Jennifer E. LeBeau
Washington State UniversityDepartment of Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology Cleveland Hall 366
Pullman, WA 99164-2136 (509) 335-8412 (W)
[email protected] Education
Ph.D. Washington State University, 2012
Major Field: Higher Education Administration Emphasis: Educational Psychology
M.A. Washington State University, 2008
Major Field: Higher Education Administration B.S. University of Idaho, 2001
Major Field: Biology Minor Field: Botany Academic Positions
Research Associate, Program Evaluation/Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Education, Washington State University, Pullman, WA. 2012 – present.
Graduate Research Assistant, Learning and Performance Research Center, College of Education, Washington State University, Pullman, WA. 2008 – 2012.
Professional Positions .
Graduate Assistant, Center for Civic Engagement, Washington State University, Pullman, WA. 2007-2008.
Program Facilitator, Academic Champions Experience (ACE-it), University Residences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. 2006-2007.
Learning Specialist, Tutoring and Academic Assistance Programs, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. 2004-2006.
Publications (published and under review)
LeBeau, J., McCormack, J., Beyerlein, S., Davis, D., Trevisan, M., Leiffer, P., Thompson, P., Davis, H., Howe, S., Brackin, P., Gerlick, R., & Khan, M.J. (2013, accepted). Industry Perspectives on the Integrated Design Engineering Assessment and Learning System for Professional Skills. International Journal of Engineering Education.
Antonio, M.A., Schilling, M., Oliver, S., & LeBeau, J.E. (2013, under review). Enhancing American Indian High School Student Success: A Work in Progress. Northwest Journal of Teacher Education.
McCormack, J., Beyerlein, S., Davis, D., Trevisan, M., LeBeau, J., Davis, H., Howe, S., Brackin, P., Thompson, P., Gerlick, R., Kahn, M.J., & Leiffer, P. (2012).
McCormack, J., Beyerlein, S., Brackin, P., Davis, D., Trevisan, M., Davis, H., LeBeau, J., Gerlick, R., Thompson, P., Kahn, M.J., & Leiffer, P. (2011). Assessing professional skill development in capstone design courses. International Journal of Engineering
Education, 27(6), 1308-1323.
LeBeau, J.E., & Ward, K. (2009). Organizing higher education for collaboration: A guide for campus leaders [review]. Journal of College Student Development, 50(5), 565-567. LeBeau, J.E. (2008). The relationship between service learning and student-faculty
interactions. Unpublished master’s thesis, Washington State University, Pullman.
Davis, D., Trevisan, M., LeBeau, J., Zhang, M., & Fairbrother, D. (2009). Project Report
Inventory of Evaluation Tools for Engineering Education Projects. Pullman:
Washington State University, Engineering Education Research Center and Learning & Performance Research Center.
Referenced Conference Proceedings (published and under review)
LeBeau, J.E., Davis, D., Trevisan, M.S., Brown, S., Brooks, S.J., French, B., Dorgan, D., Davis, H. (2013). Growing Assessment Capacity of Engineering
Educators through ASSESS. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Educators Conference, Atlanta, GA.
LeBeau, J.E., Davis, D., Trevisan, M.S., French, B., Brown, S., Davis, H., & Brooks, S.J. (2012, Work in Progress). Work-in-Progress: Help in Finding Evaluation Instruments for Engineering Education Innovations. Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education
Conference, Seattle, WA.
Trevisan, M.S., Davis, D.C., Beyerlein, S., McCormakc, J., Thompson, P., Leiffer, P., Davis, H.P., Howe, S., LeBeau, J.E., Gerlick, R., Brackin, P., & Khan, M. (2012). Integrated Design Engineering Assessment and Learning System (IDEALS). American Society of
Engineering Education, San Antonio, TX.
Trevisan, M.S., D. Davis, J.E. LeBeau, and M. Zhang (2011, Work in Progress). The
evaluation tools database for assessing engineering education innovations. Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, Rapid City, SD.
Book Chapters (published and under review)
Antonio, M.C.K., & LeBeau, J.E. (2013, proposal in progress). Empowerment evaluation in the university context: Understanding impact of AAPI-focused programs. The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.
Technical Reports
LeBeau, J.E. (2013). Collaborative Schools for Innovation and Success,
Comprehensive Needs Assessment: Final Report. Pullman: Washington State
University, Learning and Performance Research Center.
LeBeau, J.E. (2012). Collaborative Schools for Innovation and Success,
Trevisan, M., & LeBeau, J. (2009). 21st Century Community Learning Centers: 2007-2008
program evaluation report. Pullman: Washington State University, Learning and
Performance Research Center.
Trevisan, M., & LeBeau, J. (2009). Building science teaching capacity: Year two report, Summer
2008 follow-up. Pullman: Washington State University, Learning and Performance
Research Center.
Trevisan, M., LeBeau, J., & Owens, R. (2009). IGERT program in evolutionary modeling
(IPEM): Year three assessment report. Pullman: Washington State University, Learning
and Performance Research Center.
Trevisan, M., & LeBeau, J. (2009). Statewide Evaluation of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program: Content analysis of 2007-8 local project evaluation
reports. Pullman: Washington State University, Learning and Performance Research
Center.
Trevisan, M., & Huihua, H. (2008). 21st Century Community Learning Centers: 2006-2007
program evaluation report (J. LeBeau, Ed.). Pullman: Washington State University,
Assessment and Evaluation Center.
Trevisan, M., & LeBeau, J. (2008). Building science teaching capacity: Fall 2008/Spring 2009
seminars. Pullman: Washington State University, Assessment and Evaluation Center.
Trevisan, M., LeBeau, J., & Zhang, M. (2008). Building science teaching capacity: Year one
report. Pullman: Washington State University, Assessment and Evaluation Center.
Trevisan, M., & LeBeau, J. (2008). IGERT program in evolutionary modeling (IPEM): Year
two assessment report. Pullman: Washington State University, Assessment and
Evaluation Center. Invited Presentations
LeBeau, J.E. (2013, April). Incorporating Evaluation into Your Project or Proposal. Office of Sponsored Projects, Gonzaga University.
LeBeau, J.E. (2013, February). How to…Incorporate Evaluation into Your Project or Proposal. Office of Grants and Research Development (OGRD), Washington State University. LeBeau, J.E. (2012, October). Productive Proposal Writing Workshop: Evaluation and
Assessment. Office of Grants and Research Development (OGRD), Washington State
University.
LeBeau, J.E. (2012, March). Panel of students: What can we learn from you? Adult Student Recruitment and Retention conference, Madison, WI.
Conference Presentations
LeBeau, J.E. (2013, October). Teaching of Evaluation TIG Business Meeting and Panel: A
Method to our Madness - Program Evaluation Teaching Technique. Panel discussion at
LeBeau, J.E., & Trevisan, M.S. (2013, October). Educational meta-evaluation: Contributions
of the Learning and Performance Research Center. Paper presentation at the Annual
Meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Washington, D.C.
LeBeau, J.E., & French, B.F. (2013, September). Work-in-Progress: Enhancing STEM
Assessment Through Development of a Multidisciplinary Teamwork Instrument. Poster
presentation at the First Global Conference on Research Integration and
Implementation, Canberra, Australia and Online (http://www.i2sconference.org/). LeBeau, J. (2012, March). The relationship between service learning & student-faculty
interactions: What does it mean for adult students? Workshop presented at the Adult
Student Recruitment and Retention conference, Madison, WI.
LeBeau, J. (2012, March). Student-Faculty Interactions. Roundtable discussion facilitated at the Adult Student Recruitment and Retention conference, Madison, WI.
LeBeau, J., Trevisan, M., Zhang, M, and Davis, D. (2011). Engineering education and
evaluation capacity building: An evaluation tools database. Paper presented at the
Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Anaheim, CA.
LeBeau, J., Trevisan, M., & Owens, R.W. (2011). Enhancing the graduate student practicum
experience: A student assessment instrument. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of
the American Evaluation Association, Anaheim, CA.
Owens, R., LeBeau, J., and Trevisan, M. (2011). Math science partnerships: Evaluating
teacher growth and professional development. Paper presented at the American
Educational Research association Annual Meeting, New Orleans.
Trevisan, M. S., and LeBeau, J. (2009). Evaluating impact: Use of Yin’s partial comparisons
case study approach. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American
Evaluation Association, Orlando.
LeBeau, J.E. (2008, February). The history of service learning. Poster session presented at the College of Education 4th International Globalization, Diversity, and Education
Conference, Spokane, WA.
LeBeau, J.E. (2008, February). The history of service learning. Poster session presented at the College of Education Graduate Research Symposium, Spokane, WA.
LeBeau, J.E. (2008, February). The relationship between service learning and student-faculty interactions at Washington State University: A master’s thesis in the making.
Roundtable discussion presented at the College of Education Graduate Research Symposium, Spokane, WA.
LeBeau, J.E. (2007, July). Academic success: The norm. PowerPoint presentation at the National Conference on the Social Norms Approach, Cambridge, MA.
Funding
External Funding (Grants) (*indicates Co-PI status)
*Adaptation of the Motivation, Attitudes, and Retention Survey (MARS) Instrument for
Assessment of Microbiology Education Enhancement Program (MEEP) Impacts.
College of Veterinary Medicine 2013-2014 Educational Research Grant (with P. Mixter). Funded: $3,978.
AIM Network Community of Practice Project: Broadening the Impact and Expanding the
Effectiveness of ADVANCE (with Gretal Leibnitz), Role of Research Associate for
Evaluation, National Science Foundation, Pending: $750,000 ($46,899 LPRC: 2013- 2016).
Appraisal System for Superior Engineering Education Evaluation-Instrument Sharing and
Scholarship. National Science Foundation (with Denny Davis, Engineering. Funded:
$599,948 ($176,000 LPRC; 2011-2014)), taking over responsibilities of M. Trevisan, Role of Research Associate for Evaluation.
*Aviation High SchoolProject (with B. French and C. Gotch). Funded by Scott
Carson: $500,000.
CAREER: An integrated Research and Educational Plan to Develop Selective Pyrolysis Reactors and Improve the Capacity of Students to Work in Multidisciplinary Teams.
National Science Foundation (with M. Garcia Perez, Washington State University. Funded: $400,006 ($69,398 LPRC; 2012-2016)).
CAREER: Effects of Refutational Strategies on Conceptual Change in STEM Education.
National Science Foundation (with O. Adesope, Washington State University. Pending: $427,926 ($20,000 LPRC; 2013-2018)).
CRISSP Research Experience for Undergraduates Program. $5600, Role of External
Evaluator, 2013-2015.
*Enhancing STEM Assessment Through Development of a Multidisciplinary Teamwork
Instrument. Faculty Funding Award (with B. French). Funded: $9,000.
Higher Education Challenge Grant (University of Idaho) (with J. Johnson-Maynard). U.S.
Department of Agriculture, $750,000 ($58,500 to LPRC) (pending), Role of Research Associate for Evaluation, 2013-2016.
IGERT: Adaptation to change in water resources: science to inform decision-making across
disciplines, cultures and scales. National Science Foundation (with J. Boll, B. Kennedy,
T. Link, M. Shrestha, and J. Tracy). Pending: $86,000 LPRC, 2013-2018.
Modeling IT Career Choices of Persons with Disabilities: The Case of Military Personnel and
Veterans (with K.D. Joshi). National Science Foundation. Awarded: $576,176 (WSU –
PREP Biomedical Coursework in Rural Schools Project (with M. Trevisan). Pending: $2,690,502, Role of Research Associate for Evaluation.
* Research Experiences for Undergraduates. (WSU Biological Sciences) (with S. Pressley).
Funded: $26, 532 LPRC, 2012-2015. Role of Research Associate for Evaluation.
* STEM Pipeline to the Future. Grand Coulee School District (with Sylvia Oliver, Washington
State University Spokane. Funded : $152,542 (2012-2016)). Role of Research Associate for Evaluation.
Service Center Contract Agreements
Comprehensive Needs Assessment. Spokane Public Schools, Gonzaga University, and
Whitworth College, Service Center Agreement, Funded: $25,000, Role of Consultant, 2012.
Equine Facilitated Learning for Academic Success, $5,760 (pending), Role of Researcher,
Gates Foundation (with the HEART Relational Riding Academy), 2013-2014.
Memorias: Performance as Education, Dr. John Fraire (WSU V.P. for Student Affairs and
Enrollment), Funded: $3,000.
Washington State Educational Access Coalition for HB 1079 Students, College SPARK,
Funded: $9,000 (2011-2014).
Yakima School District, Goals of the ENDS Statements, Yakima, WA ($5,000, 2011-2012).
Yakima School District, Goals of the ENDS Statements, Yakima, WA ($6,000, 2012-2013).
Editorial Activities
Reviewer
American Educational Research Association (2012 to Present) American Evaluation Association (2010 to Present)
Evaluation and Program Planning (2012 to Present)
International Journal of Engineering Education (2013 to Present) Frontiers in Education (2010 to Present)
Professional Service
President: Education Graduate Organization (2010-2011)
Executive Officer: Education Graduate Organization, Department Representative, Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology (2008-2009)
Member: Emerging Scholars Committee, Education Graduate Organization, 2008-2009 Senator: Graduate and Professional Student Association, representing Higher Education
Administration and ELCP (Fall 2007)
Member: President’s Award Committee, March 2008
Member: Distinguished Service Learning Award Committee, Spring 2008
Chair: Student Recognition Committee, Center for Civic Engagement, 2007-present Member: Education Graduate Organization, 2007-Present
Member: University of Idaho Strategic Enrollment Management, UnderGraduate Student Success (SEMUGSS) Retention Committee, 2006-2007
Chair: ACE-it Campus Liaison Committee, 2006-2007 Chair: ACE-it Advisory Board, 2006-2007
Chair: ACE-it Statistical Analyst and Web Designer Search Committees, 2006-2007 Professional Affiliations
American College Professionals Association American Society for Engineering Education Association for the Study of Higher Education American Educational Research Association American Evaluation Association
Teaching Activities
EdPsy 570, Introduction to Program Evaluation (Fall 2012, 2013) EdPsy 571, Advanced Program Evaluation (Spring 2013)
EdPsy 597, Internship, Evaluation (Spring, 2013: 5 students)
EdPsy 600, Special Projects or Independent Study, Evaluation (Spring, 2013: 3 students)
Dissertation Committees
Doctoral Committee Member
Counseling Psychology: 2 students
Higher Education Administration: 2 students Nursing: 1 student
Scholarships and Awards Earned as a Graduate Student Travel Grant, College of Education, $300 for Spring 2012
Graduate Student Travel Grant, Graduate and Professional Student Association, $400 for Spring 2012
Travel Award, Association for Institutional Research - IPEDS Workshop, $500 for Nov. 20, 2011
George Brain, College of Education, Washington State University, $2750 for 2011-2012 Karen DePauw Leadership Award, $1000 for 2010-2011
George Brain, College of Education, Washington State University, $2000 for 2010-2011 Dorothy B. Cook, College of Education, Washington State University, $3000 for 2008-2009.
