Karri Holley

Assistant Professor, Higher Education
Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies
328E Graves Hall
(205) 348-7825
kholley@bamaed.ua.edu
Appointed in 2006

Recent Courses Taught:

AHE 602 Issues of Diversity in American Higher Education
AHE 610 Academic Culture and Learning in Academe
AHE 640 Organizational Change in Higher Education
BER 630 Case Study Research Methods
BER 631 Inquiry as Interpretation: Qualitative Methods I

Areas of Research:

Interdisciplinary teaching and learning
Organizational change in higher education

Academic Degrees:

Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2006. Higher Education.
M.Ed., University of Southern California, 2002. Higher Education.
B.A., University of Alabama, 1996. Communication Studies, English.

Professional Experiences:

Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies, University of Alabama, 2006—present.

Research Assistant, Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis, University of Southern California, 2003—2006.

Admissions Counselor, Graziadio School of Business, Pepperdine University, 1999-2001.

Selected Publications:

Holley, Karri (Forthcoming, 2009). Animal research practices and doctoral student development in a scientific community. Studies in Higher Education.

Taylor, Barrett, & Holley, Karri (Forthcoming, 2009). Providing academic and support services to students enrolled in online degree programs. College Student Affairs Journal.

Holley, Karri (Forthcoming, 2009). The challenge of an interdisciplinary curriculum: A cultural analysis of a doctoral-degree program in neuroscience. Higher Education.

Holley, Karri, & Taylor, Barrett (2009). Undergraduate student socialization and learning in an online professional curriculum. Innovative Higher Education, 33(4), 257-269.

Tierney, William G., & Holley, Karri (2008). Inside Pasteur’s Quadrant: Knowledge production in a profession. Educational Studies, 34(4), 289-297.

Harris, Michael, & Holley, Karri (2008). Constructing the interdisciplinary ivory tower: Planning for interdisciplinary spaces on the university campus. Planning for Higher Education, 37(3), 34-43.

Tierney, William G., & Holley, Karri (2008). Intelligent design and the attack on scientific inquiry. Cultural Studies, Critical Methodologies, 8(2), 39-49.

Selected Presentations:

Holley, Karri (2009, April). The experiences of students enrolled in Interdisciplinary Studies Ph.D. programs. Paper to be presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, San Diego, CA.

Holley, Karri (2009, April). Gendered experiences in interdisciplinary fields. Paper to be presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, San Diego, CA.

Holley, Karri (2008, November). Where exactly is the intersection? The challenge of an interdisciplinary doctoral curriculum. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education annual meeting, Jacksonville, FL.

Colyar, Julia, & Holley, Karri (2008, November). Defining “reality”: Representation and writing as a component of qualitative research. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education annual meeting, Jacksonville, FL.

Holland, Chris, & Holley, Karri (2008, November). The experiences of gay male undergraduate students at a traditional women’s college. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education annual meeting, Jacksonville, FL.

Holley, Karri (2008, April). Socialization and the influence of culture. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, New York, NY.

Holley, Karri (2008, April). Interdisciplinarity in the professions: A case study of curriculum at elite law schools. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, New York, NY.