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Susan K. GardnerSusan K. Gardner

Assistant Professor
Higher Education


Susan.K.Gardner@maine.edu
Phone: (207) 581-3122

Education:
B.A. Spanish and Secondary Education, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
M.Ed. Professional Development, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Ph.D. Higher Education-Student Affairs, Washington State University, Pullman, WA


 

 

Courses taught:

  • Master’s Seminar in Higher Education
  • Developmental Theory in Higher Education
  • Doctoral Seminar in Higher Education
  • Policy and Politics in Higher Education
  • Issues in Student Affairs
  • Impact of College on Students
  • The American Community College

Research Areas:

  • Research on doctoral education, issues of student development, social justice in higher education, and connections among K-20 system in the U.S.

Representative publications:

  • Gardner, S.K. (in press). “What’s too much and what’s too little?” The process of becoming an independent researcher in doctoral education. The Journal of Higher Education.
  • Gardner, S.K. (in press). The graduate student hierarchy of needs: A theoretical model of doctoral student success and retention. The International Journal of Graduate Education.
  • Lott, J., & Gardner, S.K. (in press). Doctoral student attrition in the STEM fields: An exploration of event history analysis. The Journal of College Student Retention.
  • Gardner, S.K., & Choate, L.H. (in press). The college experience for women: Progress and paradox.  In L.H. Choate (Ed.), Girls and women's wellness: Contemporary counseling issues and interventions.
  • Gardner, S.K. (2008). Fitting the mold of graduate school. Innovative Higher Education, 33(2).
  • Ward, K.A., & Gardner, S.K. (2008). Three magic letters. [Review of the book Three magic letters]. The Journal of Higher Education, 79, 240-242.
  • Gardner, S.K. (2007). “I heard it through the grapevine” Doctoral student socialization in chemistry and history. Higher Education, 54, 723-740.
  • Gardner, S.K., & Barnes, B.J. (2007). Graduate student involvement: Socialization for the professional role. The Journal of College Student Development, 48(4), 369-387.
  • Gardner, S.K., Miller, K., Barker, M.J., Loftin, J., Erwin, M., & Maurin, K. (2007). Student affairs and Hurricane Katrina: Contextual perspectives from five institutions of higher education in New Orleans.  The NASPA Journal, 44(1), 209-232.
  • Gardner, S.K., Hayes, M.T., Neider, X. (2007). The dispositions and skills of a Ph.D. in education: Perspectives of faculty and graduate students in one college of education.  Innovative Higher Education, 31(5), 287-299.
  • Gardner, S.K. (2005, December). Zen and the art of graduate school. Academic Exchange Extra.
  • Gardner, S.K. (2005). Faculty preparation for teaching, research, and service: What do new faculty need? Journal of Faculty Development, 20(3), 161-166.
  • Gardner, S.K. & Ward, K.A. (2005). Pathways to the Professoriate. [Review of the book Pathways to the professoriate]. Review of Higher Education, 28(3), 430-431.
  • Gardner, S.K. (2003). How to set up an induction program. In M. Scherer (Ed.), Keeping good teachers (pp. 57-66). Washington, DC: ASCD.

Curriculum Vitae for Dr. Gardner

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