STEER: Systemic Transformation of Education through Evidence-Based Reforms

Advisory Board and External Evaluators

The Advisory Board provides exceptional expertise and a national perspective to the STEER initiative. Members include:

Dr. Davis Jenkins, Columbia University

  • Senior Research Scholar at the Community College Research Center  
  • focus on improving educational and employment outcomes for students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds

Dr. Adrianna Kezar, University of Southern California

  • Professor of Higher Education, co-director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education
  • a leading expert on institutional change

Dr. George Kuh, Indiana University

  • Senior Scholar at the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
  • expert on high impact practices, institutional improvement, college student engagement, and campus cultures

Dr. Jay Labov, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

  • Senior Advisor for Education and Communication  
  • focus on undergraduate education, teacher education, and K-12 education

Dr. Shirley Malcom, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

  • Head of Education and Human Resources Programs for AAAS
  • director of programs in education, activities for underrepresented groups, and public understanding of science and technology

Dr. Linda Slakey, Independent Consultant

  • former Dean at University of Massachusetts Amherst, former Director of National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
  • Senior Advisor for the Association of American Universities (AAU) STEM Initiative, Senior Fellow for Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL)/Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)

External Evaluator

Horizon Research: Eric Banilower, Peggy Trygstad, Pippa Hoover

This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant #1525574, Systemic Transformation of Education Through Evidence-Based Reforms (STEER). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.