CURRICULUM VITAE

Michael Barry Reiner

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Consultant

2015, Aug - Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative, California

Present Community Colleges, Institutional Effectiveness & Technical

Assistance Grant

Provide consulting and technical assistance to enhance student success and achievement, improve

accreditation and accountability, and advance integrated planning with resource allocation.

Riverside Community College District (RCCD)

2015, Jan - Vice Chancellor of Educational Services

2015, Aug

Responsibilities:

Supervised District Offices of Educational Services, Institutional Research & Strategic Planning,

Grants, State Reporting, Economic Development, International Education, and Police & Public

Safety, staffed by two Associate Vice Chancellors, three Deans, one Director, and one Chief.

Served on the senior leadership team for the district with the Vice Chancellor of Human

Resources and Vice Chancellor of Business & Finance.

Provided leadership in academic and student affairs for three independently accredited colleges.

Collaborated with the college presidents, vice presidents of academic affairs, chief student affairs

officers, chief business officers, and members of the Chancellor’s Cabinet.

Chaired the District Strategic Planning Committee.

Chaired the District Enrollment Management Committee.

Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, Teaching & Learning Committee.

Served as the senior District officer in contract negotiations with the faculty union.

Worked with Information Services to provide better resources for data-driven decision making.

Provided leadership for completion of RCCD’s reporting to the State Chancellor’s Institutional

Effectiveness website as part of the Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative (IEPI).

Accomplishments:

Collaborated with various stakeholders to redesign aspects of enrollment management.

Collaborated with the Vice Chancellor of Business & Finance, as well as the colleges’ chief

business officers, to provide a new model for budgeting instructional expenses based on academic

planning models.

Provided a framework for designing dashboards and balanced scorecards for better data-driven

decision making.

Provided models for restructuring the District Office of Education Services given the

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decentralization from one college-three campuses to one district-three colleges.

Served on the negotiation team for management that resulted in the ratification of a new faculty

contract.

Assisted the Academic Senate related to issues pertaining to administrative procedure about

faculty hiring.

Worked with both academic and student affairs to implement the California Student Success and Support Program (SSSP) grants.

Provided leadership for the preparation and presentation of reports to the Board of Trustees,

especially for RCCD’s accomplishments in grants, student access, and student success.

Provided leadership in academic and student affairs for the three independently accredited colleges.

The City University of New York (CUNY)

2014, July - University Fellow, Academic Affairs, Senior Staff to the

2014, Dec Executive Vice Chancellor & University Provost, Central Office

Responsibilities:

High-Impact Practices (HIPs): An analysis of outcomes, assessment, accountability, & cost effectiveness.

Reverse Transfer: Awarding the associate degree after transfer from the community college.

Improving retention and success at CUNY: Funding and evaluation of Comprehensive Undergraduate Education (CUE) projects.

General Education: Common Core Assessment Team

Accomplishments:

Wrote white papers about ways to facilitate reverse transfer and an analysis of high-impact

practices.

Analyzed and made recommendations pertaining to colleges’ budget requests for funds to

improve instruction.

Provided models to improve and enhance the assessment of General Education and CUNY’s

Pathways initiative.

2013, Dec - Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs,

2014, June Professor of Psychology, Queensborough Community College

Responsibilities:

The College’s Chief Academic Officer and the President’s designee in her absence.

As Senior Vice President, coordination with other members of the President’s cabinet (Vice

President of Student Affairs, Vice President of Administration & Finance, Vice President of

Development & Sponsored Programs, Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness, Dean of

Human Resources, Executive Director of Communications).

Leadership and direct supervision of seventeen academic departments (Academic

Literacy/Developmental Studies, Art & Design, Biological Sciences & Geology, Business,

Chemistry, Engineering Technology, English, Foreign Language and Literatures, Health, Physical

Education & Dance, History, Library, Mathematics & Computer Science, Music, Nursing,

Physics, Social Sciences, Speech Communications & Theatre Arts).

Leadership and direct supervision of seven departments in Academic Affairs (Registrar,

Articulation & Transfer, The Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, Academic

Computing, Academic Affairs Budget Office, Special Projects Office, Continuing Education, Pre-

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College Programs, & Workforce Development), as well as matrix management of institutional

effectiveness, accreditation, and institutional research.

Budgeting and resource allocation to serve over 28,000 students annually ($100.3 million to

support 957 full time personnel, of which 397 are faculty and instructional support staff, as well

as all non-personnel expenses).

Member of the CUNY Academic Council (Chief Academic Officers of its 24 institutions).

Member of the CUNY Academic Council Policy Sub-Committee.

Accomplishments:

Established improved budget control mechanisms for Academic Affairs.

Established a new budget planning process that is coordinated with the strategic plan.

Modified the scheduling of classes to enhance the creation of cohorts for Queensborough’s

Learning Academies.

Improved the faculty search process to provide greater efficiency, accelerate the procedures, and

enhance effectiveness of search outcomes.

Designed a new organizational structure for the Office of Academic Affairs.

Designed the reconfiguration of the Academic Computing Department to the Center for the

Advancement of Teaching with Technology (CATT).

Modified the strategic planning process to emphasize outcomes, metrics, and assessment.

Miami Dade College – District Office

2011 – 2013 Associate Provost of Academic Affairs

▪ Acting Executive Director of International Education

▪ Acting District Dean of Workforce

Responsibilities:

Provide leadership for College-wide academic affairs so as to ensure the continuation and

enhancement of a “One College” philosophy among the eight semi-autonomous campuses.

Report to the College Provost of Operations, MDC’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), and a member of the Provost’s cabinet.

Personnel (supervise 5 Executive Directors & Directors, 3 Program Managers, 4 staff, and

provide leadership for 11 academic deans and 14 school directors).

Budgeting and resource allocation (MDC’s $386 million budget is primarily allocated to the eight

campuses; as district associate provost, my role is oversight and coordination. District office of

Academic Affairs budget for personnel and operating expenses is $3.2 million).

Contribute to the development and evaluation of academic programs, general education, degrees

(baccalaureate and associate), workforce certificates, courses and curriculum.

Lead the College-wide Academic and Student Services Council (CASSC) and its Coordinating

Committee.

Lead the College-wide Student Learning Outcomes initiative and assessment process.

Lead the Undergraduate Program Pathways Committee, an endeavor to develop coherent

programs of study for the associate of arts degree leading to seamless entry into upper-division

majors at universities.

Member and district resource for the Academic Leadership Council (11 campus deans)

Supervise the District Executive Director of International Education, including Miami Dade College’s Confucius Institute, study abroad opportunities, District-wide international grants, the

U.S. Department of State’s Community College Initiative program, and other college-wide

international education initiatives.

Supervise the District Director of School and College Relations to ensure high quality

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institutional articulation agreements for university transfer, adherence to state and local dual

enrollment policies and procedures, and engagement in collaborative arrangements with higher

education institutions and with the Miami-Dade County Public School System.

Supervise the District Director of Academic Programs to ensure consistent monitoring and

effective development of the College’s academic programs, policies, and procedures for

baccalaureate and associate degrees, as well as certificate programs.

Established the District Office of Prior Learning Assessment and hired its first Director.

Accomplishments:

Led a faculty task force to address changes in General Education as a result of a legislative

mandate to modify the statewide curriculum.

Provided leadership for the Undergraduate Program Pathways committee as part of the Student

Achievement Initiative, a component of MDC’s participation in the Gates Foundation’s

Completion by Design initiative.

Led a team of administrators to redesign MDC’s process for compliance with the Southern

Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Comprehensive Standard related to Institutional

Effectiveness and chair the Educational Programs subcommittee in MDC’s SACS reaffirmation.

Supervised the Office of Academic Programs as MDC developed and achieved Florida

Department of Education and SACS approval for new baccalaureate, associate of science, and

certificate programs.

Supervised the Office of School and College Relations in developing new articulation agreements

with American University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Syracuse University, Wheaton

College, St. Thomas University, Nova Southeastern University, and the University of Florida.

Collaborated with representatives from the American Council of Education (ACE) and the

Council of Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) on the FIPSE funded project, MAPS to

Credentials, to facilitate veterans receiving credit for prior learning.

Established MDC’s Office of Prior Learning Assessment and hired its first Director.

Helped to negotiate a new Interinstitutional Agreement with Miami Dade County Public Schools for dual enrollment, Perkins funded career pathways, and curriculum collaboration.

Secured increased funding from the Chinese Ministry of Education for MDC’s Confucius

Institute and furthered the collaborative relationship with our partner institution, Jiangsu Normal

University.

Negotiated a consulting contract to bring 28 technical and vocational educators from

Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China to MDC for training in May 2012 and

February 2013.

Led the MDC team in a successful college-wide Perkins site visit by the Florida Department of

Education.

Helped to secure a new Perkins grant of $2.1 million for vocational and technical education.

Provided leadership in establishing new positions: District Executive Director of Workforce &

Partnerships; District Director of Career & Technical Education.

Florida State College at Jacksonville

2006 – 2011 Executive Dean, Kent Campus & Cecil Center

Responsibilities:

Member of the Campus President’s cabinet and served as chief operating officer in the President’s absence.

Campus chief academic officer (responsible for instructional programs in liberal arts, workforce development, college preparatory programs, continuing education, adult studies, high school dual

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enrollment, and library and learning services with a headcount of 14,000 students).

Leadership position in organizational structure (reported to the campus president, collaborated

with the college associate vice president of liberal arts and sciences, associate vice president of

workforce development, executive deans from other campuses, participated as a voting member

of the college Academic Leadership Council, and coordinated the college Data Needs Assessment

task force).

Personnel (supervised 2 deans, 3 associate deans, 5 directors, 4 program managers, 104 full-time

faculty, 309 part-time faculty, 38 support personnel).

Budgeting and resource allocation ($23.25 million budget for full- and part-time instruction, current and capital expenses, professional development fund, and new initiatives).

Strategic planning (designed & implemented new programs, analyzed cost-effectiveness of

current programs, marketed and recruited to new student populations, and collaborated with

community stakeholders).

Facilities development (project coordinator during the final phase of construction of the Cecil

Center, directed renovation of the library to a learning commons and academic success center).

Supervised the Cecil Center and Aviation Center of Excellence.

Coordinated dual enrollment and early-college high school programs with the school district.

Accomplishments:

Enrollment Management Team revised scheduling and increased options for students with hybrid and online courses. In three years under my direction, while limiting the growth of sections below 10%, FTE increased by 26.9%, with concomitant improvement in average class

size.

Led a team of faculty in the development of a NSF S-STEM (Scholarships in Science,

Technology, Engineering & Math) grant, Peers Organized by Disciplines for Success (PODS),

that was funded for $619,839.

Cecil Center – successful launched a new educational center serving 1,200 students a term.

Cecil Center – established commercial driver’s license program and planned for the construction of a “world class” track for training commercial truck drivers.

Aviation Center of Excellence – implemented FAA Air Traffic Control program, construction

of Aerospace Resource Center to house simulation equipment, partnership with industrial

leaders on the design of maintenance, refurbishment, and overhaul hangar, began development

of a new instructional program in aircraft coating in collaboration with our industrial partners.

Learning Commons – responsible for a $2 million renovation of the campus library into a

learning commons, a “one-stop shop” for electronic instructional resources, tutoring assistance,

computer labs, multimedia instruction, library collection, and information acquisition.

Academic Success Center – designed an innovative learning space that incorporated both

technology and teachers to promote active learning by individualizing the curriculum for

developmental students to promote retention and success.

Established a new position: the Associate Dean of the Library and Learning Commons.

Chaired the College-wide Academic Governance Re-Organization Task Force and created the

Academic Leadership Council.

Edison College

2004 – 2006 Campus Dean, Academic Affairs, Charlotte Campus

Responsibilities:

Leadership and management of all aspects of the academic program on campus, including academic support units (learning resources, library, instructional technology, adjunct coordinator,

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faculty staff assistants, computer laboratory, developmental learning laboratory, science

laboratories, nursing laboratories, EMS training facility, James & Barbara Moore Observatory,

and the Yarger collection of paleontological specimens)

Budgeting and resource allocation ($4.5 million budget for full- and part-time instruction, current

and capital expenses, professional development, and new initiatives).

Personnel (supervised academic affairs staff - 21 full-time faculty, 45 adjunct faculty, 1 director, 1 adjunct coordinator, 7 support personnel).

Strategic planning (designed & implemented new programs, analyzed cost-effectiveness of

current programs, marketed and recruited new student populations, and collaborated with

community stakeholders).

Partnered with Student Services personnel (new student testing and advising, reviewed academic

petitions, supported the career services, peer tutoring, and counseling centers)

Member of the Deans' Council at a multi-campus institution (established policy & procedures,

coordinated curriculum and scheduling, reviewed degree programs, evaluated faculty credentials).

Collaborated with community stakeholders to improve economic development and educational

attainment in the county.

Accomplishments:

First academic dean at the Charlotte campus of Edison College.

Forty-four days after beginning my tenure as dean, Hurricane Charley ripped through Charlotte County and devastated the region. Pressed into service for disaster relief and crisis management

Revised the Teaching-Learning Handbook to provide all faculty with requisite information and

guidance to succeed. Used Chickering and Gamson’s Seven Principles of Good Practice in

Undergraduate Education as a framework for acculturating the campus to the learning college

philosophy.

Collaborated with the local school district to establish a high school honors academy for

academic achievers.

Renegotiated the dual enrollment articulation agreement between the Charlotte County public

school district and the College so as to give more control, authority, and supervision of high

school programs to College officials.

Santa Fe Community College

1999 - 2004 Chairperson, Social & Behavioral Sciences

Responsibilities:

Personnel (26 full-time faculty, 48 part-time faculty, 1 associate department chair, 1 staff)

Quality curriculum & instruction (curriculum & program review; leadership to improve

General Education; promoted retention & success strategies; supervised classroom & online

instruction; facilitated professional development)

Budgeting and resource allocation ($1.6 million budget for full- and part-time instruction,

current expense & capital budgets, new initiatives, and professional development)

Strategic planning (established a shared vision & mission; aligned departmental goals with

institutional priorities)

Accomplishments:

Planned, implemented, & evaluated educational programs both for articulation into university

majors and for the General Education Curriculum.

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Redesigned the course scheduling process to ensure that students could progress through the curriculum and graduate in a timely fashion.

Promoted student success and retention with interventions such as the First-Year Experience, learning communities, peer tutoring, and Supplemental Instruction.

Improved online instruction by enhancing curriculum with resources such as MERLOT

(multimedia educational resources for learning & online teaching), as well as developed blended

and hybrid courses that use information technology to facilitate the teaching/learning process.

Partnered with various constituents on and off campus for collaborative projects. Exhibits like

digNubia! provided an opportunity to team with University of Florida programs, like African

American Studies, to bring educational enrichment opportunities to the community.

Collaborated with the School Board of Alachua County, as well as the Colleges of Education and

Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida to plan new programs for education

students.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1998-1999 University System of Georgia, Board of Regents

Distinguished Professor for Teaching and Learning.

Professor of Psychology.

Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw GA.

1996, Summer University System of Georgia's First

Roehampton Study Abroad Program,

London, United Kingdom.

1991-1998 Associate Professor of Psychology,

Kennesaw State University.

Tenured (1995). Honors Faculty (appointed 1996).

1986-1991 Assistant Professor of Psychology,

Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC.

1982-1986 Assistant Professor of Psychology, Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, TX.

Courses Taught: Child Psychology, Human Development, Cognition, Learning &

Memory, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Research Methods,

Psychology Capstone Course, and Current Issues in Psychology.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. 1983 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Institute of Child Development

Major: Child Psychology

B.A. 1976 Haverford College, Haverford, PA

Major: Psychology

Magna Cum Laude High Honors Psychology

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HONORS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS

2015 Selected to be a resource team member for the California Community College’s Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative (IEPI).

2012 Founding Board of Directors, Confucius Institute, Miami Dade College – Jiangsu Normal University.

2012 Founding Board of Directors, StudyFlorida, a Consortium for International

Education.

2012 Board of Directors, College Consortium for International Studies (CCIS).

2010 Editorial Board, Florida Association of Community Colleges, Visions: A Journal of

Applied Research. 2009 Administrative & Professional Collaborative, Leadership Spotlight Award, FSCJ.

2005 Kennesaw State University’s Oral History Project, Recipient of the Distinguished

Teaching Award, an Interview with Michael B. Reiner, KSU Oral History Series,

NO. 26. 2004 International Exemplary Leadership Award. The Chair Academy’s Thirteenth

International Conference, Reston, VA.

2003 Santa Fe Community College Wall of Fame, Center for Academic and Professional

Development. 2000 Selected to participate in the Psychology Partnerships Project (P3): Academic

Partnerships to Meet the Teaching and Learning Needs of the 21st Century

sponsored by the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Education Directorate. Academic and career advising sub-committee.

1999 Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology. Tenth

International Conference on College Teaching & Learning, Jacksonville, FL.

1999 Finalist, The Pew Scholars Program, The Carnegie Foundation for the

Advancement of Teaching.

1998 Kennesaw State University's Distinguished Teaching Award.

1997 KSU Master Teaching Award. Providing L.I.N.C.S. to Mentors:

Learning Involves Networking between the Community & Students.

1997 Nominated for the KSU Scholar as Mentor Award.

1997 Invited participant in a faculty develop institute funded by the Ford Foundation: Cross-Cultural Approaches to Curriculum Transformation, University of Albany.

1996 Finalist for the KSU Distinguished Teaching Award.

1995 Chancellor's Award for the University System's International Faculty Development Program.

1995 Faculty Development Award from the Vice President for Academic Affairs

to participation in China's Humanities Tradition, Nanjing Normal University,

Peoples’ Republic of China.

1995 Nominated for the KSU Distinguished Teaching Award. 1994 Semifinalist for the KSU Distinguished Teaching Award.

1994 ASSCU Summer Fellowship. Japan Studies Institute, San Diego State University.

1993 Faculty Development Award (in collaboration with Dr. Noble), Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, KSU. The Capstone Course: Integrating

Curricular Knowledge and Assessing Student Learning Outcomes.

1992 Fulbright-Hays Faculty Summer Study-Travel Seminar. Traditional and modern

Taiwan and Thailand: A comparison of a developed and a developing nation.

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Reiner, M. B. (2014, May). Is the traditional classroom the best place for developmental education:

Pedagogical alternatives for remediation. Tenth Annual Coordinated Undergraduate Education

(CUE) Conference, LaGuardia Community College, New York.

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Reiner, M. B., Johnson, A., Lakin, M. B., Petzold, B. & Winters, L. (2013, March). The ACE/CAEL

MAPS to Credentials Project: Providing effective pathways to student veterans. A national webinar

sponsored by the American Council on Education (ACE) involving institutions partnering on a

FIPSE funded project to improve degree completion by veterans.

Johnson, A., Lakin, M. B., Malvin, T., Petzold, B. & Winters, L. (2013, February). Prior learning

assessment: Working for veterans and working for you. Planning committee for a symposium at the

American Association of Community Colleges - Workforce Development Institute, San Diego, CA.

Reiner, M. B. (2012, November). Helping veterans transition into higher education: The ACE/CAEL

MAPS to Credentials Project. Symposium organizer and presenter at the CAEL annual conference,

Washington, D.C.

Reiner, M. B., & Ciez-Vols, K. (2010, May). Turning the Titanic: Instituting institutional change in

developmental education. A presentation at the National Institute of Staff and Organizational

Development (NISOD), Austin, TX.

Reiner, M. B. (2007, November). The Dea n’ s dil e mma : S ea r chi ng for a “ new” library director. Invited

keynote presentation at the annual meeting of the Florida Chapter of the Association of College and

Research Libraries: Proving your Worth and Adding Value to Your Institution. Jacksonville, FL.

Reiner, M. B. (2007, December). Building community at the community college: The role of the

learning commons. International Conference on Information and Learning Commons: Enhancing its

Role in Academic Learning and Collaboration. University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.

Reiner, M. B. & Thomas, B. (2007, March). The Learning Commons: Leading libraries to be leaders in

learning. A presentation at the 16th Annual Chair Academy International Conference for Leaders in Post-Secondary Education. Jacksonville, FL.

Reiner, M. B., & Manicheril, G. (2006, December). The Math Emporium goes to high school:

Delivering dual enrollment instruction using technology and t eachers. Annual meeting of the

Southern Association of Colleges & Schools, Orlando, FL.

Reiner, M. B. (2004, February). Giving each its due: Allocating faculty resources to departments

equitably. Twenty-First Annual Academic Chairpersons Conference, Kansas State University,

Orlando, FL.

Reiner, M. B. (1999, April). What higher education needs in the 21st century is TLC:

Teaching/Learning Cadres. Tenth International Conference on College Teaching & Learning,

Jacksonville, FL.

Reiner, M. B., Noble, L., Hill, G., Whittlesey, V., & Devine, P. (1998, April). Scholarship reconsidered: Research on and the improvement of teaching. A symposium at the Georgia Conference on College & University Teaching. University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State University (KSU).

Reiner, M.B. (1998, March). So you want to get a job with a psych degree? A career mentoring

program for undergraduates. A presentation as part of a Psi Chi invited symposium, “Mentoring

your students: Helping them plan and achieve career goals” at the annual meeting of the

Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA), Mobile, AL.

Reiner, M.B. (1998, March). The psychology major: Research on and the improvement of teaching and

learning. Symposium organizer for a presentation at SEPA, Mobile.

Reiner, M.B. (1998, February). Vincent Van Gogh, Virginia Woolf, and Hector Berlioz: Contributions

of the psychology of art to the curriculum of psychology. An invited address for the tenth

Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology (SEToP), KSU.

Reiner, M. B. (1995, August). The capstone course in psychology: Fad or wave of the future? Paper

presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), New York.

Reiner, M. B. (1995, May). The senior seminar: How to come to closure in the major. Paper

presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.

Reiner, M. B., & McKnight, T. (1995, March). Academic achievement and college women:

Predicting first year success. Presentation at the annual meeting of SEPA, Savannah.

Reiner, M. B., Robinson, B. A., & Small, C. (1995, March). You can't always get what you want: Changing student expectations. Presentation at the annual meeting of SEPA, Savannah.

McKnight, T., & Reiner, M. B. (1995, October). Academic performance and self-esteem in college

women. Presentation at the meeting of the Southern Regional Chapter of the Association for

Women in Psychology (SRC-AWP), Hilton Head, S.C.

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Reiner, M. B., & Noble, L. (1994, October). A capstone course: An assessment experience.

Presentation at the first Northeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology (NEToP), Ithaca

College, N.Y.

Hill, G. W., Noble, L., & Reiner, M. B. (1994, October). Not your typical intro psych course: An

alternative for the general education curriculum. Symposium at NEToP, Ithaca College, N.Y.

Reiner, M. B., Dillon, S., McRae, M., & Zheng, M. (1993, March). Developmental differences in

college freshmen: Older is better! Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in

Child Development (SRCD), New Orleans, LA.

Reiner, M. B. (1992, March). A B.A. in Psychology is not BS (Neither is a B.S., for that matter!). Psi

Chi presentation (Psychology Honor Society) at the annual meeting of SEPA, Knoxville, TN.

Reiner, M. B., & Fleer, M. (1991, October). Maximizing student success in the mixed-age college

classroom: A report on ACHE grant-supported research. Presentation for the annual meeting of the

Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE), Seattle, WA.

Reiner, M. B. (1991, March). Increasing diversity with adult learners: Stereotypes and prejudice in the

mixed-age college classroom. "Showcase Presentation" at the annual meeting of the American

College Personnel Association, Atlanta.

Reiner, M. B., & Eggleston, C. (1991, April). It's not how you know, it's how you study: Differences

in learner characteristics between adult and traditional-age female college students. Presented at the

biennial meeting of SRCD, Seattle, WA.

Fleer, M., & Reiner, M. B. (1991, March). The mixed-age college campus: Issues of psychological

development and educational achievement at a women's college. Presented at the annual meeting

of the National Association of Women Deans, Administrators, and Counselors, Boston, MA.

Reiner, M. B. (1990, March). Scientific thinking and science education: Implications of research in

cognitive development. Presented at the first North Carolina School-Based Research Grants

Conference, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.

PUBLICATIONS

Books and Chapters

Reiner, M. B. (2009). Psychology and contemporary issues. In M. Egan (Ed.), Using taking sides in the classroom. Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill.

Zhan, G. Q., Hill, G. W., & Reiner, M. B. (2004). Crossing borders/contrasting behaviors: Using cross-

cultural comparisons to enrich the introductory psychology course. In R. Smith (Ed.), I nstr uc t or ’ s

manual for W eit e n’ s ps yc hol ogy: The me s a nd va r ia tions (4th ed). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Parks, E., Firment, M., & Reiner, M. B. (1998). Critical thinking and analysis. In J. Bocchi, D. King, K.

Matthews, F. Pintozzi, & M. Redd (Eds.), Making connections, achieving success, and

understanding others. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Reiner, M. B. (1997). The whole psychology catalog: Instructional activities to enhance student learning. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace.

Reiner, M. B. (1995). The development today videodisc: An instructor's manual. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace.

Hill, G. W., & Reiner, M. B. (1995). Crossing borders/contrasting behaviors: Using cross-cultural

comparisons to enrich the introductory psychology course. In R. Smith (Ed.), Instructor’ s ma nua l

f or W eite n’ s ps yc hol ogy: The me s a nd va r ia tions (3rd ed., pp. 629-667). Pacific Grove, CA:

Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.

Reiner, M. B. (1990). Does mainstreaming adult learners create a generation gap? Student attitudes

concerning the "mixed-age" campus. In the Proceedings of the Fifth National Conference on the

Adult Learner: Programs to Attract, Retain, and Educate Older Students. (pp. 46-48). Columbia,

South Carolina: The University of South Carolina, Division of Continuing Education.

Reiner, M. B. (1983). Automatic and Effortful Word Recognition and Its Relationship to Reading

Skill. (Doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota, 1983). Dissertation Abstracts International,

44, 3562-B. (University Microfilms No. DA8404226).

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Journals

Reiner, M. B., List, J. A., & LaFreniere, P. (1983). An evaluation of a parent education program:

Multiple case study design. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 9, 303-318.

Reiner, M. B., & Morrison, F. J. (1983). Is semantic interference really automatic? Bulletin of the

Psychonomic Society, 21, 271-274.

Newspapers & Newsletters

Reiner, M. B. (January 19, 2018). Opinion: Be grateful for immigrant hospital staffers. The Miami

Herald.

Reiner, M. B. (December 10, 2017). Opinion: Meaningful word. The Miami Herald. Reiner, M. B. (August 30, 2017). Opinion: DACA solution. The Miami Herald.

Reiner, M. B. (July 23, 2017). Opinion: Universal health worthy goal. The Miami Herald. Reiner, M. B. (April 17, 2017). Opinion: Trumps’ tax returns. The Miami Herald.

Reiner, M. B. (February 16, 2017). Opinion: Spokesman’s words. The Miami Herald.

Reiner, M. B. (January 1, 2017). Opinion: Opa-Locka tragedy. The Miami Herald.

Reiner, M. B. (June 14, 2016). Opinion: Education improves lives. The Press-Enterprise.

Reiner, M. B. (May 5, 2016). Opinion: An MDC education. The Miami Herald.

Reiner, M. B. (March 22, 2016). Opinion: New COIN of realm needed. The Press-Enterprise.

Reiner, M. B. (February 15, 2016). Opinion: Justice’s rare character. The Press-Enterprise.

Reiner, M. B. (January 15, 2016). Opinion: Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association – Both sides

have merit. The Press-Enterprise.

Reiner, M. B. (December 10, 2015). Opinion: Campus protests have some merit. The Press-

Enterprise.

Reiner, M. B. (November 2, 2015). Opinion: Voting in local elections paramount. The Press-

Enterprise.

Williams, J., & Reiner, M. (Winter, 2012). MDC’s China Pavilion links the Great Wall and Miami. Community Colleges for International Development: International News.

Reiner, M. (January 29, 2006). Enhancing students’ education with endowment funds. Charlotte Sun-

Herald.

Reiner, M. (December, 6, 2005). Asynchronous learning could be the future of education. Charlotte Sun-Herald.

Reiner, M. (May 22, 2005). Deserving students deserve our support. Charlotte Sun-Herald.

Reiner, M. (March 6, 2005). Have a date with the stars. Charlotte Sun-Herald. Reiner, M. (December, 2, 2004). Edison College as an economic incubator. Charlotte Sun-Herald.

RECENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

Workshops provided by the law firm of Liebert, Cassidy, and Whitmore related to topics pertaining

to the California Community College System, such as Education Code & Title 5, Hiring and

Evaluation of Faculty & Staff, and Negotiating Collective Bargaining Agreements, 2015.

Summer Institute on Quality Enhancement and Accreditation, Southern Association of Colleges &

Schools (SACS), 2012, 2011, 2005.

SACS Annual Meeting, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2006.

Executive Leadership Institute, League for Innovation in the Community College, 2008.

Academy for Advanced Leadership, The Academy for Leadership Training and Development,

Jacksonville, FL, 2007-2008.

Administrative Leadership Summer Program, The Institute for Community College Development

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(ICCD), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 2003, 2002, 2001.

Chairs’ Academy, Maricopa Community College, Hood River, OR, 2000.

Higher Education Management Institute, NCHEMS, Boulder, CO, 2000.

Integrating Planning & Budgeting, NCHEMS, Chicago, 2000.

Learning Outcomes for the 21st Century Project, League for Innovation in the Community College,

member of the national task force, 2000-2001.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Volunteer Mentor and Student Adviser, Strive for College, an online service to help

underrepresented student populations achieve success.

Institutional Committee Board Member, Riverside Adult School, Riverside School District, CA.

Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP), Jacksonville, FL. Elected to the Board of Directors.

Committees: Luminaria marketing; economic impact of historical preservation.

United Way of Northeast Florida. Resource Management Officer. Serving on the panel Helping

Students Achieve to review grant proposals and funding priorities.

World Affairs Council. Council Associate and coordinator for Florida State College.

Historical Advisory Committee to the Charlotte County Board of Commissioners, Florida. Reviewed the impact of proposals for development on historical preservation in the community.