KARLA I. LOYA-SUÁREZ University of Hartford

200 Bloomfield Avenue, Auerbach Hall 223E West Hartford, CT 06117

p| 860.768.5807 e| loyasuare@hartford.edu

RESEARCH AND TEACHING FOCI

Teaching and learning Assessment College access and success

Diversity and equity in education Gender, race/ethnicity, and identity studies Qualitative and mixed research methods

EDUCATION

2015 Ph.D. in Higher Education, Pennsylvania State University Minor in Women’s Studies Center for the Study of Higher Education, University Park, PA Dissertation: Seeking what works in the development of teaching: A grounded theory model of teaching expansion 2007 M.S. in Higher Education Administration, University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 1997 B.S. in Higher Education, Universidad de Colima, Colima, México Minor in Gender Studies Thesis: Life in the Classroom from a Gender Perspective (ethnography)

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

2016-present Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Educational Leadership University of Hartford

College of Education, Nursing, and Health Professions West Hartford, CT

2015-2016 Postdoctoral Research Associate University of Virginia

Curry School of Education, Charlottesville, VA

Funded by an ADVANCE National Science Foundation grant.

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PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journal Articles Hoffman, J., Rankin, S., & Loya, K. I. (2016). Climate as a mediating influence on the

perceived academic success of women student-athletes. Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education, 10(3). doi: 10.1080/19357397.2016.1256047

Ro, H. K., Knight, D. B., & Loya, K. I. (2016). Exploring the moderating effects of

race and ethnicity on the relationship between curricular and classroom experiences and learning outcomes in Engineering. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 22(2), pp. 91-118. doi: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2016013601

Rankin, S., Merson, D., Garvey, J. C., Sorgen, C., Menon, I., Loya, K. I., & Oseguera, L. (2016).

The Influence of climate on the academic and athletic success of student-athletes: Results from a multi-institutional national study. The Journal of Higher Education 87(5), pp. 701-730. doi: https://doi.org/10.1353/jhe.2016.0027

Ro, H. K., & Loya, K. I. (2015). The effect of gender and race intersectionality on

student learning outcomes in engineering. The Review of Higher Education, 38(3), 359-396. doi: 10.1353/rhe.2015.0014

Edited Book Kimball, E., & Loya, K. I. (2017). Using qualitative research techniques to promote

organizational intelligence. New Directions for Institutional Research Series, 174. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.

Chapters in Edited Books Fernandez, F., Loya, K. I., & Oseguera, L. (2018). How public-private partnerships contribute to

educational policy failure. In G. Q. Conchas, M. A. Gottfried, B. M. Hinga, & Oseguera,

L. (Eds.). Educational policy goes to school: Case studies on the limitations and

possibilities of educational innovation. New York, NY: Routledge. ISBN: 978-

1138678750

Kimball, E., & Loya, K. I. (2017). Using qualitative inquiry to promote organizational intelligence. In E. Kimball & K. I. Loya (Eds.). Using Qualitative Research Techniques to Promote Organizational Intelligence. New Directions for Institutional Research Series, 174. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.

Loya, K. I., Hwang, J., & Oseguera, L. (2015). Latino and Latina students’ college enrollment:

Gender, generational status, and college sector selectivity. In P. A. Pérez & M. A. Ceja

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(Eds.). Higher education access and choice for Latino students: Critical findings and theoretical perspectives. New York, NY: Routledge.

Loya, K. I., & Kimball, Z. (2015). Educational policy and political action as a mechanism of

remote control. In R. C. MacDougall (Ed.) Communication and Control: Tools, systems, and new dimensions. Lexington Books.

Research Reports Oseguera, L., Loya, K. I., Hung, Y., Fernandez, F., & Hoffman, S. (June 2014). Pennsylvania

College Access Challenge Grant Program (PA CACGP). University Park, PA: Center for the Study of Higher Education. Pennsylvania State University.

Rankin, S., Merson, D., Sorgen, C. H., McHale, I., Loya, K. I., & Oseguera, L. (2011). Student-Athlete Climate Study (SACS) Final Report. University Park, PA. Pennsylvania State University.

Book Review Loya, K. I. (2014). Review of the book Completing College: Rethinking Institutional Action,

by Vincent Tinto. American Journal of Education, 120(4). University of Chicago Press, pp. 601-604.

Refereed Journal Articles in Preparation Loya, K. I. (in progress). Examining the process of faculty members’ teaching expansion: A

grounded theory study [To be submitted to Teaching in Higher Education] Loya, K. I., Fernandez, F., & Oseguera, L. (in progress). Learning to collaborate in large

program evaluations [To be submitted to the American Journal of Evaluation] Oseguera, L., Loya, K. I., & Hwang, J., (In progress). Latino and Latina students’ transition to

college: Examining gender differences. [To be submitted to the Journal of Hispanic Higher Education]

Ro, H. K., Bergom, I., & Loya, K. I. (in progress). Do faculty shape students’ racial attitudes?

Student-perceived faculty bias, faculty racial diversity, and students’ racial attitudes. [To be submitted]

Invited Publications Loya Suárez, K. I., (1997). ¿Rosa o Azul? Revista GénEros, 4(11), Centro de Estudios de

Género, Universidad de Colima: México Loya Suárez, K. I., (1996). Cocinando. Revista GénEros, 3(8), Centro de Estudios de Género,

Universidad de Colima: México

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Loya Suárez, K. I., (1996). El album de la mujer: Antología ilustrada de las mexicanas.

Revista GénEros, 3(7), Universidad de Colima: México Loya Suárez, K. I., (1996) La educación en el México de 1996, Debates Universitarios 11,

Universidad de Colima: México Author of various educational articles in the local newspaper’s institutional space

Bachilleres Habemus, Colima, México, 1997 and 1998

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Research Experience Principal Investigator University of Hartford, CT. 2018 -2017 Institutional Perspectives on Teaching. Seeks to capture

institutional perspectives on teaching to inform the research design

of a future study. ($3,000.00 Institute for Translational Research Seed Grant)

Research Associate (Postdoctoral position), National Science Foundation ADVANCE Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Lab Curry School of Education. University of Virginia 2016 -2015 Internal evaluation of the NSF ADVANCE funded U.Va. CHARGE Project to

increase the number of female faculty in the STEM and SBS disciplines ($3,237,625 grant; Dr. Gertrude Fraser and colleagues, PIs). Supervisor: Dr. Karen K. Inkelas. Responsibilities: All internal and formative evaluation of the project initiatives, including creating/revising and implementing evaluation tools; collecting and analyzing data; writing and presenting reports.

Graduate Research Assistant Center for the Study of Higher Education. Pennsylvania State University 2014 – 2015 Evaluation of the Pennsylvania State Millennium Scholars Program. Howard

Hughes Medical Institute ($125,000.00 grant, Dr. Oseguera and Dr. Staples, PIs). Supervisor: Dr. Leticia Oseguera. Responsibilities: Leading outcomes assessment of program adaptation and implementation at University Park campus, and writing of reports.

2011 – 2014 Evaluation of the Pennsylvania College Access Challenge Grant Program,

sponsored by Project GRAD (Graduation Really Achieves Dreams) USA ($125,000.00 grant, Dr. Oseguera, PI). Supervisor: Dr. Leticia Oseguera.

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Responsibilities: Cleaning, managing, and analyzing data (using SPSS software); conducting some site visit interviews; leading research team meetings and tasks; co-writing of reports.

2011 Pennsylvania State University’s Dickinson Law School Climate Study.

Supervisor: Dr. Susan Rankin, PI. Responsibilities: Presenting assessment results to Penn State’s University Park and Carlisle campuses.

2010-2012 Student-Athlete Climate Study (SACS), Sponsored by the National Collegiate

Athletic Association ($100,000.00 grant). Supervisor: Dr. Susan Rankin, PI. Responsibilities: Writing review of the literature; preparing qualitative data for analyses (using NVivo software), leading gender analysis paper.

California System Campus Climate Assessment Research Associate Rankin and Associates. State College, PA 2011 Associate researcher for the project

Responsibilities: Advising campus delegates on needs assessment. Undergraduate Research Assistant University of Colima, University Center of Gender Studies. Colima, México 1995-1996 Responsibilities: Conducting gender research; editing GénEros magazine;

systematizing center’s library. Supervisor: Mtra. Sara Lourdes Cruz Iturribarría.

Undergraduate Research Assistant Archivo Histórico de Colima (Historic Colima County Archives) 1993-1995 Responsibilities: Research Colima’s educational history; research project

History of Colima. Peer-Reviewed Research Presentations Loya, K. l. (To be presented 2018, November). “Examining classrooms systems of inclusion

and exclusion: Granting epistemic credibility to learners”. Association for the Study of Higher Education, Tampa, FL.

Loya, K. I., Fernandez, F., & Oseguera, L. (2017, November). “Addressing the limits of

program evaluation methods: Using responsive evaluation approaches to produce evaluation reports that include participants’ voices and program contexts.” Association for the Study of Higher Education, Houston, TX

Ro, H. K., Loya, K. I., & Allen, K. (2017, April). "Examining the service work of engineering

faculty: The influence of faculty gender and institutional support." American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

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Loya, K. l. (2016, November). “Examining how faculty expand their teaching: A grounded theory study.” Association for the Study of Higher Education, Columbus, Ohio.

Loya, K. I., (2016, November). “Newly minted doctorates” invited session. Association for

the Study of Higher Education, Columbus, Ohio. Loya, K. I., Hwang, J., & Oseguera, L. (2015, April). “Higher education access and choice for

Latino students: Critical findings and theoretical perspectives.” American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

McIntosh, K., Ro, H. K., & Loya, K. I. (2015, April). “Students’ racial identity development

and interactions with diverse peers, curriculum, and faculty.” American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Hung, Y., Loya, K. I., Oseguera, L., & Fernandez, F. (2014, May). “Evaluating a college access

program—Being flexible and maintaining fidelity.” Association for Institutional Research, Orlando, FL.

Rankin, S., Merson, D., Sorgen, C. H., Menon, I., Loya, K. I., & Oseguera, L. (2013, April). “The

influence of climate on the academic and athletic success of student-athletes: Results from a multi-institutional national study.” American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Loya, K. I. (2013, February). “Issues of identity explained through diverse theoretical

lenses: Constructing personhood (or Who counts).” PSU Women Studies Graduate Organization annual conference. University Park, PA.

Oseguera, L., & Loya, K. I. (2012, November). “Latino and Latina students’ college

enrollment: Examining gender and generational status differences.” Association for the Study of Higher Education, Las Vegas, NV.

Loya, K. I., & Hwang, J. (2012, November). “The influence of women’s colleges on student

success.” Association for the Study Of Higher Education, Las Vegas, NV. Menon, I. M., Loya, K. I., & Rankin, S. (2012, April). “The influence of climate and athletic

personnel on the academic success of student-athletes of high-profile sports.” American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Loya, K. I., McHale, I., & Rankin, S. (2011, November). “The academic success of women

student-athletes: findings from a multi-institutional national study on campus climates.” Association for the Study of Higher Education, Charlotte, NC.

McIntosh, K., Loya, K. I., & Reason, R. (2011, November). “Institutional practices on faculty

behavior: Examining faculty perception of institutional culture and participation in professional development activities.” Association for the Study of Higher Education, Charlotte, NC.

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Loya-Suárez, K. I. (1997, September). Panel coordinator: “Hacia una reforma del

bachillerato.” Universidad de Colima, México. Loya-Suárez, K. I. (1996, September). “Reflections about the role of education in the

transmission and modification of gender assignment.” Foro La Educación ante los Retos del Primer Milenio. Universidad de Colima, México.

Loya-Suárez, K.I. (1996, May). Panel: “Los estudiantes universitarios y el México de 1996.”

Universidad de Colima, México. Research and Instructional Software Skills NVivo (qualitative, v. 12), SPSS (quantitative, v. 23), LISREL (SEM, v. 8.80). Blackboard, Angel, Moodle, PowerCAMPUS, Collab (classroom management systems)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Course Instructor All Doctoral-level Courses

University of Hartford. College of Education, Nursing, and Health Professions. 2016-present

EDD 839 ST The Professoriate EDD 825 Instructional Development Seminar EDD 837 Diversity in Higher Education EDD 840 Research Skills for Educational Leaders EDD 852 Synthesis Seminar EDD 860 Dissertation Proposal Seminar EDD 861 Doctoral Dissertation

Teaching Assistant All Graduate-level Courses

Pennsylvania State University. College of Education Fall 2012. HIED 556 Higher Education Students. Instructor: Dr. Leticia Oseguera. Spring 2012. HIED 548 Curricula in Higher Education. Instructor: Dr. Dorothy Evensen Invited Guest Lecturer

University of Virginia. Curry School of Education April 21, 2016. “Accreditation and Accountability Issues in Higher Education: Sharing the

Responsibility.” EDLF 8662: Politics and Education. Instructor: Dr. Juan Garibay April 4, 2016. “Global Narratives: International and Undocumented College Students.” EDLF

8652 College Student Experience. Instructor: Dr. Christian Steinmetz

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March 2, 2016. “Intersectionality in Higher Education: Women of Color in Academe.” EDLF 8655: Politics of Difference. Instructor: Dr. Juan Garibay

Bowling Green State University. College of Education and Human Development March 31, 2016. “Research and Assessment in Higher Education: A Qualitative Approach.”

HIED 7520: Issues and Methods of Applied Inquiry in Higher Education. Instructor: Dr. Hyun K. Ro

Pennsylvania State University. College of Communications April 15, 2015. “Cultural Hybridity: Communicating Clearly About Race” COMM 410:

International Mass Communications course. Instructor: Dr. Dunja Antunovic. Pennsylvania State University. College of Education February 12, 2014. “Data Analysis Demonstration Using Grounded Theory and NVivo

Software.” HIED 588 Qualitative Methods in Educational Research II course. Instructor: Dr. Dorothy Evensen.

November 5, 2013. “Expanding our Perspectives on Gender and Sexual Orientation Identity theories.” HIED 597A College Student Development course. Instructor: Dr. Leticia Oseguera.

April 9, 2013. “Professional and Research Experience: Dissertation Research Choices.” CSA 504 Research and Assessment course. Instructor: Dr. Daniel Merson.

Other Teaching Experience

Kansas City Missouri School District, Kansas City, MO 1999-2000 Tutor of Math, Reading, and English. Northeast Middle School Marcela Domene Institute. Colima, México 1996-1997 Instructor of fourth grade, elementary school, Montessori system

ACADEMIC HONORS, AWARDS, AND GRANTS 2014, 2015 Graduate Student Travel Grant. Graduate School/College of Education,

Pennsylvania State University. To support attendance to professional conferences ($450.00 each year)

2014 Martorana Family Award. Pennsylvania State University, College of

Education. For doctoral students with exemplary academic accomplishments ($1,502.00).

2013-2014 Bunton-Waller Summer Scholarship. Pennsylvania State University. Funds for two additional summers ($2,500.00 each)

2010-2014 Bunton-Waller Graduate Award, for scholarly promise. Pennsylvania State

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University. Four years of full tuition, stipend, and health benefits

2013 National Science Foundation-Social Behavioral and Economic Alliance for

Graduate Education and Professoriate funding recipient. College of Education, Pennsylvania State University ($603.37)

2013 Nominated to the Association of American Colleges and Universities

(AAC&U) Patricia K. Cross Future Leaders Award. For graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education with a commitment to developing academic and civic responsibility and whose work reflects a strong emphasis on teaching and learning.

2011, 2013 Graduate Student Travel Grant. Graduate School/College of Education, Pennsylvania State University. Awarded yearly to support attendance to professional conferences ($550.00 each year)

2011, 2012 Student Travel Funding for Conference. Pennsylvania State University’s Park

Allocation Committee. Awarded two years to support attendance to professional conferences ($500.00 each)

2006 Clarence Rusk School of Education Scholarship (merit-based). University of

Kansas, School of Education, Lawrence, Kansas 2006 Elizabeth J. Hyer Scholarship (merit-based). University of Kansas, School of

Education, Lawrence, Kansas 1997 Premio Peña Colorada (merit-based, for highest GPA of graduating class).

Jointly by University of Colima and Consorcio Minero Benito Juárez Peña Colorada, S.A. de C.V., Colima, México

1993-1997 Beca de Excelencia Académica/Academic Excellence Grant (merit-based,

given each semester for highest GPA in class. September 1993 to January 1997). University of Colima, Colima, México

DISSERTATION CHAIRING AND ADVISING EXPERIENCE University of Hartford. College of Education, Nursing, and Health Professions Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership Program Dissertation Committee Chair and Faculty Research Advisor, Completed Katie E. Thorner: Better mentoring, better teachers: Quality teacher-mentor programs in

independent secondary private schools. Defended dissertation April 24, 2017. Jeffrey Damiano: Community College faculty reports of using instructional strategies to

support students at risk in STEM Courses. Defended dissertation October 30, 2017.

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Lorie A. Woodson: Instructional practices and female student persistence in STEM.

Defended dissertation December 11, 2017. Kristina Martineau: Women’s experience of leadership as superintendents: A

phenomenological study. Defended dissertation March 16, 2018. Sharale Golding: An exploratory case study of a community college system in a New

England State: Novice community college science faculty reports regarding effective instruction in traditional and hybrid formats. Defended dissertation April 23, 2018.

Richard Arroyo: Role of a mentoring program on the professional growth of novice urban

K-12 principals. Defended dissertation April 26, 2018. Patricia Johnson: Community College faculty in Allied Health Programs and use of team-

based pedagogies. Defended dissertation June 6, 2018. Dissertation Committee Chair and Faculty Research Advisor, Ongoing Stephanie G. Knutson: Orientation Programs for Novice School Nurses: Essential

Components. Defended dissertation proposal August 30, 2018. Sharon M. McCloskey: Effects of International Service Learning on the Development of

Intercultural Competence. Defended dissertation proposal September 27, 2018. Angela Chen: Foreign Language Teaching for the 21st Century: Teachers' Perceptions and

Experiences (Preparing dissertation proposal). John Lagosz. Social Support of Black Male Nursing Students in Associate Degree Nursing

Programs (Preparing dissertation proposal). Dissertation Committee Member Theodore R. Sawruk: The Experiences of Female Students of Color in Undergraduate

Architecture Programs in the U.S. (Writing findings and conclusions).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Academic Administrator Saint Paul School of Theology. Kansas City, MO 2010-2008 Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Doctor of Ministry Program 2007-2005 Assistant Dean and Coordinator of the Doctor of Ministry Program 2005-2004 Assistant Dean 2003-2000 Assistant to the Dean and Registrar

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Selected Projects / Responsibilities: Member of the institution’s Strategic Planning: Faculty Development and

Support Task Force Coordinator of the doctoral program, which included oversight of retention,

program planning, course scheduling, and student advising Coordinator of assessment and research, including collaborating with

accrediting agencies; analyzing data from exiting surveys; and writing assessment summaries and reports for the president, deans, and faculty

Member of the Vice President for Academic Affairs Search Committee Co-Coordinator of the institution’s Self-Study-- accreditation visit Voting member of several faculty-standing committees, including those

overseeing academic programs’ curricula and assessment, and the curricular review of the Master of Divinity degree

Office supervisor for the Academic Life Team Budget manager for doctoral program, commencement, honors & awards

Educational Administration/Academic Coordinator University of Colima, Coordinating Office of High Schools System. Colima, México 1998-1997 Evaluator of educational programs and coordinator of the Anthology project,

a handbook for high school candidates; evaluate programs of study; research institutional history.

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC SERVICE

Editorial Work 2018-2021 NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education (NJAWHE) Review Board 2015 - Reviewer, Iowa Journal of Communication. University of Northern Iowa 2014 - Proposal reviewer, American Educational Research Association 2011- Proposal reviewer, Association for the Study of Higher Education 2010-2013 Consulting editor, Higher Education in Review journal, Pennsylvania State

University 1996-1998 Technical editor of several books, including:

Textos Básicos para el Curso Propedéutico del Bachillerato de la Universidad de Colima, Antología, 1998

Los Estudiantes Universitarios y el México de 1996, Debates Universitarios 11, 1996

Sentido y Alcance de la Política Educativa, 1996

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Apuntes de Educación Ambiental, 1996 Los Aspectos Vocacionales, la Formación Profesional y la Inserción Laboral

como Ámbitos Incidentes en la Satisfacción Profesional-Laboral en los Egresados de la Escuela de Letras y Comunicación, Debates Universitarios 10, 1996

Memoria del Foro La Pedagogía y su Enseñanza en la Universidad de Colima, 1996

National Professional Service American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2017- present Co-Chair, Ad-hoc Committee on Diversity and Inclusion Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Annual Conference 2016 Roundtable Session Chair 2015 Session Chair: Social Justice, Inclusivity, and the Curriculum 2014 Graduate-to-Graduate Mentoring Program (G2GMP) volunteer 2013 Conference Evaluation volunteer 2013 Session Chair: Leaders Not Followers: Developing Critical Skills in College 2012 - 2015 Graduate-to-Graduate Mentoring Program (G2GMP). Mentor to first-time

conference attendees. Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association 2015 - 2008 Peer Reviewer for Accreditation, Academic Quality Improvement Program

(AQIP) Institutional Service University of Hartford 2017-18 Respiratory Care Search committee 2017-18 All-University Curriculum 2016-2017 Professional Program Committee 2016-2017 Nursing Search Committee (tenure line and clinical line searches) 2016- Educational Leadership Program Admissions

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Pennsylvania State University 2013-2015 Commission for Women (Advisory group to the President of the University.

Three-year appointment by the President). 2014- Co-Chair, Assessment committee 2014- At-large member of the Executive Committee 2013- Assessment committee member 2014-2015 Penn State Council on Engaged Scholarship Conferences and Symposia Sub-

committee member 2013-2015 University-wide Faculty and Staff Achievement Awards reviewer Pennsylvania State University, College of Education 2012-2013 Higher Education Faculty Search Committee student representative 2012-2013 Education Policy Studies Department Mentoring Program. Mentor of a first-

year student 2010-2012 Faculty Meetings student representative Other Academic Service (México) University of Colima, School of Education. Colima, México 1996 Curricular Evaluation Committee member (review, evaluation, and redesign

of the school’s curriculum)

Professional Affiliations

Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association (HLC-NCA) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Association for Institutional Research (AIR)

Updated September, 2018