Academic Programs - Counseling and Student Personnel Services: College Student Affairs Focus
Cohort 2011-2012
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Full Name: Philip Badaszewski Undergraduate Institution: The University at Buffalo Master’s Institution: The Ohio State University…GO BUCKS!! Master’s Degree: Higher Education and Student Affairs Assistantship or Job: Doctoral Intern for Staff Development in University Housing Why did you choose UGA’s College Student Affairs Administration (CSAA) program? I chose the program because of its reputation, the faculty and their research interests and being able to complete the program in three (very intense) years. Student Affairs Interest/Research interest: Men’s identity development, masculinity development and first generation student engagement and retention. |
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Full Name: Jabari T. Bodrick Undergraduate Institution: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Master’s Institution: University of South Florida Master’s Degree: College Student Affairs Assistantship or Job: College Student Affairs Administration Graduate Assistant Why did you choose UGA’s College Student Affairs Administration (CSAA) program? I chose the CSAA program because of its reputation, its faculty, and its curricular structure. Student Affairs Interest/Research interest: Applied ethics in higher education, ethical learning, Ethics Across the Curriculum programs, Minority Serving Institutions, service-learning |
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Full Name: J. Matthew Garrett Undergraduate Institution: The University of Georgia Master’s Institution: The University of Georgia Master’s Degree: College Student Affairs Administration Assistantship or Job: Associate Director, Office of Student Leadership & Service, Emory University – responsible for student activities, organizations, government, programming, orientation and family programs, leadership programs, and civic engagement programming Why did you choose UGA’s College Student Affairs Administration (CSAA) program? I chose UGA for a variety of reasons, but primarily because it is the strongest student affairs program close to my full time job that allows part time students. It is a well-known program with fantastic faculty and a philosophy about the student experience that aligns well with my own personal student affairs philosophy. Student Affairs Interest/Research interest: The intersection of leadership and civic engagement; co-curricular leadership development programs, socially responsible leadership, leadership identity development, LGBT students and the development of intersecting identities, effective assessment strategies in student leadership development |
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Full Name: Jeremy W. Inabinet Undergraduate Institution: Lander University Master’s Institution: University of South Carolina Master’s Degree: Higher Education and Student Affairs with a cognate in Speech Assistantship or Job: Doctoral Intern, Department of Student Affairs Assessment and part-time faculty at Athens Technical College Why did you choose UGA’s College Student Affairs Administration (CSAA) program? Fit. I believe in the teaching goals and style of the program. Additionally, the faculty has a genuine interest in the success of the students and they support the research ideas/interests of the students. Student Affairs Interest/Research interest: Institutional rankings, boundary spanning among functional areas of student affairs, part-time faculty equity, and competencies of student hearing board members within student conduct |
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Full Name: Nikki Laird Undergraduate Institution: Duke University Master’s Institution: University of Texas at Austin Master’s Degree: Higher Education Administration (with a concentration Student Personnel Services) Assistantship or Job: Doctoral Intern for the Center for Leadership and Service, working with the IMPACT (formerly known as Alternative Spring Break) program Why did you choose UGA’s College Student Affairs Administration (CSAA) program? I was looking for a great experience with an engaging cohort and challenging, yet supportive, faculty with a wide variety of interests. I also wanted a unique and enriching assistantship experience where I would be working directly with undergraduate students. In addition, I have always felt most comfortable at large state institutions with successful Division I athletics programs. Luckily, I found all of those things at UGA and in the CSAA program! Student Affairs Interest/Research Interest: I have so many! Professionally, I’m most interested in effective recruitment, training, and evaluation of professional and paraprofessional staff on college campuses—particularly in residence life—and in leadership development through engagement in service and commitment to social change. In terms of research, I am fascinated by the intersections of leadership development and identity development (especially LGBT identity development), college students who are housing distressed, predicting efficacy of paraprofessional staff in student affairs, the First Year Experience, and student attitudes toward social justice. |
