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Appendix B: Speakers' Biographies
Pages 59-68

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... She is a member of the National Council on Aging and the American Society on Aging and has presented at programs and conferences in the U.S., Canada, and Germany, and has co-authored a book chapter on the potential of senior scholars and scientists for the European Research Institute on Health and Aging." SOURCE: http://emeriti.usc.edu/bios/janette-c-brown/ ANN FRANKE, President of Wise Results, LLC, author of a paper on legal issues regarding retirement for the American Council on Education "Ann Franke has 25 years' experience with national trends in academic policy and education law. She consults nationally with colleges and universities on issues ranging from student injury to academic freedom.
From page 60...
... Prior to joining the University of Kansas faculty, she was a research economist and associate policy adviser in the regional group of the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta from 2000 to 2002, and taught at Washington University from 1997 to 2000 and Southern Methodist University from 1995 to 1997. Her major fields of study are scientific labor markets, gender differences in employment outcomes, wage inequality, scientific entrepreneurship, and children's educational attainments.
From page 61...
... Her most recent book, "Off-Track Profs: The Rise of the Teaching Specialist in Higher Education," (with John Cross, MIT Press, 2009) examines the growth in the number of teaching faculty off the tenure track at ten distinguished research universities, identifies the forces driving this trend and the consequences for academic life, and offers recommendations to university leaders for monitoring and managing their faculty workforce.
From page 62...
... Carol has also been able to expand existing programs and policies, such as the School and Child Care Search Service, the affiliated child care centers, flexible work arrangements and faculty family friendly policies. "Before coming to Columbia, Carol served as the Founding Director of Work/Life at the University of California at Berkeley.
From page 63...
... In 2003 Dr. Malcom received the Public Welfare Medal of the National Academy of Sciences, the highest award given by the Academy." SOURCE: http://www.aaas.org/ScienceTalk/malcom.shtml VALERIE MARTIN CONLEY, Professor of Counseling and Higher Education, Co-director, Center for Higher Education, Ohio University, conducted a study of retirement for AAUP "Valerie Martin Conley is Department Chair and Professor of Counseling and Higher Education at Ohio University and Co-Director of the Center for Higher Education.
From page 64...
... and the nationwide "Nine Presidents" summit on gender equity at major research universities." SOURCE: http://www.law.berkeley.edu/3133.htm MANFRED PHILIPP, Professor of Chemistry, Lehman College; Former Chair, University Faculty Senate; President, CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences "An ex-officio, nonvoting member of the Board of Trustees and chairperson of the 2006-2007 session of the City University of New York (CUNY) University Faculty Senate, Dr.
From page 65...
... MICHAEL TANNER, Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities "R. Michael Tanner joined the APLU as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer in January 2011, where he has led planning for a multi-institutional design project to accelerate development and adoption of "cognitive course wares," which achieve better student learning outcomes in gateway courses.
From page 66...
... , Research Director, has a well-established national reputation as an expert on faculty work/life, including faculty diversity and generational issues, faculty in STEM disciplines and health professions, interdisciplinary work, and general trends in faculty employment. Trower is currently heading up the COACHE Research Institute for scholars interested in using COACHE's robust faculty satisfaction database in their research.
From page 67...
... Currently, Dr. Van Ummersen serves as Senior Advisor for the Office of Institutional Initiatives at ACE developing customized services for colleges and universities to assist presidents and other campus leaders meet their needs for leadership development throughout the institution.


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