Don Haviland

Assessment Coordinator - Assessment Office
Assistant Professor - Department of Advanced Studies in Education and Counseling

Office: ED1 - 55
Phone: 562-985-2553
Email: dhavilan@csulb.edu

Website: www.ced.csulb.edu

Office Hours

Wednesday from 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM

Biography

I teach in both the Student Development in Higher Education (MS) and Educational Leadership (EdD) programs, and also serve as the assessment coordinator for the College of Education. Prior to coming to CSULB, my experience was in administration and research in higher education. At Mount St. Mary’s College (Los Angeles), I was director of assessment and institutional effectiveness, where I worked with others to develop an institution-wide assessment system and coordinated student retention efforts. I was also Project Director/Senior Research Associate at WestEd, a non-profit educational research and development organization, where I worked principally on evaluations of graduate education reform for the National Science Foundation. I also directed evaluations of higher education curricular and pedagogical change and participated in evaluations of systemic K-12 reform. In addition to those roles, I have worked in a center for teaching excellence and in continuing education, and began my career in residence life a Syracuse University.

Degrees

PhD (Sociology of Education) , Syracuse University , 1999
MS (Instructional Design) , Syracuse University , 1993
BA (Government) , St. Lawrence University , 1990

Research Interests

My areas of research interest include:

Innovation and change in higher education
Implementation of program assessment efforst in higher education
Faculty development and acculuration

Representative Publications

Haviland, D., Shin, S-H., & Turley, S. (under review). Now I’m ready: The impact of a faculty development program on faculty concerns with assessment.

Moore, S.D., Haviland, D., Whitmer, A., & Brady, J. (under review). CoastLines: Commitment, Comfort, Competence, Empowerment and Relevance in Professional Development. In J. MaKinster, N. Trautmann, & M. Barnett (Eds.). Teaching Science with Geospatial Technology: Designing Effective Professional Development for Secondary Teachers. New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Haviland, D. (2009). Why are faculty wary of assessment? Academic Leadership, 7(3).

Haviland, D. (2009). Leading assessment: From faculty reluctance to engagement. Academic Leadership, 7(1). http://www.academicleadership.org/ideas_worth_merit/601.shtml

Haviland, D., Dean, K, & Siebert, E. (2009). Building a culture of faculty-owned assessment. In T.R. Lord, D.P. French & L.W. Crow (Eds.), College science teachers guide to assessment. Arlington, VA: National Science Teachers Association Press.

Haviland, D. & Rodriquez-Kiino, D. (2009). Closing the gap: The impact of professional development on faculty attitudes toward culturally responsive pedagogy. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education. 8(2).

Current Projects

I am currently involved in several studies and projects:

New faculty acculturation: A qualitative longitudinal study to examine the experiences of new faculty as they adjust to their first full-time faculty position and advance through the early stages of their careers.
Professional development and assessment: A mixed method investigation into the impact of a series of assessment workshops, together with ongoing support, on the attitudes, skills and practice of faculty related to program assessment. Research conducted collaboratively with Steve Turley and Seon-Hi Shin.
Noyce II program evaluation: A 4-year mixed method study examining the effectiveness of the Noyce II program in preparing science and mathematics teachers to serve in high-need districts and the long-term impact of the Noyce I program on those who participated in the program and are currently teaching.
CoastLines program evaluation: A 3-year mixed-method study on the impact of a professional development program designed to help secondary school teachers learn how to integrate Geographic Information System technology (e.g., GPS equipment, mapping software) into their curricula.

Last update: 3/17/09