

Porterfield-Dickens Awards

Deirdre Rosenfeld and Tricia Shalka, HESA PhD candidates, received the 2015 Porterfield-Dickens Award. This award funds MA and/or PhD research projects and was created to memorialize two alumni, William Porterfield and Cynthia Dickens, who made extraordinary contributions to the field of Higher Education and Student Affairs before their early and untimely deaths. Deirdre’s critical feminist grounded theory study aims to understand higher education institutional responses to Title IX policy related to sexual violence. The purpose of Tricia’s constructivist grounded theory study is to understand how college student identity development is impacted by the experience of trauma. Congratulations Tricia and Deirdre!

Justin Samuel (left) & Dr. Terrell Strayhorn at the NASPA convention

Sam Al-Khoury Deirdre Rosenfeld (left) & her advisor Dr. Susan Robb Jones

Tricia Shalka (left) & her advisor Dr. Tatiana Suspitsyna

SPA Welcomes Tricia Shalka Beginning June 1, Tricia Shalka is the new SPA program graduate assistant. As an advanced doctoral candidate, Tricia is hardly new to HESA or SPA. In addition to working as a part of the MA admission committee this year, she has served as a teaching assistant in several core HESA MA courses, working with Dr. J, Dr. Suspitsyna, and Dr. Jones. For the past three years Tricia has held an assistantship with the Columbus College of Art and Design, where she was the Institutional Assessment coordinator within the division of Student Affairs. The SPA program will benefit from Tricia’s keen intellect, administrative skills, and general affability. Welcome Tricia! Former SPA GAA Deirdre Rosenfeld begins an assistantship position in Student Conduct this summer.

Seeking Lancaster Program Alumni Doug Gill, HESA doctoral candidate, is looking for Lancaster Program alumni to take part in his dissertation study. The Lancaster Program was one of the first education abroad programs for graduate students in Higher Education and Student Affairs in the country. The goal was to prepare graduate students to engage in global society as university administrators and educators. If you’re an alum and would be interesting in taking part in this study, please contact Doug at gill.21@osu.edu. He’ll send you more information.

Recent HESA Faculty and Student Publications: Barnes, A. B. (HESA faculty), & Larcus, J. (MA student) (forthcoming). Positive psychology as a framework for leadership development in recreation and sport. In D. Stenta & C. McFadden (Eds.), New directions for student leadership: Student leadership development through recreation and athletics. Wiley Publishing. Gasman, M., Abiola, U., & Travers, C. (PhD student). (2015). Diversity and senior leadership at elite institutions of higher education. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 8(1), 1-14. Gibbs, T. A., & Larcus, J. (MA student) (2015). Wellness coaching: Helping students thrive. Journal of Student Affairs, 24, 23-34. Goettsch, J., Holgerson, K., Morrow, R., Rose-Mockry, K., Seasholes, C., & Vlasnik, A. L. (PhD student) (in press). The

role of Women and Gender Programs and Services: CAS standards contextual statement. CAS professional standards for higher education (9th ed.) Washington, DC: Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education.

Johnson, M. P. (HESA faculty), Pizzolato, J. E., & Kanny, M. A. (2015). Examining the significance of “race” in college students’ identity within a “postracial” era. Journal of College Student Development, 56(3), 227-242. Murray, M., & Vlasnik, A. L. (PhD student) (accepted). Women’s center volunteer intern program: Building community

while advancing social and gender justice. NASPA Journal about Women in Higher Education. Tillman-Kelly, D. L. (PhD student), Kitchen, J. A. (PhD ’14) & Strayhorn, T. L. (HESA faculty) (2015). Socialization matters: A mixed-methods study of U.S. college admissions counselors. In V. Stead (Ed.), International Perspectives on Higher Education Admission Policy: A Reader (pp. 379-387). New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing.

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SPA on Linkedin!

The SPA Program is on Linkedin! We have created a group that you may use to share jobs, events, and other announcements. Visit the SPA LinkedIn Group: https://go.osu.edu/spaLI You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter!

Alumni Updates

Elisa Abes (PhD ‘03) received the Women’s Leadership Faculty Award through the Miami University Women’s Center. This award recognizes the outstanding contributions of a faculty member to support women’s and gender equity and inspire and foster empowerment of women’s leadership.

Alex Aljets (MA ’13) was awarded a one-year fellowship position in Oregon State University’s Office of Academic Affairs working with the University Innovation Alliance.

Laura Arthur (MA ’09) completed the certification process to become a Career Management Coach, MBTI Practitioner, and StrengthsQuest Practitioner.

Lori Bishop-Ley (MA ’14) has accepted a position as the Community Education and Outreach Coordinator at the Rape Victim Advocacy Program at the University of Iowa.

Daniel J. Myers (MA ’91) was named Marquette University’s next provost. Dr. Myers will take office on July 1.

Daniel Newhart (MA ’06) was just appointed chair-elect of the Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL: http://studentaffairsassessment.org/). The appointment is for three years.

Justin Samuel (MA ’12) is beginning a doctoral program in Higher Education leadership at the University of Texas at Austin this summer.

Marco Valenzuela (MA ‘11) writes "I am thrilled to continue my education this fall at UCLA in their Educational Leadership EdD program. Thank you to the HESA faculty for their continued support!"

Nancy Zimpher (PhD ‘76) received a Distinguished Service Award for exceptional service to The Ohio State University. Dr. Zimpher is chancellor of the State University of New York, the largest comprehensive system of higher education in the nation.

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News from Current Students

Morgan Bell (MA student) is the student member of the Board of Trustees for the Association of College Unions International (ACUI).

Leah Hoops (PhD student) writes, “I completed my required doctoral internship this semester (spring 2015) at the University Center for the Advancement of Teaching (UCAT) and from this experience, UCAT offered me a Graduate Assistantship position as Graduate Consultant beginning summer 2015. So, my HESA program opened new doors and a new area of future career opportunities for me!” Leah has also been busy presenting this spring, including “Got motivation? Strategies for empowering first-year students,” a collaboration with S. Rowe and L. Hensley at the Focusing on the First Year Conference and “Fostering a sense of belonging in the classroom” at the Educational Studies Teaching Showcase.

Bowen Marshall (PhD student) began his role of President-Elect for the Ohio College Personnel Association (OCPA) on May 1. In addition, Bowen was selected to serve as faculty at the NASPA Dungy Leadership Institute. Also, along with Dr. Davida Haywood (MA ’04, PhD, ‘09), Bowen will present “Staying sane in social justice work: Six practices for the passionate, authentic, and committed diversity professional” at the upcoming National Conference on Race and Ethnicity.

Sean McKinniss (PhD student) was interviewed by the Birmingham Business Journal about a no-confidence vote against the president of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Suzanne Shoger (PhD student) was part of a successful grant proposal with Dr. Mitsu Narui (PhD ‘10), Lisa Abrams, and Lauren Corrigan. They have received a $19,500 grant from the Engineering Information Foundation for “Empowering Male Students as Allies within an Engineering College.” The grant will help develop programs to support and retain female students by creating allies to help improve the climate for women in engineering.

Andrew Sokolich (MA student) served on the National Board of Directors for the National Association of College and University Residence Halls, Incorporated (NACURH) for the past year. NACURH is one of the largest governance and advocacy organizations for students living in residence halls throughout the United States and around the world.

Vu Tran (PhD student) had several presentations this spring, including a collaboration with M. Fullen at the Ohio Counselor Education Conference, “Using the theory of Generational Intelligence to enhance multicultural competence in counselor education and supervision,” and a paper with his advisor, Dr. Marc P. Johnston at the AERA meeting in April, “Born this way? Students’ beliefs about the biological and social construction of race and other identities.” In addition, Vu is presenting a paper, “Expanding Teaching and Scholarship on Ageism within Higher Education,” at the North American Network in Aging Studies Conference this May.

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Giving to HESA

Your contributions make student conference travel, research, and professional development possible! Two options:

The SPA Professional Development Fund (#301377)

The Porterfield-Dickens Scholarship Fund (#605884)

Every dollar helps. Thank you!

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