Judith Preissle is working with a team at CDC on a multiple case study of programs around the United States that offered colorectal cancer screening for uninsured and underinsured people. She is also collaborating with Dr. Kathy Roulston on a study of the development of doctoral students’ formulations of qualitative research projects.

Lorilee R. Sandmann’s current research projects focus on leadership and organizational change in higher education’s institutionalization of community engagement, as well as faculty roles and rewards related to engaged scholarship.  She led a national team of scholars in analyzing the first round of Carnegie Foundation community engagement classified institutions and she recently co-facilitated a Houle [...]

Catherine Sielke’s current research interests are both related to examination of the effects of 8 years of cuts in K-12 funding in Georgia. One paper examines the ways in which school districts have changed their spending patterns. The second paper examines the problem of sustainability of educational programs in light of the districts’ use of [...]

Faculty Research Interests for the Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy.