School of Education and Social Policy

Faculty

Elaine

Ward

Academic Title

Professor, Higher Education

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Research Interests

Civic Engagement in Higher Education
Faculty Development
Faculty Rewards, Promotion and Tenure
Institutional Change and Transformation
Student Affairs Preparation
Teaching an

Education

Civic Engagement in Higher Education
Faculty Development
Faculty Rewards, Promotion and Tenure
Institutional Change and Transformation
Student Affairs Preparation
Teaching an

Areas of Expertise

Civic Engagement in Higher Education
Epistemology
Faculty Motivation
Institutional Change
International Civic and Community Engagement

Honors and Awards

- Dissertation of the Year, International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement, 2010.
- Schmitt Award for Excellence in Graduate Research, New England Educational Research Organization, 2009.

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