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Brendan Bartanen
-Brendan Bartanen earned his Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College at Vanderbilt University in 2019. He subsequently joined the department of Educational Administration & Human Resource Development as an assistant professor. He is also a Research Affiliate of the Tennessee Education Research Alliance (TERA), a research-practice partnership between Vanderbilt University and the Tennessee Department of Education. His research aims to increase our understanding of the labor market for principals and teachers. In particular, his work examines the intersections among educator turnover, measures of effectiveness, high-stakes evaluation systems, and educator diversity. He was awarded the 2019 New Scholar Award from the Association for Education Finance and Policy.
Bartanen’s research draws on large-scale, longitudinal administrative data, and he has worked extensively with statewide datasets from Tennessee and Missouri. Among his recently published work is an article in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis showing that principal turnover negatively affects student achievement and teacher retention. Additionally, he co-authored an article in the American Educational Research Journal that demonstrates that effective principals are better at strategic retention–retaining effective teachers and “failing to retain” ineffective teachers. His other projects include race and gender gaps in teacher observation scores, estimating principal effects on student attendance, and the relationship between principal race and the racial composition of a school’s teaching staff.
Areas of scholarly interest include:
- K-12 Education Policy
- School Leadership
- Principal and Teacher Labor Markets
- Educator Evaluation Systems
- Educator Diversity
- Quantitative Methods
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Abe Saavedra
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Abelardo Saavedra was appointed superintendent of schools for the Houston Independent School District in December 2004. Dr. Saavedra joined HISD in February 2001 as the superintendent of the Southeast District. Beginning in August 2002, until his appointment as interim superintendent in June 2004, he served as the district’s executive deputy superintendent for School Support
Services. Prior to joining HISD he was the superintendent of schools in his native Corpus Christi from 1993 to 2000. He retired from HISD on August 31, 2009 and a year later he joined the faculty of Texas A&M University as a Clinical Professor of Educational Administration. In January 2014, he returned to the superintendency at South San Antonio ISD. He served as superintendent of
South San Antonio ISD until October 2018. He returned to Texas A&M University as a Professor of Practice in January 2019. In addition to his teaching duties at the university, Dr. Saavedra continues to provide consulting and contract services to various public entities, non-profits and private sector companies.Dr. Saavedra earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees at Texas A&I University in 1972 and 1974, respectively, and completed his doctorate in school administration at the University of Michigan in 1976.
Dr. Saavedra’s wife, Myrna, is a former school teacher. Between them, Myrna and Abe have 4 daughters and 7 grandchildren ranging in age from 1 year to 23 years. In their free time the Saavedra’s enjoy traveling, boating and especially spending time with the grandchildren. They reside in San Antonio and Granite Shoals, TX.
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C.J. Woods
-Dr. C.J. Woods is an Associate Vice President in the Division of Student Affairs at Texas A&M University. He earned his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Louisville. He also holds a M.Ed. in Counseling and Student Development from George Mason University and a B.S. in Political Science from the University of Southern Mississippi.
Areas of responsibility for Dr. Woods include Memorial Student Center, Multicultural Services, Student Activities, Veteran Resource and Support Center, Diverse Strategies in Action Committee, Expressive Activity Committee, and the University Disciplinary Appeals Process. Dr. Woods also serves as the liaison for Development and Government relations for the Division of Student Affairs. Dr. Woods is President Elect of the Southern Association of College Student Affairs (SACSA). He enjoys traveling with his family and coaching youth basketball and football.cjwoods@tamu.edu
Dr. Woods coordinates the SAAHE Interview Conference and teaches Advising Adults Groups in the SAAHE program.
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Jerry M. Brown
-Mr. Brown is a Lecturer for the Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education Program. He earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the South Texas College of Law – Houston, and his Bachelor of Business Administration in Management from Texas A&M University.
Mr. Brown also currently serves as the Managing Counsel-Student Affairs & Special Projects in the Office of General Counsel at The Texas A&M University System, joining the office in 1998. The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation with 11 universities serving more than 148,000 students. In 2009, Jerry received the Outstanding Employee Service Award for The Texas A&M University System. He is an avid hunter and long distance runner.
Mr. Brown teaches the following course in the SAAHE Program: Higher Education Law.
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Darby Roberts
-Dr. Darby Roberts earned her doctorate in Educational Administration from Texas A&M University. She also holds a Master of Science in Human Resources Management and Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Analysis and Research from Texas A&M University. She has 30 years over experience working in student affairs. She teaches Assessment and Interventions in Student Affairs in the Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education program.
Dr. Roberts is the Director of Student Life Studies in the Division of Student Affairs. Her academic interests include student affairs assessment processes, program review, and assessing student learning in the co-curricular. She is co-author of Student Affairs Assessment: Theory to Practice(2016) and Frameworks for Assessing Learning and Development Outcomes (2nd ed., 2021). She is co-editor of Learning is Not a Sprint: Assessing and Documenting Student Leader Learning in Cocurricular Involvement (2012) and New Directions in Student Leadership: Assessing Student Leadership (2016). Dr. Roberts has also contributed numerous book chapters on student affairs assessment and frequently presents at national conferences.
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