Oregon State University
AHE 534: Organizations and Systems Theory
- Instructor, Summer 2021
AHE 645: Ethical Practice
- Instructor, Summer 2021
The Ohio State University
ESHESA 7500: Introduction to Student Affairs
- Instructor, Fall 2020 (Hybrid Course)
- Instructor, Fall 2019
- Instructor, Fall 2018
- Instructor, Fall 2017
This course provides an “overview of history of higher education and student affairs, the philosophical and theoretical foundations of the profession, codes of ethics, contemporary issues, and organizational structures.” — The Ohio State University Course Catalog
ESHESA 7530: Practicum in Higher Education (Online Course)
- Instructor, Spring 2021
- Instructor, Spring 2020
- Instructor, Spring 2019
- Instructor, Spring 2018
ESHESA 7540: Higher Education Institutions and Core Academic Issues
- Teaching Associate, Spring 2017, Lead instructor: Dr. Tatiana Suspitsyna
This course “explores different types of institutions, and central issues related to academic quality, through a systems perspective, addressing missions, curriculum, faculty, students and evaluation.” — The Ohio State University Course Catalog
ESHESA 7554: Admission and Retention of College Students
- Instructor, Fall 2018
- Instructor (upon mid-term departure of faculty member), Fall 2016
“This graduate-level seminar focuses on understanding the complex process(es) of admission and retention of college students in the United States, including at the graduate level. Specifically, the course is designed to introduce students to the functional areas of admissions and retention, admission and retention theories, methods for predicting and understanding admission and retention decisions, and empirical studies (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods) that contribute to our collective understanding of the admission and retention of college students.” — Course Syllabus
ESHESA 7576: Assessment in Higher Education (Online Course)
- Instructor, Spring 2021
- Instructor, Summer 2020
- Instructor, Summer 2019
- Instructor, Summer 2018
- Instructor, Summer 2017
This course provides “an introduction to assessment practices in higher education. Students will consider the impact of assessment on student learning and success in a university environment.” — The Ohio State University Course Catalog
ESHESA 8552: Impact of College on Students
- Instructor, Spring 2020
- Instructor, Spring 2019
- Instructor, Spring 2018
- Instructor (upon mid-term departure of faculty member), Spring 2017
This course provides “analysis of the philosophical assumptions and statistical evidence about the impact of college on students.” — The Ohio State University Course Catalog
ESHESA 8895: Special Topics in Higher Education (Hybrid Course)
- Instructor, Fall 2020
North Carolina State University
EAC 795: Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics and Higher Education
- Co-instructor and Course Co-developer, Spring 2016, Lead instructor: Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles
This course is “designed to examine critical issues in intercollegiate athletics within higher education institutions across the country. We will begin by exploring the history of intercollegiate athletics to set the context for many of the issues present today in college sports. The course will focus on all three divisions of college sports, although many of the most pressing problems are connected to Division I schools. The course will conclude by exploring reform efforts for aligning the goals and values of college sports and the academic mission of colleges and universities.” — Course Syllabus
EAC 749: Finance and Higher Education
- Teaching Associate, Fall 2015, Lead instructor: Dr. Paul Umbach
This course “examines theory, research, practices, and issues in the development and management of financial resources in higher education.” — NCSU Higher Education Administration Program Guide for Graduate Students, 2014-2015
ED 710: Applied Quantitative Methods in Education I
- Teaching Colleague, Fall 2014, Lead instructor: Dr. Alyssa Rockenbach
- Teaching Colleague, Fall 2013, Lead instructor: Dr. Alyssa Rockenbach
This course “equips students with the tools to examine design issues in research, create data sets, develop research questions, use a variety of descriptive and inferential procedures to answer formulated research questions, interpret results, and write results in keeping with the language of educational research.” — NCSU Higher Education Administration Program Guide for Graduate Students, 2014-2015
EAC 542: Student Characteristics and the College Environment
- Co-instructor, Spring 2015, Lead instructor: Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles
- Co-instructor, Spring 2014, Lead instructor: Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles
This course “addresses the history and philosophy of student affairs, the impact of college on students, and current issues of concern to students and student affairs professionals.” — NCSU Higher Education Administration Program Guide for Graduate Students, 2014-2015
EAC 543: Student Development Theory
- Co-instructor, Fall 2015, Lead instructor: Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles
This course “provides an understanding of the major student development theories, as well as existing and emerging literature in this area. Requires the application of student development theory to specific student affairs settings, issues, and populations.” — NCSU Higher Education Administration Program Guide for Graduate Students, 2014-2015
Houston Baptist University
FYS 1100: Freshman Year Seminar
- Instructor, Fall 2010
“This course is designed to help the first-semester freshman student adjust to the academic workload at Houston Baptist University. It offers an interactive approach to facilitating success in areas such as personal strengths, as well as academic, spiritual, social, and emotional development. Questionnaires, inventories, discussions, presentations, and daily opportunities for student interactions are used as tools for academic growth and self discovery.” — Houston Baptist University Catalog, 2010-2011
Guest Lectures
“Interactions Between Students and Environments,” ESHESA 7512: Interactions of Students and Environments, Professor Matthew J. Mayhew, The Ohio State University. (October 18, 2016).
“Religion, Spirituality, and College,” The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Office of Undergraduate Retention Brown Bag Lunch Series. (May 6, 2016).
“Cool, Calm, and Competitive: An Exploration of Student-Athlete Equanimity and its Role in Academic and Psychological Well-Being,” North Carolina State University Higher Education Program Recruitment Weekend. (February 11, 2016).
“Quantitative Research and Assessment Methods,” EAC 595: Research and Assessment, Teaching Assistant Professor Tiffany J. Davis, North Carolina State University. (October 13, 2015).
“A Phenomenological Exploration of the Experiences of NCAA Student-Athletes in Athlete-Specific Christian Campus Ministries,” ED 730: Introduction to Qualitative Research in Education, Assistant Professor Lisa Bass, North Carolina State University. (January 14, 2014).
“Spirituality and Student Development,” EAC 543: Student Development Theory, Associate Professor Joy Gaston Gayles, North Carolina State University. (October 14, 2013).