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Associate Professor and HED Program Coordinator, Steven M. Janosik, Ed.D., Virginia Tech, was appointed as a senior policy analyst and Associate Professor in August of 1997. In addition, Dr.Janosik serves as the Co-director for the Educational Policy Institute of Virginia Tech and has been instrumental in the development of several interactive web sites that address education policy in Virginia.

Prior to this position, he served as Deputy Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia where he worked closely with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the Virginia Community College System, the Council for Information Management, the Library of Virginia, and the State Department of Education. Dr. Janosik has more than 20 years of experience in college administration. His scholarly activities focus on topics of campus crime, law in higher education, liability and risk management, residence life, and student development.

E-mail: sjanosik@vt.edu
Webpage: http://www.elps.vt.edu/janosik/
HED Preliminary Exam Page: http://www.elps.vt.edu/janosik/PRELIM/index.htm

Associate Professor, Joan B. Hirt, Ph.D., University of Arizona, has over 20 years of experience as a university administrator and faculty member. She started her career in the California State University system before moving to the University of Arizona where she worked as an Associate Dean of Students. Since moving to her current faculty position, she has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters, has presented over 50 programs at national and regional conferences on student affairs and higher education, and has consulted with over a dozen campuses and corporations.

E-mail: jbhirt@vt.edu
Webpage: http://www.elps.vt.edu/hesa/joanbhirt.html

Professor Emeritus, Don G. Creamer, Ed.D., Indiana University, has served for 27 years as professor and coordinator of Higher Education and Student Affairs at Virginia Tech. He had been responsible for coordinating graduate studies in higher education in the ELPS department until the end of the 2004 school year. His scholarly activities have focused on student and organization development, academic advising, quality assurance, and staffing practices.

E-mail: dgc2@vt.edu
Wepage: http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dgc2/home

Adjunct & Affiliated Faculty

The HED program is very fortunate to have many adjunct and affiliated faculty who are active professionals in higher education. They serve the HED program in many different capacities including teaching courses, interviewing propspective students, serving as GA or practicum supervisors, and serving on student exam, thesis, and dissertation committees.

Donna Cassell-Ratcliff, Ed.D., Director, VT Career Services, Office: (540) 231-8077. Email: cassell@vt.edu

Connie Gores, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Affairs, Randolf Macon Womens College, Office: (434) 947-8315. Email: cgores@rmwc.edu

Patricia B. Hyer, Ph.D. Associate Provost, Office: (540) 231-6122. Email: hyerp@vt.edu

Norleen Pomerantz, Ph.D., Vice President for Student Affairs, Radford University, Office (540) 831-5433. Email: npomeran@radford.edu

Ted Settle, Ph.D., Director, Office of Economic Development Economic Initiatives & Mrktng Rsrch, Office: (540) 231-5278. Email: settle@vt.edu

Edward F. D. Spencer, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, Office: (540) 231-8069. Email: espencer@vt.edu

Jonathan D. Fife, Ph.D., Visiting Professor Educational Leadership & Policy St., Office: (540) 231-5642. Email: jfife@vt.edu