Experience

• National Athletic Trainers' Association

  BOC Examiner

  National Athletic Trainers’ Association, Board of Certifications Examiner. Responsible for evaluating competencies in candidates’ oral practicum on the national certification exam.

• Ivy Tech Community College

  Associate Professor, State Program Chair Kinesiology

  State Program Chair Kinesiology (2010-2014)
  
  Developed new classes within Kinesiology for adoption across the college’s 14 campuses statewide (Sports Marketing and Management, Structural Kinesiology, Current Concepts in Physical Fitness, Prescriptive evaluation of Personal Fitness); created and submitted for approval the curriculum for Associates of Science degree in Kinesiology as well as Personal Fitness Trainer Certificate to match Indiana legislative mandates and transferability to all State Higher Educational Institutions; led articulation discussions with Indiana University School of Public Health’s Kinesiology program (creation of 2 + 2 degree path); conducted yearly program assessments, including assessment of strengths and weaknesses and ways to improve across all 14 campuses;
  
  
  Department Chair of Kinesiology (2007-2014)
  
  Created yearly budgets and purchasing for the Bloomington campus kinesiology needs (new equipment, repair, supplemental instructional materials); Planned all needs for Kinesiology lab room for new building expansion; completed yearly program assessments on a campus level (number of declared degree seeking students, completion rates, retention, and transfer) including program strengths and weaknesses and ways to improve; created and chaired the Bloomington Kinesiology Advisory Board with representatives from Bloomington Hospital, Indiana University, a local business personal fitness gym owner, faculty and student representation with mission to assess the quality and preparation of Ivy Tech graduates and enhance program quality.
  
  
  Associate Professor Human Anatomy & Physiology / Kinesiology (2005-2014; promoted to Associate Professor in 2013)
  
  Completed yearly program assessments on a campus level; teaching load was 5/5 including Human Anatomy & Physiology and Kinesiology disciplines; supervised adjunct hires and oversight of standardized anatomy and physiology class (18 sections).
  

• Ivy Tech Community College

  Committees and other duties

  Indiana University School of Public Health advisory board member – general advice in the direction the school is heading. I had a specific agenda that I was working on; a 2 + 2 agreement with the community colleges in Kinesiology.
  
  Student Advising in the Allied Health Care / Kinesiology disciplines from new student registration to application to allied health care discipline and degree audits for graduation
  
  Faculty Professional Development Committee Chair - charged with creating a culture and process for ongoing faculty professional development on the Bloomington Campus; report was submitted to Academic Affairs which included suggestions for improving quality of instruction, onboarding of faculty, and continuous instructional improvement
  
  State Faculty Professional Development Committee member – charged with creating a report to enhance quality of instruction, onboarding of faculty, and continuous instructional improvement across the College’s 14 statewide campuses
  
  Presentation at Statewide Program Chairs Retreat on new transfer legislation in Indiana and requirements of ongoing compliance. Also covered how these initiatives impacted local campus administrators, faculty, and students
  
  Retention Committee member charged with examining the effectiveness of and increasing local campus efforts toward increasing retention and graduation rates
  

• Indiana University

  Office of Admissions, Transfer Student Recruitment Intern

  Reviewed current Indiana state legislation affecting admissions and transfer students. Reviewed school transfer policies and evaluated current data and trends of transfer students. Provided recommendations for increasing transfer student enrollment, retention, and diversity. Afforded opportunity to interview all offices under Enrollment Management umbrella at IU to better understand how they all are integrated and work towards achieving college enrollment objectives. Internship Coordinator was Don Hossler, faculty member in higher education who worked several terms as the University’s Vice President for Enrollment Management.

• Indiana University Ice Hockey

  Coach

  L. Blair worked at Indiana University Ice Hockey as a Coach

• Texas A&M University

  Manager of High Impact Practice Assessment

  Responsible for managing and providing leadership for activities and initiatives pertaining to the university-wide Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) for SACSCOC accreditation, high impact practices for students, and faculty assessment of student learning. Works closely with AOC deans, deans, the QEP Advisory Committee and other high-level administrators to coordinate and implement these efforts. Contributes in the design and coordination of the process for assessing university-wide curricular components. Manages the logistics for coding sessions and artifact sampling and submission, including the development of final reports. Participates in program assessment review process. Membership on office research team, where analysis and sense-making of wide array of data occurs including translation into meaningful and useful reports for the campus community. Represents the office in an advisory capacity to the Core Curriculum Committee of the Faculty Senate; lead seminars to educate faculty on expectations and resources availability; other reporting and assessment activities as assigned.