Katherine Wesley

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Katherine Wesley

Associate Professor of Practice, Higher Education Administration M.A. / CCLC Coordinator, Executive Director NCIA

Department of Educational Administration University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
TEAC 124
Lincoln NE 68588-0360
Phone
402-472-3726 On-campus 2-3726
Email
katherine.wesley@unl.edu
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Katherine Wesley is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Educational Administration where she has been a member of the faculty since 2013. Wesley is the Executive Director of the National Council of Instructional Administrators (NCIA) and the coordinator of the department’s Community College Leadership Certificate. In her capacity as director of NCIA, she is the editor of Instructional Leadership Abstracts focused on instructional administration at community colleges.

Education

Ph.D., Educational Administration-Higher Education Leadership, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2012
M.Ed., Educational Administration-Higher Education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2011
B.A., Criminal Justice, Washington State University, 2006
A.T.A., Paralegal Studies, Skagit Valley College, 1996

Areas of Expertise

  • Community colleges
  • Law in higher education
  • Instructional leadership in community colleges

Teaching and Advising

Dr. Wesley teaches courses on community colleges, law and higher education, and issues in higher education. She advises master’s students and students pursuing the Community College Leadership Certificate and serves on the committees of doctoral students.

Current Interests, Projects & Engagement

  • Co-Author, (2016) "What’s in a name? The challenge and utility of defining promising and high-impact practices." New Directions for Community Colleges, 175, 9 – 17.
  • Co-Author, (2013) of Nebraska Chapter in 50 State Systems of Community Colleges, 4th Ed., published by the American Association of Community Colleges

Courses Taught

  • EDAD 800: Foundations of Research & Methods
  • EDAD 923: Community & Junior College
  • EDAD 925: Law in Higher Education

Experience

  • 2020-Present, Associate Professor of Practice and Executive Director of National Council of Instructional Administrators, Educational Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • 2013-2020, Assistant Professor of Practice and Executive Director of National Council of Instructional Administrators, Educational Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • 2010-2013, Graduate Research Assistant, Educational Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Memberships

  • American Association of Community Colleges
  • AACC Coalition of Affiliate Councils
  • Nebraska Community College Association
  • Golden Key International Honour Society
  • American Association of University Women
  • Council for the Study of Community Colleges