Organizational Leadership and Supervision Directory

Mara H Wasburn

Associate Professor
Campus: West Lafayette
Contact
Department: Organizational Leadership and Supervision
Office: Young Grad House, Room 439
Phone: 765.494.5611
Fax:765.496.2519

Biography:

Dr. Mara H. Wasburn is associate professor of Organizational Leadership Purdue University. She earned her Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration at Purdue University in 1998. She  also holds a Masters degree in Higher Education Administration from Purdue and a Bachelor of Music degree from Jordan College of Music, Butler University. Dr. Wasburn teaches OLS 454 Gender and Diversity in Management, OLS 467 Service Learning, and OLS 583 Coaching and Mentoring in Organizations.  Her research focuses on mentoring, paricularly mentoring women in non-traditional disciplines.

Since 2002, she has been elected to Board positions of increasing responsibility in the Women in Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education. Presently she serves as Program Chair and was elected to become Chair of that division in 2010. She is Co-PI on a 3-year National Science Foundation Gender in Science and Engineering grant. At Purdue, she serves on the Purdue University Press Board and was elected to the Steering Committee of the University Senate.

Publications

Articles
Lord, S. M., Camacho, M. M., Layton, R. A., Long, R. A, Ohland, M. W., & Wasburn, M. H. (In press). Who’s persisting to the eighth semester in engineering?  A comparative analysis of female and male Asian, Black, Hispanic, Native American and White students. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering.

Minerick, A. R., Wasburn, M. H., & Young, V. L. (In press). Mothers on the tenure track: What engineering and technology faculty still confront. Journal of Engineering Studies.

Ncube, L. B., & Wasburn, M. H. (In press). Strategic Collaboration and mentoring women entrepreneurs A case study. Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal.
Birmingham, S. G., & Wasburn, M. H. (2008). On or off the tenure track: The work lives of women engineering and technology faculty. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 14 (4), 415-429.

Wasburn, M. H. (2008). One mentor or two: An instrumental case study of Strategic Collaboration and peer mentoring. Journal of The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 20 (2), 91-110.

Ncube, L. B., & Wasburn, M. H. (2008). Strategic Analysis: Approaching continuous improvement proactively. Review of Business, 29 (1), 15-25.

Forbes, B. A., Wasburn, M. H., Crispo, A. W., & Vandeveer, R. C. (2008). Teaching service learning: What’s in it for faculty at research universities? Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 12, (4), 29-46.
Wasburn, M. H., Wasburn-Moses, L. H., & Blackman, J. (2007). The P-16 Strategic Collaboration model: A team mentoring approach. Educational Forum, 72 (1), 32-44.

Wasburn, M.H. (2007). Cultivating greater acceptance of women in technology: A pilot study. International Journal of Information & Communication Technology Education, 3, 22-35.

Wasburn, M. H. (2007). Mentoring women faculty: An instrumental case study of Strategic Collaboration. Mentoring & Tutoring, 15 (1), 57-72.

Wasburn, M. H., & Miller, S. G. (2007). Keeping women students in technology: Preliminary evaluation of an intervention. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory, and Practice, 9, 205-219.

Ncube, L., & Wasburn, M.H. (2006). Strategic Collaboration for ethical leadership: A mentoring framework for business and organizational decision-making. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 13, 77-92.

White, K. F., & Wasburn. (2006). CareerQuesting: Evaluating web-based resources for interesting girls in STEM careers. International Journal of Information & Communication Technology Education, 2, 45-59.

Wasburn, M.H., & Crispo, A.W. (2006) Strategic Collaboration: A more effective mentoring odel. Review of Business, 27 (1), 18-25.

Wasburn, M. (2005). What the Boyer Commission forgot: Mentoring faculty for success. Planning for Higher Education, 33 (2), 23-30.

Wasburn, M.H., Laskowitz, K., & Summers, M.L. (2004) Service learning and civic engagement: Recommendations based on evaluations of a course. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 9 (2), 59-75.

Wasburn, M.H. (2004, June 18). Appeasing women faculty: A case study in gender politics. Advancing Women in Leadership. Retrieved August 2, 2004 from www.advancingwomen.com

Wasburn, M.H., & Miller, S.G. (2004). Retaining undergraduate women in engineering, science, and technology. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory, and Practice, 6. (2), 155-168.

Wasburn, M.H. (2004). Is your classroom woman-friendly? Ten strategies for reaching this goal. College Teaching, 52, 156-158.

Wasburn, M.H., & La Lopa, J.M. (2003). Mentoring faculty for success: Recommendations based on evaluations of a program. Planning and Changing, 34, 250-264.

Wasburn, M.H. (2002). Rebuilding community. College & University, 78, (1), 13-16.

Textbook Chapters
Wasburn, M. H. (2009). To be is to be perceived: Media and women in technology. In L. Tomei (Series Ed.) & L. Tomei (Vol. Ed.), Advances Series: Vol. 3. Adapting information and communication technologies for effective education. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing, pp. 1-13.

White, K. F, & Wasburn, M. H. (2008). CareerQuesting revisited: A protocol for increasing girls’ interest in STEM careers. In L. Tomei (Series Ed.) & L. Tomei (Vol. Ed.), Advances Series: Vol. 2. Adapting information and communication technologies for effective education. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing, pp. 121-134.

Wasburn, M.H. & Miller, S.G. (2006). Still a chilly climate for women students in technology: A case study. In Rosser, S. V., Fox, M.F., & Johnson, D. (Eds.). Women, Gender, and Technology.  Urbana: University of Illinois Press, pp. 60-80.