Jennifer Sader, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, College of Business and Leadership

"I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won't have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway, and that a lot of people who aren't even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they're doing it."  Lamott, A. (1994). Bird by bird: Some instructions on writing and life. New York, NY: Pantheon.

Education

• Ph.D., Higher Education Administration, Bowling Green State University 
• M.F.A., Poetry, Bowling Green State University
• B.F.A., English and Creative Writing, Bowling Green State University

Areas of Expertise

• Leadership studies
• Higher education
• Women's issues
• Technology and social media

Recent Publications

• McClellan, P. & Sader, J. (2012). “I treat everyone the same”: Interrogating power and privilege in leadership education. In Norris, J., Sawyer, R., & Lund, D. (Eds.), Duoethnography: Culture, identity, and curriculum. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press.
• Sader, J. (2011). "The influence of gender: Women doctoral students in computer science." In Pasque, P.A., & Nicholson, S.E. (Eds.), Empowering Women in Higher Education and Student Affairs: Theory, Research, Narratives, and Practice from Feminist Perspectives (pp. 121-137). Sterling, VA: Stylus.

Recent Presentations

• Schwartz, D. & Sader, J. (April 2012). Factors affecting assessment in graduate programs. Presented at the Midwest Association of Graduate Schools, Chicago, IL.
• Schwartz, D. & Sader, J. (November 2011). Factors affecting assessment in graduate programs. Roundtable at the 36th Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Charlotte, NC.
• Sawyer, R.D.; Sader, J.; McClellan, P.; Huckaby, F.; Weinburgh, M. H.; Watson, G. C.; & Norris, J. (April, 2011). Duoethnographies of status, privilege, and power: A political turn for the public good. Presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
• McClellan, P. & Sader, J. (October, 2010). “I treat everyone the same”: Interrogating power and privilege in leadership education. Presented at the meeting of the International Leadership Association, Boston, MA.
• McClellan, P. & Sader, J. Interrogating power and privilege in leadership education. Presented at the meeting of the International Leadership Association, Boston, MA. October, 2010.
• Shelengoskie, S., & Sader, J. "Developing and implementing Sakai Portfolio for graduate student assessment." Presented at the meeting of the Sakai Project, Cambridge, MA. July, 2009.
• Shelengoskie, S., & Sader, J. Assessment changes everything: Lourdes College Master of Organizational Leadership’s electronic portfolio and development process. Poster presented at the Student Success Assessment Summit, Columbus, OH. June, 2009.
• Sader, J. “Women Graduate Students in Computer Science: What they Say about Themselves and The Field,” Presented at the Ohio Celebration of Women in Computing, Deer Creek Resort and Conference Center, Mt. Sterling, Ohio. February, 2007.
• Sader, J. “Women in Computer Science: Opening a New Window on the Debate,” Lightning Talk and Birds of a Feather session presented at Midwest Celebration of Women in Computing, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana. September, 2006.
• Snavely, D., Czerniak, C., & Sader, J. “The Making of a Woman Scientist,” Panel presentation with Dr. Deanne Snavely, Dr. Charlene Czerniak at the Catherine S. Eberly Center for Women, The University of Toledo. September, 2006.

Recent Awards

• 2012 Lourdes University Faculty Excellence Award Nominee
• 2009 Lourdes College Faculty Recognition and Professional Development Grant, for research project with Dr. Deborah Schwartz on graduate school assessment at small private colleges
• 2007 Ohio Celebration of Women in Computing Conference Scholarship
• 2006 Katzner Fund for Graduate Student Research and Professional Development, $1000 grant
• 2006 Microsoft Midwest Celebration of Women in Computing Conference Scholarship

Websites

• Leadership Bookmarks
• CARE: Defending Dignity, Fighting Poverty

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