Vicki Stieha, Ph.D.815 Owyhee St.Boise, ID 83705vickistieha@boisestate.eduWebsite: http://boisestate.digication.com/stiehawww.linkedin.com/in/vickistieha

Education

2016 Post-Doctoral coursework, Organizational Performance & Workplace Learning Boise State University, Boise, IDQuantitative Research Methods

2010 Doctorate of Philosophy, Educational StudiesUniversity of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OhioStieha, V. (2010). The Relational Web in Teaching and Learning: Connections, Disconnections and the Central Relational Paradox in Schools (Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati). Available from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1276532983

1997 Master of Education, Secondary Education, EnglishXavier University, Cincinnati, OhioThesis: The Effect of the Use of Computer Assisted Writing in the English Classroom on the Writing Achievement of High School and College Students

1987 Bachelor of Science, CommunicationFlorida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

Faculty and Administrative Experiences

Faculty Associate for Assessment, Institutional Research, Boise State University (2016 – present)Director, Foundational Studies Program, and Assistant Professor in Curriculum, Instruction and Foundational Studies, Boise State University (2011 – 2016)Interim Director of General Education, Northern Kentucky University (2010 –2011)Adjunct Faculty, Educational Studies, School of Education, University of Cincinnati (2010 – 2011)Director of First-Year Programs, Northern Kentucky University (2003-2007)Assistant Director of First-Year Programs, Northern Kentucky University (2000-2003)Freshman Specialist, lecturer/advisor –Northern Kentucky University (1999-2000)Part-time Faculty –Northern Kentucky University (1997-1999)

Consulting Experience

Lewis Clark State College (2014) General Education Assessment. Muskingum College (2006) Learning Communities. Miami University (2002) First-Year Experience.

Non-Academic Experience

Account Executive (1991-1993) Allnet Communications, Cincinnati, OH Leasing Specialist (1990-1991) Certified Leasing and Sales Specialist, Atlanta, GA Communication Specialist (1988-1990) Marketing Associates International, Tampa, FL

Teaching Experience -- Graduate and Undergraduate Courses

Intellectual Foundations UF 100 [team-taught thematic interdisciplinary courses] (Boise State University)

Qualitative Field Methods Sequence EDST-802; 812, 822 (Univ. of Cincinnati)Lifespan Human Development EDST-775 (Univ. of Cincinnati) Action Research EDST-750 (Univ. of Cincinnati) College Writing and Advanced Writing ENG 101, 291 [thematic interdisciplinary learning communities

with team teaching and service learning] (Northern Kentucky University)Introduction to Literature ENG 200 [thematic interdisciplinary learning communities with team teaching

and service learning] (Northern Kentucky University)Orientation to College and Beyond UNV 101 (Northern Kentucky University)

Current Research and Professional Focus

As an experienced faculty developer, I am interested in innovative practices in higher education and how they can improve student learning and persistence outcomes. In my scholarship of teaching and learning, I investigate factors that enhance faculty success (developing effective practices for teaching and assessment) and student success (particularly for marginalized or underrepresented populations). Findings from my research and practice are applicable to many organizational settings and learners of all ages.

Graduate Student Committees

Lung, Janice. (2016). Master’s project. Community and Environmental Health, Boise State University.Jennifer Gardner. (2015). Towards a richer understanding of presence in teaching in the elementary

school environment. Curriculum and Instruction, Boise State University.Bridges, Corinne. (2013). The impact of gender, employment and class on perceptions of chronic pain:

An ecological perspective. Counseling, University of Cincinnati.

Faculty Development & Workshops Facilitated (selected recent examples)

Program Learning Outcomes (with Susan Shadle) (2016)Reflection in and on Teaching (2016)Supporting Critical Inquiry Practices for Students (2016)Effective Group Work (2016)Creating Community Workshop (2015 & 2016)Facilitating Discussions Workshop (2015)

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Supporting Teamwork (2015)Presentation Zen: What I Learned from Garr Reynolds (2015)Supporting Students with Question Building Skills (2015)Positive Course Endings (2015)Foundational Studies: A Curriculum by Design, Not By Chance (2015)FSP Fall Conversations Series (4 topics), Boise State University (2013)Freshman Friendly Teaching, Boise State University (2012)Applying Strategies for Deeper Learning; Collaborative Inquiry for SoTL, NKU (2011)Mapping Student Learning Outcomes to NKU’s Meta Rubrics, NKU (2010-2011)

Honors and Awards

AGLS Award of Excellence for Improvement of Assessment in General Education (2015)ID21 Award (2012)Outstanding Student Award, University of Cincinnati Educational Studies Program (2009-2010)

Scholarly Productivity

Publications

Stieha, V., Shadle, S. and Paterson, S. (in press). Stirring the Pot: Supporting and Challenging STEM Faculty to Change Teaching and Assessment Practice. Journal of General Education.

Stieha, V. (2014). Critical friend. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research. D. Coughlan and M. Brydon-Miller. London, England, Sage.

Raider-Roth, M., Stieha, V. Kohan, M. Turpin, C. (2014). “The false promise of group harmony”: The centrality of challenging practices in teachers’ professional development. Journal of Jewish Education. 80(1), 53-77.

Vaughn, L., Stieha, V., Muchmore, M., Thomspon, S., Lang, J. & Lang, M. (2012). “Having a say”: Urban adolescent girls narrating their visions of future through photovoice. Education Research for Social Change. 1(2), 41-55.

Stieha, V. & Raider-Roth, M. (2012). Presence in context: Teachers’ negotiations with the relational environment of school. Journal of Educational Change. 13, 511-534

Raider-Roth, M. B., Stieha, V., & Hensley, B. (2012). Rupture and repair in the relational triangle: Veteran teachers, professional development and collaborative text study. Teaching and Teacher Education, 28, 493-502.

Stieha, V. & Raider-Roth, M. (2011). Disrupting relationships: A catalyst for growth. In J. Faulkner (Ed.) Disrupting Pedagogies and Teaching the Knowledge Society: Countering Conservative Norms with Creative Approaches. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Stieha, V. (2010). Expectations and experiences: The voice of a first-generation first-year college student and the question of student persistence. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 23(2), 237-249.

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Stieha, V. (2005). Northern Kentucky University. In B.R. Tobolowsky, B.E. Cox and M.T. Wagner. (Eds.) Exploring the Evidence, Volume III: Reporting Research on First-Year Seminars Monograph 42 (pp. 47-52). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.

Stieha, V. (2000) Learning communities at Northern Kentucky University. First Year Experience Newsletter, 13, 4.

Research and Manuscripts in ProgressLlewellyn, D. & Stieha, V. (2016) eGirls Alumni Study (Boise State University IRB under review).McGuire, S., et. al. "WIDER:EAGER:CALIPER: Catalyst to Assess Learning and Instructional

Practices for Evidence-Based Reform" (Boise State University IRB #935-SB12-060)Stieha, V. Intellectual Foundations Discussion Group Leader Study. Examines strategies to increase

teamwork and collaboration in a team-taught interdisciplinary seminar. (Boise State University IRB #EX 920-SB12-072)

Invited PresentationsStieha, V. & Robideaux, R. (2012, April). The Work/Life Equation. Invited presentation to the Idaho

Career Development Association Conference. Boise, ID.Stieha, V. (2002, October). Lessons from the trenches: What you need to know about planning and

teaching in learning communities. Presentation to the Southern Learning Communities Conference, Conway, AK.

Stieha, V. (2002, November). Learning communities: Lessons from the trenches. Presentation at the Kentucky Association of Developmental Educators, Owensboro, KY.

Conference Presentations Peterson, L., Steen, T., Mulrooney, M. M., & Stieha, V. (2016, February). Administrative Structures and

Strategies that help and/or hinder general education. Presentation to the Association of American Colleges and Universities General Education and Assessment Network for Academic Renewal. New Orleans, LA.

Lock, C. & Stieha, V. (2015, September). Promoting student engagement in the general education classroom: A how-to guide. Presentation to the Association of General and Liberal Studies. Milwaukee, WI.

Paterson McGuire, S., Stieha, V., & Kane, A. (2015, September). Engaging faculty through authentic assessment of university learning outcomes. Presentation to the Association of General and Liberal Studies. Milwaukee, WI.

McGuire, S. & Stieha, V. (2015, February). Teaching observations and faculty development to integrate Evidence-based practices and assessment of student learning outcomes. Lilly Conference on Evidence Based Teaching and Learning. Newport Beach, CA.

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Stieha, V. & Landrum, R. E. (2014, June). Technology's affordances: Innovative approaches for large and small group inquiry strategies. Presentation to the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association. Anchorage, AK.

Moore, C. & Stieha, V. (2014, June). Students’ guided inquiry towards information literacy: Librarians and iPads in the classroom. Presentation to the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association. Anchorage, AK.

McGuire, S. & Stieha, V. (2014, February). Documenting pedagogy and learning in STEM General Education. Poster presentation to the General Education Meeting of the AAC&U. Portland, OR.

Stieha, V. (2013, September). Teamwork and inquiry: A close examination of the foundation for a reformed general education curriculum. Annual Meeting of the Association of General and Liberal Studies. Indianapolis, IN.

Stieha, V. (2012, November). Go Big or Go Home – General Education and Undergraduate Curriculum Redesign at Boise State. Annual Meeting of the Association of General and Liberal Studies. Portland, OR.

Frederick, J., Stieha, V., Borgwald, K., Riley, M. (2012, November). A tale of two institutions’ strategies for faculty engagement in curriculum reform and learning outcomes assessment. Portland, OR

Stieha, V. (2011, April). Destabilized relationships: A catalyst for growth and learning. Presentation to the American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA.

Stieha, V., et.al. (2011, April). Doctoral students’ emergent understandings: The organic nature of action research. Presentation to the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Stieha, V. (2010, October). Alone in my little rowboat: Teachers’ readings of a school’s relational contexts and the pedagogical consequences of disconnection. Presentation to the Midwest Educational Research Association Conference. Columbus, OH.

Stieha, V. (2010, June). I love you, I love you not: A case study of veteran teachers’ relationships with schools. Presentation to the Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference. Cedarville, OH.

Stieha, V. (2010, April). The relational web in teaching and learning: Connections, disconnections and the central relational paradox in schools. Poster presentation to the Division K Preconference Workshop for the American Educational Research Association. Denver, CO.

Stieha, V. (2010, April). A relational view of veteran teachers’ classroom practices. Annual Spring Research Conference. Lexington, KY

Stieha, V. (2010, February). The relational web in teaching and learning. 31st Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum. Philadelphia, PA

Stieha, V., Cullick, J., & Allen, D. (2009, October). Oral History as Service Learning: Moving Beyond the Interview & into the Classroom. Oral History Association Annual Meeting. Louisville, KY.

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Stieha, V. (2008, June). A phenomenological view of the freshman experience: Understanding family as a factor for student success. Poster presentation to the Ethnographic & Qualitative Research Conference. Cedarville, OH.

Stieha, V. (2008, April). Pursuing success: Understanding students’ transitions to college. Poster presentation to the Spring Research Conference. Cincinnati, OH.

Stieha, V. (2005, October). Marketing 101 for learning communities. Presented at the 2nd Regional Southern Learning Communities Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Cullick, J. & Stieha, V. (2005, May). Service learning + learning community = student success. Presentation to the Kentucky Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Lexington, KY.

Stieha, V. (2004, May). Learning community start up problems. Presentation at the National Learning Communities Conference, Seattle, WA.

Stieha, V., Reichardt, P., Wesley, T., & DeLuca, S. (2003, November). Building coherence in the first-college year. (Chair). Panel presentation to the 8th Annual Learning Communities Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

Baker, S., Zaniello, F., & Stieha, V. (2002, February). Assessing first-year programs. Presentation to the Workshop on Assessment of First Year Experience, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

Stieha, V. & Kime, D. (2001, November). A fantastic voyage: The odyssey of including humanities & sciences in first-year learning communities. Presentation to the 6th Annual Learning Communities Conference, Chicago, IL.

Baker, S. & Stieha, V. (2000, November). Point counter point: Collaboration is the question. Presentation to the 5th Annual Learning Communities Conference. Frankenmuth, MI.

Baker, S. & Stieha, V. (2000, October). Point counter point: Collaboration is the question. Presentation to the 7th National Conference for Students in Transition. Cincinnati, OH.

Zaniello, F., Zaniello, T., Wallace, R., Williams, J. & Stieha, V. (2000, September). Interdisciplinary ways of knowing. Presentation at the 2nd Annual Symposium on the Scholarship of Teaching. Lexington, KY.

Stieha, V. (2000, April). Engaging freshmen through email and CGI forms. Presentation to the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Minneapolis, MN.

Stieha, V. (1999, February). Integrating computer technology into composition pedagogy. Presentation to the Kentucky Council of Teachers of English, Lexington, KY.

Awards, Grant Activity and Funded Research2015 Exemplary Program Award for Improving General Education. Assoc. of General and Liberal

Studies. Milwaukee, WI. WIDER:EAGER:CALIPER: Catalyst to Assess Learning and Instructional Practices for Evidence-based

Reform, National Science Foundation #DUE-1256585, $300K, 9/15/12-8/31/14, role: Working Group Collaborator (2013-14); Co-PI (2015)

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Scope of role: Provide leadership within the research team linking learning outcomes, pedagogies, and assessment and support qualitative research design and implementation.

J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation ID 21 Grant. (2012) $50K, role: PI.

Service, Other Skills, and Memberships

Professional and Scholarly Service Statewide General Education Committee Representative (2012-2016) Association for General and Liberal Studies Council Member (2013-2016) Reviewer for Action Research Journal, International Journal of Higher Education Teaching and

Learning, Journal of General Education. AERA Division K Reviewer (2012) Evaluator for Department of Material Science, College of Engineering at Boise State, ABET

Outcome G (communication)University Service (selected)

Professional Learning Community of Practice (Boise State, 2016-present) University Academic Standards Policy Committee, ex-officio (Boise State, 2012-2016) Campus Read Committee (Boise State, 2011- 20916) Curriculum Committee, ex-officio (Boise State, 2011-2016) Foundations of Excellence, Faculty Dimension (NKU, 2010-2012) School of Education Interdisciplinary PhD development committee (UC, 2010) University of Cincinnati Action Research Council (UC, 2008 – 2012) Educational Studies Division Head Search Committee (UC, 2008) UC Research Officers, graduate student representative (UC, 2007-2008) Strategic Enrollment Management Committee (NKU, 2003-2006 & 2010)

Technology Skills NVivo Qualitative Data Analysis Software SPSS Statistics Web Design: HTML, WebCMS (various) Digication e-Portfolios (administrative and user interface) Database Management: Microsoft Access Video Production: I-Movie, Quicktime

Professional Memberships American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU) Association of General and Liberal Studies (AGLS) American Educational Research Association (AERA)

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