CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Peter J. Collier
Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Portland State University

1997

1989

1987

PhD. Systems Science / Sociology Ph.D., Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

M.S. Sociology, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

B.S. Social Science, Southern Oregon State College, Ashland, Oregon

July 2014
to present

EMERITUS PROFESSOR
Sociology Department, PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Sociology Department, PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

Developing Effective Student Peer Mentoring Programs: A Practioner’s Guide to Program Design, Delivery, Evaluation and Training
Sterling, VA: Stylus Press

“How Peer Mentoring can help Universities promote Student Success in a Post COVID-19 Pandemic World", Metropolitan Universities, Vol. 32 No. 3 (Special issue: COVID-19—Innovations through Crises), pp. 37-54

Collier, Peter J.
“Reflections on my Pacific Sociological Association Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Experiences”
The American Sociologist, Vol. 45, Issue 2, pp. 292-294

Collier, Peter J. and Morgan, David L.
"Is That Paper Really Due Today? Differences in First-Generation and Traditional College Students' Understandings of Faculty Members' Class-Related Expectations"
Higher Education, Vol. 55 Issue 4, pp.425-446

Collier, Peter J. and Callero, Peter L.
"Role Theory and Social Cognition: Learning to Think like a Recycler"
Self and Identity, 4 pp. 44-58

Collier, Peter J.
"The Differentiated Model of Role Identity Acquisition"
Symbolic Interaction, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 217-235.

Collier, Peter J.
“Mentoring: Relationship Building for Empowerment”
Serving and Learning: A Student Workbook for Community-Based Experiences Across the Disciplines 2nd Edition C. Cress, P, Collier, & V. Reitenauer, (Eds.), Sterling, VA: Stylus Press.

Collier, Peter J. and Williams, Dilafruz
“Reflection in Action: The Learning-Doing Relationship”
Serving and Learning: A Student Workbook for Community-Based Experiences Across the Disciplines C. Cress, P, Collier, & V. Reitenauer, (Eds.) (pp. 83-98) Sterling, VA: Stylus Press.

Reitenauer, Vicki , Spring, Amy, Kecskes, Kevin, Kerrigan, Seanna, Cress, Christine, and Collier, Peter J.
“Building and Maintaining Community Partnerships”
Serving and Learning: A Student Workbook for Community-Based Experiences Across the Disciplines C. Cress, P, Collier, & V. Reitenauer, (Eds.), 2005. (pp. 17-32) Sterling, VA: Stylus Press.

Collier, Peter J.
“How To Establish That Your College Student Mentoring Program Positively Impacts Students” Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Mentoring Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Collier, Peter J.
“How Peer Mentoring Improves Decision-making and Promotes College Student Success” Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Mentoring Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Collier, Peter J., Keller, Thomas, and Logan, Kay
“Development and Evaluation of a Cross-program Course for Training Peer Mentors and Program Coordinators”, Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Mentoring Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Collier, Peter J.
“Identity, Role Mastery and New College Student Success: A Developmental Model” Proceedings of the Seventh Annual National Symposium on Student Retention, Charleston, South Carolina.

Collier, Peter J., Morgan, David and Fellows, Collin
“Promoting Academic Success and Persistence Among First-Generation College Freshmen”, Proceedings of 2010 Hawaii International Conference on Education, University of Hawaii-West, Oahu, Hawaii.

Collier, Peter J., Jhaj, Sukhwant, Reder, Steve, Fellows, Collin, and Schwisow, Carmen “University Studies’ Students First Success System: Integrating on-line support resources into the general education curriculum to promote freshmen academic performance and retention“, Proceedings of the Fourth Annual National Symposium on Student Retention, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Collier, P., & Fellows, C.
”Improving First-Generation, Low-Income Student Retention in Higher Education: Examining the Persistence of Role-Mastery based Advising and Telementoring Intervention Effects”
2006-2009 Final Report, National Academic Advisers Association (NACADA) Research Grant-Funded Project

Collier, P., Fellows, C. & B. Holland
“Students First: Improving First-Generation Student Retention and Performance in Higher Education: Final Report of Program Activities: 2005 – 2008” Report U.S. Department of Education, FIPSE Comprehensive Grant Program

“Mentoring, Reflection and Promoting Student Success: The New Johari Window”. Paper presented at the 86th Annual meetings of the Pacific Sociological Association Convention, Long Beach, California.

“Comparing Faculty Members’ and Advisers’ Perspectives on Important Freshman-year Student Adjustment Issues,". Paper presented at the 85th Annual meetings of the Pacific Sociological Association Convention, Portland, Oregon

“Graduate Students Mentoring Graduate Students: A Template for Student Success,”. Co-authors: Restad, Cristina and Foutch, James. Paper presented at the 85th Annual meetings of the Pacific Sociological Association Convention, Portland, Oregon

“Creating Sustainable and Dynamic Peer Mentoring Programs,” Co-authors: Townley, Jill and Braun, Paul. National Association of Foreign Student Advisers (NAFSA) Region 1 Pre-conference Workshop, Spokane, Washington

“Role Mastery, Schema Development and First–Generation College Student Success,". Co-authors: Morgan, David and Fellows, Collin. Paper presented at the 81st Annual meetings of the Pacific Sociological Association Convention, Oakland, California.

“’But does it Stick?’ Assessing long-term impacts of first-generation student support interventions,". Co-author: Fellows, Collin. Paper presented at the 2008 National Academic Advisors Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

"What We Can Do To Increase Students' Chances of Success at the University: The Importance of Understanding Faculty Expectations in Regards to Student Academic Behavior". Fall Conference 2002: TRIO in the Pacific Northwest: 25 Years of Educational Access, Portland, Oregon.

“You Can Make a Difference!” How Mentoring can promote College Student Success in a Post-Pandemic World January 2022. Keynote address at kickoff of The College of Holy Cross’s peer mentoring program for students in the disability services program. Center for Career Development. Worcester, MA.

“What Do Mentees Really Get From Participating in a Mentoring Program?” September 2011. Keynote address First Annual Peer-to-peer Mentoring Conference, Portland State University, Portland, OR.

“Students First: Improving first-generation students performance and retention in Higher Education.” September 2007. Presentation to the Oregon University System Student Completion and Participation Sub-committee, Portland, OR.

“Improving First Generation Students’ Performance and Retention in Higher Education,” April 2007. Presentation at Portland Community College – Cascade Campus, Portland, OR.

Co-investigator, “Mentor Learning Network for NIH Researchers,” Oregon Health Sciences University(OHSU)-PSU Center for Interdisciplinary Mentoring Research (CIMR) Pilot Project, Tom Keller, PI, sub-contract from OHSU.

funded $24,000 year

Principal Investigator, "Improving First-Generation Low Income Student Retention in Higher Education: Examining the persistence of Role-Mastery based Advising and Telementoring Intervention Effects.” National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Research Grant Program.

funded $15,000

Principal Investigator, “Students First: Improving First-Generation Student Retention in Higher Education.” U.S. Department of Education, Federal Improvement in Post-Secondary Education Grant Program.

funded $374,940

Principal Investigator, "First Generation College Student Adjustment Issues." National Foundation for the Improvement of Education Leadership Grant Program.

funded $1,000

Principal Investigator, “Advancing a developmental model of college student success: Identifying and understanding key issues for first year college students,” David Morgan, Co-Principal Investigator, Faculty Enhancement Grant

funded $7,785

Principal Investigator, “Research and Development of Training for College Peer Mentors and Mentoring Program Coordinators,” Funded under a Cradle to Career Planning Grant, Portland State University. Joint project of PSU Center for Interdisciplinary Mentoring Research (CIMR) - Oregon Campus Compact

funded $ 12,500

Proposal co-author and founding Faculty Fellow, PSU Center of Excellence: Promoting Success Through Connection: A PSU Center for Inter-Disciplinary Mentoring Research, Tom Keller, Co-author and Center Director

funded $ 99,979

Principal Investigator w/ student Collin Fellows “Differences in traditional and first-generation incoming PSU freshmen’s understanding of “what factors affect academic success at the University,” Scholarly and Creative Activity Grant for Undergraduates

funded $1,500

Principal Investigator (David Morgan & Christine Cress co-investigators) “How Is College Different From High School?” A Longitudinal Study of Relationship Between In-Coming Freshmen’s Perceptions of Factors Affecting Academic Success and Actual First-Year Performance.” Provost’s Foundation Award

funded $2,000

TRiO Program, University of Maine-Farmington, Farmington, Maine. Consultant providing peer mentoring program design, development, implement, evaluation and mentor training services.

TRiO Program, San Diego State University, San Diego, California. Consultant providing peer mentoring program design, development, implement, evaluation and mentor training services.

Build EXITO Program, Portland State University and Oregon Health Sciences University. Formative evaluator and focus group facilitator.

PSU ReThink Project #93: Giving Credit Where Credit is Due, evaluator.

St. Mary’s College, Moraga, California. Keynote speaker and workshop leader on first-generation student retention issues, mentoring program design and assessment.

CareOregon Health Plan, Research design consultant and focus group facilitator.

Minnesota Campus Compact, State-wide Retention Summit, St. Paul, Minnesota. Keynote speaker and workshop leader on developing mentor training programs, multi-media delivery of mentoring resources and first-generation college student retention issues.

Urban Transfer Research Network Lumina Foundation-funded study (Dr. Kathi Ketcheson, Principal Investigator), Research design and instrument development consultant.

Capstone Assessment Project, PSU Center for Academic Excellence, Project director.

American Sociological Association

Pacific Sociological Association

Oregon Program Evaluators’ Network