Aaron, Robert
Executive Director, Assessment & Planning in Student Affairs, Northwestern University
Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Degrees
- PhD, Higher Education, Indiana University, 2010
- MA, Higher Education & Student Affairs, The Ohio State University, 1996
- BA, Music, University of Rochester, 1993
Research Interests
College student identity development, assessment & evaluation in higher education.

Brehm, Stephanie
Assistant Director for Academic and Strategic Initiatives, The Graduate School, Northwestern
Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Degrees
- PhD, Religious Studies, Northwestern University, 2017
- MA, Comparative Religion, Miami University, 2011
- BA, Religion and Communication Studies, Florida State University, 2009
Research Interests
American religion and mass media, ethnography and narrative, higher education administration and institutional organization.

Brown-Henderson, Lesley-Ann
Executive Director of Campus Inclusion & Community, Student Affairs, Northwestern University
Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Degrees
- PhD, Counseling Psychology, Texas A&M University, 2012
- MS, Counseling Psychology, Texas A&M University, 2008
- MS, Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education and Counseling Psychology, Texas A&M University, 2006
- BS, Psychology, University of Miami, 2004

Burke, Peggy
Former Associate Vice President, Student Development, DePaul University
Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Degrees
- MA, History, DePaul University
- PhD, Higher Education Administration, Loyola University Chicago
- BA, Secondary Education, DePaul University

Calkins, Susanna
Senior Associate Director, Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching
Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Degrees
- PhD, History, Purdue University, 2001
- MA, History, Purdue University, 1995
- BA, History & Political Science, La Salle University, 1993
- MS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 2005
Research Interests
Mentoring, conceptions of teaching, student learning, early modern history, world history, learning and teaching in higher education, and the history and philosophy of higher education.

Colyvas, Jeannette
Associate Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
Associate Professor and Executive Board Member, Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)
Associate Professor (by courtesy), Department of Sociology
Associate Professor (by courtesy), MORS, Kellogg School of Management
Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Policy Research
Director of Undergraduate Programs, School of Education and Social Policy
Degrees
- PhD, Stanford University, 2007
- MA, Sociology, MA, East Asian Studies, Stanford University
Research Interests
Organizations and entrepreneurship; institutions and networks; comparing public, private, and non-profit forms of organizing; university-industry interfaces; public and private science.

Friend, Julie
Director, Office of Global Safety and Security
Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Degrees
- MA, English, Michigan State University
- JD, Law, Michigan State University
- BS, Speech Communications, Syracuse University

Gillespie, Joan
Consultant in International Higher Education
Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Degrees
- PhD, English, Northwestern University
- BA, Vassar College
Research Interests
Quality standards and evaluation in international education

Goodman, Adam
Director, Center for Leadership, Northwestern University
Clinical Professor, McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Degrees
- PhD, Public Affairs, University of Colorado at Denver
- BS, Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Colorado at Boulder
- MPA, Public Management, University of Colorado at Denver
Research Interests
Leadership, especially assessment, coaching and development; Teamwork, especially assessment and development; Enterprise level learning software for coaching, leadership and teamwork

Haberaecker, Heather
Former Chief Business Officer, University of Illinois, Chicago
Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Degrees
- MA, Public Administration, University of Illinois at Springfield
- AA, Southwestern Illinois College
- PhD, Higher Education Administration, University of Michigan
- BS, Education, Northern Illinois University

Holsapple, Matthew
Associate Program Officer, Spencer Foundation
Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Degrees
- PhD, Higher Education, University of Michigan, 2014
- MA, Education Research Methods, University of Michigan, 2011
- MSEd, College Student Affairs, Purdue University, 2007
- BS, Public Relations, Purdue University, 2001

Julia, Jake
Vice Provost for Administration and Chief of Staff, Northwestern University
Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Degrees
- PhD, Higher Education Administration, University of Michigan, 1996
- MA, Higher Education Administration, University of Michigan, 1993
- BA, History, Plymouth State University, 1981

Lowe, Eugene
Assistant to the President, Northwestern University
Senior Lecturer, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Degrees
- PhD, Union Theological Seminary, 1987
- MDiv, Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, 1978
- BA, Religion, Princeton University, 1971
Research Interests
American religion, social gospel, progressivism, and diversity in higher education.

Meents-DeCaigny, Ellen
Assistant Vice President of Planning, Operations and Assessment, Vice President's Cabinet, Office of the Vice President, DePaul University
Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Degrees
- MA, Counseling and College Student Development, University of Maryland
- PhD, Higher Education, Loyola University Chicago
- BA, Speech Communications, Drake University

Metzger-Mugg, Lisa
Vice President of Program & Operations, Duke of Edinburgh's International Award USA
Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Degrees
- MS, Developmental Psychology, Johns Hopkins University
- PhD, Educational Psychology, Loyola University Chicago
- BS, Psychology, Philosophy, and Humanities, Valparaiso University
Research Interests
Improved educational pathways to college completion for underserved students; issues of access, affordability, and successful degree/career outcomes of low-income and underrepresented minority college students; addressing racial, ethnic, and income disparities in educational outcomes through improved institutional support; community colleges; doctoral education; and event history analysis.

Payne-Kirchmeier, Julie
Vice President for Student Affairs
Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Degrees
- PhD, Educational Leadership, Administration and Foundations, Indiana State University, 2009
- MEd, Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education, Texas A&M University, 1996
- BS, Genetics, Texas A&M University, 1994
Research Interests
- Student affairs

Prachand, Amit
Assistant Vice President, Information and Analytics, Northwestern University
Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Degrees
- MEng, Management of Technology, Vanderbilt University
- BS, Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
Research Interests
Data analysis methods, process improvement and change management

Rapp, Kim
Assistant Vice President, International Relations
Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Degrees
- BA, Communications and International Studies, Juniata College
- MS, Educational Administration, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- PhD, Higher Education Leadership and Policy Analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- MA, African Languages and Literature, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Rosenbaum, James
Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Professor, Sociology, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research
Degrees
- PhD, Sociology, Harvard University, 1973
- MA, Sociology, Harvard University, 1968
- BA, Culture and Behavior, Yale University, 1966
Research Interests
High schools, community colleges, youth transitions to work and adulthood. School and college reform and restructuring. Sociology of education.

Trautvetter, Lois
Director, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Professor, School of Education and Social Policy
Degrees
- MS, Polymer Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University
- BA, Chemistry, College of Wooster
- PhD, Higher Education Administration, University of Michigan
Research Interests
Engineering education research including retention and recruitment of female and underrepresented undergraduate students and faculty, interdisciplinary skills, contextual competence skills, and design and problem solving skills.
Faculty productivity, enhancing research and teaching, faculty motivation, enhancing faculty-student interaction, and new and junior faculty issues.
Student development research that includes holistic and spiritual development of undergraduates.
Gender issues, females in STEM disciplines.