Catherine Horn, PH.D.

Moores Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Executive Director, Institute for Educational Policy Research and Evaluation,

College of Education, University of Houston

Abstract: This talk will present empirically based strategies for engaging effectively as an REU mentor. We will discuss practical steps to building successful experiences and also the implications of mentoring in an online environment and how to adapt to meet the needs of protégés.

Bio: Dr. Catherine Horn is a professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Executive Director of the Institute for Educational Policy Research and Evaluation within the College of Education at the University of Houston. She is also the Director for the Center for Research and Advancement of Teacher Education and focuses on the systemic influences of secondary and postsecondary assessment and related policies on the learning trajectories of students especially for students traditionally underserved by the education and social sectors. More specifically, her scholarship cuts across two critical areas affecting college access for and success outcomes of traditionally underserved students both in the United States and internationally: 1) alternative college admission and related policies implemented at the institutional, state, and federal levels; and 2) the interconnecting influence of K–12 and postsecondary policies. Throughout her cumulative body of scholarship, she methodically seeks new ways to investigate these complex issues and the ways they affect each other.