The Rowman & Littlefield Guide to Learning Center Administration

Daniel R. Sanford PhD is director of writing and of the Academic Resource Commons at Bates College and was previously director of the Center for Academic Program Support at the University of New Mexico. He is an experienced learning center administrator and a recognized scholar and professional in the field of peer tutoring. He is also a cognitive scientist, the author of numerous articles in the field of cognitive linguistics, and an experienced educator with a wealth of experience making the mechanisms of the brain accessible and intuitive to college-age students. Michelle Steiner, PhD is the Executive Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Marymount University. An experienced professional of 17 years in the fields of academic advising and learning center administration, she has previously directed Undergraduate Academic Advising in the Columbian College of Arts & Sciences at The George Washington University, and the Center for Academic Program Support (CAPS) at the University of New Mexico. Under her directorship, the National College Learning Center Association awarded CAPS the annual Frank L. Christ Outstanding Learning Center Award in 2012 for the best undergraduate learning center at a 4-year college. Dr. Steiner is a Psychologist, and an active scholar in the field of learning center administration.