Janet H. Lawrence | |
Curriculum Vitae
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Current Status | |
Director, Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, School of Education, University of Michigan, January 1996 - present. Associate Professor of Higher Education, Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, School of Education, University of Michigan | |
Education | |
B.S., Tufts University, 1966 M.S., Smith College, 1969 Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1972 | |
Research Areas | |
Teaching and learning Faculty careers and productivity Faculty and student motivation | |
Professional Experience | |
Associate Dean, School of Education, University of Michigan, 1990-1995. Associate Director, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan, 1981-1985. Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Michigan, 1978-present. Assistant Professor, School of Education, University of Michigan, 1975-1977. Assistant Research Scientist, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1975-1985. Lecturer, University of California, San Diego, 1973-1974. Lecturer, School of Education, University of Michigan, 1972-1973. Program Associate, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1972-1973, 1974-1975. | |
Teaching Areas | |
Teaching and Learning in Postsecondary Settings American University and College Faculty Research Design Introduction to Higher Education Academic Innovation | |
Writing | |
BOOKS Blackburn, R., & Lawrence, J. (1995). Faculty at Work. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. BOOK CHAPTERS Feingold, H. & Lawrence, J. (1975). Aging. In Luskin, B. (Ed.), Contemporary California Issues. Boston: Little, Brown & Company, Ltd. REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES Blackburn, R., Lawrence, J. Bieber, J., & Trautvetter, L. (1991). Faculty at work: Focus on teaching. Research in Higher Education. 33 (4), p. 363-383. Blackburn, R., Lawrence, J. Bieber, J., & Trautvetter, L. (1991). Faculty at work: Focus on research, scholarship, and service. Research in Higher Education. 33 (4), p. 385-413. Lawrence, J. & Blackburn, R. (1988). Age as a predictor of faculty productivity. Journal of Higher Education. 59 (1). Blackburn, R. & Lawrence, J. (1986). Aging and faculty performance. Review of Educational Research Lawrence, J. & Blackburn, R. (1985). Faculty careers: Maturation, socialization and historical effects. Research in Higher Education. 22 (2). Lawrence, J. & Lehman, E. (1979). Oral history as a motivating factor among adult learners. International Journal of Aging and Human Development. 8. p. 14-34. Lawrence, J. (1974). The effect of perceived age upon initial impressions and normative role expectations. International Journal of Aging and Human Development. 5(4), p. 369-391. Reprinted in: Hendricks, J. (Ed.), Perspectives on Aging and Human Development, 1980. MONOGRAPHS Lawrence, J. (1998). A Framework for assessing trends in academic careers. In Leslie, D. (Ed.), The Growing Use of Part-Time Faculty: Understanding Causes and Effects. New Directions for Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Lawrence, J. & Waltman, J. (1997). Assessment of teaching. Instructional Module produced for UNESCO sponsored distance education project for preparing higher education administrators in Brazil. Lawrence, J. (1994). Campus culture and faculty perceptions of time. In Wergen, J. (Ed.), Analyzing Faculty Performance and Workload. New Directions for Institutional Research. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Lawrence, J. & Hart, K. (1993). Classroom contexts and academic tasks: A comparison of equivalent courses in community colleges and their primary receiving baccalaureate institutions. In Eaton, J. (Ed.), Probing the Community College Transfer Function. Washington, D.C.: National Center for Academic Achievement & Transfer, American Council on Education. Lawrence, J. (1988). Faculty motivation and teaching. In Stark & Mets (Eds.), Improving Teaching and Learning Through Research. New Directions for Higher Education: Institutional Research. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Lawrence, J. (1985). Developmental needs as intrinsic incentives. In Baldwin, R. (Ed.), Incentives to Enhance Faculty Vitality. New Directions for Higher Education. San Francisco:Jossey-Bass. Lawrence, J. (1984). Faculty age and teaching. In Mehrota, C. (Ed.), New Directions for Teaching and Learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Blackburn, R. & Lawrence, J. (1983). In Alfred, R. (Ed.), Academic Renewal. Proceedings from the University of Michigan Conference on Academic Renewal. MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS Bieber, J., Lawrence, J., & Blackburn, R. (1992). Through the years: Faculty and their changing institution. Change. 24 (4), p. 28-35. Lawrence, J., & Blackburn, R. (1990). Faculty as a Key Resource: A Manual for Self-Study. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, NCRIPTAL. Blackburn, R., Lawrence, J., Okoloko, V., Bieber, J., Ross, S., Street, T., & Kneusel, R. (1987). Faculty in their teaching roles: Case studies. NCRIPTAL, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Lawrence, J., & Ging, T. (1986). National survey of home health care nursing graduate program--Summary report. Prepared for School of Nursing, University of Michigan under grant from DHHS, Nursing Division, Washington, DC. Blackburn, R., Lawrence, J., Okoloko, V., Bieber, J., Meiland, R., Ross, S., & Street, T. (1986). Faculty as a key resource, NCRIPTAL, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Lawrence, J. (1981). The Collaborative on Offender Training and Employment: An Evaluation Report. Detroit, MI: AFL-CIO Lawrence, J., & Dyer, B. (1979). Life skills for adult offenders. Washington, DC: ADELL Clearinghouse. Lawrence J., Gallagly, C., & Mandel, C. (1978). The conceptual and policy issues inherent to lifelong learning. The Innovator. School of Education, University of Michigan. Ericksen, S. C., & Lawrence, J. (1978, July). Elevating the importance of teaching. Final Report to the Fund for the Improvement of Post-secondary Education. Ericksen, S. C., & Lawrence, J. (1975, 1977). Criteria--For the evaluation, support and recognition of college teachers, No. I and No. VIII. A special publication of National Project III, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. | |
Selected Research Papers | |
1990-1999 Green, D. & Lawrence, J. (1999). Factors influencing minority student decisions about graduate school. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada. Wimsatt, L. & Lawrence, J. (1998). A comparative study of factors influencing international research collaboration in four countries. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Miami, FL. Li, Ying & Lawrence, J. (1997). Tenured faculty voluntary intentions to leave academia. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Alburquerque, NM. Lawrence, J. & Patton, D. (1997). Work satisfaction and faculty departure among African-American faculty. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Alburquerque, NM. Lawrence, J. (1997). Reconciling vision and quality in learning organizations. Paper presented at the European Association of Institutional Research, University of Warwick, England. Young, P., Wimsatt, L., & Lawrence, J. (1997). The effects of institutional and faculty characteristics on research productivity: A global perspective. Paper presented at the European Association of Institutional Research, University of Warwick, England. Li, Ying & Lawrence, J. (1996). Who teaches lower division courses and how do they teach? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York City, NY. Lawrence, J. & Hart, K. (1995). Transcript analyses: A critique of the underlying assumptions. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Lawrence, J. Kingan, M., Hart, K., & Campbell, J. (1994). Identifying the intellectual demands of a course through task analysis. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Doran, M.L., Muniz, D., Hart, K. & Lawrence, J. (1993). Faculty assumptions about students in relation to classroom social expectations by institutional type. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA. Hathaway, R., Rohl, B., & Lawrence, J. (1993). Faculty perception and conceptualization of student academic failure. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA. Hart, K. & Lawrence, J. (1992). College classroom learning environments: Goal and reward structures in introductory college courses. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Minneapolis, MN. Hart, K. Lawrence, J., Dorantes, M., Atlas, C., Doran, M.L., Muniz, D., Rohl, B. (1992). A question of equivalency: Academic tasks in equivalent courses in three community colleges and their primary receiving institution. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Hart, K. & Lawrence, J. (1991). Coursework equivalence and community college articulation: An evaluative approach. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Boston, MA. Lawrence, J., Hart, K., Muniz, D., & Dickman, E. (1990). A comparison of the teaching goals, assumptions, and practices of faculty in eight liberal arts disciplines. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Portland, OR. Lawrence, J., Hart, K., Blackburn, R., Dickman, E. (1990). Predicting faculty teaching behaviors: Testing of a theoretical model of motivation. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Portland, OR. Lawrence, J., Trautvetter, L., Hart, K., Herzburg, G., & Blackburn, R. (1990). Women faculty in selected "female" and "male" disciplines: A view of professional behavior at three points in time - 1969, 1975, & 1988. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Boston, MA. 1980-1989 Lawrence, J., Hart, K., Saulsberry, K., Linder, V., and Blackburn, R. (1989). Faculty in community colleges: Differences between the doctoral and non-doctorally prepared. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Atlanta, GA. Lawrence, J., Trautvetter, L., Blackburn, R. (1989). Predicting Faculty Publication Output: Evaluation of a Causal Model Across Institutional Types. Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Atlanta, GA. Lawrence, J., Blackburn, R., & Yoon, S. (1988). Job satisfaction and faculty productivity: Changes over time. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Bieber, J., Blackburn, R., Lawrence, J., Okoloko, V., Ross, S., and Knuesel, R. (1988). Effects of personal attributes and environmental forces on faculty teaching behaviors. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Associate, New Orleans, LA. Blackburn, R., Lawrence, J., & Yoon, S., Beiber, J. (1988). Changes in the faculty work environment. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Lawrence, J., Blackburn, R., Trautvetter, L., & Pitney, J. (1988). Faculty and administrator views--The organizational climate for teaching. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, St. Louis, MO. Blackburn, R., Lawrence, J., Bieber, J.,& Trautvetter, L. (1988). Faculty at work: Focus on teaching. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education. St. Louis, MO. Blackburn, R., Lawrence, J., & Bieber, J. (1988). The motivation to teach: Institutional differences. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education. St. Louis, MO. Adelman, C., Blackburn, R., Lawrence, J., Lowther, M., & Stark, J. (1988). Incentives and investments on Teaching: A report on faculty reflections. American Association of Higher Education Annual Conference: Wash, D.C. Lawrence, J., Frank, K., Blackburn, R. (1989). Faculty scholarly output: Development of a theoretical model. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Lawrence, J., Bieber, J., Blackburn, R. (1989). Predicting individual change in faculty research productivity. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Blackburn, R., Lawrence, J., Trautretter (1989). Administrators' career backgrounds and their congruence with faculty beliefs and behavior. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Lawrence, J. (1989). Faculty Response to Performance Feedback. Presented at the Assessment Forum at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Higher Education, San Francisco, CA. Lawrence, J., Blackburn, R., & Yoon, K. (February, 1987). Changing faculty distribution of their work effort. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education. Lawrence, J. (February, 1987). Symposium on faculty careers and productivity. Roger Baldwin, Chair. Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education. Bieber, J., Lawrence, J., & Blackburn, R. (April, 1987). Faculty careers: A cross-sequential panel study. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC. Lawrence, J., & Ging, T. (April, 1987). An exchange approach to postsecondary innovation. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC. Lawrence, J. (April, 1987). Symposium on issues and problems in secondary analyses of national data sets. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC. Lawrence, J., Blackburn, R., Bieber, J., Okoloko, V., & Yoon, S. (1987). Faculty Motivation and Response to Evaluation. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Baltimore, MD. Blackburn, R., Lawrence, J., Bieber, J., Okoloko, V., & Yoon, S. (1987). The essence of faculty careers as seen through metaphors. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Baltimore, MD. Lawrence, J., & Blackburn, R. (February, 1986). Faculty distribution of their work effort. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, San Antonio, Texas. Lawrence, J. & Blackburn, R. (April, 1986). Issues in sorting out aging, maturation, and cohort effects. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Lawrence, J. & Blackburn, R. (1985, March). Motivation, socialization and historical effects as explanations for faculty careers. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Higher Education, Chicago. Lawrence, J. (1985, March). Faculty Age and Productivity Symposium. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Higher Education, Chicago. Institute of Gerontology, UM, Ann Arbor. Faculty development as a means for incorporating geriatric content into professional curricula and education. Workshop for Geriatric Education Centers, January, 1985. Lawrence, J., & Miller, W. (1984, April). Mediating influence of structural and attitudinal variables on student response to training. Paper presented at the. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Lawrence, J. (1983, April). Complexities in researching the factors which influence adult participation. Paper presented at National Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Montreal, Canada. Lawrence, J. (1983, April). Measuring the economic and humanistic outcomes of ABE programs. Paper presented at National Adult Education Research Conference. Montreal, Canada. University of Michigan and Michigan State University Conference on Adult Literacy, Economic model of adult literacy--An example, 1983. Lawrence, J. (1982, May). A critical examination of the functional approach to literacy education. Paper presented at Finley Carpenter Research Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Lawrence, J. (1982, November). Gerontologists in academia--Preliminary observations. Paper presented at 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston. Lawrence, J. (1981). The response of urban education to the needs of undereducated adults. Paper presented at the National Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Los Angeles Lawrence, J. (1980). Overcoming institutional barriers to programming for corrections students. Paper presented at National Invitational Conference on Competence-Based ABE, Orlando, FL. 1970-1979 Lawrence, J., & Dyer, B. (1979). Assessing life role competence. Paper for the Adult Education Research Conference, Ann Arbor, MI. Lawrence, J. (1978, July). Incentive grant programs--Some preliminary observations on their effectiveness. Paper for the International Conference on Improving University Teaching Lawrence, J., Moore, W., & Ericksen, S. C. (1977, March). Merit dimensions and teaching in a graduate university. Paper presented at the National Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York City. Lawrence J. (1977, June). The merit dimension and its impact on college teaching. Paper presented at the International Conference on Improving University Teaching Professional and Organizational (POD) Network, Airlie House Conference, Washington DC, The context of merit--When teaching counts, 1976. Lawrence, J. (1973). The effect of aging on initial impressions. Paper presented at the National Meeting of the Gerontological Society, Miami, FL. | |
Selected Speaking Engagements | |
University of Michigan Provost's Office, Issues at the Intersection: The Future of the Faculty and the University. Ann Arbor, MI, October, 1998 Sloan Conference on Part-Time Faculty, College of William and Mary, Washington, DC. December, 1997 AERA Division J Preconference Seminar, Research to Practice. New York, NY, 1996 Michigan Association for Adult and Continuing Education, Annual Meeting, Theoretical perspectives on adult learning. March, 1987. Eastern Michigan University, Faculty aging and productivity. Faculty Seminar. April, 1986. Connections Conference sponsored by AAJAC & MODAL. Monitoring and sponsoring of women in higher education administration. May, 1985. Center for the Study of Higher Education, University of Michigan, National Conference on Academic Effectiveness: Transforming Colleges and Universities for the 90's. Enhancing student performance in college curricula and courses, June, 1985. Delta Community College, Androgogy vs. Pedagogy--A Debate, 1981. Midwest Association for Physical Education of College Women, Annual Meeting, Keynote Speech, Adult development and faculty careers, 1980. Michigan Department of Education--Adult Extended Learning Services, Current and Future Needs; Collaborative Programming for Offenders, 1980. Michigan Department of Corrections Principals' Meeting, Defining life role competence for offenders, 1980. Delta Community College, Enhancing Student Performance, Fall Workshop on Teaching Adults, 1978. Georgia State University, Maintaining program quality while adapting to needs of adult students, 1978. Lansing Community College, Seminar, Alternative or non- traditional education models, 1978. Northeast Louisiana State University, Postsecondary Educator Workshop, Psychology of Older Adult Learning, 1978. Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, Workshop for Health Practitioners, Older adult learning, 1977. Gerontology Conference, School of Social Work--Eastern Michigan University, Social issues of aging, 1976. Jackson Community College, State Social Service Personnel Seminar, Sources of self concept problems among older adults, 1976. Ford Community College, Faculty Seminar, Sociology of aging- curricular implications, 1975. | |
Research Funding | |
National Center for Academic Achievement and Transfer, Evaluation of Coursework in Community Colleges and Baccalaureate Institutions, 1991-1992 ( Primary Investigator). $50,000 University of Michigan, Office of the Vice President for Research, Grant for Faculty Motivation and Productivity Study, 1988 (Primary Investigator). $8,000 US. Department of Education, OERI, "National Center for Research to Improve Postsecondary Teaching and Learning", 1985-1990 (Co-Director of Program on Faculty as a Key Resource with Robert Blackburn). $150-200,000 per year out of total $1,000,000 annual Center budget. TIAA-CREF, Longitudinal Panel Study of Professors, 1985-1987 (Co-Investigator with Robert Blackburn). $20,000 Michigan Department of Labor, "Collaborator on Offender Training and Employment", 1979-1981 (Primary Investigator). $500,000 Michigan Department of Education, "Life Skills for Adult Offenders", 1976-1978 (Primary Investigator). $250,000 FIPSE, National Project III: Elevating the Importance of Teaching, 1975-1977 (Associate Director with Stanford Erickson). $2,000,000 | |
Selected University Service | |
Committees of the University of Michigan Rackham School of Graduate Studies Committees: School of Nursing Ph.D. Review Committee (1980-81); Dissertation Grant Review Committee (1977-79, 1990-1991); Predoctoral Fellowship Selection Committee (1990-1991); Merit Fellowship Selection Committee (1992-93) Faculty Senate: School of Education Representative (1982-85); Committee on Gender Studies (1982-83); Committee on Recreational Sports (1982-83) Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics (1982-1985): Academic Hearing Committee CRLT: Executive Committee (1986-88): Faculty Development Grants Review Committee (1986-1988) Office of the Vice President for Research: Division of Research Development and Administration, Review Committee (1990-1992); Faculty Grant Proposal Reviewer (1992-present); Research Associate Deans Committee (1990-1992) Provost's Office: Committee on a Multicultural University (1990-1994); Advisor to the Michigan Longitudinal Study of Undergraduates (1990-1997); Committee to evaluate the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (1992-93) Center for Women (CEW) Advisory Committee on Faculty Workforce Survey (1996-present)
Committees of the School of Education Executive Committee (1988-1989) ex officio (1990-present), Academic Leadership Council (1997-present); Promotions Committee (1988-1989), Combined Program in Education and Psychology Executive Committee (1985-1988), Graduate Affairs, Chair (1988-1995), Research Committee (1977-1978); Spencer Steering Committee (1994-present); Appraisal Committee (1979-1980); International Taskforce on Lifelong Learning, Coordinator (1977); Faculty Search Committee in higher education, member (1992) and Chair (1996-1997); Faculty Search Committee in Educational Administration (1989); Faculty Search Committee in Combined Program in Education and Psychology (1987) | |
Selected Professional Activities | |
Service on committees of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE): Nominations Committee (1988); Paper Proposal Reviewer (1988-present); Graduate Program Chair Committee (1996-present); Service on committees of the American Educational Research Association Division J: Paper Proposal Reviewer (1988-present), Membership Committee (1991-1992) Service as referee for manuscripts submitted to American Educational Research Journal, Review of Higher Education, Research in Higher Education, Journal of Higher Education, College Teaching, Journal of General Education Editorial Board, Improving College Teaching, 1979-1984 Service on Committees of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education: Publicity Committee (1975-1976). Service on Committees of the Gerontological Society International Relations Committee (1971-1972) Proposal Reviewer for Administration on Aging, HEW, Washington, DC 1975-77. | |
Select Consulting | |
Consultant to NORC on the design of the 1992 National Survey of Postsecondary Faculty. Consultant to General Motors Automotive Division, Training of Instructors for Human Resource Development Program, May 1985 Advisory Board for Collaborative on Offender Training and Employment, Metropolitan Detroit AFL-CIO, 1982. Advisory Board for Degree Program in Gerontology, Mercy College, Detroit, MI. 1978-80 Court Appointed Vocational Program Advisory Committee, Huron Valley Women's Correctional Facility, 1979- 1985. Advisory Board for Gerontology Instruction, Wayne County Community College, Detroit, MI, 1977-78. University of California, San Diego. 1973-1974 Advisory Board for Adult Education Programs, Palomar College, CA, 1973-74. | |
Fellowships and Honors | |
University of Michigan Alumni Council, Academic Administrative Intern, President's Office, University of Michigan, 1980-1981. Delegate, Aging Research Development and Utilization Conference, Syracuse University, Summer, 1973 HEW Intern, Administration on Aging, Research and Development Grants Office, Washington, D.C., Summer, 1970 Administration on Aging, Doctoral Fellowship. 1969-1972 | |
Professional Associations | |
Member of the American Association for Higher Education Member of the American Educational Research Association Member of Professional and Organizational Development Member of Association of Institutional Research | |
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Jan at janlaw@umich.edu.
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