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Jana Nidiffer
Oakland University
Oakland University
Department of Educational Leadership
EDUCATION
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
EdD, Administration, Planning, and Social Policy, 1994.
Areas of specialty: History and Gender Issues in Higher Education.
Thesis: ―”More Than a Wise and Pious Matron: The Professionalization of the Position of Dean of Women, 1901 - 1920.”
MEd, Administration, Planning, and Social Policy, 1991.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Masters Certificate, College Student Personnel Administration, 1982.
MSEd, Social Studies Secondary Education, 1981.
BSEd, US History/Sociology, 1979. Graduated with High Distinction.
CURRENT POSITION
Oakland University
Associate Professor of Higher Education, 2008 –
Chair, Department of Educational Leadership Co-Director, Higher Education Program
PREVIOUS ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
Center for the Education of Women (CEW )
Jean W. Campbell Scholar In Residence, 2005 – 2008
Assistant Research Scientist of Higher Education, 2005 – 2006