PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION

University of South Carolina, PhD Candidate in Ed Research and Measurement, 2000-2002

University of South Carolina, Student Personnel Services, MEd,1995

University of South Carolina, Vocal Performance/Music Histor, MM, 1989

Augusta State University, Vocal Performance/Music Theory, BM, 1984


APPOINTMENTS


Managing Director of MIDFIELD and Director of Project Assessment—School of Engineering Education: Purdue University (2006-present).


Research Associate—Institutional Research and Planning: Clemson University (2005-2006).


Interim Director of Student Affairs—Enrollment and Student Services: Medical College of Georgia (2004).


Coordinator of Enrollment Research—Enrollment and Student Services: Medical College of Georgia (2002-2005).


Research and Data Administrator—Institutional Planning and Assessment: University of South Carolina (1998-2002).


Assessment Coordinator—Institutional Planning and Assessment: University of South Carolina (1997-1998).


Assistant to the Director—Division of Planning, Assessment and Communications: South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (1995-1997).


Associate Curator—Museum of Education: University of South Carolina (1994-1995).

 

AWARDS

Betty Vetter Award for Research, Women in Engineering ProActive Network to M. H. Ohland, C. E. Brawner, M. M. Camacho, R. A. Layton, R. A. Long, S. M. Lord, and M. H. Wasburn for exceptional research committed to understanding the intersectionality of race and gender (June 2013).

Wickenden Award for the best paper published in the Journal of Engineering Education in 2011, for "Race, Gender, and Measures of Success in Engineering Programs" (published in April 2011).

Seeds for Success Award, Purdue, for garnering research grants of $1 million or more (2011).


MEMBERSHIPS

Member, Southern Association of Institutional Research (1997- present)
Member, American Society of Engineering Education (2008- present)
Member, Women in Engineering ProActive Network (2010 - present)
Member, Association for the Study of Transfer students (2010- present)
Member, National Association for Multicultural Engineering Program Advocate (2010 - 2012)

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Statistical Software: SAS (Advanced), JMP (Advanced), SPSS (Intermediate), R (Beginner)
Office Productivity:  MS Office—Word/Excel/Access/PowerPoint (Advanced); Adobe Design and Web Premium CS6 – Acrobat/Dreamweaver/Illustrator/Photoshop (Intermediate).
Data Visualization: e!Sankey (Intermediate), Tableau (Beginner)
Business Intelligence: Cognos BI (Advanced), Banner by Euclidian (Intermediate)

 

PUBLICATIONS

Books, Book Chapters, and Monographs

  1. Ohland, M., M. Orr, V. Lundy-Wagner, C. Veenstra, & R. Long, “Viewing access and persistence in engineering through a socioeconomic lens,” book chapter in Engineering and Social Justice: In the University and Beyond, Caroline Baillie, Alice L. Pawley, and Donna Riley, eds., Purdue University Press, 2012, pp. 157-182.

Refereed Journals

  1. Huerta-Manzanilla, E., M. W. Ohland, R. A. Long, & R. Peniche-Vera. (in review Dec 11, 2014). The impact of academic and social integration on engineering students’ persistence, analysis of a longitudinal and multi-institution Database. Journal of Engineering Education, manuscript JEE-4250.
  2. Lundy-Wagner, V., C. P. Veenstra, M. K. Orr, N. Ramirez, M. W. Ohland, R. A. Long. Gaining Access or Losing Ground? Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Students in Undergraduate Engineering, 1994-2003. Journal of Higher Education 85(3), March/April 2014. DOI: 10.1353/jhe.2014.0015.
  3. Lord, S. M., Layton, R. A., Ohland, M. W., Brawner, C. E., and Long, R. A., “A Multi-institution Study of Student Demographics and Outcomes in Chemical Engineering,” Chemical Engineering Education 48(4), Fall 2014, 231-238
  4. Brawner, C., M. Camacho, S. Lord, R. Long & M. Ohland, “Women in Industrial Engineering: Stereotypes, Persistence, and Perspectives,” J. Engineering Education, 101(2), April 2012.
  5. Min, Y., G. Zhang, R. Long, T. Anderson & M. Ohland, “Nonparametric Survival Analysis of Undergraduate Engineering Student Dropout,” J. Engineering Education, 100(2), April 2011.
  6. Ohland, M., C. Brawner, M. Camacho, R. Long, S. Lord & M. Wasburn, “Race, Gender, and Measures of Success in Engineering Education,” J. Engineering Education, 100(2), April 2011.
  7. Lord, S., M. Camacho, R. Layton, R. Long, M. Ohland & M. Wasburn, “Who’s persisting in engineering? A comparative analysis of female and male Asian, Black, Hispanic, Native American and White students,” J. Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 15, 167–190, 2009.

 

Conference Proceedings (Reviewed)

  1. Cosentino, Clemencia, Margaret D. Sullivan, Nikhil Gahlawal, Matthew W. Ohland, and Russell A. Long, “Black Engineering Transfer Students: What explains their success?” accepted to Proc. 2014 IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Madrid, Spain, October 22-25, 2014.
  2. McNeil, Jacqueline, M. W. Ohland, and R. A. Long, “Getting Better With Age: Older Students Achieve Higher Grades and Graduation Rates”, accepted to Proc. 2014 IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Madrid, Spain, October 22-25, 2014.
  3. McNeil, J.B., Ohland, M.W., and Long, R.A. (abstract accepted). Engineering Pathways of Nontraditional Students—an Update on NSF Award 1361058. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June 14-17, 2015.
  4. Ohland, M.W., Mobley, F.C., Brawner, C.E., and Long, R.A. (abstract accepted). Characterizing and Modeling the Experience of Transfer Students in Engineering—Progress on NSF Award 0969474. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June 14-17, 2015.
  5. Ohland, Matthew W., and Long, Russell A., “Planning Grant: Developing a National Higher Education Student Unit Record Database,” Proceedings of the 2014 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, June 2014.
  6. Bushey-McNeil, J., Ohland, M. W., and Long, R. A. (2014, June). Nontraditional Student Access and Success in Engineering. Proceedings of the 2014 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
  7. Ohland, M. W., C. E. Brawner, C. A. Mobley, R. A. Layton, R. A. Long, C. Cosentino de Cohen & M. Sullivan, “Characterizing and Modeling the Experience of Transfer Students in Engineering,” Proceedings of the 2014 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, June 2014.
  8. Ohland, M. W., E. D. Lindsay & R. A. Long, “Designing a data partnership to understand the engineering education system,” Proceedings of the 2013 Australian Association for Engineering Education Annual Meeting, Gold Coast, QLD, December 2013.
  9. Chen, X., M.W. Ohland, R.A. Long, C.E. Brawner, & M.K. Orr, “A Taxonomy of Engineering Matriculation Practices,” Proc. 120th ASEE Annual Conference, June 23-26, 2013, Atlanta, GA.
  10. Chen, X, M. Ohland & R. Long, “The Effects of Merit-based Scholarships on First-Year Engineering Students,” Proc. 120th ASEE Annual Conference, June 23-26, 2013, Atlanta, GA.
  11. Huerta-Manzanilla, E., M. Ohland & R. Long, “The Impact of Social Integration on Engineering Students’ Persistence, Longitudinal, Interinstitutional Database Analysis,” Proc. 120th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 23-26, 2013, Atlanta, GA.
  12. Orr, M., M. Ohland, R. Long, S. Lord, C. Brawner & R. Layton, “Engineering Matriculation Paths: Outcomes of Direct Matriculation, First-Year Engineering, and Post-General Education Models ,” Proc. 2012 IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 3-6, 2012, Seattle, WA.
  13. Ohland, M., M. Orr, R. Long, R. Layton & S. Lord, “Introducing Stickiness as a Versatile Metric of Engineering Persistence,” Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 3-6, 2012, Seattle, WA.
  14. Sullivan, M., C. de Cohen, M. Orr, R. Long, M. Ohland, “Understanding Engineering Transfer Students: Demographic Characteristics and Educational Outcomes,” Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 3-6, 2012, Seattle, WA.
  15. Ricco, G., N. Salzman, R. Long & M. Ohland, “Sectionality or Why Section Determines Grades: an Exploration of Engineering Core Course Section Grades using a Hierarchical Linear Model and the Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating Engineering Longitudinal Development,” American Society for Engineering Education 2012 Annual Conference, June 10-13, 2012, San Antonio, TX.
  16. Orr, M. K., I. Ngambeki, R. Long, & M. Ohland, “Performance Trajectory of Students in the Engineering Disciplines,” Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Oct 12-15 2011, Rapid City, SD.
  17. Ricco, G., I. Ngambeki, D. Evangelou, R. Long & M. Ohland, “Describing the Pathways of Students Continuing and Leaving Engineering,” American Society for Engineering Education 2010 Annual Conference.
  18. Long, R.A., M.W. Ohland, C.E. Brawner, M.M. Camacho, R.A. Layton, S.M. Lord & M.H. Wasburn, “Race, Gender, and Measures of Success in Engineering Education,” Gender and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research Symposium, February 18-19, 2010, hosted by ADVANCE-Purdue and the Center for Faculty Success.
  19. Brawner, C., M. Camacho, S. Frillman, R. Layton, R. Long, S. Lord, M. Ohland, & M. Wasburn, “Work in Progress: The Effect of Engineering Matriculation Status on Major Selection,” Frontiers in Education, October, 2009.
  20. Ohland, M.W., R.A. Long & R.A. Layton, “Investigating the Critical Mass of Women and Minorities in Engineering using Longitudinal Student Records,” Research on Engineering Education Symposium (REES), Davos, Switzerland, July 7-10, 2008.
  21. Terenzini, P., L. Lattuca, M. Ohland & R. Long, “Apples and Oranges? A Design to Examine the Correspondence between Two Measures of Engineering Learning,” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2008
  22. Ohland, M.W., R.A. Long & R.A. Layton, “Persistence and Migration in Engineering: A MIDFIELD-APS Partnership,” with S.D. Sheppard, G. Lichtenstein, D. Chachra, and O. Eris, Session F3E: Special Session - Academic Pathways Study: Special Interactive Session on Findings and Implications for Engineering Education and Practice, Proceedings of the IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education 2007 Conference.


Research Reports

  1. Long, R.A.  “The Governance Structures of Higher Education in Seven States: Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.”  Paper presented to the Clemson Board of Trustees.  2006.
  2. Minding Your P's and Q's: Indications of Productivity and Quality in South Carolina's Public Colleges and Universities, Editor. In 1996, this document was chosen by the South Carolina State Library as one of the ten most notable reports submitted by a state agency.

Presentations (not listed in Publications)

  1. Mobley, C. F., C. E. Brawner, M. K. Orr, R. A. Long & M. W. Ohland, “STEM Transfer Pathways: Transfer Student Capital, Parental Education and Transfer Shock”, National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students 2014 Conference, February 5-7, 2014, Atlanta, GA.
  2. Ohland, M.W., Long, R.A., and McNeil, J. Nontraditional Student Access and Success in Engineering. NSF EEC Grantees Meeting, Arlington, Virginia. September 29-30, 2014.
  3. Ohland, M. W., N. Ramirez, N. B. Salzman, X. Chen & R. A. Long, “The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Access and Persistence in Engineering”, ICASN: Indiana College and Success Network. Reconstructing Success Through the Pipeline - Identifying Leaks and Creating Solutions, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, September 20, 2013. 
  4. Ohland, M.W., C.A. Mobley, C. Cosentino, C.E. Brawner, M. Sullivan, R.A. Long, M.K. Orr, and R.A. Layton, “Poster: Characterizing and Modeling the Experience of Transfer Students in Engineering.” NSF STEP Grantees Meeting, March 13-15, 2013, Washington DC.
  5. Mobley, C., C. Brawner, C. Cosentino, M. Sullivan, M. Ohland, R. Long, M. Orr & R. Layton, “Characterizing and Modeling the Experience of Students in Engineering,” National Science Foundation Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program Centers (STEP) Grantees Meeting, March 15-16, 2012.
  6. Ohland, M.W., C.E. Brawner, M.K. Orr  & R.A. Long, “A Comparative Study of Engineering Matriculation Practices,” Engineering Education and Centers Grantees Conference, March 4-6, 2012.
  7. Ohland, M.W., V. Lundy-Wagner, M.K. Orr, R.A. Long, N. Ramirez, X. Chen, & C. Veenstra, “Socioeconomic Factors in Engineering Pathways.” Engineering Education and Centers Grantees Conference, March 4-6, 2012.
  8. Brawner, C. E., R.A.  Layton, M.W. Ohland,, R.A. Long, S.M. Lord & M.M. Camacho (2011). How Data Displays Can Show Pockets of Success for Women in Engineering. Invited presentation to the Research Triangle Park Evaluators Quarterly Meeting, Research Triangle Park, NC, November 18, 2011.
  9. Pimmel, R., D. Riley & R. Long, “NSF's New Data Management Policy: A Conversation for Engineering Education Research.” National Science Foundation Engineering Education and Centers Awardees Conference, March 13-15, 2011.
  10. Ohland, M.W., C.E. Brawner, M.K. Orr & R.A. Long, “A Comparative Study of Engineering Matriculation Practices,” Engineering Education and Centers Grantees Conference, March 13-15, 2011.
  11. Ohland, M.W., V. Lundy-Wagner, M.K. Orr, R.A. Long, N. Ramirez, X. Chen, & C. Veenstra, “Socioeconomic Factors in Engineering Pathways.” Engineering Education and Centers Grantees Conference, March 13-15, 2011.
  12. Long, R.A. & M.W. Ohland, “Using Survival Analysis to Better Understand Factors that Determine Student Attrition,” Session 87, Southern Association for Institutional Research 2010, September 28, 2010, 9:15-10:00 a.m.
  13. Long, R.A., Ohland, M.W., C.E. Brawner, M.M. Camacho, S.M. Lord & M.H. Wasburn, “Metrics Matter: Race, Gender and Measures of Success in Engineering Education,” Session 50, Southern Association for Institutional Research 2010, September 27, 2010, 2:00-2:45 p.m.
  14. Long, R.A., “Defining Pockets of Success for Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Engineering Education,” Session 25, Southern Association for Institutional Research 2010, September 27, 2010 11:00-11:45 a.m.
  15. Ohland, M.W. &  R.A. Long, “A Logit Model for Studying Engineering Transfer Students,” Creating Pathways for STEM Transfer Student Success, Asheville, NC, September 21, 2010.
  16. Ohland, M.W., S.M. Lord, C.E. Brawner, M.M. Camacho, R.A. Layton & R.A. Long, “Retention, Migration, and Critical Mass: Conversations with researchers using the MIDFIELD database,” panel presentation at NAMEPA/WEPAN Conference, “Setting Sail For the Future: Leveraging Diversity For a Stronger Crew,” April 12-14, 2010, Baltimore, MD.
  17. Ohland, M.W. & R.A. Long, “Socioeconomic Factors in Engineering Pathways.” Engineering Education and Centers Grantees Conference, January 31-February 2, 2010.
  18. Evangelou, D., M.W. Ohland, R.A. Long, I. Ngambeki & G.D. Ricco, “Examining the Migratory Patterns of Engineering Students using Social Psychological Theories.” Engineering Education and Centers Grantees Conference, January 31-February 2, 2010.
  19. Ohland, M.W., R.A. Long, C.E. Brawner & S.E. Frillman, “The Effect of Academic Policies on the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Achieving Student Outcomes.” Engineering Education and Centers Grantees Conference, January 31-February 2, 2010.
  20. Ohland, M.W., R.A. Long & R.A. Layton, “What You Didn’t Know About Matriculation, Persistence, and Migration in Engineering,” STEP Grantees Conference, March 6-7, 2008.
  21. Ohland, M.W., R.A. Long & R.A. Layton, “What You Didn’t Know About Matriculation, Persistence, and Migration in Engineering,” with S.D. Sheppard, G. Lichtenstein, D. Chachra, and O. Eris, Engineering Education Grantees Conference, September 26-28, 2007.
  22. Ohland, M.W., T.J. Anderson, R.E. Chrestman, C.E. Brawner, R.A. Long, Y.K. Min, F.C. Mobley & G. Zhang. “The Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating Engineering Longitudinal Development (MIDFIELD),” STEP PI Meeting, March 22-23, 2007.
  23. Ohland, M.W., T.J. Anderson, C.E. Brawner, R.A. Long, Y.K. Min, F.C. Mobley & G. Zhang. “A Model for Expanding Access to and the Study of MIDFIELD, the Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating Engineering Longitudinal Development,” REESE (and other evaluation research programs) Principal Investigators Meeting, December 7 – 8, 2006.
  24. Long, R.A. “FERPA & the South Carolina Family Privacy Act of 2002 – A Primer for Institutional Researchers.” Special session presented at the South Carolina Association for Institutional Research Conference in Columbia, South Carolina. March 31, 2006.

 

 

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