Faculty and Staff

Faculty & Staff
The Center for Higher Education is staffed with two co-directors, a research associate, and a graduate assistant. Together, they work on research and sponsored projects in collaboration with affiliated faculty and staff from the Higher Education program, The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education, other disciplines from across Ohio University, and other colleges and universities nationwide.

Valerie Martin Conley, Co-Director
Associate Professor, Higher Education and Student Affairs
conleyv@ohio.edu

Laura Harrison, Co-Director
Assistant Professor, Higher Education and Student Affairs
harrisol@ohio.edu

Robert B. Young
Professor Emeritus, Higher Education and Student Affairs
youngb@ohio.edu

Peter C. Mather
Associate Professor, Higher Education and Student Affairs
matherp@ohio.edu

David Horton Jr
Assistant Professor, Higher Education and Student Affairs
hortond@ohio.edu

Research Associate
Laura Risler
risler@ohio.edu

Administrative Associate
Debra Fanning
fanning@ohio.edu

Affiliated Faculty and Researchers

Cynthia Anderson
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
andersc2@ohio.edu

James Archibald
Assistant Professor of Higher Education & Student Affairs
Valdosta State University
jgarchibald@valdosta.edu

James Archibald

Brian Bridges
Associate Provost for Diversity, Access & Equity
bridgesb@ohio.edu

Gordon P. Brooks
Associate Professor, Educational Studies
brooksg@ohio.edu

Donna Burgraff
Ohio University Chillicothe Campus
burgraff@ohio.edu

Dan Evans
Vice Provost, eLearning OHIO & Strategic Initiatives
dan.evans@ohio.edu

Melissa L. Freeman
Assistant Professor, School of Business
Adams State College
mfreeman@adams.edu

Richard Howard
Professor (ret'd), University of Minnesota
rdhoward@umn.edu

Craig Howley
Adjunct Associate Professor, Educational Studies
howleyc@ohio.edu

David Koonce
Associate Professor
Industrial and Systems Engineering
koonce@ohio.edu

Michael Mumper
Provost, Adams State College
mumper@adams.edu

A. Michael Williford
Associate Provost, Institutional Research And Enrollment Planning
willifor@ohio.edu

Graduate Research Assistants

Dianne Bouvier
Graduate Research Associate
bouvier@ohio.edu

Brandon Wolfe
Graduate Research Associate
bw129601@ohio.edu

For more information, please contact:
Center for Higher Education:
The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education
Ohio University
McCracken Hall 138
Athens, OH 45701
Telephone: 740.597.1862
c4he@ohio.edu