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1 Page 1 Michelle A. Maher Education Ph.D. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 2001 Specialization: Higher Education Administration Dissertation Title: Living and Learning in an Educational Cohort M.A. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 1998 Industrial/Organizational Psychology B. A. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 1995 Psychology, Cum Laude B. A. Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 1989 English Literature Research Interests Adult learning and development in educational and organizational environments, individual differences in learning environments, uses of technology in educational settings, and educational research methodologies. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC Professional Experience Present Assistant Professor, Higher Education Administration Department of Educational Leadership and Policy George Mason University, Fairfax, VA Adjunct Faculty, Educational Research, Graduate School of Education Prepared and implemented curriculum for courses in Educational Research for graduate students in teacher preparation programs. Topics covered: qualitative data collection and analysis, reliability and validity of quantitative instruments, correlational, causal-comparative and experimental research, descriptive and inferential statistics, use of SPSS in quantitative data analysis Research Assistant for the Dean s Office, Graduate School of Education Assisted in the preparation of research publications. Conducted literature reviews, collected and analyzed data. Research focus: Training, development, and motivation within educational and organizational environments.

2 Page Research Consultant to the Executive Planning Board, Center for the Arts. Organized a programmatic investigation for the Center Executive Planning Board, designed surveys to obtain information about patrons, supervised survey administration. Analyzed and interpreted results from over 3,500 surveys. Prepared and delivered oral and written project report. American Society for Training and Development, Alexandria, VA 1998 Research Intern. Analyzed and interpreted results from over 900 organizational surveys designed to tap best practices in workplace training techniques. Conducted telephone interviews with senior organizational training personnel to identify current usage of learning technologies. Conducted literature reviews and assisted in the preparation of association publications. Wrote an article on executive coaching that was published on the company website. Publications and Other Scholarly Products Research and Scholarly Activity Maher, M. A. (under review) Cohorts as professional living situations. Submitted to Adult Education Quarterly. Maher, M. A. (under review). Helping cohorts to thrive: Recommendations for instructors. Submitted to College Teaching. Maher, M. A. (under review). Using team charters in the adult classroom. Submitted to Teacher Journal of South Carolina. Ford, M. E., & Maher, M. A. (1998). Self-awareness and social intelligence: Web pages, search engines, and navigational control. In M. Ferrari & R. Sternberg (Eds.), Self-awareness: Its nature and development. New York: Guilford. Mumford, M. D., Baughman, W. A., Maher, M. A., Costanza, D. P., & Supinski, E. P. (1997). Process-based measures of creative problem-solving skills: Study Four - Category Combination. Creativity Research Journal, 10, Sprague, D., Maher, M. A., Salzman, M., Stevenson, T., Ash, K., Dede, C., & Pate-Allen, N. (1997). Recognizing facial expressions in an immersive virtual environment. (Technical Report). Washington, DC, Office of Naval Research. Mumford, M. D., O Connor, J., Gessner, T. L., Meiman, E. P., Maher, M. A. (1996). Rationally constructed measures for predicting security risks: A construct approach. (Technical Report). Washington, DC, American Institutes for Research.

3 Page 3 Mumford, M. D., Baughman, W. A., Supinski. E. P., & Maher, M. A. (1996). Processbased measures of creative problem-solving skills: Study Two - Information Encoding. Creativity Research Journal, 9, Presentations Maher, M. A. (2001, November). Educational cohorts: Potentials and pitfalls of a collaborative learning environment. Roundtable proposal will be presented at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education. Maher, M. A. (2001, April). Professional living situations: Cohorts as communities of living and learning. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Maher, M. A. (2000, June). A feeling of belonging: An exploratory analysis of cohort membership. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, Miami, Florida. Maher, M. A., Baughman, W. A., Zaccaro, S. J., & Holt, R. W. (1999, June). The relationship between language skills and behavioral effectiveness measures of social intelligence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Denver, Colorado. Baughman, W. A., Holt, R. W., Ford, M. E., & Maher, M. A. (1999, June). Assessments of relational preferences: Development and validation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Denver, Colorado. O Brien, A. S., Maher, M. A., Buffardi, L., Erdwins, C., & Smith, J. (1997, March). Family responsive policies and employee attitudes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Industrial/Organizational Psychology-Organizational Behavior Graduate Student Conference, Radford, Virginia. Maher, M. A., Holt, R. W., & Light, M. D. (1996, June). Structure of ethical behavior in college students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario. Meiman, E. P., Baughman, W. A., Maher, M. A., & Holt, R. W. (1996, June). Discriminating the good, the bad and the rebellious. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, San Francisco, California. Sanford, J. A., Maher, M. A., Chrosniak, L. D., & Lee, J. E. S. (1996, March). Qualitative characteristics of idiosyncratic and common generation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

4 Page 4 Baughman, W. A., Threlfall, V. K., Mumford, M. D., Holt, R. W., & Maher, M. A. (1994, June) Personality factors, intellectual beliefs, and academic goals promoting and inhibiting academic performance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, DC. Persley, N., Baughman, W. A., Morath, R., Holt, R. W., & Maher, M. A. (1994, June). Defining developmental environments: Curriculum design strategies promoting positive reactions to demanding courses. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, DC. Journal Articles in Progress Maher, M. A. Exploring the educational cohort experience. In preparation for submission to Review of Higher Education. Ford, M. E. & Maher, M. A. Motivational and contextual factors associated with time to complete the Ph.D. In preparation for submission to Research in Higher Education. Research/Methodology Skills Quantitative Multivariate analysis using SPSS, including management of statistical data bases; Survey design and analysis; Use of concept mapping programs such as Pathfinder Qualitative Classroom observation and interviewing; Use of qualitative analysis using software programs such as NVivo; Creation of qualitative coding systems Professional Service Activities Spring, 2001 Member of the Faculty Senate, University of South Carolina. Report outcomes of faculty senate meetings to departmental faculty Member of the Committee for the Reaccredidation from the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools, George Mason University. Served on strategic planning committee charged with supporting reaccredidation efforts of George Mason University. Conducted campus-wide data collection effort to investigate the status of current university alumni relations. Provided specific recommendations for increasing alumni support and involvement in the campus community. Advised on the implementation and evaluation of these recommendations.

5 Page 5 Grants and Awards 2001 Provost s Teaching Development Grant, Office of the Provost, University of South Carolina 2000 Dissertation Research Grant, Graduate School of Education, George Mason University American Educational Research Association Association for the Study of Higher Education Academy of Human Resource Development American Psychological Association Professional Affiliations