Advisory Board
The role of the Pathway to a STEM Degree advisory board is to provide the Principal Investigator with critical feedback and recommendations about the educational videos, Transfer Student Guide, and web site. The individuals listed below include scholars, community college practitioners, and faculty at the two- and four-year institutions. Each individual brings a unique set of expertise in the area of research/scholarship, on-hands experience working with community college students, teaching experience in science and mathematics in community colleges, and national policy experts.
Associate Professor and Assistant Director
Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research (SIHER)
Stanford University
Brenda Johnson-Benson, M.A.
Dean of Matriculation and Counseling
Santa Monica College
Beatrice C. Clewell, Ph.D.
Principal Research Associate
The Urban Institute
Mary Lou Lauer, Ph.D.
Vice President of Instruction and Associate Professor of Microbiology/Biology
Kirkwood Community College
Kay M. McClenney, Ph.D.
Director, Community College Survey of Student Engagement
and Adjunct Professor
Community College Leadership Program
University of Texas at Austin
Laura I. Rendón, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Professor of
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Iowa State University
Linda J. Sax, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Residence
University of California, Los Angeles
Tina Stovall, Ed.D.
Dean, Counseling, Advising and Multicultural Student Affairs
Morraine Valley Community College
Judy Vance, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Iowa State University
Iowa State UniversityDepartment of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
College of Human Sciences
Frankie Santos Laanan
laanan@iastate.edu