Curriculum Vitae
Education
August 2019
Doctor of Philosophy
GPA: 4.06
May 2003
Master of Fine Arts
GPA: 4.00
University of South Carolina
Creative Writing: emphasis poetry
Creative Thesis
May 2000
Master of Arts
GPA: 3.71
Auburn University
English Literature
Concentrations: Rhetoric and Composition, 20th Century American and British Literature
May 1998
Bachelor of Arts
GPA: 3.55
St. Mary's College of Maryland
English Literature
Professional Summary
2020-present
Senior Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Southern California
2019-2020
Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Southern California
- Postdoctoral scholar in the Pullias Center for Higher Education, promoted to senior postdoctoral scholar after one year
- Design and conduct mixed methods action research about policies and practices that support non-tenure-track faculty members through Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success; multiple funders including the National Science Foundation and TIAA Institute
- Conduct and disseminate longitudinal, mixed methods research about a multi-campus comprehensive college transition program for low-income, first generation, and racially minoritized students through Promoting At-Promise Student Success (PASS) project.
- Write scholarly manuscripts, reports, practice briefs, and case studies and develop presentations for funding agencies, project stakeholders, project partners, and practitioners as part of multiple research teams
- Teach Research Methods and Capstone courses for Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs program
2014-2015; 2017-2019
Presidential Graduate Research Fellow, University of Iowa
- Developed and engaged with individual research agenda
- Participated in grant-funded partnership between University of Iowa and University of Oslo to create virtual mobility and increased understanding of international contexts for graduate students in higher education
- Worked on survey development and data collection for UI Student Learning and Success Outcomes, an institution-wide longitudinal study of students’ academic experiences, including surveys of undergraduate students and instructors about academic experiences, course emphases, and individual beliefs related to teaching and learning
- Created annotated bibliography of recent scholarship for Economics of Higher Education (Springer, 2016)
2015-2017
Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Research on Undergraduate Education, University of Iowa
- Provided editing and feedback for How College Affects Students: 21st Century Evidence that College Works (Jossey-Bass, 2016)
- Primary graduate researcher working on study design, implementation, and data collection for study of pair programming in Computer Science funded by the National Science Foundation
- Conducted quantitative research related to academic experiences in college and student outcomes using linear regression, logistic regression, mixed effects models, propensity score models, and time series analysis
- Principal investigator for a partially experimental study of a course in the College of Engineering exploring student experiences, behaviors, artifacts, and outcomes related to the use of innovative pedagogies
2009-2014
Senior Lecturer, English, University of Miami
2003-2009
Lecturer, English, University of Miami
- Instructor for 60 sections of different undergraduate courses in English; employed with 4/4 teaching load
- Held several administrative positions within the English Department: Assistant Director, Writing Center; Assistant Director, English Composition Program; Teaching Circle Coordinator, English Composition Program
- Held several administrative positions within the College of Arts and Sciences: Assessment/Support Coordinator, College of Arts and Sciences Summer Writing Institute for Faculty ; Curricular Developer, College of Arts and Sciences Summer Writing Institute for Faculty; Undergraduate Advisor, College of Arts and Sciences
- Instructor, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute; Instructor, Summer Scholars Program
- Writing Center Tutor
2008-2014
Online Instructor, English, Kaplan University
- Instructor for 12 online sections of different undergraduate courses with asynchronous and synchronous components
2005-2007
Contract Grant Writer, Camillus House
- Identified potential grant funding from private foundations
- Wrote proposals and managed both private and public grants for a nonprofit that aims to end homelessness in Miami and their sister agency, Camillus Health Concern, who provides primary health care to the poor and uninsured in Miami-Dade County
2000-2003
Graduate Teaching Assistant, English, University of South Carolina
1998-2000
Graduate Teaching Assistant, English, Auburn University
- Instructor for 6 sections of courses in rhetoric and composition
- Tutor, Writing Center
Research
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Culver, K.C., Swanson, E. S., Hallett, R. E., & Kezar, A.
2021
Identity-conscious strategies to engage low income students in a learning community: Shared courses in a comprehensive college transition program
Culver, K.C., Braxton, J. M., & Pascarella, E. T.
2021
What we talk about when we talk about rigor: Examining conceptions of academic rigor
Swanson, E. S., Culver, K.C., Cole, D., & Rivera, G.
2021
Promoting at-promise student success in four-year universities: Recommendations from the Thompson Scholars Learning Communities
Bowman, N. A., Jarratt, L., Culver, K.C., & Segre, A.
2021
The impact of pair programming on college students’ interest, perceptions, and achievement in computer science
Culver, K.C., Bowman, N. A., & Pascarella, E. T.
2021
How students’ cognitive abilities and intellectual orientations predict their perceptions of good teaching practices
Culver, K.C., Young, R. L., & Barnhardt, C. L.
2020
Communicating support: Examining perceived organizational support among faculty with differing appointment types
Culver, K.C., Youngerman, E. W., Jang, N., Bowman, N. A., & Just, C. L.
2020
Promoting equitable achievement in STEM: Lab report writing and online peer review
Journal of Experimental Education
Denson N., Bowman, N. A., Culver, K.C., & Holmes J. M.
2020
Do diversity courses make a difference in student outcomes? A meta-analysis of 25 years of research
Journal of Diversity in Higher Education
Culver, K.C., & Bowman, N.A.
2019
Is what glitters really gold? A quasi-experimental study of first-year seminars and college student success
Research in Higher Education
Culver, K.C., Braxton, J. M., & Pascarella, E. T.
2019
Does teaching rigorously enhance undergraduates’ intellectual development? The relationship of academic rigor with critical thinking skills and self-motivated learning
Higher Education
Bowman, N.A., & Culver, K.C.
2017
When do honors programs make the grade? Conditional effects on college satisfaction, achievement, retention, and graduation
Research in Higher Education
Kilgo, C.A., Culver, K.C., Young, R.L., & Paulsen, M.B.
2017
The relationship between students’ perceptions of “good practices for undergraduate education” and the paradigmatic development of disciplines in course-taking behavior
Research in Higher Education
(Manuscripts under review are not included in this online C.V. to maintain anonymity in the peer review process)
Book Chapters, Edited Works, & Conference Proceedings
Culver, K.C., & Kezar, A.
in press
The impacts of 2020 on advancement of non-tenure track and adjunct faculty
Promotion, tenure, and advancement through the lens of 2020: The next normal
Culver, K.C., & Bowman, N. A.
in press
Are you experienced? How college environments, programs, and interactions shape student retention and graduation
Improving college student retention: New developments in theory, research, and practice
Youngerman, E. W., & Culver, K.C.
2019
Problem-based learning (PBL): Real-world applications to foster (inter)disciplinary learning and integration
New Directions for Higher Education
Reports and Briefs
Cole, D., Culver, K.C., Kitchen, J. A., Rivera, G., & Swanson, E. S. [alphabetical]
2020
How and why a comprehensive college transition program works: Promoting at-promise students’ success in the Thompson Scholars Learning Communities
Pullias Center for Higher Education
Media Mentions and Research Dissemination
Culver, K.C.
2021, July 28
Interview about learning in college
Channel Q radio
Culver, K.C.
2021, June 28
College can still be rigorous without a lot of homework
The Conversation
Harper, J., Culver, K.C., & Kezar, A.
2021, June 28
Needed: New designs for decision making (opinion)
Inside Higher Education
Presentations
Culver, K.C., Swanson, E., Hallett, R. E., & Kezar, A.
2021
Identity-conscious design: The learning community within a comprehensive college transition program for low-income students
AERA Annual Meeting 2021, virtual
Culver, K.C., Trolian, T. L., & Holmes, J. M.
2019
Making academic challenge explicit: Examining instructional practices and students’ criticality among three racially minoritized groups
ASHE 44th Annual Conference, Portland, OR
Katsumoto, S., & Culver, K.C.
2019
Reimagining pedagogical practice: Centering the multiple identities of minoritized racial/ethnic groups for developing students’ lifelong learning mindsets
ASHE 44th Annual Conference, Portland, OR
Culver, K.C., Youngerman, E.W., Jang, N., Bowman, N.A., & Just, C.L.
2019
Crossing disciplinary borders: Increasing equity in engineering assessment using online peer review
International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA
Culver, K.C., Jang, N. & Bowman, N. A.
2019
Quality or quantity: The relationship between students' studying approaches and development of the authentic self
AERA Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON
Bowman, N.A., Jarratt, L., Culver, K.C., & Segre, A.M.
2019
The impact of pair programming on interest, perceptions, and achievement in computer science
AERA Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON
Jarratt, L., Bowman, N.A., Culver, K.C., & Segre, A.M.
2019
A collaborative learning approach to bolster academic achievement, persistence, and gender equity in computer science coursework
Association for Education Finance and Policy 44th Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO
Culver, K.C., Jarratt, L., & Bowman, N.A.
2018
Race in context: Structural diversity in high school and college predicting students' intercultural orientations
AERA Annual Meeting, New York City, NY
Denson N., Ovenden, G., Culver, K.C., Holmes J.M., & Bowman, N.A.
2017
Do diversity courses make a difference in student outcomes? A meta-analysis of 25 years of research
AERA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
Trolian, T.L., & Culver, K.C.
2017
Predicting student-faculty interaction in college: The influence of students' precollege and college experiences
AERA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
Culver, K.C., Holmes, J.M., Trolian, T.L., & Paulsen, M.B.
2017
Is effective teaching inclusive? How race and sex moderate the effects of instruction on students’ cognitive skills and orientations
ASHE 41st Annual Conference, Columbus, OH
Culver, K.C., Kilgo, C.A., & Pascarella, E.T.
2015
How students’ cognitive abilities and intellectual orientation affect their perceptions of good teaching practices
ASHE 40th Annual Conference, Denver, CO
Grants and Fellowships
Research and Practice
Scaling Support for Non-tenure-track Faculty (NTTF) in STEM through Learning Communities and Design Teams
2019-2023
Grant to develop models of design processes and influences on the success of professional development initiatives for NTTF; help campuses of different institutional types as they work to create better work environments for these faculty (postdoctoral scholar)
$3 million
National Science Foundation
The TSLC Scholars Program: A Mixed Methods Study of a Comprehensive College Transition and Success Program for Low-Income Students
2015-2020
Grant to conduct a mixed methods study of the impact of a comprehensive student transition and success program for low income students (postdoctoral scholar)
$6.3 million
Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
Joint Learning Environment for Stimulating Internationalisation at Home
2016-2020
Grant to create a joint Norwegian-US learning environment based on virtual mobility of students and staff (graduate assistant)
$189,000
Norwegian Center for International Cooperation in Education (SIU)
Pair Programming as a Pedagogical Approach for Promoting Success and Equity in Computer Science
2016-2019
Grant to conduct cluster randomized trial of collaborative learning pedagogy (graduate assistant)
$299,904
National Science Foundation
Presidential Research Graduate Fellowship
2014-2019
Fellowship awarded to exceptional graduate students for five years of graduate study
$117,500
Graduate College, University of Iowa
Graduate Student Research Award
2018
Grant to support the use of data from Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research
$500
College of Education, University of Iowa
Provost’s Award for Faculty
2012
Grant for full-time faculty to implement instructional technology in innovative ways
$2,000
Graduate College, University of Iowa
Artist Residency
2012
Grant and housing for artists to engage with students and faculty on creative projects
$500
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Literary Seminar Fellowship
2011
Grant, plus tuition and housing, to participate in two-week poetry workshop with Billy Collins
$500
Key West Literary Seminar
Campus Technology Innovator Award in Podcasting
2006
Grant to implement podcasting in the classroom
$600
University of Miami
Professional Development
Educational Policy and Leadership Studies Financial Award
2018
Grant to participate in Early Career Faculty Workshop at 2018 ASHE Annual Meeting
$125
University of Iowa
Dr. Eunice Schuytema Beam WiSE Travel Grant
2018
Funding to support travel to 2018 AERA conference to present research supporting women in STEM fields
$500
Women in Stem and Engineering, University of Iowa
Office of the Dean Graduate Student Travel Award
2015-2018
5 awards: Funding to support travel to national conferences to present research
$300
College of Education, University of Iowa
Audrey Qualls Travel Award
2015-2018
5 awards: Funding to support travel to national conferences to present research
$300
College of Education, University of Iowa
Graduate & Professional Student Government Grant
2015-2018
4 awards: Funding to support travel to national conferences to present research
$300-500
University of Iowa
Graduate Student Senate Grant
2015-2018
3 awards: Funding to support travel to national conferences to present research
$500-$750
University of Iowa
HESA Student Financial Award
2016-2018
3 awards: Funding to support travel to national conferences to present research
$150-$300
Higher Education and Student Affairs, University of Iowa
ASHE Graduate Student Travel Award
2016
Funding to support travel to ASHE 41st Annual Conference in Columbus, OH
$400
Association for the Study of Higher Education
Professional Development Award
2003-2014
10 awards: Funding to support travel to partcipate in national conferences
$600
University of Miami
Teaching Experience
2020-present
Instructor, University of Southern California
Masters Capstone (1 section)
Introduction to Research Methods (1 section)
2018
Instructor, University of Iowa
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (1 section)
2017
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Iowa
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (1 section)
Research Process and Design (1 section)
2003-2014
Senior Lecturer, University of Miami
Composition I (Writing through Inquiry) (10 sections)
Composition II (Writing through Research) (14 sections)
Composition II (Writing through Research in the Sciences) (2 sections)
Advanced Business Communication (18 sections, including honors and accelerated)
Advanced Composition (3 sections)
Introduction to Creative Writing (3 sections)
Creative Writing and Publishing (1 section)
Literature (9 sections)
2008-2014
Adjunct Instructor, Kaplan University
Composition I (8 sections)
Technical Writing (3 sections)
Advanced Technical Writing (1 section)
2000-2003
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of South Carolina
Composition and Literature (3 sections)
Composition (2 sections)
Introduction to Creative Writing (1 section)
Advanced Poetry Workshop (1 section)
1998-2000
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Auburn University
English Composition (6 sections)
1998
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Introduction to Creative Writing (1 section)
Administrative and Assessment Experience
2007-2008, 2012-2014
Assessment/Support Coordinator; Curricular Developer, Summer Writing Institute for Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami
- Designed faculty learning community curriculum for disciplinary writing as a way of learning, thinking, and communicating knowledge in content-heavy courses
- Designed and implemented assessment practices for program, including teaching portfolios, observations, and surveys for faculty fellows and surveys for students in reimagined courses
2007-2014
Assistant Director, Writing Center, University of Miami
- Designed and conducted tutor training, including orientation, biweekly training meetings, and training materials, especially focused on features of writing across the curriculum
- Oversaw 30 faculty and graduate student tutors; reported to English department chair on accomplishments, usage, and needs
- Designed and presented workshops to faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students across the curriculum, including online courses for disciplinary graduate programs about writing expectations
- Coordinated specialized writing and conversation groups, including Dissertation Writing Group, Faculty Writing Group, Creative Writing Salons, and Canes’ Conversations for non-native speakers
2007-2014
Assistant Director, English Composition, University of Miami
- Designed learning outcomes and common curriculum for required undergraduate courses
- Designed and executed assessment practices for SACS accreditation
2005-2007
Teaching Circle Coordinator, University of Miami
- Led professional development of program instructors, including feedback and guidance on assignments and teaching methods
2002-2003
Assistant Director, Writing Center, University of South Carolina
- Conducted tutor training and development
- Oversaw assistants, including observations and approving conference summaries
Service
Editorial
2021-present
Manage submission reviews and communications; prepare six issues per year for publication; read and provide feedback on manuscripts; identify potential topics of interest and solicit articles
2021-present
Read and provide feedback on manuscripts; identify potential topics of interest and solicit articles
2016-present
Read and provide feedback on manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals including Research in Higher Education, Higher Education, The Journal of Higher Education, and Learning and Individual Differences
Peer reviewer, various journals
2019-2021
2016-2019
Read and provide feedback on submissions to Feature Articles, Research in Brief, and About Campus sections
2011-2014
2007-2011
Redesigned journal, including mission, audience, infrastructure, staff, and publishing schedule; oversaw 20 undergraduate and graduate staff members to produce both print and online issues; created and maintained online submission and publication environment using open source software
Faculty Advisor, Mangrove, University of Miami
Managing Editor, Mangrove, University of Miami
2005-2007
Created editorial process and developed online platform for new literary journal publishing creative nonfiction
Faculty Advisor, UTurn Webzine, University of Miami
2001-2003
Acted as Poetry Editor (2002-2003), Poetry Reader (2001-2002), and Copy Editor (2001) for national literary journal publishing poetry and fiction
Editorial Staff, Yemassee, University of South Carolina
Professional Development
2021-present
Develop and lead instructional development for trainers in technical education school to implement evidence-based practices to support inclusive student learning
Instructional development for trainers, Kivu Hills Academy (Boneza, Rwanda)
2008
Led professional development workshops for business communication
Professional development for staff, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
2005; 2008
Developed and led professional development workshops for university faculty interested in scholarly teaching
Presenter, Teacher Talk, University of Miami
Inter/Disciplinary Organizations
2019-present
Review and provide feedback on session proposals for annual meetings in virtual; San Francisco, CA (cancelled); Toronto, ON
2018-present
Act as chair for research paper sessions at annual meetings in San Juan, PR; virtual; Tampa, FL; Portland, OR
2018-present
Review and provide feedback on session proposals for annual meetings in San Juan, PR; virtual; Tampa, FL; Portland, OR
2006-2013
Act as chair for research paper sessions at annual meetings in Las Vegas, NV; St. Louis, MO; San Francisco, CA; Chicago, IL; New York City, NY
Departmental and College/University Service
2018-2019
Graduate student member. The Council advises with respect to the policies, priorities, and procedures on evaluation of teaching and learning, the Center for Teaching, funding proposals, and University-wide teaching awards
Presidential Charter Committee: Council on Teaching, University of Iowa
2017
Departmental representative for review and recommendation of college-wide faculty nominations for university-level teaching award
College of Education Committee for President and Provost's Teaching Award
2015-2017
Planned and executed activities for graduate student organization; represented doctoral students’ interests and concerns to the department
Doctoral Representative, Graduate Organization for HESA, University of Iowa
2015-2017
Provided mentoring for accepted doctoral students; assisted with planning and execution of campus visit days for MA and PhD students
HESA Campus Visit Days Committee
2015
Worked to establish guidelines and activities in support of an inclusive program environment for graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni
HESA Climate Committee
2003-2005
Led professional development and curriculum changes among faculty who taught Advanced Business Communication
Chair, Business Writing Committee, University of Miami
2001
Managed logistics of 4-day writing conference, including books sales, signings, receptions; created and distributed press releases to arts councils, writers’ groups, etc.
Literary Festival Assistant, University of South Carolina
1997
Participated in planning of 9-day event; assisted with registration; managed logistics for participating authors
Literary Festival Assistant, St. Mary’s College of Maryland