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Educational Psychology

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John  W. Creswell (QQPM)
Professor
Educational Psychology

241 Teachers College Hall
Lincoln, NE  
68588-0345

(402) 472-2248
jcreswell1@unl.edu


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Professional Experience: 
1994-1999, Coordinator for Research Courses, Teachers College, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

1993-present, Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Member, Center for the Study of Postsecondary and Higher Education

1986-1990, Project Director, Lilly Endowment/TIAA-CREF National Study of Faculty Growth and Development Practices of Academic Department Chairs. Completed over 42 projects during 1985-1991 consisting of conference papers, workshops, journal articles, and a book.

1978-1992, Primary advisor, Postsecondary Education Program in the Doctoral Area of Administration, Curriculum, and Instruction, Teachers College, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

1986-1993, Professor, Department of Educational Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

1981, Acting Department Chair and Acting Dean, Teachers College, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (summer session)

1978-1986, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Graduate Faculty Fellow conferred, 1979; tenure conferred, 1981). Courtesy Appointment in the Department of Adult and Social Foundations, 1984.

1977-1978, Coordinator of Planning for the College of Education, Oklahoma State University

1974-1978, Assistant and Associate Professor of Higher Education (tenured conferred, 1978), Department of Educational Administration and Higher Education, Oklahoma State University

1973-1974, Research Assistant for Information Systems, Dean of Advanced Studies, Graduate College, University of Iowa

1972, Graduate Intern, Office of the President, University of Iowa

1971-1973, Research Assistant, Dean's Office, College of Education, University of Iowa


SERVICE

Service to National Professional Associations

1978-present, Reviewer, contributed paper proposals submitted to the American Educational Research Association--Division J for the annual meetings.

1978-present, Reviewer, contributed paper proposals submitted to the Association for the Study of Higher Education for the annual meetings.

1984, Vice-Chair for Finance, Discussant for Contributed Paper Session, Contributed Paper Session Participant, ASHE-AERA Joint Conference, October 28-30, San Francisco, CA.

1984, Reviewer, contributed symposia, ASHE-AERA Joint Conference, October 28-30, 1984, San Francisco, CA.

1988, Co-Chair, Research Paper Committee, Association for the Study of Higher Education.

1988, Chair, Dissertation Award Committee, Association for the Study of Higher Education.

1989, Awards Committee, Association for the Study of Higher Education.

1989-1991, Secretary, AERA-Division J.

1992, Chair of Conference Evaluation, Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Meeting

1996, Co-Chair for Qualitative and Mixed-method Research, Division D, American Educational Research Association for 1997 Annual Meeting

1996, Association for the Study of Higher Education Dissertation Award Committee


Service at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Department-Level Service:

Graduate Committee (1982-present)
Computer Resource Coordinator (1980-present)
Advisor for the Postsecondary Education Area of Study (1978-present)
Library Coordinator (1978-present)
Personnel Committee (1980-82)
Admissions Committee (1980-82)


College-Level Service:
Computer Committee (1982-present)
Resource Allocation Committee (1982-83)
Promotion and Tenure Committee (1981-84)
Center for Research in Education Committee (1982-84)
Ad Hoc Postsecondary Education Committees (1978-present)
Ad Hoc Research Module Committees (1980-present)
(Developed proposal for educational research computer module, 1984)
Curriculum Committee (1985-87)
Planning and Allocation Committee (1994-present)


University-Level Service:

Faculty Senate (1985-1986)
Vice-Chancellor's Ad Hoc Task Force on Faculty Development (1985-present)
Honors Committee (1985-present)
Commission on General Education (1985)
Honorary Degree Committee (1988-present)
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