Elsa Sofia Morote, Ed.D., Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Shirley, NY, US

New York City Metropolitan Area

Create and execute strategies to increase enrollment, retention and graduation of undergraduate and graduate students

New York, United States

Full Professor of Public Management Research is focused on student retention, faculty collaboration, online learning and public education leadership.Service - academic journal reviewer, editor, editor in chief. Member of the Faculty Council Committee and Executive Faculty Council.

New York City Metropolitan Area

-Report to the provost-Shapes and expands graduate level master’s programs by enhancing their standing nationally, increasing enrollment, retention, and graduation rates and decreasing time to graduation, and considering opportunities for new program growth.-Chairs the Committee on Graduate Studies and works closely with program directors and department.

United States

Lecturing in the doctoral program PhD science education and graduate program in higher education administration at the School of Professional Studies and Statistics Methods for the MBA program

Farmingdale, New York

• Report to the President of Farmingdale State College/SUNY or his designee (VP Finances)
• Direct and responsible for all areas of institutional operations and development including 5 core areas of the institution (Academic Affairs, Business Affairs, Facility Operations, Student Support, R&D), and state and.
• Supervise for the Vice President all institution-wide strategic planning related to academic programs, program accreditation, research studies and grants and grant proposals, affiliations and articulation agreements.
• Oversee the “College Connections” program, that helps at risk students to finish their high school diploma and/or prepare for college while working part-time; provide leadership on all K-16 Initiatives supporting.
• Support enrolment campaigns using Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
• Oversee, actively monitor and evaluate the effective use of budgeted resources to ensure budget use is fully aligned with university’s plans and priorities; support the use of data for evaluation and program

Oakdale, New York

• Founded the Institute with the mission delivering best practices in training in comparative, international, diversity and development education
• Direct operations of the Institute, to include policy and plan development, reporting directly to the Dean and to CFO, and led a department of 7 staff
• Promoted research in international comparative studies through the delivery of webinars to the global community
• Oversaw development of diversity and cultural sensitive training for K-12, higher education and health industry educators, and helped train teachers to incorporate multicultural and international comparative studies in.
• Created events to motivate diverse students to attend college
• Promoted broad-based input, pursuing college-wide collaborations

(Full Professor Since 2012)

• Instruct Doctoral and Post-Masters Courses in research methods, research technology, with focus on qualitative, quantitative and mixed methodology research and dissertation design best practises
• Instruct 12 Doctoral courses: Advanced Research Methods, Basic Research using Technology, Dissertation Development, Experimental Research Methods, Individual Dissertation Advisement, Organization Theory I, Organization.
• Instruct 6 Post-Masters & ProD courses on educational and instructional technologies
• Teach and facilitate courses and learning activities in a blended learning environment
• Deliver advanced certification programs to prepare educators, school and district administrators, related education professionals, and future professors in schools of education for instructional leadership roles
• Provide academic advisement for graduate students, including mentorship of doctoral students

Oakdale, New York

• Managed the department operations (10 staff), to include academic program planning and goal creation with faculty and college administrators, budget management, resource allocation, fiscal affairs, faculty.
• Developed and executed strategies that supported the recruitment, retention, program completion, job placement and transfer opportunities for students
• Monitored program data and enrolment trends to inform student success and enrolment initiatives
• Provided strategic leadership to the School of Education Technology and to the NCATE Strand 4 in teaching, research and scholarship
• Supported the solicitation of external funding for research
• Promoted university and community relations

Cambridge, MA

• Served as Senior Postdoctoral Fellow working under guidance Prof. David Pritchard, the Director of RELATE (Research in Electronic Learning, Assessing & Tutoring Effectively)
• Conducted research on CyberTutor (now MasterPhysics), a sophisticated interactive web-based tutor for teachers and students, with a focus on the improvement of learning and pedagogy in interactive environments
• Conducted statistical analysis, using Access, SPSS, SQL and UNIX
• Assisted with proposal and report writing, funding applications, research design, management and execution

Mexico City, Mexico

• Taught undergraduate and masters courses at the Graduate School of Business & Entrepreneurship Department.
• Assumed role of Associate Director of the Finance Center’s Graduate School of Business in 1996

Mexico City, Mexico

• Developed a budget to support unemployment reduction program and created a model to distribute resources efficiently

Doctor Of Education Ed.D, Higher Education Administration, Honors Student

School of Administration & Policy Studies Recognized 3 consecutive years at the Annual Awards for Academic Excellence (1998-2001)

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, International Business Management, Entrepreneurship & Innovation

M.Sc. In Computational Finance, Computational Finance

Interdisciplinary Program in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science

Master’S Degree, Public Administration, 4.0

Specialization in Public Administration and Strategic Management (Honors) Recognized as Top Student in the Masters Program (1992)

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Industrial Engineering

Awarded “Best Engineering Thesis” in the Country by CONACYT (NSF) (1989)