Jaime Lester

B.A. in English and Women's Studies, University of Michigan, ()

M.Ed. in Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs, University of Southern California, ()

Ph.D. in Education Administration and Policy Analysis, University of Southern California, (2006)

Articles

Hagerdorn, L. S. ., Cypers, S., Lester, J. and J & Zhang, L. Y.. Looking in the review mirror: A retrospective look at the factors affecting transfer for urban community college students. Community College Journal of Research and Practice.

Lester, J. Not your child’s playground: Workplace bullying among community college faculty. Community College Journal of Research and Practice.

Hagedorn, L. S.., Maxwell, W. B.., Moon, H. S.., Cypers, S. and Lester, J. (2007). Course-shopping in the urban community colleges: An analysis of student drop and add activities. Journal of Higher Education 78 (4) , pp. 464-486.

Hagerdorn, L. S.. and Lester, J. (2006). Hispanic community college students and the transfer game: Strikes, misses, and grand slam experiences. Community College Journal of Research and Practice 30(10) , pp. 827-853.

Kezar, A., Lester, J. and Anderson, G. (2006). Lacking courage, corporate sellout, not a real faculty member: Challenging stereotypes that prevent effective governance. NEA: Thought & Action (XXII, 121-134).

Hagedorn, L. S.., Lester, J., Tibbetts, K. and Moon, H. S.. (2006). Native Hawaiian community college students: What happens?. Community College Journal of Research and Practice 30(1) , pp. 21-39.

Hagedorn, L. S.., Cypers, S., Lester, J., Moon, H. S.. and Maxwell, W. (2006). Transfer between community colleges and four-year colleges: The all American game. Community College Journal of Research and Practice 30(3) , pp. 223-242.

Hagedorn, L. S.., Moon, H. S.., Lester, J., Kanaiaupuni, S. and Tibbetts, K. (2005). The academic and occupational outcomes of private residential high school student instruction. Pacific Educational Research Journal 13(1).

Book Chapters

Lester, J. Gender-specific approaches to enhancing identity development among undergraduate women and men Routledge.

Cooper, J., Eddy, P., Hart, J., Lester, J., Lukas, S., Eudey, B., Glazer-Raymo, J. and Madden, M. (2007). Improving gender equity in postsecondary education Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Lester, J. (2006). Who will we serve in the future? The new student in transition (pp. 47-61).

Presentations

Lester, J. (November , 2007). Acting on the collegiate stage: Managing impressions in the workplace identity Association for the Study of Higher Education Louisville, KY.

Lester, J. (April , 2007). A hidden form of harassment: Workplace bullying among faculty American Educational Research Association Chicago, Illinois.

Lester, J. (April , 2007). Decreasing the digital divide: Technology use for college preparation programs. Improving Early Intervention for College Programs American Educational Research Association Chicago, Illinois.

Carducci, R., Contreras-McGavin, M., Kezar, A., Lester, J. and Bertram Gallant, T. (April , 2007). Faculty grassroots leadership: Making the invisible visible American Educational Research Association Chicago, Illinois.

Hart, J. and Lester, J. (April , 2007). Performing gender at a women’s college American Educational Research Association Chicago, Illinois.

Lester, J. (April , 2007). Performing gender in the workplace: Gender roles, power, and identity American Educational Research Association Chicago, Illinois.

Lester, J. (April , 2007). Women in male dominated career and technical education programs at Community Colleges: Barriers to participation and success Council for the Study of Community Colleges Tampa, FL.

Bertram Gallant, T., Carducci, R., Contreras-McGavin, M., Kezar, A. and Lester, J. (November , 2006). A study of grassroots leadership in Higher Education: Encounters with power and oppression Association for the Study of Higher Education Anaheim, CA.

Lester, J. (November , 2006). Performing gender: Women faculty and identity. Symposium: From the Margins to the Mainstream: Feminist Perspectives on Faculty Work Lives Association for the Study of Higher Education Anaheim, CA.

Lester, J. (November , 2006). The naturalization of inequity: Gender, identity, power, and faculty. Symposium: Bridges and borders: The intersections between critical feminist theories and higher education praxis Association for the Study of Higher Education Anaheim, CA.

Lester, J. (April , 2006). A new framework to examine gender equity in higher education: A focus on gendered performances American Educational Research Association San Francisco, CA.

Lester, J. (April , 2006). Leveraging the Doctoral Experience to Support Early Career Balance American Educational Research Association San Francisco, CA.

Hagedorn, L. S.., Lester, J. and McLain, M. (April , 2006). Looking in the rearview mirror: A retrospective look at the factors affecting community college students American Educational Research Association San Francisco.

Lester, J. (April , 2006). Setting the stage for gender equity: Gendered performances in community college American Educational Research Association San Francisco, CA.

Lester, J. (April , 2006). Preparing for the job search: The do's and dont's of successful searching and transitioning into an academic or practictioner career Graduate Student Council, American Educational Research Association San Francisco, CA.

Lechuga, V. M.. and Lester, J. (November , 2005). Higher Education & the Neoliberal Charter: An Examination of Academic Capitalism and Faculty at For-Profit Colleges and Universities. Symposium: Academic Capitalism and Social Responsibility Association for the Study of Higher Education Philadelphia.

Lester, J. (September , 2005). Student Development Theory Student Affairs Work in College Course at the University of Southern California University of Southern California.

Lester, J. (April , 2005). Deconstructing higher education organizational theory: A postmodern approach to gender equity American Educational Research Association Montreal, Canada.

Kezar, A., Glenn, W. and Lester, J. (April , 2005). Institutional contexts and equitable educational outcomes American Educational Research Association Montreal, Canada.

Lester, J. (April , 2005). Job satisfaction among community college faculty: Testing the two-factor theory American Educational Research Association Montreal, Canada.

Hagedorn, L. S. ., Lester, J. and Cypers, S. C.. (April , 2005). problem: Climb or catastrophe American Educational Research Association Montreal, Canada.

Hagedorn, L. S.., Lester, J. and Sallee, M. (April , 2005). (En)gendering vocational programs: Women in non-traditional vocational majors Council for the Study of Community College Boston, MA.

Lester, J. (January , 2005). Gender and Student Development: A feminist perspective Student Development Theory Course at the University of Southern California University of Southern California.

Lester, J. and Contreras-McGavin, M. (November , 2004). Representation of race and ethnicity in higher education journals: A race/ethnicity phase theory Association for the Study of Higher Education Kansas City, MO.

Lester, J. (November , 2004). The cultural situatedness of knowledge and gender formations: Tools for reexamining methodological assumptions in higher educational research. Symposium: Interrogating Methodology: Philosophical Questions of Research and Higher Education Association for the Study of Higher Education Kansas City, MO.

Hagedorn, L. S.., Lester, J., McLain, M. and Garcia, H. (November , 2004). Transfer center stories: A mission, a plan, or missed opportunities? Association for the Study of Higher Education Kansas City, MO.

Hagedorn, L. S.., Cypers, S., Lester, J., Moon, H. S.. and Maxwell, W. (November , 2004). Transfer between community colleges and four-year colleges: The all American game Association of the Study of Higher Education Conference Portland, Oregon.

Hagedorn, L. S.., Lester, J. and McLain, M. (October , 2004). Balancing college and parenting: The case for Native Hawaiians with family responsibilities Kamehameha Conference Honolulu, Hawaii.

Lester, J. and Hagedorn, L. S.. (April , 2004). Coursetaking patterns of Latina community college students: On the transfer path American Educational Research Association San Diego, CA.

Maxwell, W. B.., Hagedorn, L. S.., Cypers, S., Moon, H. S.. and Lester, J. (April , 2004). The placement/course level match in remedial mathematics courses among urban community college students American Educational Research Association San Diego, CA.

Hagedorn, L. S.., Lester, J. and Moon, H. S.. (April , 2004). Native Hawaiian community college students: What happens? Council for the Study of Community Colleges Minneapolis, MN.

Hagedorn, L. S.., Moon, H. S.. and Lester, J. (September , 2003). Factors contributing to college retention in the Native Hawaiian population Kamehemaha Research Conference Honolulu, Hawaii.

Hagedorn, L. S.., Maxwell, W. B.., Moon, H. S.., Cypers, S. and Lester, J. (April , 2003). Course-shopping in the urban community colleges: An analysis of student drop and add activities American Educational Research Association Chicago, Illinois.

Hagedorn, L. S.., Moon, H. S.. and Lester, J. (April , 2003). The academic and occupational outcomes of private residential high school student instruction American Educational Research Association Chicago, Illinois.

Sundt, M., Lester, J., Hunt, F. and Holley, K. (March , 2003). What Ed doctoral students are saying National Association of Student Personnel Administrators St. Louis, MO.

Hagedorn, L. S.., Moon, H. S.. and Lester, J. (January , 2003). Kamehameha boarding and day students: Comparisons of educational attainment and well-being Hawaiian International Conference of Education Honolulu, Hawaii.

• 2007: Dissertation cited for excellence by the Council for the Study of Community Colleges, Council for the Study of Community Colleges
• 2005: American Educational Research Association Participation Award for the Graduate Student and Faculty Mentoring Seminar , American Educational Research Association
• 2004: Scholars and Advocates for Gender Equity Mentor Fellowship,
• 2003: National Center for Education Statistics Cooperative Fellow,