Curriculum Vitae
WAN, Yiping, Ph.D.
Telephone: (914) 323-7251 (Day time) (914) 368-2074 (Evening)
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Mailing Address: School of Education, 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY 10577
EDUCATION:
PostDoctoral Studies, The University of Texas at Austin (Summer of 1991).
Instructional Leadership and Supervision (Supervised by Dr. Ben M. Harris).
Ph. D., The University of Texas at Austin (1991).
Major: Educational Administration; Minor: Curriculum & Instruction.
Master of Education, The University of Texas at Austin (1989).
Major: Educational Administration; Minor: Educational Psychology.
Advanced Graduate Study Certificate, Nanjing University, China (1985).
College Diploma of English with Honor, Suzhou University, China (1978).
Areas of research and Teaching interest
Diversity and Global Education;
Program Evaluation & Staff Development;
Higher Education and Administration;
Curriculum and Instructional Leadership;
Planning & Change Process; and
Partnership and Community Relationships.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER HISTORY
Coordinator of Doctoral Studies & Professor of Educational Leadership (October 1, 2009 to Present). School of Education, Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY 10577, 914-323-7251. Responsibilities include, serving as the program coordinator and faculty member for implementing a professional practice doctoral program in educational leadership that prepares educational leaders for schools in “changing suburbs and small cities;” helping the School of Education get the program approved by New York State Education Department; working closely with partners on implementing the program, teaching graduate classes and advising doctoral students. Also responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of the doctoral program, providing professional development for full and part-time faculty, leading student recruitment and admissions activities, evaluating faculty performance, leading the Doctoral Program Faculty Group, facilitating the participation of members of the national and regional groups that guide the program, and representing the program to internal and external groups, building and maintaining strong working partnerships between the program and education leaders as well as schools and districts in the regional education community, developing informal, formal, and online communication systems and structures that will sustain the regional partnerships as well as national partnerships such as the Experts Group, overseeing program assessment and evaluation as well as the preparation and supervision of an annual budget for the program. Working closely with my fellow doctoral faculty, I have developed and implemented an EDD Executive track for ABDs (all but dissertation), making it the first such program in the USA (and perhaps in the entire world); Have taught six graduate courses (5 at doctoral level, 1 at master level).
Education and Management Consultant (January 1, 2008-September 30, 2009). Providing consultations to both education (P-16) and business clients. Major clients include Xi'an International University, Global Education Consortium in China, Lida Tech College in Shanghai, Minda Tech College in Jiangsu, Universe Optical Company in Zhenjiang.
Professor of Educational Administration (July 1, 2001 to December 31, 2007, with tenure) Dean, Bagwell College of Education & Head, Professional Teacher Education Unit. Kennesaw State University (KSU), 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw, GA 30144 (Dean: From July 1, 2001 to Feb. 23, 2007). Providing leadership for the Professional Teacher Education Unit (PTEU) operations in not only Bagwell College of Education (BCOE) but also five other colleges in the university with 215 administrators, faculty and staff in total. As the College's chief academic and executive officer, the Dean was responsible for instruction, research, academic programming, budgeting, teacher certification, personnel, and other aspects of College planning and operations. In addition to the four academic departments and the PTEU, the Dean also oversaw and supervised all operations of four centers and institutes, including educational technology center, undergraduate and graduate admission, advisement, and certification. The Dean was also responsible for enrollment management, alumni, fund-raising, community relations, new program development, faculty development and all the other operations within the Unit and the College. Co-taught and taught educational leadership courses.
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Dean, College of Education & Chair, Professional Teacher Education Unit, New Jersey City University, 2039 Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07305, 201-200-2101. From 1998 to 2001. Provides leadership for over 150 FTE faculty, professional and support staff in nine units: The Center of Teacher Preparation & Partnerships, Early Childhood Education, Educational Leadership, Educational Technology, Elementary & Secondary Education, Multicultural Education, Literacy Education, Special Education, and the A. Harry Moore School. The Dean is the chief administrator of the College and reports to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. As the College's chief academic and executive officer, the Dean is responsible for instruction, research, academic programming, budgeting, teacher certification, personnel, and other aspects of College planning and operations. The Dean also functions as superintendent that oversees and supervises all educational activities at the A. Harry Moore School for students with special needs (pre-school through 12th grade).
Coordinator of Doctoral Studies & Director of Educational Leadership Program, Interim Chair, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224, 904-620-2530. From 1994 to 1998. Coordinating the Doctoral Program including development of new and revision of existing policies; facilitating the college-wide Doctoral Studies Faculty and the university-wide Doctoral Teaching Faculty's academic advising, professional development and teaching activities, chairing the Doctoral Steering and Admission Committees; planning and organizing doctoral applicants selection process; scheduling & coordinating doctoral comprehensive examinations; overseeing the budget for the Doctoral Program; directing the Educational Leadership Graduate Program which includes 3 different tracks; scheduling classes, staffing for instruction, planning and implementing academic and administrative activities from admission to graduation including recruitment, interviewing prospective graduate students & evaluating applications, assisting with registration, financial aid and retention; teaching graduate courses at both doctoral and master program levels; administering summer graduate programs, advising graduate students and supervising doctoral dissertations; hiring adjunct faculty and monitoring their teaching, supporting graduate students’ academic and academicrelated activities; conducting applied research studies; serving on various university/college committees, and providing public services including building partnership between local school leaders and the University community. Major accomplishments: We obtained Full Program Approval from Florida Department of Education, and Doctoral Program Accreditation from the SACS; received Outstanding Contributions Award in 1998.
Robin Campus Coordinator, Graduate Programs in Educational Leadership, Roosevelt University in Chicago, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605, 312-341-3500. From 1991 to 1994. Serving as a general supervisor of the Ed.D. and MA programs in Educational Leadership, planning and administering graduate students recruitment at both doctoral and master levels including admissions, registration, financial aid & retention, organizing selection process, interviewing prospective graduate students & evaluating applications, administering summer graduate programs, advising graduate students, monitoring graduate students' academic and academicrelated activities; teaching doctoral and master program courses in the area of educational administration and supervision, supervising doctoral dissertations, conducting research, coordinating the staff development among the EA&S fulltime and parttime faculty members, and providing public services. Major accomplishments: Obtained NCATE accreditation with the team in 1992; started a new ED. D. Program at Robin Campus; and received an Elizabeth Balanoff Award (Roosevelt University's version of Distinguished Professor Award), and Reward Now Certificate for outstanding service to Roosevelt University.
Social Sciences & Humanities Research Associate III the Office of Vice President for Student Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 787137699. From 1988 to 1991. This is a senior administrative staff position. Attending the subcabinet administrative meetings, editing handbook for admission officers, training admissions staff, assisting in special projects such as Honor's Program, Student Retention Program, advising other colleges and universities regarding undergraduate and graduate admissions. Other duties as assigned.
Assessment Coordinator/Research Associate (Visiting Research Professor) – University of Texas at Austin, EDB 374, Austin, TX 78712. From Aug., 1987 to Sept., 1991. Systematically planning, writing and editing performance criteria for school executives on instructional leadership, documenting evaluation & training instruments, designing & developing individual components for a master system that will lead to the diagnosis, evaluation and training of executive administrators on a nationwide level, running training workshops, coordinating research activities among faculty members and doctoral students, and conducting validation studies, evaluating training activities to assure high quality of research products.
Research/Academic Assistant Department of Educational Administration, UTAustin, Austin, TX 78712. From Sept. 87 to Sept. 88. Assisting the Department Chairman with daily administrative & academic affairs, composing correspondences, processing prospective graduate applications, reviewing literature and synthesizing research findings.
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Zhenjiang Teachers College, Nanjing Normal University, Jiangsu, China. From 1984 to 1987.
Department Chair & Lecturer (Assistant Professor Equivalent) of Education Zhenjiang Teachers College, Jiangsu 212002, China. From 1981 to 1984.
Instructor Zhenjiang Teachers College, Jiangsu Univesity, China. From 1978 to 1981.
Public School Teacher East Bridge Comprehensive School (both elementary and secondary), Wu County, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. From 1972 to 1975.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
Professor of Educational Administration (with tenure, which was awarded in 2003), Kennesaw State University, from July 1, 2001 to December 31, 2007.
Professor of Education, New Jersey City University, from 1998 to 2001.
Distinguished Visiting Professor, Johnson & Wales University, Rhode Island, 1997.
Associate Professor (with tenure, which was awarded in 1996) of Educational Leadership, University of North Florida, from 1994 to 1998.
Assistant Professor of Education, Roosevelt University in Chicago, from 1991 to 1994.
Visiting Research Professor – University of Texas at Austin, from 1987 to 1991.
Distinguished Visiting Lecturer (on a Teaching Fellowship) Nanjing University, China, from 1984 to 1986.
Assistant Professor of Education Zhenjiang Teachers College, Jiangsu University, from 1982 to 1984.
Instructor Zhenjiang Teachers College, Jiangsu University, China, from 1978 to 1981.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Supervisory Training Program Certificate, University of North Florida, June, 1995.
Florida Educational Clinical Supervision Certificate, University of North Florida, 1995.
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCES:
Consultant - Southern Association of Colleges and Schools -- Consulting Network, May of 1999 (to review Florida International University's Doctoral Program in Higher Education.)
Consultant - Ministry of Education, Belize, Central America, summer of 1998.
Consultant - Institute for Instructional Research and Practice, University of South Florida, 1998.
Distinguished Visiting Professor - Johnson & Wales University, Rhode Island, 1997.
Education Delegation Head Functioned as Head of Mid-West Education Delegation to the People’s Republic of China in summer of 1994 and as Head of Southern Education Delegation to the People’s Republic of China in 1996, 1997 and 1998.
Education Consultant From 1986 to present. Clients included schools, school districts, community colleges and in both USA and China.
Distinguished Visiting Lecturer (on a Teaching Fellowship) Nanjing University, China, From 1984 to 1986.
English Translator & Interpreter From 1978 to 1987. Clients included publishing companies, World Bank, East Asian Developing Bank, and various other enterprises.
Teaching Assistant From 1976 to 1978. Suzhou University.
GRADUATE COURSES THAT I HAVE TAUGHT AT MANHATTANVILLE:
EDAD 8052 (I & II)+scholarly communications+doctoral.doc
EDAD.8170+Conf+and+Research.docx
EDAD 8180+Diss+Prosem.docx
EDAD 8190+Diss+Supervision.docx
EDAD 5030 - Ed Tech.docx
EDAD 5035-Change-Syllabus.doc
EDAD 5200-Issues+trend+syllabus+spring 2011_7.doc
COURSES THAT I HAVE TAUGHT AT OTHER COLLGES:
At Master Program Level:
EDL 6980 Practicum in Educational Leadership
EDL 6750 Educational Research (Team-taught)
ACI 664 - Administrative Theory, Process & Instructional Leadership
ACI 659 - Planning and Managing Technology
EDTC 620 - Special Topics in Educational Technology
EDA 6196 Educational Leadership and Management
EDA 6625 Contemporary Issues in Curriculum Development
EDA 6910 Directed Individual Study/Research (2 times)
EDA 6931 Special Topics
EDA 6945 Practicum in Educational Leadership
EA&S 399 Statistics for Testing & Research (2 times)
EA&S 450 Philosophical Foundations of Instructional Leadership (2 times)
EA&S 451 Curriculum Planning, Staff Development, and Program Evaluation;
EA&S 495 Supervisory Leadership (Independent Study).
At Doctoral Level:
EDA 7262 Educational Leadership III: Organizational Theory and Design (3 times)
EDA 7905 Directed Individual Study/Research (2 times)
EDA 7945 Practicum: Leadership Assessment and Development
EDA 7979 Research Seminar in Educational Leadership/Quantitative Research
EA&S 533 Seminar in Schools & Social Policy
EA&S 536 The Dynamics of Maintaining and Improving School Climate
EA&S 540 Seminar in Critical Curricular Issues for School Leaders
EA&S 560 Systemwide Management of Instruction
EA&S 565 Human Resources Management
EA&S 589 Dissertation Methods
EA&S 495 Clinical Experience in Superintendency (2 Independent Studies)
EA&S 495 Curriculum Leadership for Gifted Programs (Independent Study)
EA&S 495 Educational Supervision (Independent Study)
EA&S 495 Governance & Organization in Higher Education (3 Independent Studies)
EA&S 495 Law and Liability (Independent Study)
EA&S 495 Philosophy & History of Higher Education (3 Independent Studies)
EA&S 495 Special Issues in Leadership (Independent Study)
EA&S 495 Teacher Education Curriculum in Higher Education (Independent Study)
EA&S 495 Teacher Education Improvement (Independent Study)
EA&S 495 Team Approach in Leading Middle Schools (Independent Study)
SUPERVISION OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS:
I have finished chairing 10 and finished co-chairing 3 doctoral dissertations and have served on additional more than a dozen of doctoral dissertation committees. Currently, I advise 28 doctoral students.
RECENT DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS SUPERVISED:
Dr. STEVEN CHARLES MOSKOWITZ (March, 2013). (Committee Chair: Dr. Yiping Wan; Committee Member: Dr. Ross Collin; Committee Member: Dr.Thomas Higgins) Dissertation Title: TRANSITIONING TO ONLINE TEACHING: AN INQUIRY INTO QUALITIES, SKILLS, AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES OF ONLINE INSTRUCTORS.
MOSKOWITZ_DISSERTATION_FINAL.pdf
Dr. EMILYC. HERSH(March, 2013). (Committee Chair: Dr. Yiping Wan; Committee Member: Dr.Mikki Shaw; Committee Member: Dr.Vance Austin). Dissertation Title: CHANGE AND CHALLENGE: THE INFLUENCE OF TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION IN TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS.
Emily.Hersh-final.pdf
Dr. Ron Hattar (June, 2013). (Committee Chair: Dr. Yiping Wan; Committee Member: Dr.Stephen Caldas; Committee Member: Dr.Joanne Marien). Dissertation Title: THE SUPERINTENDENCY IN NEW YORKSTATE: FACTORS INFLUENCINGTENURE AND LONGEVITY.
Hattar Dissertation July 24.pdf
Dr. JamesFilippelli (November, 2013). (Dissertation Committee Chair: Dr. Yiping Wan; Dissertation Committee Member: Dr. Rhonda Clements; Dissertation Committee Member: Dr. Thomas Nowak). Dissertation Title: Developing an Exemplary Fine Arts Program: A Multiple - Case Study of Fine ArtsPrograms at Three Institutions of Higher Education.