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Boyd, PhD \u2013 Associate Professor of Practice, Leadership Studies Minor Co-Coordinator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Primary Research Interests: Institutional relational variables impacting student connectedness, the Civil Rights Movement and higher education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Institutional Affiliations: (Education) UNC-Chapel Hill, Appalachian State, UGA; (Work) UNC-CH, Clemson, ECU, GA Tech, Carnegie Mellon, UCF &amp; UTK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fun Facts: First memory of the U.S. is a view of the Statue of Liberty from an airplane, registered college student in every decade since the 1970s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frank Cuevas, EdD \u2013 Vice Chancellor for Student Life; Adjunct Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Primary Research Interests: Higher education finance and policy, organization and administration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Institutional Affiliations: (Education) Florida State University; (Work) The Ohio State University, Florida State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fun Facts: Avid college football fan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mary Due\u00f1as, PhD \u2013 Assistant Professor; SAHE Program Coordinator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Primary Research Interests: Latina\/o\/x College Students; Imposter Syndrome; Sense of Belonging and Mattering;&nbsp;&nbsp;Psychosociocultural Framework<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Institutional Affiliations: (Education) University of Wisconsin-Madison; University of California, Irvine; (Work) University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fun Facts: Enjoys traveling, spending time with nature, and watching reruns of Friends<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chandra Myrick, PhD \u2013 Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Life; Executive Director of University Housing; Affiliated Faculty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Primary Research Interests: Women administrators\/leaders, attributional ambiguity, professional standards and competencies, qualitative research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Institutional Affiliations: (Education) Try State University, Florida State University; (Work) University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Florida State University, UTK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fun Facts: Skilled Spades player<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jill Zambito, EdD \u2013 Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Life; Affiliated Faculty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Primary Research Interests: Non-traditional students, student involvement, supervision, qualitative research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Institutional Affiliations: (Education) Baldwin-Wallace College, Colorado State University, Northern Illinois University; (Work) Colorado State University (Graduate Assistant), North Central College, Northern Illinois University, University of Tennessee, Knoxville<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fun Facts: Owns a Doberman named Michael. 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