Chris Willis
Assistant Director for Graduate Education / Associate Professor
School of Counseling, Higher Education, Leadership and Foundations
550A Education
419-372-0249
wchris@bgsu.edu
EDUCATION
Ed.D., Educational Leadership
Indiana University, 2011
M.Ed., Educational Administration
Ball State University, 1996
B.S., Mathematics Education, Economics
Ball State University, 1993
COURSES TAUGHT
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
- EDL 4090: Organization and Administration of Education
- EDLS 7010: Organizational Change
- EDL 6250: School Culture and Instructional/Professional Development
- EDL 6260: Leadership and Law in Special Education
- EDL 7320: Personnel Administration in Education
- EDL 7360: Educational Facilities Planning and Management
- EDL 7960: Leadership Practicum/District Internship II
- EDLS 7310: Diversity and Cultural Leadership
- EDLS 7750: Proposal Development
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
- EDA 8283: Educational leadership
- EDA 8383: Ethical decision making
- EDF 3423: Exploring diversity through writing
- EDL 8223: Principal internship II
- EDL 8233: Principal internship III
- EDF 8393: History of Education in the United States
- EDL 8123: Principles of Educational Leadership
- EDL 8193: Principles of Educational Environments
- EDL 8213: Principal Internship I
- EDL 8423: School Leadership
- EDL 8433: Using Data for School Improvement
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Barriers to School Reform
- Educational Policy
- Innovative Instructional Practices
RESEARCH PROJECTS AND GRANTS
Johnson, P, Willis, C, Jackson May, J, LaVenia, K (January. 2018) BGSU Career Technical Leadership Preparation Program Grant funded by Ohio Department of Education and Ohio Department of Higher Educaion (total budget $87,122)
PAPERS READ TO PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Refereed Papers
LaVenia, K., Willis, C. (November 2017). Current Needs in Educational Research: Experts Speak Out via e-Delphi Study. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the University Council of Educational Administration, Denver, CO.
PUBLICATIONS
Willis, C, (2015). Using student work products to evaluate learning How the studio model of learning was implemented in two American settings. In G. Mazurkiewicza (ed.) Uczóca sie szkota: Od rozwouju jednostek do rozwoju wspólnoty. Krakow, Poland: Jagiellonian University Press.
Willis, C, Brocato, K. (2015). Issues of superintendent preparation in disadvantaged areas: Considering the usefulness of the educational doctorate. In V. Stead (Ed.) The Education Doctorate (Ed.D.): Issues of access, diversity, social justice, and community leadership – Higher education theory, policy, and praxis Volume 5. New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing
Brocato, K, Willis, C, Dechart, K, (2014). Longitudinal data use: Ideas for district, building, and classroom leaders. In B.G. Barnett, A.R. Shoho, & A.J. Bowers (Eds.) Using data in schools to inform leadership and decision making – International Research on School Leadership Volume 5. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing Inc.
Ingle, W., Willis, C., Herd, A. (2017). Defining “Comparable”: An analysis of reduction in force provisions in Ohio school districts. Journal of Educational Leadership 27(1), 68-93
Willis, C., Ingle, W (2016) Profiles of merit pay provisions in Ohio school districts, Leadership and Policy in Schools
Willis, C, Ingle, W. (2015). “Who has time for this?” Negotiating the role of instructional supervision and evaluation, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership 18(1), 66-77
Ingle, W, Willis, C, Fritz, J (2015). Collective bargaining agreement provisions in the wake of Ohio Teacher Evaluation System legislation, Educational Policy, The 2015 Politics of Education Association Yearbook. 29(1), 18-50
Willis, C. (Dec 2014). The Ohio teacher evaluation system and social studies teachers, Ohio Social Studies Review 51(2), 2-7
Willis, C. (2011). High stakes testing and the moral decision of leaders.
Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 14(4), 47-53
SERVICE
Program Coordinator for Leadership Studies Doctoral Program 2016-present
Personnel Committee 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018
Member, EDHD Technology Committee 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018
Member of Chief Information Officer Advisory Board 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018
Member of Graduate Council 2016-2017, 2017-2018
Chair of Graduate College Dean Evaluation Committee Spring 2018
BGSU’s Plenum Representative to the University Council on Educational Administration 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018
Editorial Board Member for Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership 2014-2018
Ad Hoc Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership (Acceptance Rate = 35%) 2013-Present
Proposal reviewer, University Council for Educational Administration, 2009-Present
Chet Hesson, EdD, June 2018
Tashlai McKinstry, EdD, March 2018
Brad Contat, EdD, February, 2018
Joseph Hoelzle, EdD, May 2018
Dawn Henry, EdD, February 2018
Lisa Dubose, EdD, November 2017
HONORS AND AWARDS
Memberships in Honor Societies
Phi Delta Kappa Education Honor Society
Phi Lambda Theta Honor Society
Awards
EDHD Student Scholarship Recipient – Influential Professor Recognition May 2014
Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership Reviewer of the Year 2014
Leadership for Social Justice SIG of AERA Bridge Award April 2015
BGSU Master Teacher Nominee Fall 2016 and Fall 2017
Updated: 08/15/2024 10:53AM