MARGARET M. CLEMENTS, Ph.D

4111 Apple Tree Ct.
Bloomington, IN  47403

(812) 330-8697
mclements6@yahoo.com


•EDUCATION•

Ph.D.  

Education Policy Studies and Higher Education Administration. 
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 2008

Dissertation: Patenting at U.S. Universities:  A Network Analysis of the Complexities of Domestic and International Patenting Activities

   

M.S.

Higher Education and Student Affairs.
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1997

Capstone Project:  International Students on U.S. Campuses:  Importance and Implications

   

B.A.

Majors:  Honors English and Political Science.  Minor in East Asian Culture.
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1987

Honors Thesis: The Absurdity of Salvation in the Works of Jean-Paul Sartre

             
•RESEARCH INTERESTS•

Network Science
Higher Education Finance
Policy Analysis and Implementation
Primary, Secondary and Higher Education Linkages

History of Science and Education
International and Comparative Education
Social Issues of Equity and Opportunity
Mentor-protégé Relationships

Relevant Coursework:  Macroeconomics of Educational Research, Strategies for Educational Inquiry, Intermediate Statistics Applied to Education, Multivariate Analysis in Educational Research, Advanced Program Evaluation, Comparative Education, Educational Policy Studies, Educational Policy Making and Implementation

•SELECTED PUBLICATIONS and GOVERNMENT REPORTS •

            Alcantara, Armando and Clements, Margaret M., (In press). Intellectual property and the cultural aspects of collaboration: Comparisons between Mexico and the United States. In K. Biraimah, W. Gaudelli & J. Zajda (Eds.).  Education and Social Inequality in the Global Culture Vol. 4.  Dordrecht:  Kluwer Academic Publishers.

            Clements, Margaret M. and Alcantara, Armando (2005). La tutoría en los programas de doctorado en educación de México y los Estados Unidos: Un estudio comparativo.  Hermasillo, Mexico.

            Arnove, Robert F. and Clements, Margaret M. (2004). Education and international issues of social mobility of underprivileged groups.  In J.W. Guthrie (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Education.

            St. John, E.P., and Clements, Margaret M. (2004). Public opinions and political contexts, in T. Kowalski (Ed.), Public Relations in Schools, pp. 47-65 (3rd  ed.).  Upper Saddle River, NJ:  Pearson Merrill Prentice-Hall

            St. John, E.P., and Clements, Margaret M. (2000). Public opinions and political contexts, in T. Kowalski (Ed.), Public Relations in Schools, pp. 46-66 (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ:  Pearson Merrill Prentice-Hall.

            St. John, E.P., Hu, S., Clements, M.M., Asker, E.H. (1999).  Are Indiana’s public colleges still affordable?  A summary report on the effects of state grants on persistence by full-time students in Indiana.  Technical report prepared for the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.  Bloomington, IN:  Indiana Education Policy Center.

            St. John, E.P., Bardzell, J., Manoil, K., Michael, R.S., Asker, E., Clements M., & Jacob S. (1999).  Improving early literacy: Designing research-based interventions, Technical report prepared for the Indiana Department of Education.  Bloomington, IN:  Indiana Education Policy Center. 

            Bardzell, J., St. John, E. P., Manoil, K., Michael, R.S., Asker, E., Clements, M., & Jacob, S. (1999).  Improving early literacy:  Designing research-based interventions, Technical report prepared for the Indiana Department of Education.  Bloomington, IN:  Indiana Education Policy Center.

            St. John, E. P., Clements, M. M., Asker, E. H., Michael, R. S. (1998).  Assessment of the effects of prices and price subsidies on persistence in Indiana public higher education.  Technical report prepared for the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.  Bloomington, IN:  Indiana Education Policy Center.

            St. John, E. P., Bardzell, J., Michael, R.S., Hall, G., Manoil, K., Asker, E., & Clements, M. (1998).  Indiana’s early literacy intervention grant program implementation study.  Prepared for the Indiana Department of Education.  Bloomington, IN:  Indiana Education Policy Center. 

            St. John, E.P., Michael, R.S., Bardzell, J., Asker, E., & Clements, M. (1998).  Meeting the early literacy challenge:  Implementation of Indiana’s early intervention program.  Technical report prepared for the Indiana Department of Education.  Bloomington, IN:  Indiana Education Policy Center.

            St. John, E.P., Michael, R.S., Bardzell, J., Manoil, K., Clements, M., & Asker, E. (1998).  Full-day kindergarten:  A briefing on research literature and budgeting strategies.  Technical report presented to the Indiana School Finance Committee. Bloomington, IN:  Indiana Education Policy Center. 

            St. John, E.P., Michael, R.S., Bardzell, J., Manoil, K., Clements, M. & Asker, E. (1998).  Early age entry, preschool, and full-day kindergarten: Options for Indiana. Technical report to the Indiana State School Finance Committee.  Bloomington, IN:  Indiana Education Policy Center.

            St. John, E., Michael, R. S., Bardzell, J., Asker, E., & Clements, M. (1998, June).  Meeting the early literacy challenge:  Implementation of Indiana’s early intervention program.  Technical report prepared for the Indiana Department of Education.  Bloomington, IN:  Indiana Education Policy Center.
           

• SCHOLARLY PAPERS and PRESENTATIONS•

            Clements, Margaret M. and Herr, Bruce W. (2008).  Co-Institution collaboration network on U.S. university patents 1975-2004.  Paper presented at NetSci 2008:  International Workshop and Conference on Complex Networks and their Applications, NetSci, June 23-27, 2008.  Norwich, UK.

            Clements, Margaret M. (2008).  Mapping international institutional relationships on U.S. university patents.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, March 17- 21, 2008.  New York, NY.

            Clements, Margaret M. (2007).  The global importance of the U.S. university laboratory: A network analysis of university patenting activities.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, April 9-13, 2006, Chicago, IL.            

            Clements, Margaret M., Holloway, Todd, Koh, HyunSeung, and Mutsuddi, Adity (2006).  Visualizing the landscape of U.S. university patents at twenty patenting intensive universities.  Paper presented at the NetSci conference, May, 2006, Bloomington, IN.

            Clements, Margaret M. (2005).  Transforming the opaque into the transparent:  Gender issues in doctoral student mentoring.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, April, 2005, Montreal, Canada.

            Clements, Margaret M. and Alcantara, Armando (2005).  Mentoring practices in doctoral programs in Mexico and the United States:  Growing wiser together.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, March, 2005, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.

            McCarty, Luise, Clements, Margaret M. and Hinderliter, Deborah (2004).  Enhancing visibility of the intricacies of Ph.D. attainment: Three perspectives on mentoring and the doctorate.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, April, 2004, San Diego, CA.

            Arnove, Robert F. and Clements, Margaret M. (2003).  Master teachers and the development of world-class talent:  The shared responsibility of quality programs for student development.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, April, 2003, Chicago, IL.

            Arnove, Robert F., Clements, Margaret M., and Matsuda, Ryohei (2003).  Master teachers and the development of world class talent:  A comparative study.  Symposium presentation at the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, March, 2003, New Orleans, LA.

            Clements, Margaret M. (2003).  The US university and monopoly:  Proprietary characteristics of international research collaboration and patenting activities.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, March, 2003, New Orleans, LA.

            Alcantara, Armando and Clements, Margaret M. (2002).  Intellectual property and the cultural aspects of collaboration: Comparisons between Mexico and the United States. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, March, 2002, Orlando, FL.

            Clements, Margaret M. and Arnove, Robert F. (2002).  International issues in education and social mobility for lower socioeconomic groups.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Comparative and Education Society Meeting, October, 2002, Pittsburgh, PA.

            Clements, Margaret M. (2001).  Planning for affirmative student loans for higher education: A transformative possibility.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, March, 2001, Washington, D.C.

            Clements, Margaret M. (2000).  An international comparison of student loan programs.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, March, 2000, San Antonio, TX

            Clements, Margaret M. (1999).  The ethics of access to education.  Invited panelist, meeting of the Midwest Comparative and International Education Society and Midwest Philosophy of Education, November, 1999, Chicago, IL

            Clements, Margaret M. (1999). Rethinking the importance of international students to U.S. higher education.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, April, 1999. Montreal, Canada.

            Clements, Margaret M. and St. John, E. P. (1999). Keeping Indiana's public colleges affordable:  The effects of state grants on persistence by part-time students.  Paper presented at NASGAP/NSCHELP, May, 1999, Savannah, Georgia.

•RESEARCH, TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE•

Visiting Scholar.  Education Leadership and Policy Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2008- present.  I am extending my research on networks of institutions and inventors on patents granted to universities in the United States.  Meeting with my colleagues in France, Italy, Romania, Spain and Switzerland, I am building networks of collaborators to extend my study on an international scale. Most recently, I have met with the World Intellectual Property Organization and members of the European Union Parliament.

Coordinator.  School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2001-2004. Utilized research on public school teachers to establish a network of teachers throughout the State of Indiana to inform practices in the School of Education. Engineered and coordinated the Armstrong Teacher Education Program--a program that integrates exceptional public school teachers into the life of the School of Education.  Designed and planned conferences, professional development activities for teachers, and utilized research to improve the convergence of educational practice with teacher preparation programs.

Research Associate.  Indiana Education Policy Center, Bloomington, IN, 1998 to 2000.  Participated in the design and evaluation of state programs to improve early reading for children at risk for school failure.  As a key team member, developed surveys, collected and analyzed data, conducted literature reviews, interviewed subjects, reviewed grant applications, and informed state department of education and state legislature of study findings. 

At the higher education level, shared in the research design and analysis of extant data pertaining to state programs to improve higher education persistence in Indiana.  Analyzed data using logistic regression analysis and reported findings to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.

Contributed to the research design and analysis of college choice decisions of high school students.  Collected data using qualitative methods to track and analyze the complex decision making process of high school students as they select which college they will attend.

Research Assistant.  School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1998 to present.  Research master teachers and the development of world-class talent.  This long-term project examines master teachers and their protégés in musical arts, Olympic sports, culinary arts and exceptional public school teachers to elucidate the relationships between timing, various developmental approaches, cultural influences, gender and exceptional talent development.

Associate Instructor. Education and American Culture, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1999-2000.  Engaged 105 diverse undergraduate students in the controversial historical, social, moral and political dilemmas of teaching.  Taught course as an intensive writing course with a strong policy emphasis.  Course syllabus is available upon request (please also see student comments, attached).

Financial Aid Counselor. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1996-1998.  Counseled students and parents about financial aid programs.  Verified and revised FAFSA data under the quality assurance program.  Performed community outreach activities for high school seniors.  Advocated for students and assisted them with financial aid appeals.  Processed loans and served clients in this direct lending full-service financial aid office.

Advisory Board Member.  Low Energy Nuclear Reactions, 1995 to the present.  Over the last decade, have been instrumental in the establishment of this alternative energy company that was formally established in 2003.  This involved securing the intellectual property, conducting market research, and assembling an international scientific team.

Financial and Business Management. School of Advanced International Studies, Bologna Center, Bologna, Italy, 1991-1995.  Administered personnel benefits and student financial assistance programs for more than five nationalities.  Managed financial accounts.  Supervised employees.  Executed diverse duties as University liaison with local medical and legal authorities.

Human Resources Management. Department of Defense, Vicenza, Italy, 1987-1990.  Oversaw personnel and administrative programs for multinational organization with 1000+ U.S., Italian and European Common Market employees at nine locations throughout Italy.  Mediated  labor disputes with local labor unions, reviewed organizational structure, classified job descriptions, arbitrated employee/supervisor complaints and grievances and managed adverse action cases.  Managed employee development program.

 

                                   
• PROFESSIONAL SERVICE •

InfovisLab, School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University
Network Workbench Beta Tester, School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University
Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate, Leadership Team, Indiana University
Armstrong Teacher Educator Advisory Board Member, School of Education, Indiana University
School of Education Finance Committee, School of Education, Indiana University
Comparative and International Education Society Conference Planning Committee
Reviewer of Grant Applications for the Indiana Department of Education’s Early Literacy  Intervention Program
School of Education Policy Committee, School of Education, Indiana University.
Graduate Women Educators’ Network, Executive Committee, Indiana University.
Minority Achievers Program Mentor, Indiana University

• HONORS

Pi Lambda Theta
AERA Fellow 1999
NSF Fellow 1999

• GRANTS and FELLOWSHIPS•

 

R. W. Holmstedt Fellowship 2006
Beechler Education Fellowship, 2005
National Science Foundation Grant, 1999

Grant in Aid of Research Fellowship 2006
University Fellowship, 2000-2001
AIR Summer Database Institute Fellow

 

•CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCES•

  • Lived and worked in Italy for eight years
  • Extensive travels throughout Western Europe including noteworthy time in France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Spain, Portugal, Austria and Belgium
  • Eastern Europe experiences include Slovenia and the Czech Republic
  • Significant travel and research in Mexico
  • Currently serve on the Board of Directors of Kuaba Humanitarian Foundation—a foundation that serves orphans in Zimbabwe, Ghana and South Africa

 

•TECHNICAL SKILLS •

 

Access
Dream Weaver

SAS
SPSS

Webmaster
Network WorkBench

Some SQL
Some Java

 

• LANGUAGES •

Italian: speak, read and write fluently
French: read fluently, some speaking and writing
Spanish: read fluently, some speaking and writing

•REFERENCES•

 Below are listed faculty members who can attest to my potential as a faculty member.  Each one of them has contributed profoundly to both my academic and professional development through the wisdom they have shared with me during the last three years.  In order to contextualize my relationship with the scholars listed below, I have included a description of each person’s direct involvement with me on projects we ventured together.

Dr. Armando Alcántara
Instituto de Investigaciones sobre la
Universidad y la Educación
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Edificio del IISUE, 2o piso. CCU
Coyoacán 04510
México, D.F.
Tel. +52 55 5622 6986 ext. 2311
aralsan@servidor.unam.mx

It has been with great pleasure that I have had the opportunity to collaborate with Dr. Alcantara. Together, we have conducted studies that analyzed aspects of higher education in Mexico and the United States. Our recent collaborations include research on university patents, technology transfer, and mentoring. We plan to collaborate more in the future because our research interests are so similar. For more about Dr. Alcantara's work, see: http://ses.unam.mx/

 

Robert F. Arnove
Chancellor’s Professor Emeritus
International and Comparative Education
Indiana University
201 N. Rose Ave.
Bloomington, IN; 47405
Office:  (812) 856-8374
Home:  (812) 339-4288
arnove@indiana.edu

Dr. Arnove was my dissertation co-chair.  As such, he has been a linchpin in my development.  Together, we have researched master teachers and the development of world class talent, the social mobility of underprivileged groups and we planned the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society held in San Antonio Texas.  Dr. Arnove is an inspiration to me because of his passion for social justice and his commitment to extending educational opportunities to all. 

John Bean, Associate Professor
Higher Education and Student Affairs
Indiana University
201 N. Rose Ave.
Bloomington, IN  47405
Office:  (812) 856-8375
Home:   (765) 653-7003
bean@indiana.edu


First and foremost, Dr. Bean’s scholarship itself has been instrumental in my own research.  He co-chaired my dissertation and his feedback was most valuable.  I admire the depth of his thoughts on a multitude of issues.  Specifically, his model of student retention was foundational to my research on college affordability.  Likewise, his recent research on student engagement provides a theoretical model to which I can apply my research on mentoring. 

 

Barry Bull, Professor
Education Leadership and Policy Studies
Indiana University
201 N. Rose Ave.
Bloomington, IN  47405
Office:  (812) 856-8377
bbull@indiana.edu



Dr. Bull was a key member of my dissertation committee.  To me, he embodies the highest level of scholarship by deliberating on the connection between policy practice and its philosophical groundings.  By asking difficult questions, Dr. Bull demands a discussion of the deviations from their just responses.  Most importantly, Dr. Bull is an inspiration to me in the clarity with which he prosecutes his policy research.

Antonio Girolami, M.D.
Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine,
Dpt. of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padua Medical School
Via Ospedale 105
35128 Padua
Italy
Phone:  011 39 049 8213026
antonio.girolami@unipd.it


I have known Dr. Girolami for more than twenty years.  When I lived in Italy, I came to know his work on transient ischemic attacks.  His research laboratory in semiotics was always an exciting place to be.  From time-to-time, I assisted with some medical translations from Italian into English.  Now, he has authored or co-authored more than 400 scientific articles which have received more than 10,000 citations.  His contribution to science, his research ethic and his service to the practice of medicine through his teaching make him a model of scholarship.

 

Frank K. Lester, Jr, Professor
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Martha Lea & Bill Armstrong
Chair in Teacher Education &
Professor of Mathematics Education
and Cognitive Science
201 N. Rose Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47405
Office:  (812) 856-8152
lester@indiana.edu

I worked closely with Dr. Lester in establishing the Armstrong Teacher Educator Program.  Dr. Lester trusted me, guided me and provided me with monumental opportunities to become involved in the nuts and bolts of teacher preparation programs.  Together, we truly accomplished something special for exceptional teachers, faculty, students in IU’s teacher preparation program, and the State of Indiana’s department of Education.   Dr. Lester has been a profound influence on my development as a scholar, as an administrator, and as a human being. 

Luise P. McCarty
Associate Professor
Philosophy of Education
Indiana University
201 N. Rose Ave.
Bloomington, IN  47405
(812) 856-8385
lmccarty@indiana.edu


Dr. McCarty has been an important role model for me.  In working with her on the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate, we collaborated on a study that utilized mixed method analysis techniques in order to understand mentoring practices in doctoral education programs from the perspectives of students, faculty and administrators.  Her leadership, her dedication and her involvement with promoting mentoring practices—especially for female, minority and international students—has been an important component of my development.

 

Robert E. Stake, Director
Center for Instructional Research
and Curriculum Evaluation (CIRCE)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
190 Children’s Research Center
51 Gerty Drive
Champaign, IL  61820
Office:  (217) 333-3770
r-stake@uiuc.edu

As a change agent in the field of education evaluation, I am indeed fortunate to call Dr. Stake my mentor.  I came to know Dr. Stake when he taught a course with Dr. Linda Mabry here at Indiana University on advanced topics in education policy evaluation.  In short order, we became involved in analyzing the World Bank’s growing investment in education programs in the developing world.  I have remained involved with Dr. Stake by seeking his advice on my research and by hearing his thoughts on how I can improve my evaluation of education programs.  In addition to his scholarship on evaluations that matter, I admire the good humor with which he delivers his message.