MARK LAFER. Mark Lafer Consulting P.O. Box 499 State College, PA (814) (Toll-Free)

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1 MARK LAFER Mark Lafer Consulting P.O. Box 499 State College, PA (814) (Toll-Free) EDUCATION Completed all Ph.D. requirements except dissertation, Higher Education, The Pennsylvania State University Completed all Ph.D. requirements except dissertation, Psychology, Kansas State University M.S. - Communications Research, Boston University A.B. - Psychology, University of Michigan. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2014 Current PROPRIETOR Mark Lafer Consulting, State College, PA. Providing services in support of higher education policy analysis, organization-focused survey research, operations review and evaluation, and student outcomes research Current PROPRIETOR A College 4U, State College, PA. Providing personalized guidance on the postsecondary choice process for middle-income students and families SENIOR POLICY RESEARCH ANALYST Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Harrisburg, PA. Conduct nationally and state-level focused policy analyses and survey research relevant for Agency status, student grant aid, matching funds, loan programs, and general postsecondary education issues HEAD OF RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Harrisburg, PA. Supervise a staff of professional computer programmers, researchers, and statistical analysts in support of senior management, Board of Directors, and Chief Executive Officer decision-making information needs. Conduct basic research and policy analyses for student grant aid, matching funds, and loan programs. Support the design, conduct, analysis, and interpretation of market research and operations surveys performed by other divisions within the agency. Prepare proposals for revised and innovative operational systems and support technology. Provide technical assistance to postsecondary education institutions and associations and to governmental entities for the development, implementation, and analysis of student aid and educational improvement policies INSTRUCTOR. The Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus, Psychology and Sociology Departments, Altoona, PA INFORMATION ANALYST The Pennsylvania State University. Undergraduate Admissions Office, University Park, PA.

2 INSTRUCTOR. The Pennsylvania State University, Worthington Scranton Campus, Psychology Department, Dunmore, PA INSTRUCTOR. The Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton Campus, Psychology Department, Hazleton, PA INSTRUCTOR. The Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus, Psychology Department, Lehman, PA DIRECTOR, DATA PROCESSING/MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Wyoming Valley Clinic, Wilkes-Barre, PA PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES DESIGNER Horsham Psychiatric Hospital PRIVATE CONSULTANT Information systems and technology, Kingston, PA DIRECTOR, RESEARCH & EVALUATION SERVICE Hazleton-Nanticoke Mental Health/Mental Retardation Center, Nanticoke, PA PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE NY-Penn Health Management Corporation, Binghamton, NY RESEARCH ASSOCIATE Research and Analysis Division, Center for Student Development, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas INSTRUCTOR Old Trooper University, Fort Riley, Kansas. Psychology Department (through Kansas State University). PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Association for the Study of Higher Education American Educational Research Association National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Pennsylvania Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Student Financial Aid Researcher Network PUBLICATIONS Lafer, M., Diamond, N., Matesic, J., Parada, J., Popp, J., & Weaver, J. (2001). Factors affecting time to baccalaureate degree at Pennsylvania colleges and universities (Report prepared for the General Assembly of Pennsylvania in response to Senate Resolution 180). Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency. Lafer, M. (1995). The 1995 CASE Survey of Institutional Advancement (Contractor's Reports). Center for the Study of Higher Education, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Healy, S. F., Lafer, M., Lane, K. S., Meckstroth, M. J., O'Reilly, J. R., & Scalise, K. (1991). School-college articulation. New York: The College Board. Lafer, M. (1979, September). Putting Community Mental Health Center assessment activities to work: A brief report on a pilot study. Pennsylvania Evaluation Network Newsletter. Lafer, M. (1979). Association of Nursing Home Social Workers of Pennsylvania assessment of long term care facility social services. Middletown, PA: The Association of Nursing Home Social Workers of Pennsylvania Research Committee. 2

3 Thayne, R.F., Volo, A.M. LeCompte, G., McCord, T.J. and Lafer, M. (1975). Community mental health services profile. NY-Penn Mental Health Monogram Series. PRESENTATIONS Lafer, M.. Lingenfelter, M., Muhkerjee, S., & Sygielski, J. (2014, March 21). Access, affordability, and workforce development issues in higher education. Panel discussion, Education Policy and Leadership Center Fellows Program, Harrisburg, PA. Lafer, M. (2013, May). The recession & changing institutional sector representation and characteristics of PA adult learners. Presentation to the 2013 Hendrick Best Practices in Adult Education Conference, The Pennsylvania State University, Capitol College, Harrisburg, PA. Lafer, M.. Lingenfelter, M., Garraty, R., & Sygielski, J. (2013, March 22). Access, affordability, workforce development, and accountability issues in higher education. Panel discussion, Education Policy and Leadership Center Fellows Program, Harrisburg, PA. Lafer, M., & Lingenfelter, M. (2012, May 21). Defining the landscape for college access and success. Presentation to the Pennsylvania Association for College Admissions Counseling, College Access Forum 2012, Harrisburg, PA. Lafer, M., & Harper, S. (2004, October 7). Extending the use of the NSC database for state and federal higher education policy analysis. Presentation to the Board of Directors, National Student Clearinghouse, Chantilly, VA. Lafer, M. (2004, September 27). AES/PHEAA: Data Rich Data Poor. Presentation to Education Policy and Leadership Center 2004 Seminar on the Use of Demographic Data and Social Trend Information for State Education Policymaking, Harrisburg, PA. Lafer, M., & Diamond, N. (2002, November 22). The Impact of Research on Graduation Rates and Timeto-Degree at Four-Year Colleges and Universities on a State s Legislative Decision Making: A Case Study. Paper presented at the ASHE 2002 Forum on Public Policy in Higher Education/27th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Sacramento, CA. Lafer, M. (2002, September 25). Budgeting for the Pennsylvania State Grant Program. Paper presented at the Minnesota State Grant Program Projection Seminar, St. Paul Technical College, St. Paul, MN. Lafer, M., & Popp, J. A. (2002, June 15). What Does Time-to-Degree Research Say About Extending Eligibility in a State Grant Program? Paper presented at the 19th Annual Student Financial Aid Research Network Conference, Denver, CO. Lafer, M., & Diamond, N. (2002, February 14). Preparation, remediation, and registration factors driving time-to-degree at Pennsylvania colleges and universities at the turn of the 21st century. Paper presented at the College Board Middle States Regional Meeting, Baltimore, MD. Lafer, M. (2002, January 31). Professional shortages and student financing solutions. Presentation to the Education Policy and Leadership Center Teacher Quality and Supply Study Group, Harrisburg, PA. Lafer, M., & Diamond, N. (2001, November 14). What to do when 250 legislators show up at your doorstep and the refrigerator is empty: Responding to a joint legislative resolution to study the time to degree. Paper presented at the ASHE 2001 Forum on Public Policy in Higher Education/26 th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Richmond, VA. Lafer, M. (2001, June). Time-to-degree at Pennsylvania colleges and universities (Report to the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Pennsylvania). Paper presented at the June 3

4 2001 meeting of institutional research representatives of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA. Lafer, M. (2000, November 30). Time-to-degree at Pennsylvania colleges and universities (Report to the Pennsylvania Act 101 Programs Director s Fall Meeting). Hershey, PA. Lafer, M. (1996, November). The impact of state, need-based, direct, student financial grant aid policy on institutional enrollment trends for higher education. Poster session presented at the 21 st Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Memphis, TN. Lafer, M. (1996, April). Direct, need-based, student financial grant aid policy on enrollment trends at institutions of higher education: The prospect for determining the effect of state policy. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association New York City, New York.. Lafer, M. (1991, October). The variable construction of race in the introductory textbooks of the social sciences curriculum. Paper presented at the 16 th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Boston, MA. Lafer, M. (1984, April). Panel organizer, moderator, and presenter. Alternative financing for human services. Pennsylvania Evaluation Network/EERS Conference, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Lafer, M. (1981, January). Evaluation as a management tool: Management information systems. Paper presented at United Way of Wyoming Valley Program Evaluation Seminar, Wilkes-Barre, PA. RESEARCH Prins, E., Campbell, K., and Kassab, C. (2014, May). Financial needs and characteristics of students pursuing postsecondary education in Pennsylvania: A rural-urban analysis. The Center for Rural Pennsylvania. (Team leader, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, for project FAFSA data extraction, aggregation, and preliminary analysis.) Colbeck, C., Rankin, S., Johnson, M. P., Lafer, M., and Bjorklund, S. (2001). Relationship between welfare reform, institutional policies, and low-income parents college persistence. Level 1 Children, Youth, and Families Consortium Project, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE NASFAA Task Force on 2014 Federal Title IV Financial Aid Program Integrity and Improvement Negotiated Rulemaking (current) Open Journal of Industrial and Business Management review panel (2013 current). Pennsylvania Access Coalition ( current). Higher Education in Review Reader Board (2003- current). Association for the Study of Higher Education/Council for Public Policy in Higher Education ( current). Proposal reviewer for annual symposium. American Education Research Association ( present). Proposal reviewer for Division J for annual conference. Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board, Task Force on Adult Learning Subcommittee on Career Readiness Credential ( ). 4

5 Education and Policy Leadership Center ( ). Condition of Higher Education in Pennsylvania Project advisory committee. Harrisburg, PA. Education Policy and Leadership Center. (2004). Seminar on the use of demographic data to inform education policymaking in Pennsylvania organizing committee. Harrisburg, PA. Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Universities. (2002). PACU Data Group, Harrisburg, PA. Education Policy and Leadership Center. (2002). Pennsylvania Teacher Quality and Supply Project team of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Teacher Project. Harrisburg, PA. Pennsylvania Department of Health. ( ). Non-physician work force study group. Harrisburg, PA. Pennsylvania State Board of Education, Council of Basic Education. (2002, March 27). Students Reward Forum. Harrisburg, PA. National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs. ( ). National survey re-design project advisory group. Albany, NY. Pennsylvania State Board of Education, Higher Education Council. (2001, October). Critical Issues in Higher Education - Remediation Roundtable. Harrisburg, PA. Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. ( ). Governor s Interagency Team for Brain Gain. Harrisburg, PA. 5