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  • The role of institutional structures and supports (e.g. organizational structures, faculty development, promotion and tenure) to strengthen and institutionalize community outreach and engagement within higher education

  • The use of data to guide informed decision-making, resource allocation, and institutional mission to achieve the public purpose of higher education

  • Assessment and evaluation of high impact practices as they relate to student and institutional success

Research

Interests

Publications

Wendling, L.A. (2020). Valuing the engaged work of the professoriate: Reflections on Ernest Boyer’s Scholarship

Reconsidered. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. In press.

Wendling, L.A. (2020). Exploring the lives, communities, and social circles of individuals with intellectual/developmental

disabilities through photo voice. Engage! Accepted.

Wendling, L. A. (2018). Higher education as a means of communal uplift: The educational philosophy of W.E.B. DuBois. Journal of Negro Education87(3), 285-293.

Wendling, L. A., Besing, K. L. (2018). Valuing the engaged work of faculty: An analysis of institutional promotion and tenure guidelines at IUPUI and peer institutions. IUPUI ScholarWorks.

Norris, K. E., Wendling, L. A., Keyne, L. (2018). Demonstrating the impact of community engagement: Realistic and doable strategies. IUPUI ScholarWorks.

Deese, J. J., Gokpinar-Shelton, E., Wendling, L. A. (2018). International branch campuses: Reviewing the literature through Tierney’s organizational cultural framework. Student Personnel Association at Indiana University.

Henslee, C., Leao, M., Miller, K., Wendling, L. A., Whittington, S. (2017). Do you see what I see?: Undergraduate students’ perceptions of IUPUI campus viewbooks and experiences. Student Personnel Association at

Indiana University. 64-82.

Awards and

Grants

Virginia G. Piper Fellowship, Indiana University 2019-2020, $5,400

Founder’s Day Faculty Grant, Butler University, 2018, $1,000

Sam H. Jones Scholar, IUPUI, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018

Buddy Pair of the Year, Best Buddies Indiana, 2016

 

Program Manager of the Year, Best Buddies International, 2015

 

Fulbright Scholar, U.S. Department of State, 2009 - 2010

 

Bonner Scholar, DePauw University, 2005 – 2009

Honor Scholar, DePauw University, 2005 – 2009

Peer-Reviewed Presentations

Wendling, L. A. (2019). Valuing Engagement: Evaluating the Community Engaged Research of Faculty within Promotion and

Tenure presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference, Portland, OR.

Wendling, L.A. (2019). Exploring the Lives, Communities, and Social Circles of Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental

Disabilities through Photo Voice presented at the Engage! Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

 

Keyne, L., Wendling, L.A. (2019). Infusing Community Engagement Data Collection into your Institutional Strategy

presented at the Assessment Institute, Indianapolis, IN.

 

Wendling, L.A., Rosser, V.J. (2019). Infusing Community Engagement Data Collection into your Institutional Strategy

presented at the Ohio Campus Compact Conference, Columbus, OH.

 

Wendling, L.A., Booram, B., Palmer, M., Hoffman-Longtin, K. (2019). Promotion & Tenure Resources that Work: Web Design

with Faculty in Mind presented at the Group on Faculty Affairs and Group on Women in Medicine and Science Joint

Professional Development Conference, Chicago, IL.

 

Norris, K.E., Wendling, L.A. (2019). Faculty Experiences with Community Engaged Research: Challenges, Successes, and

Recommendations for the Future presented at the Midwest Region Campus Compact Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

 

Norris, K.E., Wendling, L.A., Keyne, L. (2019). Infusing Community Engagement Data Collection into your Institutional Strategy

presented at the Midwest Region Campus Compact Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Janke, E., Keyne, L. Wendling, L.A. (2019). Infusing Community Engagement Data Collection into your Institutional Strategy

presented at the Eastern Region Campus Compact Conference, Providence, RI.

 

Holland, B.A., Janke, E., Keyne, L., Wendling, L.A. (2019). Exploring the Nature of our Partnerships: Institution-wide Data

Collection on Community Engagement presented at the Continuums of Service Conference, San Diego, CA.

Norris, K.E., Wendling, L.A. (2018). Faculty experiences with community engaged research: Challenges, successes, and recommendations for the future presented at the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities Conference, Chicago, IL.

Kandris, S., Wendling, L.A. (2018). Building a data-informed approach to community engagement presented at the Assessment Institute, Indianapolis, IN.

Weiss, H.A., Wendling, L.A. (2018). Faculty Experiences with Community Engaged Research: Challenges, successes, and recommendations for the future presented at the Assessment Institute, Indianapolis, IN.

Wendling, L.A. (2018). Belle joined our tribe: Exploring the language and identity of a mother of a child with IDD presented at

International Conference on Literacy, Culture, and Language Education, Bloomington, IN.

Murray, G.J., Wendling, L.A. (2018). Crafting your community engagement strategy presented at Indiana University Southeast Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, New Albany, IN.

Shelton, T.L., Wendling, L.A., Keyne, L. (2018). Opportunity to strengthen community engagement: A tale of two institutions

presented at American Association of State Colleges and Universities Conference, Bellevue, WA.

Norris, K.E., Wendling, L.A., Keyne, L. (2017). Demonstrating the impact of community engagement: Realistic and doable strategies presented at Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities Conference, Denver, CO.

 

Wendling, L.A. (2016). Participatory Action Research: Photo Voice as a means for community-capacity building presented at IUPUI Professional Lunch Series, Indianapolis, IN.

Wendling, L.A. (2015). Engaging Individuals with IDD in Research presented at Self-Advocates of Indiana

Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

 

Wendling, L.A. (2015). Engaging individuals with IDD in Research presented at Best Buddies International

Leadership Conference, Bloomington, IN.

 

Miller, J., Wendling, L.A. (2014). Creating and Sustaining Networks of Young Professionals presented at Best

Buddies International Leadership Conference, Miami, FL.

Professional

Memberships

Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)

 

American College Personnel Association (ACPA)

 

Preparing Future Faculty and Professionals (PFFP)

 

Indiana Association for Institutional Research (INAIR)

 

Graduate Students and New Professionals Community of Practice (GSNPCOP)

Professional

Service

2018 - present              Reviewer, Journal of Negro Education, Howard University

2019 - present              Reviewer, Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, Michigan University

2016 - 2019                   Reviewer, Student Personnel Association Journal, Indiana University

2016 - present              Member, IUPUI Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning Committee

2018 - 2019                   Member, Indiana University Learning and Teaching with Technology Committee

 

2018 - present              Research Assistant, IUPUI Office of Community Engagement: IRDS

 

2016 - 2018                   Research Assistant, Indiana University School of Education: Special Ed Policy

2018                               Research Fellow, Indiana University School of Medicine: Faculty Development

2017 – 2018                  Research Mentor, Indiana University: Env. Theory and Institutional Assessment

2015 - 2017                  Ambassador, American College Personnel Association

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