Call for Research Participants: Currently Employed, Full-time Administrators

Are you an administrator on campus whose higher education career began when you left another industry? The experiences that accompany these career transitions are the focus of a qualitative research study now underway.

Criteria to Participate

• Must be currently employed in a full-time, mid-level higher education administration role (e.g., manager, director, assistant/associate vice president)
• Must have occupied a higher education administration role for at least one year
• Must have entered higher education administration after working in another industry

Participation will include completing a demographic form and taking part in a 60-90 minute, one-on-one interview via Zoom.

If you meet the eligibility criteria below and are interested in sharing your experience, please complete the participant interest form. 

If you have questions about the study, please contact the co-investigator, Marc Stevens, at marcstevens@isu.edu. This study has received IRB approval at Idaho State University (IRB-FY2026-140).