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Donnell Butler
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Consulting Program Evaluation Data Collection and Analysis Research and Survey Design
To evaluate, design, implement, and/or manage programs that assess and improve student outcomes, in particular academic and post-graduate success.
I have a range of education and social policy expertise from a variety of information-oriented positions including Big 4 senior business advisory services professional, senior policy research analyst, and program evaluation specialist. Currently, I oversee research and development of background questionnaires for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) . In addition to project management, survey research, and data analysis skills, I bring a committed work-ethic and collaborative demeanor to any professional environment.
My professional mission is to empower individuals and communities to better themselves and the rest of humanity through education and civic engagement. I engage and encourage others to obtain, share and exchange empirical as well as experiential evidence that can be used to improve human capital development in the United States and beyond.
Analytical and disciplined problem solver, able to evaluate, design, implement, and manage large-scale programs that achieve objectives.
Passionate and quick learner with scholarly interests in a broad range of public issues and substantive expertise in education, social psychology, social stratification, and inequality.
Award-winning writer and instructor who is also an articulate communicator skilled in quickly engaging audiences and colleagues, establishing rapport, and developing harmonious relationships with diverse individuals from all backgrounds, constituencies and organizational levels.
Analytical thinker and quick learner with interests in a broad range of social issues
Substantive expertise in the field of education, in particular:
Academic Teaching and Research Interests
Dissertation: Race, Segregation and Diversity in College: How Precollege Diversity Experiences Influence Students’ College Preferences, Behaviors, and Perceptions
Committee: Marta Tienda (Chair), Thomas Espenshade, Douglas Massey
Academic Teaching Experience
2001-2002. Assistant in Instruction: Sociology 301, Sociological Research Methods, Department of Sociology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (Professor Howard Taylor)
2000. Teaching Assistant: Sociology 201, The Sociological Perspective, Department of Sociology / Freshman Summer Scholars Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (Professor Patricia Fernandez-Kelly)
Academic Research Experience
2000. Research Assistant, Center for Fragile Families and Child Well-Being, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
1999 – 2000. Research Assistant, Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Academic Teaching Experience
1994. Teaching Assistant: Sociology 100, First Year Seminar: Power Sociological Perspectives, Department of Sociology, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster PA (Professor Katherine McClelland)
Project Director, Campus Life in America Student Survey
Evaluation Specialist, Princeton University Preparatory Program
Forum Coordinator, Princeton University Preparatory Program
Data Analyst, Program in Teacher Preparation
Senior Policy Analyst, APPRISE (Applied Public Policy Research Institute for Study and Evaluation), Princeton, NJ
Selected Presentations:
Interim General Ledger Supervisor and Accounting Manager, Northwestern Human Services of Chester County, Lafayette Hill, PA
Senior Assurance and Advisory Business Services Professional, Ernst & Young LLP, Philadelphia, PA
2011. Christensen, Kathleen; Schneider, Barbara and Donnell Butler. "Families with School-Age Children." The Future of Children 21(2): 69-90.
2010. Butler, Donnell. "Ethno-Racial Composition and College Preference: Revisiting the Perpetuation of Segregation Hypothesis.” The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 627(1): 36-58.
2008. Klugman, Jason and Donnell Butler (2008), "Opening Doors and Paving the Way: Increasing College Access and Success for Talented Low-Income Students." [White Paper]. The Goldman Sachs Foundation: New York, NY. Available online at http://www.princeton.edu/teacher/pupp/PUPP_GSF_White_Paper_Opening_Doors_02-09
2004. Butler, Donnell (2004), "When Race Matters: The Influence of Sex and Socioeconomic Status on Perceived Racial and Ethnic Variation in College Enrollment," Race, Gender, and Class, 11 (3), 94-111.
2003. Butler, Donnell (2003), "Heroes and Saviors Need Not Apply," pp. 151-157 in Be the Dream; Edited by Gary Simons; Workman Publishing Company.
2000. Butler, Donnell (2000), "Studies of Artists: An Annotated Directory," Working Paper # 12 of the Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies, Princeton University.
2010. "Ethnoracial Group Membership and Comfort on Campus." Paper to be presented at the 2010 American Sociological Association Annual Meeting; Atlanta, GA; August 17, 2010.
2010. "Precollege Ethnoracial Diversity Experiences and Interracial Interactions in College." Paper to be presented at the 2010 American Sociological Association Annual Meeting; Atlanta, GA; August 15, 2010.
2009. "From Segregation to Integration: Precollege Ethnoracial Diversity Experiences and Social Integration in College." Paper presented at the 2009 Sociology of Education Association Annual Meeting; Monterey, CA; February 21, 2009.
2009. "Carefully Taught: The Effect of Precollege Ethnoracial Diversity Experiences on Interracial Interactions in College." Paper presented at the 2009 Eastern Sociological Association Annual Meeting; Baltimore, MD; March 21, 2009.
2008. "Using Campus Life Research Data to Transform Institutional Policies and Practices." Presented at the Annual Convention of the American College Professionals Association in Atlanta, GA on April 1, 2008 with John Ford, Casandra Harper, Jennifer Keup, Carolyn Livingston, and Daniel Teodorescu.
2005. "Energy Poverty and Household Wellbeing." Presented at the Low Income Agency Summit sponsored by Delmarva Power and Atlantic City Electric in Atlantic City, NJ on October 5, 2005.
2005. "Energy Poverty: Effects on Housing and Household Wellbeing." Presented at the 2005 National Low Income Energy Conference in Phoenix, AZ on June 15, 2005 with David Carroll and Carrie-Ann Ferraro.
2004. "NEADA 2003 National Energy Assistance Survey Results." Presented at the American Gas Association Uncollectibles Workshop in Washington, DC on October 7, 2004.
2004. “NEADA 2003 National Energy Assistance Survey Results.” Presented at the NEADA Annual Meeting in St. Louis, MO on June 7, 2004 with Jacqueline Berger.
2002. "When Race Matters: Racial Variation in College Enrollment Revisited." Paper presented at the 2002 American Sociological Association Annual Meeting in Chicago. Paper awarded 2002 Race, Gender, and Class Section Graduate Student Paper Prize.
2001. "Diversity in the Classroom." Seminar presented at Princeton University's Harold W. McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning. September 6, 2001. Web resources available online at: http://www.princeton.edu/~djbutler/ditclink.htm
1997. "Race Relations on Predominately White College Campuses in the 1990s: A Longitudinal Case Study." Co-authored paper presented by Dr. Katherine McClelland, Ph.D. at the 1997 American Sociological Association Annual Meeting in Toronto.
2011. Session Chair, American Educational Research Association
2010. Session Chair, Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Annual Meeting
2002 – 2003. Treasurer, Princeton University Graduate Student Government
2001 – 2002. Graduate Student Representative, Council of the Princeton University Committee
2000 – 2002. Alumni Board Member, Programs Committee, Franklin and Marshall College
2000 – 2002. Departmental Representative, Princeton University Graduate Student Government
2002. Graduate Admissions Committee, Princeton University Department of Sociology
2001. Recruiter for Princeton University Graduate School at McNair Research Conference
2001. Committee Member, Ad-hoc Short Term Housing Committee, Princeton University
2001. Committee Member, Dining Services Committee, Princeton University
1998 – 1999. Sociology Department Graduate Student Advisory Council, Princeton University
American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division J: Postsecondary Education
American Sociological Association (AERA), Education and Sociological Practice and Public Sociology
Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE)
Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
2002. Princeton Woodrow Wilson Scholars Fellowship Prize, 2002-2003
1998. National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Award, 1998-2001
1998. American Sociological Association, Fellowship Award (declined for National Science Foundation)
1998. Ford Foundation, Predoctoral Fellowship (declined for National Science Foundation)
1994. United Parcel Service Scholarship, Franklin and Marshall College, 1994-1995
1991. John Marshall Scholarship, Franklin and Marshall College, 1991-1995
1991. William Gray Scholarship, Franklin and Marshall College, 1991-1995
2002. American Sociological Association, Race, Gender, and Class Section Graduate Student Paper Award
2002. Marvin Bressler Graduate Student Teaching Award, Princeton University
2002. Patrice Y. Johnson Memorial Service Award, Association of Black Princeton Alumni
1995. Williamson Medalist, Franklin and Marshall College
1995. Phi Beta Kappa: International Liberal Scholarship Honor Society
1995. Pi Gamma Mu: International Social Sciences Honor Society
1995. Alpha Kappa Delta: International Sociology Honor Society
1995. William M. Kephart Sociology Prize, Franklin and Marshall College
1995. Muhlenberg Goodwill Award, Franklin and Marshall College
1994. Who’s Who among Students in American Universities & Colleges, 1994-1995
1993. Charles A. Dana Scholar, Franklin and Marshall College, 1993-1995
1993. Albert L. Bell Accounting Prize, Franklin and Marshall College
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