MARSHA S. LEWIS Building 21, The Ridges, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701 (740) 593-1435 office (740) 357-6950 mobile lewism5@ohio.edu Lewis, page 1 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. January 2009 to present Assistant Professor. Conduct applied research in public sector strategy development and program performance. Manage data analysis for various applied research projects in education and public health. Teach applied courses in statistical analysis and strategic use of data. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. January 2004 to December 2009 Senior Research Associate. Lead research efforts related to public sector strategy development and program performance. Manage data analysis for various applied research projects in education and public health. Teach professional development courses in strategic use of data. Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. June 2000 to January 2004 Managing Director, Ohio University Executive Leadership Institute. Responsible for ongoing management, curriculum development, and content delivery of the Center s capstone leadership program for public and nonprofit executives. Institute for Local Government Administration and Rural Development Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. April 1997 to June 2000 Assistant Director, Management Advisory Services. Conducted applied research projects and coordinated various local and state government partnerships. Institute for Local Government Administration and Rural Development Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. June 1994 to April 1997 Public Management and Policy Specialist. Worked with local governments and development organizations on public management projects; coordinated staffing and applied policy research for the Appalachian Delegation of the Ohio General Assembly; conducted research on small business development and Ohio Appalachian demographics. Licking County Joint Vocational School, Newark, Ohio. August 1988 to August 1993 Social Studies Teacher. Instructed approximately 120 students per day in American History and American Government. Coordinated activities such as Ohio First Vote and Ohio Citizen Bee.
EDUCATION Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. Lewis, page 2 Ph.D. candidate, Educational Research and Evaluation. Comprehensive exams completed in May 2008. Estimated date for dissertation defense is December 2010. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. Master of Public Administration, 1995 Rio Grande College, Rio Grande, Ohio. B.S. Social Sciences, 1988 Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Honors Program, 1983-1984 RECENT PUBLICATIONS The Public Value Approach to Strategic Management, with Dr. Mark L. Weinberg. Museum Management and Curatorship, 24 (3), 253-269, September 2009. Ohio District and Community School Value-Added Specialist Survey, with Dr. Anirudh V.S. Ruhil. Athens, OH:, 2009. Value-Added Analysis Systems in Practice: A Survey-based Inquiry in Two States, with Dr. Daniel McCaffrey, Dr. Anirudh V.S. Ruhil, and Dr. Yuan Kun. Athens, OH: Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, 2008. Access and Success Appalachian Ohio Report 3: Analysis of Spring 2008 Survey and Selected Secondary Data Sources, with Dr. Lesli Johnson, Nicole Yandell, Dr. Anirudh V.S. Ruhil, and Dr. Dmitry Suspitsin. Athens, OH: Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, 2008. Analysis of 2008 Ohio School Administrator Survey, With Dr. Anirudh V.S. Ruhil and Nicole Yandell. Athens, OH:, 2008. Access and Success Appalachian Ohio Report 2: Preliminary Analysis of High School Students Survey, with Dr. Holly Raffle, Dr. Anirudh V.S. Ruhil, and Nicole Yandell. Athens, OH:, 2008. Access and Success Appalachian Ohio Report 1: Analysis of Selected State and National Data, with Amy Jennings, Dr. Lesli Johnson, Dr. Barry Oches, and Dr. Anirudh V.S. Ruhil. Athens, OH:, 2007. Nursing and Allied Health Professional Education Consortium: Study Summary Report, with Susan Isaac. Athens, OH:, 2007. Achievement gains study of SOAR pilot and match districts, with Dr. Anirudh V.S. Ruhil. Athens, OH: Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs, 2006.
Lewis, page 3 RECENT PUBLICATIONS, continued A strategy and performance profile of local development districts, with Dr. Mark L. Weinberg, Dr. Hugh Sherman and Eleni Zulia. Athens, OH: Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs, 2005. Achievement gains study of SOAR pilot and match districts: Phase 1 Report to Battelle for Kids, with Dr. Lesli Johnson and Dr. Robert Barcikowski. Athens, OH: Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs, 2004. Value Creation in the Public Sector The Superintendent s Role in Implementing Strategy, with Dr. Lesli Johnson. Athens, OH: Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs, 2004. How can academic librarians create value? With Dr. Mark L. Weinberg, Dr. Hugh Sherman and Eleni Zulia. In E.D.Garten et al (Eds.), Advances in Library Administration and Organization (pp. 297-314). Oxford: Elsevier Ltd., 2004. What works, Change through Strategy Public Value and Performance, with Mark L. Weinberg, Dr. Hugh Sherman and Eleni Zulia. Journal of Community Corrections, XIV(1), 7-10, 2004. RECENT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Examining and Comparing Popular Software Packages When Handling Missing Data, with John Hitchcock, Robert Barcikowski, Christine Chrombacher, Li Yanju, and Deyu Xu. Presented as a symposium at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Educational Research Association, Columbus, OH. Through the Looking Glass, Darkly? Longitudinal Analysis of Value-Added Data Use and its Impact on Student Achievement, with Anirudh V.S. Ruhil. Presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Educational Research Association, Columbus, OH. Appalachian Ohio Access, Retention, and Postsecondary Pathways. Presented at the 2009 Ohio College Access and Success Annual Conference, Columbus, OH. Access and Success: Appalachian Ohio, with Lesli Johnson, Anirudh Ruhil, and Nicole Yandell. Presented at the 2008 Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education Conference, Marietta, OH. What Students and Their Parents Say about College Access: Lessons from Appalachian Ohio, with Anirudh V.S. Ruhil and Nicole Yandell. Presented at the 2008 Ohio College Access Network Conference, Columbus, OH.
Lewis, page 4 RECENT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, continued Factors Influencing Higher Education Access for Appalachian Ohio Students 1992 and 2008, with Brenda Haas. Presented at 2008 annual meeting of the Student Financial Aid Research Conference, Baltimore, MD. The Superintendent s Role in Implementing a School Reform Strategy, with Lesli Johnson, Anirudh V.S. Ruhil, and Mark Weinberg. Presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York. Evaluating District-Level Reforms via Propensity Scores: An Empirical Investigation, With Anirudh V.S. Ruhil. Presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Developing a Concordance Table of Ohio Proficiency and Achievement Tests, Presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Educational Research Association, Columbus, OH. Piloting Your District to New Heights: Lessons Learned from Early Implementers of Project SOAR, with Dr. Lesli Johnson and Dr. Anirudh V.S. Ruhil. Presented at the Battelle for Kids 2006 National Value-Added Conference, Columbus, OH. Using a Free Test Analysis Program with Teacher-Made Tests in the K-12 Setting, with Dr. Gordon Brooks. Presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Educational Research Association, Columbus, OH. The SOAR Pilot Studies on Leadership and Implementation, with Dr. Michael Nicholson, Dr. Lesli Johnson, and Dr. Anirudh V.S. Ruhil. Presented at the Battelle for Kids 2005 National Value-Added Conference, Columbus, OH. Initial Findings of SOAR School Participation Related to Academic Gains and Leadership, with Dr. Lesli Johnson. Presented at the Battelle for Kids 2004 National Value-Added Conference, Columbus, OH. The Relationship Between Strategic Management and Program Performance. Presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Educational Research Association, Columbus, OH. A Computer Program for Friendly Introductory Statistics Help, with Dr. Gordon P. Brooks, Holly Raffle, and Dr. Valerie Blom. Presented at the American Statistical Association s 2004 Joint Statistical Meetings, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
CERTIFICATIONS/PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Lewis, page 5 Current Ohio Teaching License # RG1000878, valid for Comprehensive Social Studies, grades 7-12, with endorsement for Reading, grades K-12 Member of the American Educational Research Association, Midwest Educational Research Association, National Council on Measurement in Education