EDUCATION
PhD - Education Policy and Leadership (expected August 2011) - Quantitative Research Evaluation & Measurement (QREM), The Ohio State University
Dissertation Title: Understanding Youth Gang Resistance: Competing Structural Equation Models. Summary: Using the G.R.E.A.T data (n=3859), 8th grade gang resistance is examined through attachment theory. Predictors include attachment to parents, attachment to education, proclivity for risk, drug use, high risk deviance (i.e. drug dealing, using firearms against others), and positive peer influence. Indirect effects are tested for significance through bias adjusted bootstrap methods.
o Advisor – Professor Richard G. Lomax, PhD
M.A. Education Policy and Leadership, The Ohio State University, March, 2011 o Advisor – Professor Richard G. Lomax, PhD
M.A. Sociology-Research Evaluation and Measurement, University of Colorado, May, 2006 o Thesis Title: Youth Drug Use: A Social Control Theory
o Advisor – Professor Yili Xu, PhD
B.A. in Political Science – International Politics, Metropolitan State College of Denver B.S. Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement, Metropolitan State College of Denver
EMPLOYMENT - TEACHING EXPERIENCE
: Assistant ProfessorKent State University – Sociology/Criminology 2012 – Present
Research Methods for Justice Studies – Jus 32400 Criminology - Jus 36702
Instructor
Franklin University 2004 – Present
Business Statistics - Math 215 Global Cultures -
Instructor
University of Phoenix 2010 - Present
Quantitative Research and Statistics QNT 561 Part time Instructor
University of Colorado 2001 – 2002
Independently developed and taught “Social Problems 202,” an advanced undergraduate course that investigates international crime, domestic incarcerations, and the causes and consequences of the international and domestic war on drugs
PUBLICATIONS
1. Zirwas, M, Vander Horst, A (2009). High Frequency of Allergy to the Hot Tub Shock Chemical Potassium Peroxymonosulfate. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
2. Fenning, K., Vander Horst, A. Zirwas, M (2009). Correlation of USMLE Step 1 Scores with Performance On Dermatology In Training Exams And Board Examination. Journal of American Academy of Dermatology.
3. Forester, M., Vander Horst, A., (2009). Superstaff as an alternative Pedagogy to Grand Staff for Music Sight Reading. Submitted to National Association for Music Education (MENC).
4. Wilkinson, D., Hunyadi, B., Vander Horst, A. (2008). Youth Gun Access and Guns in School, accepted in Consortium to Prevent School Violence.
5. Dean, Steve (M.D), Zirwas, M. (M.D.), Vander Horst, A. (2008). A Profile and Analysis of Lesions and Nodules in the Morbidly Obese patient (In Press), Journal of American Academy of
Dermatology.
6. Blueprints News – Ensuring Program Success – Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence - University of Colorado. October 2001, Volume 2, Issue 3
FEDERAL
REPORTS
1. Summary of Striving Readers Projects: Profile of Ohio Department of Youth Services’ Striving Readers Project and Evaluation: Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS). Funded by the Institute of Educational Science (IES) – U.S. Department of Education, Ohio State University, 2009.
2. Implementation of the Targeted and the Whole School Intervention; Summary of Year 1 (2006-07): Ohio Department of Youth services. Funded by the Institute of Educational Science (IES) – U.S. Department of Education, Ohio State University, 2009.
3. Striving Readers: Preliminary Impact Memo: Ohio Department of Youth Services Evaluation report. Funded by the Institute of Educational Science (IES) – U.S. Department of Education, Ohio State University, 2009.
4. Striving Readers: Year 2 Project Evaluation Report – Ohio Department of Youth Services Evaluation report. Funded by the Institute of Educational Science (IES) – U.S. Department of Education, Ohio State University, 2008.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Consultant 1999-present
Developed research design methodology for Director of Cardiology: Ventricular Assisted Device (VAD) Evaluation for cardiac pacing (2009)
Developed research design methodology for Director of Dermatology: Dermatological Student Selection process evaluating USMLE standardized testing (2009)
Developed a music questionnaire measure and codebook for an alternative sight reading pedagogy called SuperStaff (2009)
Developed Research design methodology for Dermatology Medical Dr.: Study of Elephantiasis – nodules and other complications from obesity (2008)
Expert Witness – Statistical and Research Methods Specialist (2003 – present) Analyst – Special Needs Children – Laurie Collins and Mad River Consulting Research Associate
The Ohio State University March, 2008 - Dec, 2009
Developed a Read 180 multi-dimensional observations protocol using uni-dimensional disaggregated time and material facets
Developed a Fidelity Scoring Users Manual for Scholastic Read 180 program Assistant Coordinator for seven Juvenile Detention Center Observation Schedules
Observed seven Read 180 trained Teachers during a remedial reading intervention program Conducted Youth Detention observations for remedial reading program
Research Associate University of Colorado 2000-2001
Coordinated 15 states for a Federal Grant studying a youth drug intervention program called Life Skills
Conducted Nationwide observations in middle schools as a drug intervention specialist Directed 18 middle school principals for implementation of a federal grant
Directed 12 principal investigators for data collection in middle school drug intervention data collection
Youth Drug Intervention specialist for Life Skills Life Skills trained observer
PRESENTATIONS/CONFERENCES – PEER REVIEWED
1. Vander Horst, A., Kwon, H., Lomax, R. (PhD) (2010). Youth Drug Use – A Structural Equation Model. American Education Research Association (AERA), Denver, CO USA, April 29, 2010. 2. Ren, W., Moore, R. (PhD), D’Agostino, J. (PhD), Edington, J., Vander Horst, A. (2010). Reading
Self-Efficacy Survey for Incarcerated Youth: Validity Measurement Based on Rasch Modeling. American Education Research Association (AERA), Denver, CO USA, April 29, 2010.
3. Moore, R. (PhD), Zue, J., Ren, W., Edington, J., Vander Horst, A. (2010). Comparison of Intent to Treat and Treatment of the Treated Methodological Analyses and Outcomes Based on Two Years of a Randomized Control Study of Adolescent Reading of Incarcerated Youth. American
Education Research Association (AERA), Denver, CO USA, April 29, 2010.
4. Kwon, H. Vander Horst, A., Ren, W., Lomax, R. (PhD) (2010). Family Structure and Drug Use of American Adolescents. American Education Research Association (AERA), Denver, CO USA, April 29, 2010.
5. Moore, R. (PhD), Ren, W., Edington J., and Vander Horst, A. (2010). Evaluating Incarcerate Youths’ Reading Ability using ITT and TOT methods. Mid-Western Education Research Association (MWERA), Columbus, OH USA.
6. Edington, J., Moore, R. (PhD), Lomax, R. G. (PhD), Ren, W., and Vander Horst A. (2009).
Comparing Self-Efficacy for Reading for Two Samples of an Incarcerated Youth Population using the Reading Self-Efficacy+ Survey. American Education Research Association (AERA), San Diego, CA, USA.
7. Ren, W., Moore, R. (PhD), Lomax, R. G. (PhD), Edington, J., and Vander Horst, A. (2009). The Impact of the Reading Intervention Read 180 on Reading Achievement of Incarcerated Youth with Different Disability Status: An Evaluation of the Striving Reader Project. American Education Research Association (AERA), San Diego, CA, USA.
8. Edington, J., Vander Horst, A., Lomax, R. G. (PhD), Moore, R. (PhD), and Ren, W., (2009). The Psychometric Properties of an Instrument to Measure Reading Self Efficacy and Other Related Constructs at a Fourth-to-Sixth Grade Reading Level. Mid-Western Education Research Association (MWERA), St. Louis, MO, USA October 2010.
9. Ren, W., Moore, R (PhD), Edington, J., Lomax, R. G. (PhD), and Vander Horst, A., (2010). Using Hierarchical Linear Modeling to Analyze the Effect of Read180 Program on Incarcerated Youth’s Reading Performance. Mid-western Education Research Association (MWERA), Columbus, OH USA, October 2010.
10. Vander Horst, A., Kwon, H., Lomax, R.G. (PhD), Moore, R. (PhD), and Ren, W. (2009). Intent to treat Analysis versus Imputation – A Juvenile Corrections Analysis. Mid-Western Education Research Association (MWERA), St. Louis, MO USA, October 8, 2009.
PRESENTATIONS/CONFERENCES – PEER REVIEWED Continued
11. Kwon, H. Vander Horst, A., Lomax, R. G (PhD) (2009) Family Structure and Alcohol Use of High School Seniors – A Logistic Regression Analysis, Mid-Western Education Research Association (MWERA), St. Louis, MO USA, October 10, 2009.
12. Vander Horst, A., Li, J., Lomax, R. G. (PhD), Moore, R (PhD), Edington, J., Ren, W. (2008). Intent to Treat Analysis (ITT) versus Efficacy: An Imputation of Missing Data for an Incarcerated Youth Efficacy Survey, American Psychological Association (APA), Toronto, CA, August 8, 2009. 13. Ren, W., Vander Horst, A., Edington, J., Lomax, R. G. (PhD), Moore, R. (PhD), (2008). Analyzing
Teacher Efficacy for At-Risk Students Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Rasch Modeling, 14. Mid-Western Education Research Association (MWERA), Columbus, OH USA, October, 2008. 15. Edington, J., Lomax, R. G. (PhD), Moore, R. (PhD), Iddings, J., and Vander Horst, A.,(2008). A
Quantitative Analysis of Reading Skills that have Developed from the Striving Readers Grant for Ohio Incarcerated Youth. Mid-Western Education Research Association (MWERA), Columbus, OH USA, October, 2008.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Marzano teaching strategies (2008-2009) Writing Academy teaching strategies (2009)
Scholastic Trained Read 180 observer including JR. high, SR. high and Stretch materials (2009) Teachscape trained Classroom Walkthrough Specialist (2009)
Treatment of Missing Data using SPSS (2008) Life Skills II (2001)
Life Skills I (2000)
SERVICE
President: Quantitative Research and Measurement (QREM) Student Organization, The Ohio State University 2009 – Present,
Co-Vice President: Quantitative Research and Measurement (QREM) Student Organization, The Ohio State University 2008-2009,
Elected: Math Adjunct Advisory Committee (MAAC) Representative, Columbus State Community College, 2008,
Assistant to Senate Minority Leader Michael Feeley, Colorado State Legislature 1995-1997, Student Member: Governor Romer’s Education Commission, Colorado Governors Office,
1995-1996,
Student Body Vice President: Associated Students for Metropolitan State College of Denver 1992-1993,
AFFILIATIONS
American Education Research Association 2007 to present Mid-Western Education
Research Association 2007 to present
Consortium to Prevent School Violence (CPSV) – Member 2009 to present
American Psychological Association – Associate member 2008 to present American Statistical Association