lauragogia, md/phd leadership, research & higher ed

PROFILE

OVERVIEW

I am an educational leader, researcher, & consultant who leads, designs, & communicates through a lens of open education, collaboration, & social equity. I strive for transparency, authenticity, & constant growth & development for myself, my team, & my institution. 

1998-2002

MEDICAL SCHOOL

2002-2006

OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY RESIDENCY  

2006-2011

SURGICAL SPECIALIST & MEDICAL DIRECTOR, TAPPAHANNOCK WOMEN'S CENTER

2012-2016

GRADUATE SCHOOL, EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH & EVALUATION

2012-2013

MANAGER, JOURNAL OF PRISON EDUCATION & REENTRY 

2013-2016

GRADUATE FELLOW, CONNECTED LEARNING & ASSESSMENT

2016-

EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT, VLDS LIAISON, & RESEARCH FELLOW

2017-

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, GRACE E. HARRIS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

EXPERTISE Educational Leadership Educational Research Program Evaluation Instructional Design  Faculty Development

RESEARCH COMPETENCIES Methodologies - Evaluation, Action, Community Engaged, Constructivist, Grounded Theory, Postpositivist Methods - Qualitative, Quantitative, Mixed, Systematic Literature Review Data Collection - Interviews, Focus Groups, Observations, Secondary Data, Surveys, Photovoice Data Analysis - Statistical, Thematic, Document, Sensemaker, Social Network 

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

ACTIVE CERTIFICATIONS

Word Processing – Microsoft Word, Google Docs Presentations – PowerPoint, Prezi, Google Slides Spreadsheets – Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets  Conferencing – Skype, Zoom, Hangouts, GoToMeeting Team Communication - Outlook, Gmail, Slack Video editing – WeVideo, iMovie Graphics – InDesign, Canva, Draw.io, Easel.ly Reference Management – Mendeley, Zotero Data Analysis - SPSS, nVIVO, NodeXL  Data Visualization – Tableau, Analyst  Blogging – WordPress, Medium, Tumblr

MBTI CITI

CONTACT [email protected] @googleguacamole lauragogia.com lauragogia

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EDUCATION COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY Bachelor of Science (BS): Biology & History, 1994-1998 Undergraduate Thesis Topic: Vasculogenesis (Highest Honors) Honors: Summa Cum Laude, College Prize in Microbiology, Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY Doctor of Medicine (MD), 1998-2002 Honors: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency, 2002-2006 NONPROFIT LEARNING POINT Certificate of Nonprofit Management, 2011-2012 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): Educational Research and Evaluation, 2012-2016 Dissertation Topic: Connected Learning Course Design & Assessment Digital Dissertation: http://rampages.us/connectedlearningcollection/

EXPERIENCE Associate Director The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University  2017-present The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute provides leadership development for university faculty & community leaders through four programs, a state-wide annual conference, research, & consultation services.  As associate director, my duties include:  Program evaluation & logic modeling Recruitment & communication planning Annual reporting & dashboard development Instructional design & teaching Executive coaching Learning assessment development Supervision of office infrastructure & workflows Supervision of student workers & external consultants  Educational Research Consultant  Davidson College  2016-present As part of the Institutional Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), Davidson College is investigating student experience of inclusivity & its impact on academic success. I was tasked to assist the college's Information Technology Services with the development of a Sensemaker-based assessment. My duties include: Literature review   Instrument design Statistical & qualitative analysis Data visualization using Analyst & Tableau Statistical & narrative reporting

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Research Fellow American Association of School Librarians (AASL) 2016-present The AASL was awarded a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS) to explore causal relationships between librarian practice & K-12 student success. As a research fellow, my duties include: Multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary collaboration Systematic literature review Grant application review  Statistical & narrative reporting Virginia Longitudinal Data System (VLDS) Liaison State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV) 2016-2017 The VLDS is a statewide longitudinal data system hosted by SCHEV that facilitates multi-sector, multiinstitutional, longitudinal research & program evaluation. As the VLDS Liaison, my duties included:   Research design incorporating multi-sector, multi-institutional data Multidisciplinary team coordination Basic SQL programming Technical writing Infographic, algorithm, & flowchart design Postdoctoral Research Fellow Division of Learning Innovation & Student Success, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) 2016 The VCU Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) calls for the fostering of student engagement & success through the development & implementation of connected learning experiences.  My duties included: Coaching the QEP Assessment Committee & General Education Task Force on connected learning & its assessment Program evaluation Statistical & narrative reporting Graduate Research Fellow Academic Transformation Lab, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) 2013-2016 The Academic Learning Transformation Lab is a central faculty development unit that supports faculty learning around digital literacy & connected learning design.  My duties included: Mission & vision writing Grantwriting Instructional design & teaching Faculty development Manager Journal of Prison Education & Reentry (JPER) 2012-2013 Founded in 2012 (first publication in 2014), JPER is an international, online, open access, peer-reviewed journal for researchers & practitioners of prison education.  As the inaugural manager, my duties included: Coaching & coordination of an international, multi-institutional editorial board General research & development Policy writing Financial planning & budgeting Website design & branding

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Medical Director & Surgical Specialist Tappahannock Women's Center, Riverside Medical Group 2006-2011 The only full time specialist providing women's healthcare in a rural, under-resourced region of Virginia, Reestablished services that had been unavailable to residents for over eight years & introduced new services including preventative care, patient-centered wellness program, skincare line, & aesthetic services.  Developed marketing & public health campaigns, tripled practice size in first year of practice, & grew staff from 1.5 to 3 FTEs in two years.

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN & FACULTY DEVELOPMENT Research 4 Residents Virginia Commonwealth University, Fall 2012 Length: Semester Level: Graduate & First Professional Context: University (for-credit) Format: Face-to-face Role: Designer & teacher

PlugIn Experience, OLCInnovate Conference Online Learning Consortium, Spring 2016 Length: Three days Level: Professional development Context: Professional conference Format: Hybrid Role: Designer & coordinator

Teaching, Learning, & Technologies (GRAD 602) Virginia Commonwealth University, Fall 2013 Length: Semester Level: Graduate Context: University (for-credit) Format: Digitally enhanced Role: Co-designer & teacher

VCU Leadership Development Program Virginia Commonwealth University, 2017 Length: Ten months Level: Professional development Context: University (certificate of completion)  Format: Face-to-face Role: Co-teacher

Designing for Adult Learners Nonprofit Learning Point, Fall 2013 & Spring 2014 Length: Half-day  Level: Professional Development Context: Community Format: Face-to-face Role: Designer & teacher

HIGHER Ground Women's Leadership Development Program Virginia Commonwealth University, 2017 Length: Six months Level: Professional development Context: University community engagement (certificate of completion) Format: Face-to-face Role: Co-teacher

Mobile Learning Technologies (UNIV 391) Virginia Commonwealth University, Spring 2014 Length: Semester Level: Undergraduate Context: University (for-credit) Format: Digitally enhanced Role: Co-designer & -teacher Collaborative Curiosity: Designing Community Engaged Research (CMST 691) Virginia Commonwealth University, Summers 2015/2016 Length: Semester Level: Graduate Context: University (for-credit) Format: Fully online Role: Co-designer, peer coach, course evaluator

Open Learning HUB: AACU Faculty Collaborative Association of American College and Universities & State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 2017 Length: Ten weeks Level: Professional development Context: Professional/Government collaboration (noncredit) Format: Fully online Role: Contributing designer, facilitator, & course evaluator

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INVITED TALKS, ONLINE LECTURES & PODCASTS Leading Though Visualization Date: June, 2017 Host: University of Prince Edward Island (Canada) Personal Learning Networks: Leveraging Social Media for Lifelong Learning and Scholarship Date: April, 2017 Host: School of Medicine Faculty, Qassim University (Saudi Arabia) Digital Identity Date: September, 2016 Host: Tec de Monterrey (Mexico) Connected Learning for the Curious: A Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast Date: September, 2016 Host: Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast with Bonni Stachowiak In Search of Connected Learning: Exploring the Pedagogy of the Open Web. (Keynote Address) Date: May, 2016 Host: E-learning@Ed Conference, University of Edinburgh (U.K.)  Who Are You Online? A Blog Talk Discussion  Date: April, 2015 Host: DML Commons (U.S.) The Digital Natives are Getting Restless: Student Voice in Open Access Movements  Date: October, 2014 Host: International Open Access Week, VCU Libraries (U.S),  Open Access Publishing: The Author’s Perspective  Date: October, 2013 Host: International Open Access Week, VCU Libraries (U.S.)

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Bowles, K., Eshleman, K., Stewart, B., Cormier, D., Collier, A., & Gogia, L. (2016). Floating on a Sea of Data: Why Higher Ed Needs #SoNAR. Panel Presentation at Open Education 2016, Richmond, Virginia, U.S. Gogia, L., Becker, J., Stewart, B., & Couros, A. (2016). Opening the Dissertation: Exploring the Public Thesis Spectrum Open Education. Panel Presentation at Open Education 2016, Richmond, Virginia, U.S. Gogia, L., Caines, A., Luke, J., & Holton, V. (2016). Alternative approaches to access, engagement, and scholarship: Learning in openly networked connected spaces. Panel Presentation at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU) General Education and Assessment Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana. Gogia, L. (2015). Exploring the why, what, & how of social learning analytics. Presentation at the Open Education 2015, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Gogia, L. (2015). Trailblazing and annotation systems: Documenting connectivity through hyperlinking. Presentation at the Digital Learning Research Network Conference, Palo Alto, California, U.S. Gogia, L. (2015). Exploring connectivist massively open online course (cMOOC) microblogging data through a student assessment lens. Poster presentation for Educause ELI Annual Conference, Anaheim, California, U.S.

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Gogia, L. (2015). Exploring connectivist massively open online course (cMOOC) microblogging data through a student assessment lens. Poster Presentation for VCU School of Education Teaching Literacy in a Digital World. Richmond, Virginia, U.S. Gogia, L. (2013). Remaining relevant in a professionalized world: How adult education programs brand themselves through their websites. Poster presentation for the American Association of Adult and Continuing Education Conference. Lexington, Kentucky. Carter, T., Gogia, L., & Fleming, J. (2013). Bridging the divide: Challenges and opportunities for adult learning practitioners working in healthcare education settings. Panel Presentation for the American Association of Adult and Continuing Education Conference. Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. Gogia, L., Goodman, R., Roper, H., Porter, J., & Ramachandran, P. (2013). Web-based curriculum: The student perspective. Panel Presentation for VCU Online Learning Summit. Richmond, Virginia, U.S.. Carter, T., Gogia, L., Marlowe, E., Nelson, M, & Johansson, C. (2012). Educating healthcare professionals for tomorrow’s world: An appreciative inquiry approach to positive change and transformative learning. Paper presentation for the International Transformative Learning Conference. San Francisco, California, U.S.

PUBLICATIONS PEER REVIEWED Pasquini, L., Gogia, L., & Knott, J. (under review). Social media in higher education teaching and learning: A systematic literature review and analysis the research published between 2013–2015 Holton, V., Gogia, L. (under review).  A new approach to community engaged research. Public. Gogia, L. (2016). Collaborative Curiosity: Demonstrating the relationship between open education, networked learning, and connected learning. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Networked Learning, Lancaster, U.K. May 9-11, 2016. Muth, B., Warner, K., Gogia, L., & Walker, G. (2016). A Critique of the Prison Reentry Discourse: Futurity, Presence and Commonsense. The Prison Journal, 1-23. doi: 10.1177/0032885516635100 Gogia, L. and Warren, S. (2015, July 14). A Careful Approach to Digital Scholarship. Hybrid Pedagogy. Retrieved from: http://www.digitalpedagogylab.com/hybridped/careful-approach-to-digital-scholarship/

EDITOR REVIEWED Massa, T. & Gogia, L. (2017). Exploring veteran success through state level administrative datasets. New Directions in Institutional Research: Student Veteran Data in Higher Education, 2016 (171),  87–95, doi: 10.1002/ir.20196 Gogia, L. & Becker, J. (2016). Universal design through openly networked connected learning. In L. Scott & C. Thoma (Eds.). Universal Design for Distance Education: A Guide for Online Course Development McMillan, J. & Gogia, L. (2014). Data collection in educational research. Oxford Bibliographies In Education. Ed. Ryan Warden. New York: Oxford University Press Carter, T. & Gogia, L. (2014). Bridging the divide: Challenges and opportunities for adult learning practitioners working in healthcare settings. In J. Holtz, S. Springer, & C. Boden McGill (Eds.), Building Sustainable Futures for Adult Learners (pp. 385-404). Charlotte, NC: Information Age

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INVITED BLOG POSTS Gogia, L. (2017, January 6). The Impact of Geography on the Potential Usefulness of Wage Data: The Choice Deserts Study. VLDS Blog. Retrieved from: http://vlds.virginia.gov/archive/the-impact-of-geography-on-the-potentialusefulness-of-wage-data-the-choice-deserts-study/ Gogia, L. (2016, July 13). Reflections of a Connected Learning Coach. WCET Frontiers. Retrieved from: https://wcetfrontiers.org/2016/07/13/reflections-of-a-connected-learning-coach/ Gogia, L. (2016, March 23). Why a Photo Safari at #OLCInnovate.  OLC Insights. Retrieved from: https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/capturing-innovation-photo-safari-olcinnovate-plugin/ INFOGRAPHICS & VISUAL ARTICLES Degree Awards Progress to 2030  Published by: State Council of Higher Education for Virginia   Retrieved from: http://research.schev.edu/apps/info/Articles.Degree-Awards-Progress-to-2030.ashx Students in Poverty in Virginia Public Colleges and Universities   Published by: State Council of Higher Education for Virginia Retrieved from: http://research.schev.edu/apps/info/Articles.Infographic-Students-in-Poverty-at-Virginia-PublicColleges-and-Universities.ashx Understanding VLDS  Published by: State Council of Higher Education for Virginia Retrieved from: http://research.schev.edu/apps/info/Infographic-Understanding-VLDS.ashx Portfolio of self-published visual articles:  www.lauragogia.com

FEATURED IN Linder, K. (in press). Managing Your Academic Professional Identity Online. Stylus: Sterling, Virginia, U.S. Baker III, F.W. (2016). Conversations with Innovators in Learning and Technology: Laura Gogia. TechTrends, 60(4), 316 Bali, M. (2016, February 17). The open dissertation. ProfHacker (The Chronicle of Higher Education). Retrieved from: http://www.chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/the-open-dissertation/61743