Opened Practices Users Named: Marcia

Mentkowski is the Director of Educational Research and Evaluation, Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Research and Evaluation Council at Alverno College. Mentkowski initiated Alverno's approaches to educational research and institutional assessment in 1976, including the Alverno longitudinal research, the validation of performance assessment, and evaluation of major fields. In addition, Mentkowski:
- serves on Alverno's Educational Policies Committee
- is a long-standing member of Alverno's Council for Student Assessment
- is a member of Alverno's Valuing in Decision-Making Department
- has served on Alverno's Curriculum Committee

MARCIA BAXTER MAGOLDA is Professor of Educational Leadership at Miami University. She received her master’s and Ph.D. in College Student Personnel/Higher Education from The Ohio State University. She teaches student development theory and inquiry courses in the College Student Personnel masters program. Her scholarship addresses the evolution of epistemological development in college and young adult life, the role of gender in development, and pedagogy to promote epistemological development. Her books include Making Their Own Way: Narratives for Transforming Higher Education to Promote Self-Development (Stylus Press, 2001), Creating Contexts for Learning and Self-Authorship: Constructive-Developmental Pedagogy (Vanderbilt University Press, 1999), and Knowing and Reasoning in College (Jossey-Bass, 1992). She serves on the Board of Contributors of About Campus, served as a member of the ACPA Senior Scholars, and was named as one of 40 young leaders in academe by Change magazine. She recently received NASPA’s Robert H. Shaffer Award for Excellence as a Graduate Faculty Member and Miami University’s Benjamin Harrison Medallion.