Professor James Lee
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After receiving a B.A. in Education from the University of Tsukuba in Japan, Dr. Akiba pursued her Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Comparative and International Education at Pennsylvania State University. Before joining MU, she was a researcher at Mills College and Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL).

 

EDUCATION

1998-2001 Ph.D.

Educational Theory & Policy, Educational Policy Studies
Dual Titles in Comparative & International Education
(Minor in Sociology)
Pennsylvania State University, University Park

1994-1998 B.A. Education
University of Tsukuba, Japan
   
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2004-Present   Assistant Professor
(Educational Policy Studies)
Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
University of Missouri-Columbia
2003-2004 Research Assistant Professor Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
University of Missouri-Columbia
2002-2003  Senior Researcher     Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), CO
2001-2002 Research Associate    Education Department, Mills College, CA
     
HONORS and AWARDS
2008-2013 National Science Foundation Early Career Award ($630,468)
2007 Outstanding Reviewer Award for American Educational Research Journal/SIA
2005-2007 Isabell Lyda Professorship (University of Missouri-Columbia)
2003-Present Pi Lambda Theta (Honor Society, University of Missouri-Columbia, Alpha Chapter)
2003-Present  Phi Kappa Phi (Honor Society, University of Missouri-Columbia, Chapter 145)
2000-2003 Pi Lambda Theta (Honor Society, Penn State University, Alpha Kappa Chapter)
2000-2003 Phi Kappa Phi (Honor Society, Penn State Chapter)
2000 Drexel Award for Distinguished Graduate Students
1998-1999  International Rotary Scholarship
1994-1998 Komori Kinen Zaidan Scholarship
   
SPECIAL TRAININGS
  • HLM 6 Training Seminar (Hierarchical Linear Modeling) by Bryk & Raudenbush, September, 2004.
  • Mplus Short Courses (Structural Equation Modeling) by Muthen & Muthen, November, 2003. 
  • AERA Institute on Statistical Analysis for Education Policy sponsored by NCES, IES, and NSF: Use of NELS:88, April, 2003. (fully-funded)
  • NAEP Database Training Seminar sponsored by NCES, June, 2002. (fully-funded)
  • TIMSS-R Database Training Seminar sponsored by NCES, Aug, 2001.  (fully-funded)
   

 

 
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