Dr. Valerie Osland Paton
Valerie Osland Paton reports to the Provost as Vice Provost for Planning and Assessment, leading institutional effectiveness in administrative and academic affairs. She supervises the Office of Planning and Assessment, and the Quality Enhancement Plan/TTU Ethics Center. Dr. Paton represents Texas Tech as the institutional liaison to SACSCOC, member THECB Peer Accountability Group for Value Added, member of the Executive Committee for the Council on Engagement and Outreach of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, and Sponsoring Partner for the National Outreach Scholarship Conference. Dr. Paton previously served as Associate Vice Provost with responsibilities for the development of distributed learning opportunities at Texas Tech University.
Dr. Paton serves as a faculty member in the higher educational program in TTU’s College of Education. Her research interests include higher education policy and practice, engagement, planning and assessment. She is a co-PI for a Hispanic Serving Institutions STEM grant with El Centro College, TTU’s Department of Biology, and TTU Center at Junction; PI for a Suder Foundation grant on first generation students; and PI on a TTU Graduate School Grant for Growing Graduate Programs.
Her academic preparation includes a B.A. in American Studies from San Jose State University, a M.A. Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University, and a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Southern California.
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- Doctor of Philosophy University of Southern California, 1988.
- Master of Art, Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University, 1980
- Bachelor of Arts, American Studies, San Jose State University, 1976
Professional Experience:
- 2008-present Vice Provost for Planning and Assessment, Texas Tech University
- November 2002 - June 2008 - Associate Vice Provost, Texas Tech University
- 2007-present Assistant Professor, College of Education, Higher Education Program, Texas Tech University
- 2003-2007 Adjunct Graduate Faculty Member, College of Education, Higher Education Program, Texas Tech University
- 2001-2002 Director, Texas Tech University Higher Education Teaching Sites at Fredericksburg and Marble Falls, TX
- 1997-2001 Dean, Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness, and Project Manager, Title III, Part A; Schreiner University, Kerrville, TX
- 1993-1995 Graduate Program Director, Master’s Degree in College Student Personnel Services, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- 1990-1995 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Departments of Higher Education and Counseling Psychology, School of Education, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- 1987-1992 Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- 1979-1981 Academic Coordinator, Thematic Option Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Representative Publications and Presentations:
- Paton, V.O., Baker, M., & Hickerson, R. (in press). In Mohrman, K., Feinblatt, & Chow, K. (Eds.), Public Universities and Regional Development. (Arizona State University, University Design Institute.) Sichuan China: Sichuan University Press.
- Barnard, L., Lan, W., To, Y.M., Paton, V.O., & Lai, S. (in press). Measuring self-regulation in online and blended learning environments. MERLOT Journal of Interactive Online Learning. http://jolt.merlot.org/.
- Barnard, L., Paton, V. O., & Lan, W. Y. (2008). Online self-regulatory learning behaviors as a mediator in the relationship between online course perceptions with achievement. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 9(2), 1-11.
- Barnard, L., Paton, V. O., & Rose, K. (2007). Perceptions of online course communications and collaboration. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 10(4). Available online, from: http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/winter104/barnard104.html
- Paton, V. (Fall 2005/Spring 2006). The scope of our country: Expanding access to higher education through community partnerships with Texas Tech University [Special issue]. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 11(1), 25-39.