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The Docking Institute's
staff and fellows have a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.
The Docking Institute draws upon university and field-based
experts. The vast levels of expertise allow each person to
contribute to the overall success of the Institute. This collection
of individuals offers a complete and rounded organization.
The staff and fellows bring specialized knowledge and experience
in the areas of program evaluation, research, grants facilitation,
economic development, government, natural resource issues,
healthcare, business, telecommunications, and education. Each
person involved in the success of the Docking Institute is
highly qualified to achieve excellence in the field of policy
research.
Leslie Paige
Leslie
Paige, Ed.S.
Grants Facilitator
e-mail: lpaige@fhsu.edu
Leslie Paige is the Grants Facilitator
for the Docking Institute and for the Fort Hays State University
Graduate School. Leslie has written or helped to develop funded federal, state and foundation grants.
The $2.5 million R.U.R.A.L. Safe Schools /Healthy Students Project she
directed for the Hays Unified School District received national
recognition from the Surgeon General's Office and the Centers
for Disease Control SafeUSA as a "Best Practice".
She has extensive experience in project development and management,
and provides technical assistance for federal agencies and grant projects.
Leslie is an experienced peer reviewer and field reader
for federal grant competitions. She has authored, edited and
reviewed numerous books, book chapters, articles and other
professional publications. Recent publications include a chapter in the Handbook of School Violence and School Safety: From Research to Practice, co-editor of Helping Children at Home and School, and co-editor and chapter co-author of a special issue of Psychology in the Schools. She is an ad hoc reviewer for The School Psychology Review and a contributing editor for The Communiqué. Leslie has conducted over 100 workshops
and presentations at a national-, state- and local-level on
topics such as school safety and violence prevention, crisis
response planning, social marketing, grant writing, and consensus
building. She is currently the treasurer of the National
Association of School Psychologists, is a member of the NASP Strategic Planning Committee, and has also chaired the NASP ethics,
publications and professional development committees. She
was also active in the Kansas Association of School Psychologists, and is a past president. Leslie is also involved with local coalitions, and is a member of the Fort Hays State University Alumni Association Board of Directors. Leslie received her B.S. in Psychology from the
University of Cincinnati and her M.S. and Ed.S. degrees in
School Psychology from Fort Hays State University. She is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist. She has
received several honors, including National School Psychologist
of the Year and the FHSU Alumni Achievement Award.
Jian Sun
Jian Sun, Ph. D.
Research Scientist
email: jsun@fhsu.edu
Jian Sun joined the Docking Institute in July 2007 as a research scientist. He has research experience at housing price, sprawl, property
taxation, land use policies, and growth management policies.
He was involved in several planning projects in both the United
States and China, including land use planning, transportation analysis, and community economic development. He has published
in the academic journals Environmental and Planning A,
Journal of Real Estate Literature, Journal of Housing Economics,
and Journal of Urban Affairs. Jian is also an assistant
professor at FHSU’s Political Science Department, teaching
public administration courses. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Louisville.
Joyce Wolfe
Joyce
Wolfe, M.S.
Manager, University Center for Survey Research
e-mail: jwolfe@fhsu.edu
Joyce Wolfe is as a research scientist specializing in program
evaluation. Her responsibilities include evaluation plan design,
survey development, the organization of survey administration
procedures, and the coordination of data reporting and report
writing. She has managed large-scale survey administration
projects including the management of district-wide surveying
of parents, teachers and staff, and students. Joyce is also
the manager of the Institute's University Center for Survey
Research, where she is responsible for administering telephone
surveys including survey programming and development, survey
management, software programming and training new surveyors.
In addition, Joyce's background in library research is instrumental
with projects requiring extensive literature review components.
Joyce is a member of the American Evaluation Association.
She received her Master's degree in Psychology from Fort Hays
State University in June 2000.
Lynette Pfeifer
Lynette
Pfeifer
Administrative Assistant
e-mail: lrpfeifer@fhsu.edu
Lynette Pfeifer joined the Docking Institute in June 2008
as the Administrative Specialist. She is responsible for
the general operations of the office, updating the Docking
Web site, coordinating the annual report, and managing our
accounts. Prior to joining the Institute, Lynette worked
in the Academic Advising office. She received her bachelor
of arts degree in Communications from Fort Hays State University
in 1992.
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