Frankie Santos Laanan

Frankie Santos Laanan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Office: 515.294.7292
Email: laanan@iastate.edu
Homepage: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~laanan/

Education

Ph.D., Higher Education & Organizational Change, UCLA
M.A., Higher Education & Organizational Change, UCLA
B.A., Political Science, UCLA

Research Interests

• college access
• minority students' pathway to the baccalaureate and beyond
• women and minorities in STEM
• role and impact of community colleges on individuals and society

Selected Publications

Hardy, D. E., & Laanan, F. S. (2006). Characteristics and perspectives of faculty at public 2-year colleges. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 30, 787-811.

Laanan, F. S., Hardy, D. E., & Katsinas, S. G. (2006). Documenting and assessing the role of community colleges in developing human capital. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 30, 855-869.

Laanan, F. S., Compton, J., & Friedel, J. N. (2006). The role of career and technical education in Iowa community colleges. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 30, 293-310.

Starobin, S. S., & Laanan, F. S. (2005). Influence of pre-college experience on self-concept among community college students in science, mathematics, and engineering. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 3(11), 209-229.

Laanan, F. S. (2001). Accountability in community colleges: Looking toward the twenty-first century. In B. K. Townsend and S. B. Twombly (Eds.), Community Colleges: Policy in the Future Context, Volume 2, 57-76. Westport, CT: Ablex Publishing.