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State College, PA 16801, USA                             410 Boucke Bldg., Univ. Park, PA 16802
Tel: (814) 867-3768                                             Fax: (814) 865-3336
E-Mail: das336@psu.edu                                     Tel: (814) 863-4244

EDUCATION:

8/1999-To Date     THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, State College, PA, US

8/1997-7/1999      THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.

                              Doctoral Coursework

6/1997-8/1997     CHARLES UNIVERSITY, Prague, Czech Republic

                             Summer Preparatory Semester of a Doctoral Program                              in Economics

 9/1995-6/1996    THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.

                             Master of Education

                             Major:  Education Administration and Supervision

7/1995-8/1995     COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, New York City, U.S.A.

                            Certificate of Completion of American Language Program

                            Area of Concentration:  English and American Culture

9/1993-1/1994    MOSCOW LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITY, Moscow, Russia

                            Certificate of Completion of Professional Development Program

9/1985-6/1990    BARNAUL STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY, Barnaul, Russia

                            Diploma of Teacher of English and German

                            Major: English and Methods of TEFL/TESL

                            Minor: German

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS:

12/2002-9/2003
International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship awarded by the Social Science Research Council and the American Council of Learned Societies with funds from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

8/1995-9/1996
Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship to the University of Toledo co-sponsored by the U.S. Information Agency and the Soros Foundation/Open Society Institute

3/2003
The Motarana Award from the College of Education, Penn State University

10/2001
The Burdett Larson Graduate Fellowship from the College of Education, Penn State University

2/2000
The Drexel Award from the College of Education, Penn State University
  

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Administrative Experience:

1/2002-to date          PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

                                  Doctoral Assistant (20 hrs per week)

Responsibilities: Write contractual documents, such as memoranda of understanding, memoranda of agreement, and letters of intent, for Penn State faculty and student-related international collaborative projects; maintain a university-wide database of international linkages activities. Assisted in managing the USIAD Association Liaison Office (ALO) and Tertiary Education Linkages Project (TELP) grants with the University of Durban-Westville, South Africa and in hosting co-curricular visits for international scholars. Developed a strategic plan for the subdivision of International Partnerships and Academic Linkages; Worked out and implemented an evaluation scheme of the outcomes of the ALO and TELP grants; Produced a final report on the ALO grant activities.

6/1996 - 8/1996         THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Washington, DC, U.S.A.

                                   Intern - Assistant Program Administrator (full-time)

Responsibilities: Assisted in the administration of the national education technology challenge grants-the federal grant program for technology in K-12 education. Conducted background research on the grant proposals. Assisted in preparing reports by providing data and statistical analysis of the grant proposals. Assisted in the administration of the proposal reviewing process.


Research Experience:

1/2001-to date            Program for Research on Private Higher Education (PROPHE) funded by the Ford Foundation and administered by Distinguished Prof. Daniel Levy of the University at Albany-SUNY

                                   Collaborating Scholar

Collaboration with researchers from several countries on interdisciplinary projects involving collection and analysis of data and dissemination of research on worldwide private higher education


12/2002-7/2003          International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship (awarded by the Social Science Research Council)

Responsibilities: Conducted 67 interviews with university rectors, vice-rectors, deans, faculty and government officials in 45 universities in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Barnaul, and Kursk.

8/2001-12/2001         PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, DEPT. OF EDUCATION POLICY STUDIES

                                   Program in Comparative and International Education

                                   Graduate Research Assistant (20 hrs per week)

Responsibilities: Assisted Prof. Gerald LeTendre with research in the field of comparative education. Created web pages, managed a listserv, and provided logistical support for the summer policy institute program.

8/1999-5/2001           PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, DEPT. OF EDUCATION POLICY STUDIES

                                  Program in Higher Education Administration

                                   Graduate Research Assistant (20 hrs per week)

Responsibilities: Assisted Prof. Roger Geiger with research in the field of economics of higher education and U.S. research universities. Collected institutional financial data through IPEDS and CASPAR databases, as well as through mailings; analyzed data on faculty salaries, expenditures and revenues of research universities, using SPSS, Microsoft Excel and Access databases.

8/1997- 7/1999         UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, DEPT. OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, Toledo, Ohio

                                 Graduate Research Assistant (20 hrs per week)

Responsibilities: Assisted Prof. Stephen Katsinas with research in the fields of History of Higher Education, Community College, Finance in Higher Education and Financial Aid. Conducted a nationwide survey of rural community college CEOs about issues related to economic development (assisted in the conceptual stage of the research design and in the development of the questionnaire; administered the mailings; collected, coded and analyzed the data). Assisted Vice President for Student Affairs and Prof. Penny Poplin Gosetti in the analysis of the data collected through a state agency student activity fees survey.

Teaching Experience

8/1997- 7/1999          UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, DEPT. OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, Toledo, Ohio

Assisted Prof. Stephen Katsinas with teaching the courses of HED 8010 History of Higher Education and HED 7980 Leadership Theory (selection of readings, guest speakers, lectures and evaluation of the course).

7/1991 - 7/1997          BARNAUL STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, Barnaul, Russia

                                   Instructor (full-time)

Responsibilities: Designed and taught the course Introduction to Higher Education Administration in the U.S.A. to undergraduate students. Taught Conversational English, English Grammar and Composition to undergraduate students with a concentration on speaking, reading, writing, and interpretive skills. Supervised student academic projects in Linguistics.

1996-1997                ALTAI EDUCATIONAL CENTER

                                   Instructor (part-time)

Designed and taught a TOEFL preparation course.

 

9/1990 - 6/1991         SECONDARY SCHOOL #69, Barnaul, Russia

                                   Teacher of English (full-time)

Responsibilities included instructing and evaluating junior and senior high school students in English with a concentration on basic skills in speaking, reading, and writing.

SERVICE:

1/2000-9/2001           Penn State University, Department of Education Policy Studies, Higher Education Program

                                   Treasurer, Higher Education Student Association (HESA)

Duties included managing the finances of the organization.

5/1998-7/1999           University of Toledo, Department of Educational Leadership

                                   Vice-President, Association of Higher Education Students

Duties included publication of newsletters, computer consulting, and coordination of meetings.

12/1996-1/1997         Barnaul State Pedagogical University, Barnaul, Russia

                                   Field Reader-Committee Member

The exchange program "United States-Russia Awards For Teachers Of English And American Studies" funded by the U.S. Government and administered jointly by the U.S. Embassy in Russia and the Russian Ministry of General and Professional Education

Responsibilities: Reviewed and evaluated applications for Tier I of the program.

9/1996-6/1997           Barnaul State Pedagogical University, Barnaul, Russia

                                   Computer Technology Consultant

Responsibilities included providing consulting to the English Department teachers in the use of the World Wide Web.

1995                           Barnaul State Pedagogical University, Barnaul, Russia

                                   Assistant Co-ordinator

Responsibilities: Assisted in the exchange program between Barnaul State Pedagogical University, Russia and Northern Arizona University.  Prepared traveling itineraries and tourist programs, arranged various cultural events and meetings for the U.S. exchange students.  Delivered lectures in the Russian culture and history to American students.

PUBLICATIONS:

Suspitsin, D. (2003, Fall). Russian Private Higher Education: Alliances with State-Run Organizations. International Higher Education, 33, pp. 15-16.

Suspitsin, D. (2002). Core curriculum. In J. Forest & K. Kinser (Eds,). Higher education in the United States: An encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO Publishers.

Suspitsin, D. (2002). Critical thinking. In J. Forest & K. Kinser (Eds,). Higher education in the United States: An encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO Publishers.

Suspitsin, D. (2002). Pell grants. In J. Forest & K. Kinser (Eds,). Higher education in the United States: An encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO Publishers.

Gaffney, M., Lubinescu, E., Suspitsin, D., Terheggen, S., Zhou, Y., & Colbeck, C. (2001). Post-Tenure Socialization: How Female and Male Faculty Experience Promotion to Full Professor. ERIC Higher Education Abstracts.  Abstracted for ERIC On-line Database.

Suspitsin, D.  (1999). Research on higher education in Russia:  Is it ever to become an interdisciplinary endeavor?  ERIC Higher Education Abstracts.  Abstracted for ERIC On-line Database.

Suspitsin, D.  (1997).  The andragogical model of education: A new approach to teaching college students in Russia. In Publications of the international conference on text and culture.  Barnaul: Barnaul State Pedagogical University Press.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

11/2002           
Suspitsin, D. (2002, November). Russian Private Higher Education: The Quest for Legitimacy. Paper presented at the 27^th annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Sacramento, CA

11/2002                      
Bility, K. & Suspitsin, D. (2002, November). Change and Continuity: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Higher Education Reform in South Africa. Paper presented at the 27^th annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Sacramento, CA

10/2002           
Suspitsin, D. (2002, October). Russian Private Higher Education: Exploring the Complexity of its Organizational Legitimacy. Presentation made at the Comparative and International Education Society Midwestern and Northeastern Regional Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA

9/2002           
Suspitsin, D. (September, 2002). Exploring the complexity of organizational legitimacy in the context of Russian private higher education. Invited presentation at conference "Advancing the Institutional Research Agenda in Education", SUNY at Albany, NY

3/2002           
Suspitsin, D. (2002, March). Russias Private Higher Education: The Struggle for Legitimacy. Invited presentation at the Mini-Conference on Private Higher Education, the Program for Research on Private Higher Education, SUNY at Albany, NY

3/2002           
Suspitsin, D. (2002, March). Private Higher Education in Russia: Exploring Public Opinion regarding the Private Sector's Organizational Legitimacy. Paper presented at the 46^th Annual Meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), Orlando, Florida

11/2001           
Suspitsin, D. (2001, November). A Study of Rural Community Colleges Collaborative Practices, as Compared with Those Used by Urban and Suburban Counterpart Institutions. Poster session presented at the 26^th annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Richmond, Virginia

3/2001                                   
Suspitsin, D. (2001, March). Admissions Practices at a Russian University: A View from Rational, Open, and Natural System Perspectives. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), Washington, DC

11/2000
Suspitsin, D. & Lee, K. (2000, November). Quality Assurance in Russia and Korean Higher Education: An Analysis of These Countries' Institutional Environments. Paper presented at the 25th annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Sacramento, CA

11/2000
Gaffney, M., Lubinescu, E., Suspitsin, D., Terheggen, S., Zhou, Y., & Colbeck, C. (2000, November). Post-Tenure Socialization: How Female and Male Faculty Experience Promotion to Full Professor. Poster session presented at the 25th annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Sacramento, CA

2/2000
Suspitsin, D. (2000, February). Reshuffling the deck of educational opportunity: An analysis of Russian higher education policies in the 1990s. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), Northeast Regional Conference, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City

11/1999           
Suspitsin, D. (1999, November). A Role of Rural Community Colleges in the Economic Development of their Service Areas as Perceived by Rural Community College Presidents. Paper presented at the 24^th annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), San Antonio, TX

11/1998           
Suspitsin, D.  (1998, November). Research on higher education in Russia: Is it ever to become an interdisciplinary endeavor? Paper presented at the 23d annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Miami Beach, FL

11/1996           
Suspitsin, D.  (1996, November). The andragogical model of education: A new approach to teaching college students in Russia. Paper presented at the international conference Text and Culture, Barnaul State Pedagogical University, Barnaul, Russia

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Association for the Study of Higher Education

Comparative and International Education Society

Association for Institutional Research

LANGUAGE ABILITY AND TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Native Russian, near native fluency in English, reading knowledge of German

Macintosh and PC literate (Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Microsoft Frontpage, SPSS, SAS, LISREL, Excel, Access; basic knowledge of HTML)

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