Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, University of Missouri-Columbia
Dissertation: Academically At-Risk College Students at a Small, Private, Faith-Based
University: A Qualitative Study of Factors Promoting Persistence to the Fourth Year
M.S. in Educational Administration, Southwest Baptist University
B.S. in Biology with high school teaching certification, Southwest Baptist University
Selected Presentations
Factors Promoting Persistence for Academically At-Risk Students. Presentation at Every
Student Counts Conference, Arkansas Tech University, 2019.
Advising the undecided student. Presentation at Faculty Workshops, Westminster College,
Fulton, Missouri, 2015.
Characteristics of today’s college students. Presentation at Faculty Workshops, Westminster
College, Fulton, Missouri, 2015.
Professional Organizations
American Educational Research Association
Honors and Awards
Southwest Baptist University, Faculty Life Beautiful Award, 2013.