HESA Faculty News

Nick Bowman Secures External Funding in First Year at Iowa

Congratulations to Dr. Bowman on securing 3 new grants/projects for the Center for Research on Undergraduate Education (CRUE)!

  • “Pair Programming as a Pedagogical Approach for Promoting Success and Equity in Computer Science Coursework,” National Science Foundation, $299,904
  • “The Impact of GEAR UP on College Enrollment and Persistence in Eastern Iowa,” Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust, $74,412
  • “Measurement Properties of the Student Identity Centrality Scale,” Iowa Measurement Research Foundation, $31,431

Volume 3 of How College Affects Students Available This Fall

Book cover - How College Affects Students
Get your copy of How College Affects Students: 21st Century Evidence that Higher Education Works, Volume 3! This volume synthesizes research between 2002 and 2013 about the impacts of college on students. Congratulations to all those at Iowa who were involved in editing and publishing this important text, including faculty Ernie Pascarella and Nick Bowman, and alumni Tricia Seifert and Greg Wolniak!

Mike Paulsen Publishes New Text

Dr. Paulsen’s 2016 edited volume of the PDF iconHigher Education: Handbook of Theory & Research, Vol 31 was published this past April.

Faculty Promotions

L-R Sherry Watt, Jodi Linley
Congratulations to Dr. Sherry Watt who was promoted to full Professor!

Congratulations to Dr. Jodi Linley who was appointed to a tenure-track Assistant Professor position and will continue as HESA Program Coordinator! Jodi also received two individual awards from ACPA at the 2016 Annual Convention- the Voice of Inclusion Individual Medallion and the Outstanding Mentor to Graduate Students Award.

Photo: (L-R) Sherry Watt, Jodi Linley