The Council for the Study of Community Colleges 2021 Program

2021

CONTENTS

03 About CSCC 34 Program Committee
04 About the 35 Proposal Reviewers
37 A Special Thank You
Conference 38 2020-2021 Board of

05 Schedule-At-A- Directors and Officers
Glance
39 Past Presidents of
06 Our Sponsors the Council
07 Session Schedule:
40 Past CSCC Award Winners
Thursday, April 15th 43 Dissertation of the Year

15 Session Schedule: Award
Friday, April 16th

25 Session Schedule:
Saturday, April 17th

ABOUT CSCC

The Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) is an affiliate of the American
Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and a project of the Center for the Study of
Community Colleges (www.centerforcommunitycolleges.org) hosted by the Office of Community
College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) at the University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Council
members include university-based researchers and community college practitioners who further
scholarship on the community college enterprise. The purposes of the Council are to:

The purposes of the Council are to:

Contribute to the development of pre-service and in-service education for community
college professionals

Conduct and disseminate research pertaining to community colleges

Serve as a forum for dialogue between university professors, graduate students, and
community college practitioners who study community colleges

Disseminate information about related conferences and events

Provide research and other services to the American Association of Community Colleges
and its affiliate councils

Recognize outstanding service to, research in, and publication about community college
education; and

Provide a unified and formal base of participation for CSCC members in AACC affairs.

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About the Annual Conference

CSCC meets annually as a community of scholars, leaders, and practitioners dedicated to
the study of the community college enterprise. The annual conference serves as a forum for
professors, graduate students, community college practitioners, and others interested in research
and scholarship on topics involving or related to the community college. CSCC encourages
proposals that advance knowledge and understanding of a broad range of issues related to
community colleges as a field of study. We welcome proposals from faculty, administrators,
students, practitioners, and policy makers.

Conference Theme:
Advancing Radical Possibilities for Community Colleges

As the most accessible postsecondary pathway for individuals, community colleges serve
egalitarian principles through open access and affordability. However, the “people’s college”
description is tenuous, vulnerable to pressures of accountability, efficiency, and diversion that
serve to reinforce existing economic and social inequality. This tension is rooted in the fabric
of community colleges –established at its founding and refined through its development over
the last 120 years. As we continue to deal with a critical moment in human history – existing
against the backdrop of a global health pandemic, burgeoning economic crisis, and renewed
calls for racial justice –it is necessary to reexamine tensions and consider radical possibilities for
the contemporary community college. As an organization that serves community colleges, it is
imperative the CSCC leads the way through critical dialogue and action. That is the goal of this
year’s conference.

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CSCC Virtual Conference Schedule-at-a-Glance
(All times denote CST)

Preconference Thursday, April 15, 2021
CSCC Preconference Welcome ................................................... 10:00 - 10:20 a.m.
Concurrent Preconference Session I ............................................ 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
Information Session ..................................................................... 12:00 - 12:20 p.m.
Concurrent Preconference Session II .......................................... 12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Refresher Break ............................................................................ 1:45 - 2:00 p.m.
General Conference Opening Session/Presidential Address........ 2:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Presidential Symposium ............................................................... 2:30 - 3:15 p.m.
Roundtable Sessions ..................................................................... 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Refresher Break ............................................................................ 4:30 - 4:45 p.m.
Opening Reception/Mentor-Mentee Exchange .......................... 4:45 - 6:00 p.m.
Virtual Reception ......................................................................... 6:15 - 7:15 p.m.
General Conference Friday, April 16, 2021
Opening General Session/Keynote ............................................. 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions I-V ............................................................. 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 pm
Refresher Break ............................................................................ 12:45 - 1:00 p.m.
Awards Ceremony ........................................................................ 1:00 - 1:45 p.m.
Information Session .................................................................... 2:00 - 2:20 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions V-X ............................................................ 2:30 - 3:45 p.m.
Refresher Break ............................................................................ 3:45 - 4:00 p.m.
Symposiums ................................................................................. 4:00 - 5:15 p.m.
Business Meeting .......................................................................... 5:30 - 6:15 p.m.
CSCC Virtual Happy Hour ......................................................... 6:15 - 7:00 p.m.
General Conference Saturday, April 17, 2021
Publishers Information Session .................................................... 9:30 - 10:15 a.m.
Roundtable Sessions ..................................................................... 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
Intermission ................................................................................. 12:00 - 12:20 p.m.
Symposiums ................................................................................. 12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Refresher Break ............................................................................ 1:45 - 2:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions XI-XV ........................................................ 2:00 - 3:15 p.m.
Closing Plenary Session ............................................................... 3:30 - 4:15 p.m.
Board of Directors Meeting ........................................................ 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

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Thank You to Our Sponsors

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Thursday
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Thursday,
April 15th

10:00am-10:20am CST CSCC Preconference Welcome

Main Hall

10:30am-11:45am CST Concurrent Preconference Session I

Re-envisioning Community College Board of Trustees
Arthur M. Cohen Room Sponsored by Iowa State University
Moderating Chair: Marci Rockey, Office of Community College
Research and Leadership

Presenters: Rosemary Gillett-Karem, Morgan State University; Robin
Spaid, Morgan State University

Outdated and unequal issues are related to boards of trustees at
community colleges in the U.S. Revisions of such organizations and
structures that govern community colleges are both stagnant and
unequal in their representation and lack of inclusion among women and
minoritized groups arising out of student representation and identity.

Navigating Community College and Further Education
Arrupe College of Loyola University of Chicago Room
Moderating Chair: Jewel Bourne, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign

Panalists: Chaddrick James-Gallaway, Texas A&M University; Marielisbet
Perez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Chauntee Thrill,
Appalachian State University; Angel L. Velez, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign

Participants will have the chance to chat with young professionals
about their transfer pathway experiences from two-year to four-year
institutions, baccalaureate programs, and continuity onto graduate
study and research. In addition, these young professionals will discuss
the pertinence of continuing onto graduate study as a community
college student. Will also include a discussion of the utility and impact of
research experiences on transfer readiness.

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Graduate Study in the Era of COVID-19
Fresno State Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership Room
Moderating Chair: Krystal E. Andrews, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Panalists: Lisa Garcia, Western Michigan University; Johnnie Campbell, Loyola University,
Chicago; Nina Owolabi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Attendees will discuss navigating graduate student life during the COVID-19 pandemic. In
addition, participants will discuss challenges and opportunities the past year has presented in
their multiple roles as doctoral students, researchers, employees, job seekers, spouses and/or
parents in community across multiple intersecting identities and responsibilities. Attendees will
troubleshoot self-care routines and resources to successfully thrive and not just survive parallel
pandemics as community college scholars in training.

12:00pm-12:20pm CST Information Session Sponsored by the Center for Research on

College Workforce Transitions
Main Hall

12:30pm-1:45pm CST Concurrent Preconference Session II

Arthur M. Cohen Room Sponsored by Iowa State University

Philanthropic Initiatives and Social Justice in Community Colleges: Toward Racial Equity-
Centered Grantmaking
Debra D. Bragg Founder’s Room Sponsored by OCCRL

Moderating Chair: Demetri Morgan, Loyola University, Chicago
Panelists: Amber Garrison Duncan, Lumina Foundation; Heather McCambly, Northwestern
University; OiYan Poon, Spencer Foundation; Edward Smith, Kresge Foundation
Community colleges have long played a crucial role for overburdened and underresourced
BIPOC communities in the postsecondary ecosystem. Simultaneously, public policy and private
philanthropy have systematically underresourced and overburdened community colleges
themselves—a phenomenon that some in the philanthropic space are beginning to reexamine
and resist. In this session, equity-minded funders and researchers will discuss both the problems
with and the potential of private dollars in pushing at the edges of racial equity in postsecondary
education. Throughout the conversation, panelists will share their own evolution and their hopes
for the future of the racially just community colleges via intentional partnerships across colleges,
communities, students, funders, national intermediaries, and university researchers. The session
will close with time for dialogue between funders and all session participants.

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Thursday,
April 15th cont.

Faculty of Color Facilitating Academic Success: From the Perspective
of Students
Arthur M. Cohen Room Sponsored by Iowa State University

Moderating Chair: Carlos Nevarez, California State University,
Sacramento
Panelists: Sarah Jouganatos, California State University, Sacramento;
Khanh Dinh, California State University, Sacramento

This session will center on mixed-method study regarding how faculty
of color can facilitate academic success at community colleges in
California. Presenters conducted a survey asking students to share their
experiences. Most student participants agreed that having diverse faculty
has been beneficial, providing insight to social justice discussions in the
classroom.
Department Chair Training: Priorities, Needs, and Preferences
Mississippi State University Community College Leadership Room

Moderating Chair: Johnathon Paape, Northwest Arkansas Community
College

Panelists: Kenda Grover, University of Arkansas; Michael Miller,
University of Arkansas; Marilyn Amey, Michigan State University;
Mark Fincher, Mississippi State University; David M. Deggs, Southern
Methodist University; Mark D’Amico, University of North Carolina,
Charlotte

This session will draw on a study of the training needs of community
college department chairs, followed by commentary and a critical
discussion by expert panelists in community college education. The
intent is to identify and critically examine training needs for the coming
generation of community college chairs.
Access and Success of Latina/o Students in Higher Education:
Lessons from Colombia
Fresno State Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership Room

Moderating Chair: Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher

Presenters: Tatiana Melguizo, University of Southern California; Pilar
Mendoza, University of Missouri-Columbia, Maria Claudia Soler,
American Council on Education; Fredy Esteban Cardenas Riano;
Uniminuto; Mauricio Izquierdo, Uniminuto

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This session will engage attendees in international and globalization issues in community colleges
discussing topics such as CCB degree adoption in Colombian educational reform, short-cycle
programs to contribute to educational and labor market outcomes; youth

participatory action research projects involving RenAfro Harambee at Uniminuto/racially
minoritized students in teacher education at Mizzou; and exchange between U.S. community
colleges and Colombia higher education institutions.

1:45pm-2:00pm CST Refresher Break

Lobby

2:00pm-3:15pm CST General Conference Opening Session: Presidential Address and

Presidential Symposium
Main Hall

Rufus Glasper, Ph.D., CPA (retired)
President and CEO, League for Innovation
in the Community College

Rufus Glasper is President and CEO of the
League for Innovation in the Community
College, an international nonprofit
organization with a mission to cultivate
innovation in the community college
environment in a continuing effort to
advance the community college field and
make a positive difference for students and
communities.

Dr. Glasper, Chancellor Emeritus of the
Maricopa Community Colleges, served
as Chancellor from 2003 through February 2016, and held district leadership positions for three
decades.

Nationally, Dr. Glasper serves as an advisory board member for the Center for Community
College Student Engagement, The University of Texas at Austin; Community College Research
Center, Teachers College, Columbia University; and The Belk Center for Community College
Leadership and Research at North Carolina State University.
Dr. Glasper serves on the board of directors for the Education Design Lab and COMAP, the
Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications.
He also served as trustee for the Higher Learning Commission and the American Council on
Education.

Dr. Glasper is an active community member, serving on the boards of the Arizona Community
Foundation and Sandra Day O’Connor Institute. He previously served as emeritus member of
Greater Phoenix Leadership.

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Thursday,
April 15th cont.

Bridging Research and Practice to Advance Radical Possibilities
Moderating Chair: Regina Garza Mitchell, Council for the Study of
Community Colleges President & Western Michigan University. Panelists:
Alain Ayangma, Wake Technical Community College; Gina Cano-
Monreal, Texas State Technical College; Sally Peña, Instituto Técnico
Superior Comunitario

The conference theme states, “As we continue to deal with a critical
moment in human history – existing against the backdrop of a global
health pandemic, burgeoning economic crisis, and renewed calls for
racial justice –it is necessary to reexamine tensions and consider radical
possibilities for the contemporary community college. As an organization
that serves community colleges, it is imperative that CSCC leads the
way through critical dialogue and action.” A common complaint is that
researchers conduct research with little to no interaction with the people
who work at community colleges. I thought it would be interesting to
speak with community college practitioners who have also conducted
research to discuss how these institutions can work with researchers to
reexamine existing (and future) tensions and consider radical possibilities
that move our research forward to improve these schools.

3:30pm-4:30pm CST Roundtable Session I

Debra D. Bragg Founder’s Room Sponsored by OCCRL

Table A:

Shared Governance in the Community College: What Can We and
Should We Expect? A Critical Conversation
Sue Kater, Northern Arizona University; Michael Miller, University of
Arkansas
Grading Governance: Community College Governing Board
Evaluations and a Proposed Mixed-Methods Study
Erin Hastey, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Table B:

The Community College Baccalaureate: Who Enrolls?
Elizabeth Meza, University of Washington
Academic Disciplines and Transfer Students: Understanding Where Academic Performance is
Highest
Dan Royer, Ball State University; Amy Ward, Ivy Tech Community College

Table C:

Understanding the Factors that Predict Upward Transfer Students’ Retention in Computing:
The Role of Gender, Family Support, and Peer Interactions
Jennifer Blaney, Northern Arizona University
Connection Reflection: Student Perspectives on Social Supports Through Their Community
College to Four-year Transfer Experiences
Jessica Skrzypiec, Kent State University; Lindsey Nelson, Kent State University; Tara Hudson, Kent
State University

Table D:

Interrogating Mentoring Opportunities: The Perception of Latina/o Community College
Student-Parents on the Need of Faculty Mentorship
Edgar Lopez, University of Southern California; Adrian H. Huerta, University of Southern California;
Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, University of California - Los Angeles
Is Age Just a Number? A Statewide Investigation of Community College Students’ Age,
Classroom Context, and Course Outcomes in College Math and English
Peter Bahr, University of Michigan; Claire Boeck, University of Michigan; Phyllis Cummings, Miami
University

Table E:

Success of Community College Mentoring Programs
Karen Reynolds, Hawkeye Community College; Janice Friedel, Iowa State University; Meng Xiao,
Iowa State University
Community College Institutional Commitment: Moving Beyond Access to Aspirational Goals
Shannon Buenaflor, University of Maryland

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Thursday,
April 15th cont.

Table F:

Comparing Notes: How Community College Faculty and Other
Practitioners are Dealing With the Pandemic
Bob Barber, Lane Community College
(Other)Mothering, Barely Surviving: Women Community College
Faculty Perspectives on 2020
Erin Doran, Iowa State University; Amanda Latz, Ball State University; Zoe
Thornton, Iowa State University

Table G:

How Community College Faculty Define and Engage in Inclusive
Teaching in Their Classroom
Xiwei Zhu, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Brit Wagner, University of
Wisconsin-Madison
The Role of Community College and Community-Engaged College
Access to Advance Equity
Carol Cutler White, Mississippi State University

Table H:

Unpaid Tuition Balances at Community Colleges: An Exploratory
Analysis of State Debt Collection on Graduation
Matthew Ison, Ohio University
Are Stranded Credits the New Cooling-Out?
Susan Goll, University of Houston

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Table I:

The Relationship Between High-impact Practices (HIPs) and Student Outcomes: Differences
Between Traditional and Nontraditional
Katrina Borowiec, Boston College; Kaitlyn Stormes, University of California, Los Angeles
Building Stronger Evidence for Faculty Professional Development: Measuring Student
Outcomes
Florence Ran, University of Delaware; Susan Bickerstaff; Community College Research Center;
Lindsay Leasor, Community College Research Center

Table J:

Sprung a Lead? Exploring the (In)Visibility of Community Colleges Within Master’s Level
School Counselor Training Programs
Brandy Reichle, Ball State University; Amanda Latz, Ball State University
The Overlooked Majority: Socialization Experience of Field-trained Community College
Student Affairs Professionals and its Impact on Their Professional Identity Development
Ke’Ana Bradley, University of Texas at Arlington; Leaf Zhang, University of Texas at Arlington

Table K:

What’s Love Got to Do With It?: Pursing Equity and Justice in an Urban Community
College Professional Development Seminar
Asif Wilson, Harold Washington Community College; Chaddrick Gallaway; Texas A&M
University
When #MiFacultyLead, Radical Possibilities for Equitable Student Success Reform are
Possible
Katherine Giardello, Michigan Center for Student Success; Jennifer Schanker, Michigan Center
for Student Success; Erica Orians, Michigan Center for Student Success

4:30pm-4:45pm CST Refresher Break

Lobby

4:45pm-6:00pm CST Opening Reception/Mentor-Mentee Exchange

Main Hall

6:15pm-7:15pm CST Virtual Reception

Anna Julie Cooper Ballroom

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Friday
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10:00am-11:00am CST Opening General Session/Keynote

Main Hall

Keynote Speaker: Dhanfu E. Elston, Ph.D., Chief of Staff & Senior Vice President for Strategy.

Complete College America

D r. Dhanfu E. Elston (pronounced: dah-nee-foo)
serves as Complete College America’s Chief
of Staff and Senior Vice President for Strategy. At
CCA he utilizes his national policy and campus
expertise for practical application, implementation,
and scaling of the organization’s strategies at
institutions throughout the U.S. He provides
oversight of national external partnerships and has
led CCA’s pathways initiatives, the Purpose First
career alignment strategy, 15 To Finish national
campaign, technology Seal of Approval, and scaling
standards to close achievement gaps. Elston has also
coordinated relationships with governor’s offices,
higher education statewide systems, and national
partners in their college completion efforts. For more
than 25 years of his higher education career in academic and student affairs, Elston has created
and implemented comprehensive success and retention programs that have garnered national
attention. He has been recognized as a champion of college-completion policy initiatives at
institutions that educate highly diverse and underrepresented student populations.

11:15am-12:30pm CST Concurrent Sessions I-V

Session I: Community Colleges and Racialized Realities

Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago Room
Moderating Chair: Chaddrick James-Gallaway, Texas A&M University

Marginalized Faculty at Marginalized Institutions: Counternarrative as Resistance in the
Experiences of Black Librarians at Public, Two-Year Colleges

Evangela Oates, Westchester Community College

Exposing Racism: A Critical Race Study of Persistent African American Students at a
Predominantly White Community College in Minnesota

Elena Favela Naca, University of North Dakota

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Friday,
April 16th cont.

A Critical Review of Community College Response to the Murder of
George Floyd
Chris Cervini, University of Texas at Austin; Michael Aldape, University
of Texas at Austin; Patricia Somers, University of Texas at Austin; Andres
Jaime; University of Texas at Austin; Gilberto Becerra, Jr., University of
Texas at Austin; Jorge Dimas, University of Texas at Austin
The Community College as a Racialized Bureaucracy
Elvira Abrica, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Session II: Issues in Career and Technical Education

Mississippi State University Community College Leadership Room
Moderating Chair: Zoe Thornton, Iowa State University

Exploring the Experiences of Highly Skilled Immigrants Enrolled in
CTE Programs
Paul-Arthur Pierre-Louis, University of Maryland Global Campus
Understanding the Attitude of Career and Technical Education (CTE)
Faculty Toward Academic Advising and the Impact of Factors as
Determinants for Faculty’s Perception of Advising
Jacquelyn Glee, Dallas College; JoHyun Kim, Texas A&M University
Commerce
Entrepreneurial Efforts, Missing Metrics, and Organizational
Opportunities: How Do (and could) Career and Technical Education
Faculty Identify, Access, and Use Data for Decision-making in
Technical Education Programs?
Grant Blume, University of Washington; Elizabeth Meza, University of
Washington; Gabriel Mast, Skagit Valley College

Postsecondary Career and Technical Education Online Student
Interactions and the Relationship to Student Satisfaction, Learning,
and Success
Alain Ayangma, Wake Technical Community College; James Bartlett,
North Carolina State University

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Session III: From Developmental Education to Core Curriculum

Fresno State Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership Room
Moderating Chair: Debra Bragg, Bragg and Associates

The Change Process for Developmental Math Education in Hispanic Serving Community
Colleges
Sarah Rodriguez, Texas A&M University – Commerce; Kelty Garbee, Educate Texas; Hannah
Hightower, Texas A&M University - Commerce
Productive Persistence: How Community Colleges Navigate Disruptions to Math
Instructional Reform Amid COVID-19
Kelly Wickersham, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Peiwen Zheng, University of Wisconsin-
Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Xueli Wang, University of Wisconsin-
Madison
Exploring the Link Between Contextualized Math Instruction and Community College
Students’ Educational Outcomes
Xueli Wang, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Yen Lee, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Xiwei
Zhu, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ayse Ozdemir, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Exploring the Pipeline to Advance Equitable Futures: A Systematic Review of Literature on
Adult-ESL to Core Curriculum Pathways within the Community College
Emily Suh, Texas State University; Emily Payne, Texas State University; James Dyer, Texas State
University; BarrieMcGee, Texas State University; Shiniece Owens, Texas State University

Session IV: Transfer and Transition

Debra D. Bragg Founder’s Room Sponsored by OCCRL
Moderating Chair: Dustin Grote, Virginia Tech University
“If You’re Not Happy, You’re Never Going to Find What You Want”: Examining the Transfer
Choice Process for Swirlers
Shannon Buenaflor, University of Maryland; Casey Lukszo, Northern Virginia Community College;
Allison LaFave, University of Maryland
Latina/o/x Community College Student Engagement: A Quantitative Study
Stephen Hirst, Texas A&M University – Commerce; Frankie Santos Laanan, University of Alabama;
Michael Bohlig, University of Texas, Austin; David Hardy, University of Alabama
Advancing Radical Possibilities & Equitable Futures for Community College Transfer Students
from the Rural South
Brandi Stacey, University of Alabama; Nathaniel Bray, University of Alabama

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Friday,
April 16th cont.

Faculty Involvement in Community College Transfer: A Focus on
Vertical Pathways
Jingjing Liu, William & Mary

Session V: COVID-19 Impact on Community Colleges

Mississippi State University Community College Leadership
Room
Moderating Chair: Sue Kater, Idaho State University
Tempered Radicals at Community Colleges: An Exploration of Virtual
Exchange Program Implementation During COVID-19
Kimberley Cossey, Old Dominion University; Heidi Fischer, Old Dominion
University
Examining COVID Enrollment Trends: Impacts on Two-Year Colleges
Disaggregated
Blue Brazelton, Northern Arizona University; Devin Fraley, Central Arizona
College; MaryAnne Riodique, Synergis Education
Open Campuses for the Elite and Closed Campuses for Others: The
Gentrification of Public Higher Education in the Name of COVID-19
Mark Fincher, Mississippi State University
Virtual Academic Advising at Community Colleges: Does it Work for
Academic Advisors and Students?
Gerald Bourdeau, University of Houston; Yolanda Barnes, University of
Houston; Mimi Lee, University of Houston; Lyle McKinney, University of
Houston; Andrea Burridge, Houston Community College

12:45pm-1:00pm CST Refresher Break

Lobby

1:00pm-1:45pm CST Awards Ceremony

Anna Julia Cooper Ballroom

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2:00pm-2:20pm CST Information Session Sponsored by Old Dominion University

Lobby

2:30pm-3:45pm CST Concurrent Sessions VI-X

Session VI: Community Colleges and Marginalized Student Populations

Fresno State Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership Room
Moderating Chair: Tenisha Tevis, Oregon State University
Radical Understanding Seen Through Their Eyes: Lived Experiences of Community College
Student Food Insecurity
Mary Henehan, Ivy Tech Community College
The Incarcerated Student in Alabama: An Exploratory Study of Student Engagement at a
Technical College
Lee Weldon, University of Alabama; Frankie Santos Laanan, University of Alabama
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Exploring the Impact of Salient Images on Sense of
Belonging for LGBTQ+ Community College Students
Ángel Gonzalez, San Diego State University; Wendy Bracken, San Diego State University
From tha Hood to Getting Hooded: Illuminating the Educational Experience of those
Impacted by Incarceration
Melissa Abeyta, San Diego State University; Joe Louis Hernandez, Mt. San Antonio College;
Anacany Torres, Santiago College; Oscar Duran, CSU Long Beach

Session VII: Community Colleges’ Use of Data

Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago Room

Moderating Chair: Vincent Carales, University of Houston
Machine Learning in Community College Institutional Research: A Report on Stakeholder
Knowledge, Experience, and Perceptions
Reed Scull, University of Wyoming; Mark Perkins, University of Wyoming; Jonathan Carrier,
University of Wyoming; Michael Barber, Wyoming Community College Commission
Predictors of Data Driven Decision-Making Participation among Community College Leaders
Matthew Schmit, Scott Community College; Yu Chen, Louisiana State University; Lorenzo Baber,
Loyola University Chicago

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Friday,
April 16th cont.

The Rise of Data Centers: Exploring How Community Colleges are
Leveraging Labor Market Data in Workforce Education
Adam Atwell, Mitchell Community College; James Bartlett, North
Carolina State University
Student Engagement is Half the Story: A Case Study to Account
for Institutional Engagement as a Complex Adaptive System for
Assessment
Duane Brooks, Independent Researcher; Deryl Hatch-Tocaimaza,
Univeristy of Nebraska-Lincoln

Session VIII: Community College Leadership

Mississippi State University Community College Leadership Room
Moderating Chair: Audrey Jaeger, North Carolina State University

Entrepreneurial Leadership: Community College International
Leaders Sensemaking
Natalie Cruz, Old Dominion University; Heidi Fischer, Old Dominion
University; Rosalind Raby, California Colleges for International Education
Urban Community College Department Chairs: A Status Report
Everrett Smith, University of Cincinnati; Michael Miller, University of
Arkansas
How Do Doctoral Programs Prepare Community College Leaders and
Scholars?
Erin Doran, Iowa State University; Kayla Lucht, Iowa State University

Session IX: Critical Perspectives on Community
Colleges

Debra D. Bragg Founder’s Room Sponsored by OCCRL

Moderating Chair: Chauntee Thrill, Appalachian State University

Critical Professional Development in Community Colleges: A
Duoethnographic Perspective
Jessica Thompson Falla, The University of St. Thomas; Asif Wilson, Harold
Washington College

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Critical Professional Development in Community Colleges: A Duoethnographic Perspective
Jessica Thompson Falla, The University of St. Thomas; Asif Wilson, Harold Washington College
Community Colleges, Hannah Arendt, and the Struggle Against the Deconsolidation of
American Democracy
Jonathon Sanders, University of North Texas; Clifford Harbour, University of North Texas
The Institutionalized(ish) Nature of an Undocumented Student Resource Center: A Critical
Case Study
Nicholas Tapia-Fuselier. University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Exploring the Lived Experience of Graduates from a New Community College in the
Dominican Republic
Sally Peña, WMU

Session X: Career Pathways and Preparation

Arthur M. Cohen Room Sponsored by Iowa State University
Moderating Chair: Marci Rockey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Pathways Toward (Unequal) Earnings: A National Study of Students’ Choice of Career
Training Program
Scott Latiolais, Clover Park Technical College; Xiaodan Hu, Northern Illinois University
The Influence of SkillsUSA Participation on Career Endeavors: Voices of Community College
Alumni
Laura Maldonado, North Carolina State University
Education and Job Training Solutions for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Employees
Sarah Medlock, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians/Mississippi State University
Community College Skills Builders: Prevalence, Characteristics, Behavior, and Outcomes of
Successful Non-completing Students Across Four States
Peter Bahr, University of Michigan; Yiran Chen, University of Michigan; Rooney Columbus,
University of Michigan

3:45pm-4:00pm CST Refresher Break

Lobby

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Friday,
April 16th cont.

4:00pm-5:15pm CST Symposium Session I

Advancing Radical Possibilities for Community Colleges Through
Mission-Oriented Entrepreneurial Leadership
Debra D. Bragg Founder’s Room Sponsored by OCCRL
Carrie Kisker, Center for the Study of Community Colleges; Steven
Gonzales, Maricopa Community Colleges; Carlos Morales, TCC Connect
College; Heather Rissler, North Iowa Area Community College
Community colleges face unprecedented fiscal uncertainty as well as
heightened pressure to engage in workforce training and regional
economic revitalization. College leaders are increasingly relying on
entrepreneurial strategies to meet these challenges. This symposium
suggests a framework and provides examples of how colleges can
advance radical possibilities through entrepreneurial leadership.

Advancing a Transfer Sending and Receptive Culture for Latino Men
Fresno State Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership Room
Jesse Enriquez, University of California, San Diego; Marissa Vasquez, San
Diego State University; Eligio Martinez Jr., California State Polytechnic
University, Pomona; José Del Real Viramontes, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
The purpose of this symposium is to highlight the importance of
cultivating a transfer-sending and receptive culture at two-year and
four-year institutions that support the degree attainment goals of Latino
men in community college. Researchers will introduce asset-based
frameworks that can advance equity-minded policies and practices.

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Finance and Access in the Post-COVID World
Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago Room
Mark Fincher, Mississippi State University; Stephen Katsinas, University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
This symposium is focused on the intersection of community college finance and the provision
of student access after the COVID-19 shutdown. Information on the current condition of higher
education finance in general and community college finance in particular will be presented.
Developing the Next Generation of Community College Leaders and Researchers
Arthur M. Cohen Room Sponsored by Iowa State University
James Bartlett, North Carolina State University; Michelle Bartlett, North Carolina State University;
Carrol Warren, North Carolina State University; Jordan Dolfi, North Carolina State University;
Kenneth Ender, North Carolina State University; Laura Maldonado, North Carolina State University;
James Hoggan, Mitchell Community College; Adam Atwell, Mitchell Community College
This symposium explores the differences and similarities that are part of community college
leaders’ and scholars’ doctoral preparation and the need to develop professionals in both areas.
The symposium will engage the audience while examining ways more CSCC members can
collaborate with doctoral education.

5:30pm-6:15pm CST Business Meeting

Main Hall

6:15pm-7:00pm CST CSCC Virtual Happy Hour

Lobby

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Saturday
4 . 17 . 21
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9:30am-10:15am CST Publishers Information Session

Main Hall
Advancing Radical Possibilities for Community Colleges Through Publishing: A Conversation
With the Editors of Key Community College Journals
Marilyn Amey, Michigan State University; Deborah Floyd, Florida Atlantic University; William
Piland, San Diego State University; Pamela Eddy, College of William and Mary; Jesenia Rosales,
Michigan State University
Publishing is critical to the health and vitality of community college scholarship. This session
summarizes the publishing process for four journals and includes an opportunity to discuss
new areas of research needed to advance the field. Researchers will also have an opportunity to
connect on shared research interests.

10:30am-11:45am CST Rountable Session II

Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago Room

Table A:

Developing Effective Strategies to Community College Enrollment for African American Men
with Alternative High School Credentials
Michael Miller, University of Arkansas; Val Hunt, University of Arkansas; Lona J. Robertson,
University of Arkansas
The Experiences of Black Community College Students During Heightened Racial Injustices
and a Global Pandemic
Devon Graves, California State University, Stanislaus

Table B:

Recruiting and Hiring Community College Faculty to Advance Radical Possibilities
Stephanie King, Mississippi State University
Community College Faculty Evaluation of a Doctoral Degree From a Research University
Alan Webb, University of Alabama; Arleene Breaux, The University of Alabama

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Saturday
April, 17th cont.

Table C:

STEM Identity Development for Community College Students
Sarah Rodriguez, Texas A&M University – Commerce; Maria Espino, Iowa
State University; Brian Le, Iowa State University
Academic Disciplines and Transfer Students: Understanding Where
Academic Performance is Highest
Sally Hyatt, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania; Diane Elliott, Kutztown
University of Pennsylvania

Table D:

Examining the Shifting Dimensions of Community College Faculty
Work
Saleha Bholat, Northern Virginia Community College
Advancing the Scholarship on Community College Faculty:
Identifying New Research Questions and Considering New
Theoretical Approaches
Kate Thirolf, Futures Series on Community Colleges; Sue Kater, Idaho
State University

Table E:

How Does it Matter? Exploring the Impact of Education Abroad on
Community College Alumni
Heidi Fischer, Old Dominion University
Internationalization in Democracy’s College: A Critical Discourse
Analysis
Erin Sonneveldt, Michigan State University

Table F:

Access and Presence: Community College Students’ Experiences with
One University’s Virtual Summer Research Program
Mollie Bush, University of Michigan; Claire Boeck, University of Michigan;
Vasti Torres, Indiana University, Bloomington

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COVID-19 Burnout: International Students’ Experience of Coping With Changes,
Uncertainties, and Crisis
Leaf Zhang, University of Texas at Arlington; Rosalind Raby, California Colleges for International
Education

Table G:

Cultivating Equitable and Safe Campus Environments for Student Activists at Community
Colleges
Colvin Georges, Jr., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Office of Community College
Research and Leadership; Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
and Office of Community College Research and Leadership
Working Alongside Movements: Cultivating Inside-Outside Strategies to Advance Radical
Possibilities
Nicholas Tapia-Fuselier, University of Colorado Colorado Springs; Kelsey Kunkle, University of
North Texas; Jonathon Sanders, University of North Texas; Cliff Harbour, University of North Texas

Table H:

Advancing Transformative Change: Asian American Women in Community College
Administration
Amy Leung, Folsom Lake College; Caroline Turner, California State University, Sacramento
The Status of Female Executive Leadership in Postsecondary Education
Sara Shaw, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Table I:

Latinx Students’ Transitions From an Early College High School
Ruth López, University of Houston; Vincent Carales, University of Houston; Matthew Farmer,
University of Houston; Coralanne Hocking, University of Houston
Examining Enrollment and Credential Attainment Among Black and Latinx Males Attending
City Colleges of Chicago (CCC)
Arli Mohamed, Loyola University Chicago; Lorenzo Baber, Loyola University Chicago

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Saturday
April, 17th cont.

Table J:

Adjunct Faculty as Community College Scyborgs: A Four-Quadrant
Model
Amanda Latz, Ball State University
Power, Identity, and Ideology: An Examination of Community College
Administrators’ Sensemaking on Performance-Based Funding
Kathleen Launius, University of Texas at Arlington; Leaf Zhang, University
of Texas at Arlington

Table K:

Tracking Illinois Foster Care Alum’s Intersectional Identities as CTE
Students at Community Colleges
Chequita Brown, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Nidia
Ruedas-Gracia, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Eboni M.
Zamani-Gallaher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Correctional Education and the Community College: Embedding
Entrepreneurship into Career and Technical Prison College Programs
Susanna Spaulding, Colorado Mountain College

Table L:

Relationships between Engagement and Identity: An Analysis of
Discourse from Community College English Learners, Faculty, and
Staff
Catherine Hartman, National Resource Center for the First-Year
Experience and Students in Transition, University of South Carolina
Oral History as Pedagogy in the Community College Composition
Classroom
Carrie Rodesiler, Ball State University

12:00pm-12:20pm CST Intermission

Lobby

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12:30pm-1:45pm CST Symposium Session II

Advancing the Equity Mission: Policy Perspectives for Practice
Debra D. Bragg Founder’s Room Sponsored by OCCRL

Frank Fernandez, Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi; Xiaodan Hu, Assistant professor,
Northern Illinois University; Christopher Burnett, PhD Candidate, University of Houston; Brett
Nachmann, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Autumn K. Wilke, Assistant Dean for Disability
Resources, Grinnell College; Fedrick Ngo, Assistant Professor, University of Nevada Las Vegas;
Juanita J. Hinojosa, , University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Jungmin Lee, Assistant Professor, University
of Kentucky

This symposium addresses policy issues that influence community college practices, particularly
for under-resourced institutions, undocumented students, students with disabilities, and low-
income students. As contributors to an upcoming volume of New Directions for Community
Colleges, presenters will engage the audience to discuss the policy contexts that leaders must
navigate to advance community colleges’ equity mission.

Imagining Radical Futures in the Success of Latinx Community College Students
Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago Room

Erin Doran, Iowa State University; Vincent Carales, University of Houston; Edna Martinez,
University of Texas at El Paso; Marissa Vasquez, San Diego State University; Catherine Olivarez,
Dallas College

The purpose of this interactive session is to highlight the critical issues facing Latinx students
in community colleges from scholars whose research centers on this population of students.
They draw on their research and professional experience to guide the conversations on trends
impacting the Latinx community.

How Community Colleges Can Foster Student Success for Formerly Incarcerated Students
Fresno State Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership Room

Elif Yucel, University of Southern California; Jaymon Ortega, University of Southern California;
Melissa Abeyta, San Diego State University; Joe Louis Hernandez, Mt. San Antonio College;
Emmanuel Gomez, Pasadena City College; Constance Buccafurri, East Los Angeles College;
Maritza Salazar, University of Southern California

This interactive symposium focuses on college access and success for formerly incarcerated
students and the role community colleges play in the higher education landscape for system-
impacted students and their communities. The symposium includes five panelists, each of whom
is impacted by the system and has worked with community colleges and formerly incarcerated
students

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Saturday
April, 17th cont.

1:45pm-2:00pm CST Refresher Break

Lobby

2:00pm-3:15pm CST Concurrent Sessions XI-XV
Session XI: The Multiple Missions of the Community
College

Arthur M. Cohen Room Sponsored by Iowa State University
Moderating Chair: Carol Cutler White, Mississippi State University

At What Cost? Community College Baccalaureates and Institutional
Finance
Jeremy Wright-Kim, University of Pennsylvania
Alignment of Community College Mission Statements With External
Forces: Promoting Student Success
Karen Haley, Portland State University; Pamela Eddy, William and Mary;
Jemilia Davis, North Carolina State University; Andrea DeSantis, North
Carolina State University
From Community College to the University: Understanding the
Impact of Dual Credit Programs on Latino Students
Rosalinda Ortiz, Ball State University
From Access, Toward Equity: Examining Demographics and Labor
Market Outcomes of Community College Baccalaureate Graduates in
Florida and Washington
Ivy Love, New America; Elizabeth Meza, University of Washington; Debra
Bragg, Bragg & Associates

Session XII: State Policy Influences on the Community
College

Fresno State Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership Room
Moderating Chair: Lisa Castillo Richmond, The Partnership for College
Completion and Loyola University, Chicago

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Administrator’s View of State Policy Focused on Completion:
60x30TX
Christine Daley, University of North Texas
Opportunity for All? The Differential Impacts of a State’s Revised Comprehensive Articulation
Agreement by Race/Ethnicity
Rachel Worsham, North Carolina State University; Melissa Whatley, North Carolina State
University; Jonathan Loss, North Carolina State University
A Quasi-Experimental Investigation of Adult Learner Enrollment Responses Following the
Implementation of Tennessee Reconnect Grant
Gresham Collom, University of Tennessee, Postsecondary Education Research Center
Dual Enrollment, Performance-Based Funding, and the Completion Agenda: An Analysis of
PostSecondary Credential Outcomes of Dual Enrollment Students by Credential Type
Matthew Ison, Ohio University

Session XIII: Asset-Based Approaches

Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago Room
Chair: Nidia Ruedas-Gracia, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Family Matters: An Asset-based Approach to How Families Shape Engineering Identity for
Community College Students
Brian Le, Iowa State University; Sarah Rodriguez, Texas A&M University – Commerce; Maria
Espino, Iowa State University
“While a Disability in Some Respects, it is a Superpower”: Understanding Autistic
Community College Students’ Identity Development
Brett Nachman, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Indigenous Cultural Development and Academic Achievement of Tribal Community College
Students: Mediating Roles of Sense of Belonging and Support for Student Success
Carlton Fong, Texas State University; Shiniece Owens, Texas State University; John Segovia, Texas
State University; Meagan Hoff, Collin College; Adam Alejandro, Texas State University
Justice as Care: How Community College Faculty Build Confidence and Success Among
Academically Underprepared Students
Susana Hernandez, University of Houston; Lyle McKinney, University of Houston; Andrea Burridge,
Houston Community College; Catherine O’Brien, Houston Community College

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Saturday
April, 17th cont.

Session XIV: Stakeholders Within the Community
College

Debra D. Bragg Founder’s Room Sponsored by OCCRL

Moderating Chair: Asif Wilson, Harold Washington College
Toward a New, More Effective Conceptualization of Participatory
Governance in Community Colleges
Sue Kater, Idaho State University; Carrie Kisker, Center for the Study of
Community Colleges
Community College Employee Perspectives of Campus Racial
Diversity
Emily VanZoest, North Carolina State University; Julia Ahrns Hoffman,
North Carolina State University

Human Resources Role in Advancing Employee Emotional Wellness
in the Community College
Carlos Nevarez, California State University, Sacramento; Sarah Billingsley,
California State University, Sacramento; Cassie Donnelly, California
State University, Sacramento; Pete Benitti, California State University,
Sacramento
Exploring the Experiences of Community College Adjunct Faculty
Members
Eligio Martinez, Cal Poly Pomona; Libby Curiel, Claremont Graduate
University; Joe Louis Hernandez, Claremont Graduate University

Session XV: STEM Education at Community Colleges

Mississippi State University Community College Leadership Room
Moderating Chair: Yu Chen, Louisiana State University

Resistance Narratives of Women of Color on Community College
STEM Education Pathways
Yoon Ha Choi, Oregon State University

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A National Portrait of STEM Attainment for Students of Color at Hispanic-Serving Community
Colleges
HyeJin Tina Yeo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Angel Velez, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign; Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Impact of the STEM-Support Program on Retention, Transfer, and AA Degree Completion
of Students in STEM Fields
Torri Draganov, Cypress College; JoHyun Kim, Texas A&M University-Commerce
Transfer Receptivity in Engineering: Examining the Relationship Between Transfer
Enrollment and Institutional Characteristics and Policies at Four-year Institutions in
Engineering
Dustin Grote, Virginia Tech; David Knight, Virginia Tech

3:30pm-4:15pm CST Closing Plenary Session

Anna Julia Cooper Ballroom

4:30pm-5:30pm CST Board of Directors Meeting

Main Hall

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Many Thanks!

2021 Lorenzo Baber (Chair) Loyola University Chicago
Program Committee Erin Doran (Co-Chair) Iowa State University
Everrett Smith (Co-Chair) University of Cincinnati
Yu (April) Chen Louisiana State University
Kari Dockendorff Colorado State University
Frank Fernandez University of Mississippi
Matt Giani University of Texas
Christa Guilbaud Governors State University
Xiaodan Hu Northern Illinois University
Eden Cortez Lopez University of Utah
Ceceilia Parnther St. John’s University
Tenisha Tevis Oregon State University
Dimitra Smith Texas A&M Commerce
Zoe Thornton Iowa State University
Marissa Vasquez San Diego State University
Asif Wilson Harold Washington College

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2021
Proposal Reviewers

Melissa Abeyta Khanh Dinh Ángel Gonzalez
Marily Amey Erin Doran Devon Graves
Alain Ayangma Torri Draganov Dustin Grote
Bob Barber Dustin Eicke Christa Guilbaud
James Bartlett Jesse Enriquez Patrick Guilbaud
Saleha Bholat Elena Favela Karen Haley
Grant Blume Frank Fernandez Catherine Hartman
E. Michael Bohlig Mark Fincher Erin Hastey
Katrina Borowiec Heidi Fischer Deryl Hatch-Tocaimaza
Stephanie Fitzsimmons Mary Henehan
Debra Bragg Jeffrey Fletcher Matthew Ison
Blue Brazelton Carlton Fong Audrey Jaeger
Shannon Buenaflor Regina Garza Mitchell Chaddrick James-Gallaway
Chris Cervini Tuba Gezer Sue Kater
Yu Chen Katie Giardello Monica Kerrigan
Yoon Ha Choi Rosemary Gillet-Karam JoHyun Kim
Gresham Collom Susan Goll Stephanie King
Kimberly Davis
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2021
Proposal Reviewers

Carrie Kisker Evangela Oates Tenisha Tevis
Katie Koo Rosalinda Ortiz Kate Thirolf
Pradeep Kotamraju Johnathon Paape Jessica Thompson Falla
John Kuykendall Paul-Arthu Pierre-Louis Zoe Thornton
Scott Latiolais Rosalind Raby Angel Velez
Amanda Latz Marci Rockey Sandy Vue
Kathleen Launius Dan Royer Zak Waddell
Brian Le Jonathon Sanders Xueli Wang
Jingjing Liu Reed Scull Alan Webb
Edgar Lopez Sara Shaw Melissa Whatley
Lynn Mackey Dimitra Smith Carol White
Laura Maldonado Everrett Smith Kelly Wickersham
Eligio Martinez Susanna Spaulding Rachel Worsham
Elizabeth Meza Brandi Stacey Jeremy Wright-Kim
Michael Miller Cameron Sublett Meng Xiao
Brett Nachman Emily Suh HyeJin Tina Yeo
Carlos Nevarez Nicholas Tapia-Fuselier Elif Yucel
Thai-Huy Nguyen Leaf Zhang
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A Special
Thank You

Thank you to the CSCC Officers, Board Members, Sponsors, the 2021 program-chair Lorenzo
Baber, the conference program committee, and Friends of CSCC who contributed to the

conference. Special thanks to those who worked on this conference: Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher
(CSCC Executive Director) Raina Dyer-Barr (CSCC Administrative Coordinator), the OCCRL/CSCC

Communications group: Sal Nudo, Krystal Andrews, and Jason A. Keist, the Illinois IT partners,
OCCRL affiliates that served as technical assistance volunteers. They made miracles happen and

kept the wheels turning throughout the entire process. Also, we’d like to thank all individuals
who chaired key ad-hoc/input committees, volunteered to review conference proposals and be
mentors to conference newcomers. We appreciate you more than words can say, and thank you for

all of the time, energy, sweat, and tears that you put into your work.

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2021-2022 CSCC
Board of Directors and Officers

CSCC Leadership Team CSCC Board of Directors

Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher, Executive Director; David Hellmich (2022), President at Sauk
Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Valley Community College
Champaign
Carrie B. Kisker (2020), Education Research
Regina Garza Mitchell, President; and Policy Consultant at Kisker Educational
Associate Professor at Western Michigan Consulting
University
Sarah Rodriguez, Associate Professor at Texas
Lorenzo Baber, President-Elect; A&M University
Associate Professor at Loyola University-
Chicago Cameron Sublett (2022), Associate Professor at
North Carolina State University
Mark D’Amico, Past President;
Associate Professor at University of North Jason Taylor (2021), Assistant Professor at
Carolina at Charlotte University of Utah

Mark Fincher (2021), VP for Research & Zoe Thornton, Assistant Professor at Iowa State
Publications; Associate Professor at University

Mississippi State University

C. Casey Ozaki, Secretary; Professor at Graduate Student Board Member
University of North Dakota
Lisa Garcia (2021), Graduate Student at
Carol Cutler White (2022), Treasurer; Western Michigan University
Assistant Professor at Mississippi State
University

Erin Doran (2022) Historian;
Assistant Professor at Iowa State University

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Past Presidents of
The Council

2020-2021 Regina Garza Mitchell 1992-1993 Darrel A. Clowes
2019-2020 Mark D’Amico 1991-1992 Marybelle Keim
2018-2019 Linda Hagedorn 1990-1991 Abe Konrad
2017-2018 David Hardy 1989-1990 George A. Baker
2016-2017 Frankie Santos Laanan 1988-1989 William Deegan
2015-2016 Susan T. Kater 1986-1987 Richard Alfred
2014-2015 Clifford Harbour 1985-1986 Richard Richardson, Jr.
2013-2014 Eboni Zamani-Gallaher 1983-1984 Robert (Bob) Sullins
2012-2013 Brent Cejda 1981-1982 Dale Tillery
2011-2012 Pamela L. Eddy 1980-1981 Donald Rippey
2010-2011 Stephen G. Katsinas 1979-1980 Gary Fox
2009-2010 Beverly Bower 1978-1979 Eileen Kuhns
2008-2009 Trudy Bers 1977-1978 Walter Hunter
2007-2008 Deborah L. Floyd Year unknown Don Morgan
2006-2007 Marilyn Amey 1976-1977 John E. Roueche, Jr.
2005-2006 John Levin 1975-1976 Louis Bender
2004-2005 Albert B. Smith 1974-1975 Jay Chronister
2003-2004 James O. Hammons 1974-1975 Fred Kintzer
2002-2003 Jan Ignash 1972-1974 James Nelson
2001-2002 Debra Bragg 1970-1972 Tom Shay
2000-2001 Marybelle Keim 1970-1971 Ken Brunner
1999-2000 Barbara K. Townsend 1969-1970 C.C. Colvert
1998-1999 James C. Palmer 1968-1969 Ray Schultz
1997-1998 Daniel J. Phelan 1961-1968 Fred Giles
1996-1997 Barbara J. Keener 1960-1961 Ray Young
1995-1996 Stephen G. Katsinas 1959-1960 Grant Morrison
1994-1995 Elizabeth Hawthorne 1955-1958 S.V. Martorana
1993-1994 Terrance A. Tollefson 1954-1955 William Wood

From “Celebrating the Past, Creating the Future: 50 Years of Community College Research,” by Deborah L.
Floyd, Alicia Haley, Pamela L. Eddy and Laura Antczak, Community College Journal of Research and Practice,
Vol. 33 , Iss. 3-4, 2009, p. 221.

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Past CSCC
Award Winners

Barbara K. Townsend Emerging Senior Scholar*
Scholar*

2020 Sarah Rodriguez 2020 Not Awarded
2019 David Ayers
2019 Regina Garza Mitchell

2018 Deryl K. Hatch-Tocaimaza 2017 Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher

2017 Yi Leaf Zang 2016 James C. Palmer

2016 Jason L. Taylor 2015 Michael Miller

2015 Xueli Wang and Lyle McKinney 2014 Brent Cejda

2014 Mark D’Amico 2013 Pamela Eddy and Richard Romano

2013 J. Luke Wood 2012 John Murray

2012 Christopher Mullin 2011 Stephen Katsinas

2011 Regina Deil-Amen and Peter 2009 Larry Ebbers
Riley Bahr

2010 Soko Starobin 2008 Debra Bragg

2009 Jamie Lester 2007 Linda Serra Hagedorn

2007 Alicia Dowd 2006 Kathleen Shaw

2006 Pamela L. Eddy 2005 Marilyn Amey

2005 Steve Aragon 2003 Dale Campbell

2004 Brent Cejda 2002 John Levin

2001 Berta Vergil Laden 2001 Barbara Townsend

2000 Frankie Santos Laanan 2000 W. Norton Grubb

1999 Romero Jalomo 1999 James (Jim) Ratcliff

1998 John P. Murray 1998 George Vaughan

1993 Caroline S. Turner * Prior to 1992, a single award was given for scholarship rather
than two separate awards. In 1984, the Scholar Award recipients
were Louis Bender and Arthur M. Cohen.

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Past CSCC
Award Winners

Arthur M. Cohen and Florence B. Brawer
Distinguished Service Award

2020 Stephen G. Katsinas 1999 Paul Elsner
2019 Brent Cejda 1994 Darrel Clowes
2018 Bob Barber 1993 George Baker
2017 Beverly L. Bower 1991 Dorothy Knoell
2016 Pamela L. Eddy 1990 Terry O‘Banion
2015 No award 1989 Raymond Young and William
2014 Trudy Bers and Debra Bragg Moore
2013 Florence Brawer and Arthur 1986 Robert Sullin
Cohen 1984 Richard Richardson
2012 John E. Roueche 1983 Fred Kintzer
2011 James C. Palmer 1982 Dale Tillery
2010 Deborah L. Floyd 1981 Jane Matson
2009 Barbara K. Townsend 1980 S.V. Martorana
2008 No award 1979 Joseph Cosand
2007 Dale Campbell 1978 Raymond Schultz,
2006 Larry Ebbers, Berta Vigil Laden James Wattenbarger, and
2005 D. Barry Lumsden Norman Harris
2002 Marybelle Keim 1977 B. Lamar Johnson,
2001 George Vaughan Leland Medsker, and
2000 John Dennison Edmund Gleaze

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Dr. Barbara K. Townsend

The late Dr. Barbara K. Townsend was a professor of higher education and Director of the
Center for Community College Research at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She taught
at numerous Universities and community colleges. Her research agenda was driven by an
interest in baccalaureate attainment, particularly for women and minorities. The core of
her research was a focus on the community college as a major vehicle for facilitating this
attainment. A longtime member of CSCC, she served as the 1999-2000 CSCC President.
She received both the CSCC Senior Scholar Award and the Distinguished Service Award.
The Emerging Scholar Award was named for Dr. Townsend in 2009.

Dr. Arthur M. Cohen

Dr. Arthur M. Cohen has been professor of higher education at the University of California,
Los Angeles (UCLA) since 1964. He became Professor Emeritus in 2004. He received his
B.A. (1949) and M.A. (1955) in history from the University of Miami and his Ph.D. (1964) in
higher education from Florida State University. He co-founded the Center for the Study
of Community Colleges at UCLA in 1964 with Dr. John V. Lombardi and his late wife,
Dr. Florence B. Brawer. Dr. Cohen served as president of the Center from 1974 to 2007.
He was also director of the ERIC Clearinghouse for Community Colleges from 1966 to
2003. Dr. Cohen has served on the editorial boards of numerous journals and has written
extensively about community colleges. Author of many significant and widely read books
on the community college, his first book was Dateline ‘79: Heretical Concepts for the
Community College (1969). Dr. Cohen’s current research interests focus on the role and
functioning of American community colleges and the overall history of higher education.

Dr. Florence B. Brawer

Dr. Florence B. Brawer was a research educationist at UCLA, psychometrist, and counselor.
She received her B.A. degree (1944) from the University of Michigan in psychology and
her M.A. (1962) and Ed.D. (1967) degrees in educational psychology from UCLA. She was
coeditor of Developments in the Rorschach Technique, vol. 3 (1970) and New Perspective
on Personality Development in College Students (1973). Dr. Brawer served as research
director for the Center for the Study of Community Colleges. She passed away in 2014
at the age of 91.

Together Drs. Cohen and Brawer wrote Confronting Identity: The Community College
Instructor (1972), The Two-Year College Instructor Today (1977), The Collegiate Function
of Community Colleges (1987), and six editions of The American Community College.
Together with other ERIC staff members, they also wrote A Constant Variable: New
Perspectives on the Community College (1971) and College Responses to Community
Demands (1975). Drs. Cohen and Brawer edited several series of monographs published
by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges and the ERIC Clearinghouse for
Community Colleges. They initiated the Jossey-Bass series New Directions for Community
Colleges in 1973.

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Dissertation Of The Year
Award

2020 Mary Henehan, Ball State University
2019 Naomi Mardock Uman, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2018 Xiodan Hu, University of Florida
2017 Glennda M. Bivens, Iowa State University
2016 Erin Doran, University of Texas at San Antonio
2015 Truc HaMai, California State University-Lovng Beach
2014 Jason L. Taylor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2013 Lynn Neault, San Diego State University
2012 Andrew J. Ryder, Iowa State University
2011 Dimitra Lynette Jackson, Iowa State University
2010 Scott Peska, Northern Illinois University
2009 Kenneth Meier, University of Arizona
2008 Gabrielle Gerhard, University of Washington
2007 Elisabeth Barnett, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2006 Thomas Greene, University of Texas at Austin
2005 Gregory Kienzl, Teachers College, Columbia University

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DIVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Proud to offer multiple degree options

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) | Community College Leadership
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) | Higher Education Administration
Master's of Education (M.Ed.) | Higher Education Administration, Community

College Leadership, or Student Affairs
Consortium Leadership Development Programming for Iowa's Community Colleges

Varied program delivery Among program faculty, practitioner Program graduates are
model supports high-quality experience includes: institutional leaders across
the country, including 11 of
graduate experience for • Senior-level administration the 15 community college
both full-time students and • Community college faculty
• State-level policymaking presidents in Iowa
working professionals
• Data center research

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY A national leader in educational theory,
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION policy, and practice within the land-
grant tradition.

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