Knowledge Development Steering Committee

The educators, researchers, practitioners, and advocates who comprise the knowledge development steering committee contribute to a statewide Knowledge Development Agenda aimed to improve community college practice and to inform policy benefiting colleges’ pathways reform strategies. These esteemed partners advise the overall knowledge development strategy. The Texas Success Center directs and implements the strategy while providing opportunity for committee members to contribute to or collaborate on commissioned new knowledge development activities.

The Knowledge Development Agenda is organized to examine the college and student experience within the comprehensive Texas Pathways framework. An examination of equity within the college implementation and student experience of Texas Pathways will be a theme throughout each project. The Center will engage a research collaborative composed of Center staff, KDSC members, Research Fellows, Mentors, and consultants.

Members
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Josie Brunner, M.A.
Data Strategist for College, Career, & Military Prep, TEA
Bio
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Tamara Clunis, Ph.D.
Vice President of Academic Affairs, Amarillo College
Bio
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Jenna Cullinane-Hege, Ph.D.
Vice President of Institutional Research and Analytics, Austin Community College
Bio
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Lindsay Daugherty, Ph.D.
Senior Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation
Bio
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John Fink
Senior Research Associate, Community College Research Center
Bio
Linda Garcia
Linda García, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Center for Community College Student Engagement
Bio
Melissa Humphries, Ph.D.
Director of P-16 Data Analytics and Research, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Bio
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Davis Jenkins, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scholar, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University
Bio
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Kasey Klepfer, MPAff
Senior Research & Policy Analyst, University of Texas System
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Kay McClenney, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor to the President and CEO, American Association of Community Colleges
Consultant and Partner, Mc2 Consultants
Bio
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Tia Brown McNair, Ed.D.
Vice President, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success, Association of American Colleges and Universities
Bio
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Luis Ponjuán, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Higher Education Administration, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University
Research Director, Investing in Diversity, Equity, Access, and Learning
Bio
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Lauren Schudde, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Texas at Austin
Bio
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Ronny Washington
Education Outreach Specialist, Texas Workforce Commission
Bio
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Afi Wiggins, Ph.D.
Director, Program Evaluation and Research, Charles A. Dana Center, University of Texas at Austin
Bio
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Jacklyn Altuna Willard, M.Ed.
Senior Program Officer, Postsecondary Success, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bio
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