MSL Research Team Announcement

In recent years, the Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership (MSL) transitioned to a new partnership structure.  Whereas the study used to be administered as a collaboration between one university and SoundRocket, the study now spans three different types of organizations: The Aspen Institute, SoundRocket, and Marquette University–creating exciting opportunities for research and practice.

One year ago, we sought a team of researchers who would be able to advance research conducted from MSL data.  We wanted to establish mutually beneficial relationships with a diverse team of scholars who were at different places in their careers.  Ultimately, we invited a team of scholars whose research agendas focus on a range of student populations, methodological approaches, and outcomes of interest. 

Joining Dr. John P. Dugan (PI) and Dr. Benjamin Correia-Harker (Co-PI), we’re proud to introduce the MSL Research Team:

• Dr. Matthew Johnson, Professor of Higher Education at Central Michigan University

• Dr. Laila McCloud, Assistant Professor of Higher Education at Grand Valley State University

• Dr. Symphonie Oxendine, Assistant Professor in Higher Education at the University of North Carolina Wilmington

• Dr. Eugene T. Parker III, Associate Professor of Higher Education Administration at the University of Kansas

• Dr. Krista Soria, Assistant Professor of Adult, Organizational Learning, and Leadership at the University of Idaho

We are fortunate to be working with this team of scholars as we traverse new ways of producing MSL scholarship.  We’re excited to expand opportunities for graduate student collaborations as research team members engage graduate students from their respective institutions in MSL projects. In addition to the sites for each team member linked above, brief bios for the entire research team are provided on this page of the MSL website.