Stephen G. Katsinas

Director, Education Policy Center and Professor, Higher Education Administration
212 Carmichael Hall
(205)-348-5622
skatsina@bamaed.ua.edu
Appointed in 2005

Recent Courses Taught:

History of American Higher Education
The Community College
Economic and Community Development and Higher Education
Academic Cultures and Learning in Academe

Areas of Research:

History, Finance, and Access of Higher Education
Twentieth Century American Educational Policy

Academic Degrees:

Ph. D. Southern Illinois University, 1986, Higher Education
MA, Southern Illinois University, 1981, History
BA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1978, History

Professional Experiences:

Director, Educational Policy Center, The University of Alabama, 2005 to present Professor of Higher Education Administration, The University of Alabama, 2005-

Don A. Buchholz Chair of Higher Education and Director, Bill J. Priest Center for
Community College Education, University of North Texas, 2000-2005

Professor of Higher Education, University of Toledo, 1998-2000

Interim Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership, Director of the John H. Russel Center for Educational Leadership; Professor (1998-2000), and Associate Professor (1994-1998), University of Toledo

Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Oklahoma State University, 1990-1994

Associate Director of Institutional Advancement, Miami-Dade College, 1987-1990

Director, Institute of Higher Education, University of Alabama, 1985-1987

Selected Publications:

Laanan, F. S., Hardy, D. E., & Katsinas, S. G. (2006). Documenting and assessing the role of community colleges in developing human capital. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 30(10), 855-869.

Katsinas, S. G. & Hardy, D. E. (2006). Associate’s degree colleges classified by geography, governance, and complexity. Available at the website of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, currently available at http://carnegieclassification-preview.org/index.aspx with explanatory documentation at http://carnegieclassification-preview.org/pdf/preview-basic2005.pdf. (Web-published research).

NOTE: All sub-classifications within the Associate’s College group being used by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in this iteration of its 2005 Basic Institutional Classifications was provided by Katsinas and Hardy, and are based directly on our work via the completion of Hardy's 2005 dissertation chaired by Katsinas, and a subsequent November 2005 to February 2006 update, which revised the 1993/1996 Katsinas-Lacey classification scheme for two-year institutions of higher education.

Hardy, D. E., Katsinas, S. G., & Laanan, F. S. (2006). Special issue on access and diversity: Guest editors. Community College Journal of Research and Practice: 30 (10), 769.

Katsinas, S.G., & Palmer, J.C. (Eds). (2005). Sustaining Financial Support for Community Colleges. New Directions for Community Colleges, Number 132. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers (Winter).

Reid, M. B., Katsinas, S. G., & Hardy, D. E. (2006). The role of rural-serving community colleges and tribal colleges in expanding pathways to nursing and allied health careers. A policy brief of the University of Alabama Education Policy Center for the MidSouth Partnership for Rural Community Colleges. Mississippi State, MS: MidSouth Partnership for Rural Community Colleges. (Peer reviewed policy brief)

Roessler, B. C., Katsinas, S. G., & Hardy, D. E. (2006). The downward spiral of state funding for community colleges, and its impact on rural community colleges. A policy brief of the University of Alabama Education Policy Center for the MidSouth Partnership for Rural Community Colleges. Mississippi State, MS: MidSouth Partnership for Rural Community Colleges. (Peer reviewed policy brief)

Castañeda, C., Katsinas, S. G., & Hardy, D. E. (2006). The importance of intercollegiate athletics at rural-serving community colleges. A policy brief of the University of Alabama Education Policy Center for the MidSouth Partnership for Rural Community Colleges. Mississippi State, MS: MidSouth Partnership for Rural Community Colleges. (Peer reviewed policy brief)

Katsinas, S.G. (2005). Increased Competition for Scarce State Dollars, in Katsinas, S.G., & Palmer, J.C., (Eds). (2005). Sustaining Financial Support for Community Colleges. New Directions for Community Colleges, Number 132. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers (Winter).

Katsinas, S.G., & Palmer, J.C. (2005). Editor's Notes, in Katsinas, S.G. & Palmer, (Eds). (2005). Sustaining Financial Support for Community Colleges. New Directions for Community Colleges, Number 132. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers (Winter).

Selected Presentations:

November 3, 2006. Which Way Did They Go? Tracking Student Outcomes in Both Credit and Non-Credit Education. Poster presentation with K. Rankin and D. Hardy. Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference. Anaheim, California.

September 11, 2006. Interactive Mapping/Data Mining: The Analysis and Mapping of Information about Rural America. Invited presentation with D. Hardy. Rural Community College Alliance Annual Conference.

April 24, 2006. "Beacons in the Night: Rural Community Colleges as Cultural and Artistic Lighthouses," Refereed symposium. American Association of Community Colleges Annual Conference. Long Beach, California.

April 23, 2006. "Is There Life After Merger? Cultural Lessons from Community College Mergers and Consolidations." Refereed symposium. American Association of Community Colleges Annual Conference. Long Beach, California.

April 21, 2006. Using the New Associate's Degree Carnegie Classifications. Invited presentation. Council for the Study of the Community College Annual Conference. Long Beach, California.

April 21 2006. Understanding the Effects of Campus Mergers on Community Colleges: A Brief History and Case Study of Bevill State Community College. Refereed paper presentation. Council for the Study of the Community College Annual Conference. Long Beach, California.

April 9, 2006. Discussant, Research Paper Presentations. "Perspectives on Community College Success and Transfer," American Education Research Association, Division J. San Francisco, CA.

November 12, 2005. "The Fiscal Landscape of Community Colleges: Access, Funding, Workforce Training, and Data Collection Issues," Symposium. S.G. Katsinas, with J.C. Palmer, T.A. Tollefson, and L. Naspoli, Association for the Study of Higher Education, Philadelphia, PA.