Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, Lubbock, Texas
Doctor of Philosophy, Higher Education Research May 2023
Advisor: Hugo A. García
Dissertation Committee Members: Hugo A. García (Chair), Jon McNaughtan, Valerie O. Paton, Mary Ann Bodine Al-Sharif, & Chris R. Glass.
Title: An International Bildungsroman: Narrative Explorations of Women International Students' Experiences in Preparing to Enter the Academic Job Market
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, Lubbock, Texas
Master of Arts, Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures 2020
Graduate Certificate, Higher Education Administration 2020
UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA, Vienna, Austria
Bachelor of Arts, Slavonic Studies 2011
Primary focus: Russian language
Secondary focus: Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian languages
Bachelor of Arts, Cultural and Social Anthropology 2012
PUBLICATIONS
McNaughtan, J., García, H., Schiffecker, S., Castiello-Gutiérrez, S., & Li, X. “Architects of change or its victim”: University presidents’ perspectives on the role of competing values during the COVID-19 crisis. The Journal of Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2023.2171206
Schiffecker, S. & McNaughtan, J. (2022). Leading the way – Understanding women’s university leadership during crisis through a feminist educational leadership lens. Frontiers in Education, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.982952
Schiffecker, S., McNaughtan, J., Castiello, S., Garcia, H., & Li, X. (2022). Leading the many, considering the few - University presidents’ perspectives on international students during COVID-19. Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 14 (3B), 13-28. https://doi.org/10.32674/jcihe.v14i3(Part 2).3822
McNaughtan, J., Garcia, H., Schiffecker, S., Norris, K., Jackson, G., Eicke, D., Herridge, A., & Li, X. (2022). Surfing for an answer: Understanding how institutions of higher education in the United States utilized websites in response to COVID-19. Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 14 (3B), 111-129. https://doi.org/10.32674/jcihe.v14i3(Part 2).4213
Queen, C., Schiffecker, S., & Paton, V. O. (2022). Critical pedagogy for health professions and international learning experiences. Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.32674/jcihe.v14i2.3927
García, H. A., Herridge, A. S., & Schiffecker, S. (2022). Beacons of hope: How two-year minority serving institutions serve the needs of the local and international students. In B. Lindsay (ed.). Higher Education Policy in Developing and Western Nations: Contemporary and Emerging Trends in Local and Global Contexts (pp. 82-97). Routledge.
Dorantes, A., Schiffecker, S., & García, H. A., (2022). “Power does not exist, what exists is influence”: How Mid-level Business and Finance Staff in Private Colleges Navigate the Higher Education Landscape. New Directions in Higher Education. Jossey-Bass. https://doi.org/10.1002/he.20443
Schiffecker, S. (2022). Experience makes you wiser. In L.A. Arasaratnam-Smith & D. K. Deardorff (eds.). Developing Intercultural Competence in Higher Education: International Students’ Stories and Self-Reflection. Taylor & Francis.
Papadimitriou, A., Schiffecker, S. (2021). Looking good or doing good? U.S. universities’ response as it relates to their community engagement actions translated to 3 P’s for a “better society” during a crisis. (Published as Conference Proceedings of the Excellence in Services 24th International Conference, ISBN 9791220091718).
ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPTS
Schiffecker, S. I Want to Have a Choice. A Scholarly Narrative Essay on the Role of Academic Advising in an International Women Doctoral Student’s PhD Journey. (Accepted as book chapter to Differentiated Academic Advising Strategies for Students Beyond the Margins, Rowman and Littlefield).
Schiffecker, S. & Abdallah, J. Am I ‘International Enough’? - A Duoethnography in the Borderland of International Student Identity. (Accepted as book chapter to Am I Welcome Here? New Directions in International Graduate Student Voices).
Bodine Al-Sharif, M., García, H., Schiffecker, S. Beacons of Democratic Ideals: How Critical Community College Leaders Can Promote Civic Discourse and Engage for the Public Good. (Accepted as book chapter to New Directions for Community Colleges (NDCC) issue No. 201).
Herridge, A., Schiffecker, S. Technology Competency and Adaptability. (Accepted as book chapter in Integrating Technology into Student Affairs).
McNaughtan, J., Schiffecker, S., Castiello-Gutiérrez, S., García, H.A., and Li, X. “We will survive and thrive”: A comparative study of presidential leadership during the global pandemic. (Accepted as book chapter in Alexander Wiseman, Cheryl Matherly, and Max Crumley-Effinger (eds.) Internationalization and Imprints of the Pandemic on Higher Education Worldwide. Emerald.
REVISE AND RESUBMIT MANUSCRIPTS
Papadimitriou, A. & Schiffecker, S. Looking good or doing good? Define the university's public mission by analyzing mission statements and strategic planning. (Submitted to TQM Journal).
Paton, V.O., Yi, S., Schiffecker, S., Arellano, L., Ryan Pal, P. Students’ Perceived Importance- Satisfaction Gaps in Vertical Transfer Experiences. (Submitted to Educational Researcher)
SUBMITTED MANUSCRIPTS
Jackson, G., Schiffecker, S., Pouquet, S.“An Intense Level of Self-regulation”: Technological Opportunities and Limitations of Online Intergroup Dialogue. (Submitted to Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning).
Jackson, G., Schiffecker, S., Pouquet, S. “We’re all Squares on a Screen”: Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Opportunities and Limitations of Online Intergroup Dialogue. (Submitted to International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education).
Papadimitriou, A., Taylor, K., Schiffecker, S. Lifting stakeholder engagement during a pandemic when physical interactions are impossible: A computer-aided text analysis of virtual communication. (Submitted to Organization Studies).
Papadimitriou, A., Taylor, K., Schiffecker, S. A recipe for engagement: Use of tweets for sensemaking organizational communication during COVID-19 crisis. (Submitted to Journal of Management Studies).
McNaughtan, J., García, H. A., Garza, T., Schiffecker, S., Norris, K., Li, X., Jackson, G., & Herridge, A. Dissecting empowerment: An analysis of the construct of empowerment in relation to organizational commitment, leadership, effort, and satisfaction. (Submitted to The Review of Higher Education).
Papadimitriou, A., Schiffecker, S., & García, H. A. Actions Speak Louder Than Words – A Content Analysis of Mission Statements And Crisis Communication. (Submitted to Journal of International Students).
Paton, V., Herber-Valdez, C., Alikaj-Fierro, O., Blow, J., Schiffecker, S. Community Partner Perceptions in a Health Care Shortage Area. (Submitted to Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement)
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
García, H. A., Nehls, K., Schiffecker, S., McCloud, B. Community College Midlevel Staff: Serving Those That Need The Support. (In preparation for submission to The Journal of Applied Research in Community Colleges).
Nehls, K., García, H. A., McCloud, B., Schiffecker, S. How Midlevel Staff of Color Navigate the Unnavigable. (In preparation for submission to Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education).
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (Peer-Reviewed)
Schiffecker, S. & Paton, V. Vertical Transfer - A Qualitative Exploration of Student Experiences. Accepted at the 2023 AERA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 2023.
Schiffecker, S., Whaley, C., Bodine Al-Sharif, M., & García, H.A. Engaging in Civic Discourse: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Women Community College Presidents. Paper accepted at the 2023 AERA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 2023.
Schiffecker, S., Whaley, C., Wallace, C., & García, H.A. Job Crafting of Women Midlevel Professionals of Color. Paper accepted at the ACPA23 Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA, March 2023.
Herridge, A. & Schiffecker, S. LGBTQIA International Student Experience: Promoting Student Engagement. Paper accepted at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), Washington, D.C., February 2023.
Schiffecker, S. Truth Be Told – A Narrative Inquiry into Transitional Experiences of Marginality and Mattering of Emerging International Women Scholars. Paper accepted at the Conference on Higher Education Values, Identities, Belonging, and Purpose, February 2023.
Jackson, G. & Schiffecker, S. Dialogues as an Social Justice Intervention Strategy: Benefits and Pitfalls to this Pedagogical Approach. Paper accepted for presentation at the 47th Annual ASHE Conference, Las Vegas, NV, November 2022.
Schiffecker, S. Identity, Sense of Belonging, and Readiness for the Academic Job Market for International Students. Symposium session accepted for presentation at the 47th Annual ASHE Conference, Las Vegas, NV, November 2022.
Schiffecker, S. Una Vida, Dos Países: An Intersectional Narrative of International Scholars’ Sense of Belongingness in Relation to the Notion of ‘Borderlands’. Symposium session accepted for presentation at the 47th Annual ASHE Conference, Las Vegas, NV, November 2022.
Paton, V.O., Schiffecker, S., Arellano, L. Pathways to Successful Student Transfer Experiences. Paper accepted for presentation at the 47th Annual ASHE Conference, Las Vegas, NV, November 2022.
Schiffecker, S. & McNaughtan, J. Leading the Way - Understanding Female University Leadership during Crisis Through a Feminist Educational Leadership Lens. Paper presented at the 2022 CIES Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Minneapolis, MN, April 2022.
McNaughtan, J., Castiello-Gutierrez, S., Schiffecker, S., García, H.A., & Li, X. Understanding the role of culture in crisis: A competing values approach. Paper presented at the 2022 CIES Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Minneapolis, MN, April 2022.
Schiffecker, S. The American Dream: Cultivating Equitable Workforce Pathways for International Scholars in U.S. Higher Education. Symposium session presented at the 2022 AERA Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2022.
Castiello-Gutierrez, S, McNaughtan, J., Schiffecker, S., García, H.A., Li, X. Leading for What, Leading for Who? A Comparative Analysis of University Presidents’ Leadership Amid COVID-19. Paper presented at the 2022 AERA Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA, April 2022.
Gopal, A. & Schiffecker, S. Bridging Academia and the Labor Market: Toward an Understanding of Employability, Policies, and Success Among International Students. Paper presented at the 47th AEFP Annual Conference (virtual), April 2022.
Herrdige, A. & Schiffecker, S. Getting the Job Done – Adapting to Technological Change While Building Competency in Student Affairs. Paper presented at the 2022 NASPA Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, March 2022.
Schiffecker, S., Herridge, A. S., & García, H. A. Coming of age in dual enrollment: The female
underage experience on U.S. College Campuses. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Waikoloa, Hawaii, January 2022.
Schiffecker, S., Herridge, A. S., & García, H. A. High School Girls on College Campuses:
Navigating Highly Sexualized Spaces. Paper presented at The Virtual Gender & Sexual Identities Colloquium, Lubbock, TX, October 2021.
Queen, C., Schiffecker, S., & Paton, V.O. Virtual learning in international study – Expanding access and learning. Paper presented at the 2021 AAC&U Virtual Conference, October 2021.
Queen, C., Schiffecker, S., & Paton, V.O. Virtual learning in international study – Expanding access and learning. Paper presented at the Association of American Colleges and Universities Annual Conference on Global Learning (virtual), October 2021.
Schiffecker, S. Leading the Many, Considering the Few - University Presidents’ Perspectives on International Students During COVID-19. Paper presented at the 2021 European Conference on Educational Research (virtual), September 2021.
Herridge, A. S., James, L., Schiffecker, S., & García, H. A. Education and society:
Expectations, prescriptions, reconciliations. Paper presented at the annual conference of the European Conference on Educational Research, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2021.
McNaughtan, J., Schiffecker, S., Castiello-Gutiérrez, S., Li, X., & García, H. A. Surfing for
an answer: Understanding how institutions of higher education responded to the COVID-19 global pandemic through websites. Paper presented at the annual conference of the European Conference on Educational Research, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2021.
Herridge, A. S., James, L., Schiffecker, S., & García, H. A. Impact of Brexit on Higher
Education in the United Kingdom. Paper presented at the annual conference of the British Educational Research Association, September 2021.
Papadimitriou, A., Taylor, K., & Schiffecker, S. Lifting stakeholder engagement during a pandemic when physical interactions are impossible: A computer-aided text analysis of virtual communication. Paper presented at the 2021 Eastern Academy of Management virtual conference, May 2021.
Papadimitriou, A., Taylor, K., & Schiffecker, S. How elite US and German universities “speak” to their stakeholders during crisis: Computer-aided text analysis of COVID-19 tweets. Paper presented at the 2021 CIES virtual conference, April 2021.
Papadimitriou, A., Schiffecker, S., & García, H. A. Actions Speak Louder Than Words – A
Content Analysis of Mission Statements and Crisis Communication. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, New Orleans, November 2020.
Schiffecker, S. Rechts im Bild – Die xenophobe Welt des ‚HC Man‘. Paper presented at the Austrian Studies Association Annual Conference, Bowling Green, OH, April 2019.
Schiffecker, S. Remembering objects and objectifying memories –strategies of a collective culture of remembrance in Jenny Erpenbeck’s ‘Dinge, die verschwinden’(‘Things that disappear’). Paper presented at the SCMLA conference, San Antonio, TX, October 2019.
Schiffecker, S. Erinnerte Dinge und verdinglichte Erinnerung –Strategien einer kollektiven Erinnerungskultur in Jenny Erpenbecks ‚Dinge, die verschwinden‘. Paper presented at the CAUTG/APAUC conference organized by the Canadian Association of University Teachers of German/L’Association des Professeurs d’Allemand des Universités Canadiennes, Regina, Canada, May 2018.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (not peer-reviewed)
Schiffecker, S. How to Write an International Bildungsroman. Paper presented at the TTU Cross Disciplinary Doctoral Conference "United in Research", Lubbock, TX, November 2022.
Schiffecker, S. Feeling the Spirit – International students’ perception of and participation in the phenomenon of school spirit on U.S. college campuses. Paper presented at the 2019 Arts & Humanities Graduate Student Research Conference, Lubbock, TX, November 2019.
Schiffecker, S. Texas German – A present day glimpse of the past without a future. Paper presented at the Céfiro Conference, Lubbock, TX, March 2019.
Schiffecker, S. The Digital Heritage of Texas German – Preserving the past by giving it a future. Paper presented at the CALICHE Annual Applied Linguistics and Second Language Conference on Learning and Teaching, Lubbock, TX, April 2019.
Schiffecker, S. Showing the ‘Right Picture’ – A Taste of the Xenophobic World of the ‘HC Man’. Paper presented at the 2018 Arts & Humanities Graduate Student Research Conference, Lubbock, TX, November 2018.
Schiffecker, S. Teaching (more than) a language - The value of grammar in a communicative approach to language teaching. Paper presented at the CALICHE Annual Applied Linguistics and Second Language Conference on Learning and Teaching, Lubbock, TX, April 2018.
Schiffecker, S. & Schumann, C. Gendered German – Can the textbook escape stereotypical casting? Paper presented atthe 33rd Annual Conference on the Advancement of Women, Lubbock, TX, April 2018.
Schiffecker, S. Teaching (more than) a language - The value of grammar in a communicative approach to language teaching. Paper presented at the 2017 Arts & Humanities Graduate Student Research Conference, Lubbock, TX, November 2017.
CHAIR/DISCUSSANT AT ACADEMIC CONFERENCES
Schiffecker, S. Pathways and Supports Toward a Bachelor’s Degree in STEM. Chair at the 47th Annual ASHE Conference, Las Vegas, NV, November 2022.
Schiffecker, S. The American dream: Cultivating Equitable Workforce Pathways for International Scholars in U.S. Higher Education. Chair at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, April 2022.
Schiffecker, S. Gender Equality in Teaching, Learning, and Leading. Chair at the annual meeting of the annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Minneapolis, MN, April 2022.
Schiffecker, S. Public Higher Education for Global Social Responsibility: Ameliorating the Collective Needs of Developed and Emerging Nations. Chair at the virtual annual meeting of the annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, April 2021.
Schiffecker, S. Expanding Student Participation from International, Postcolonial Perspectives. Chair at the 2020 Council of International Higher Education of the Association for the Study of Higher Education virtual pre-conference, November 2020.
AWARDS
Schiffecker, S. Distinguished Service Award. Journal of International Students, 2022.
Schiffecker, S. Showing the ‘Right Picture’ – A Taste of the Xenophobic World of the ‘HC Man’. Paper presented at the 2018 Arts & Humanities Graduate Student Research Conference, Lubbock, TX, November 2018. Winner of the first price in the ‘Contemporary Media Analysis’ panel.
Schiffecker, S. Erinnerte Dinge und verdinglichte Erinnerung –Strategien einer kollektiven Erinnerungskultur in Jenny Erpenbecks ‚Dinge, die verschwinden‘. Paper presented at the CAUTG/APAUC conference organized by the Canadian Association of University Teachers of German/L’Association des Professeurs d’Allemand des Universités Canadiennes, Regina, Canada, May 2018. Winner of the CAUTG Prize for Best Graduate Paper Presented.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Texas Tech University – Lubbock, Texas
(August 2017 – Present)
Teaching Assistant at the College of Education
· Assisted Dr. García in the Summer 2021 course “EDHE 5302 Comparative Higher Education”
· Assisted Dr. Paton in the Summer 2021 course “EDHE 6325 Policy Analysis and Issues in Higher Education”
Graduate Research Assistant at the College of Education
Graduate Part-Time Instructor of German for 1501, 1502, 2301, 2302
· Completed “Online Instructor Training: A practical guide to preparing online courses and teaching online,” Texas Tech University. Spring 2020. Demonstrated mastery over the abilities to:
- Articulate reasons why and how online teaching and learning is a viable alternative to the traditional classroom.
- Identify best instructional practices in the online learning environment and articulate tips for student success in online courses.
- Request a course development shell in a Learning Management System (LMS), perform basic functions in an LMS as well as use multiple tools to build and organize course content in the course shell.
- Articulate best practices regarding instructor presence in the online classroom and identify strategies to increase instructor presence.
- Develop strategies to improve and increase communication and interaction with and between students in online courses.
- Choose appropriate technologies for online language courses.
Hybrid teaching experience, experience in setting up a Hybrid course
Focus on technology, diversity, digital storytelling
Deutschakademie Vienna – Vienna, Austria
(April 2010 – July 2017)
Instructor of the German Language
Teaching German as a foreign language to groups of 5-10 people utilizing diverse and modern teaching techniques
· Successfully lead company organized classes with an emphasis on professional vocabulary and language skills
· Provided assistance and support in the form of counseling (including challenges with cultural integration, the job market, and everyday life in Vienna)
University of Vienna – Vienna, Austria
(October 2013 – June 2014)
Tutor, Department of Anthropology
· Successfully organized and lead university-level classes for the Seminar “Introduction to The Anthropology of the State”
· Consistently administered course grading through the correction of student papers and presentations
· Counseled students with individual inquiries regarding course material
· Effectively supported the Head Lecturer with the overall administration of the course
RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
GRANTS
IDEAS (Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students) Program 2022 Grant Competition. Modular study abroad (MSA) program at the TTU Costa Rica campus in San José. Funding of $10,000 available. [REJECTED]
American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) 2022
Member of the 2022 AAC&U Global Conference Planning Committee
The Forum on Education Abroad 2021
Member of the Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Working Group
Texas Tech University 2020
Research Assistant for Professor Hugo Garcia
Graduate Student Representative for the College of Education Research Committee
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Summer Learning Community: Arts Based Education 2022
Participant
Marketing and Branding in Higher Education 2022
Participant in online course offered by Boston College
Responsive Management for Uncertain Times 2022
Participant in online course offered by NAFSA
SERVICE
Texas Tech University
- mentor, EGSO at Texas Tech University
- treasurer, Graduate Society of Applied Linguistics (GSAL) of Texas Tech University
- member, Graduate Society of Applied Linguistics (GSAL) of Texas Tech University
- treasurer, CALICHE Conference 2020 at Texas Tech University
- member, Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi
- member, Golden Key International Honour Society
Lubbock, TX
- board member at Lubbock Family Guidance and Outreach
- volunteer at the Lubbock Animal Shelter Adoption Center
- volunteer at The Haven ACS Lubbock animal shelter
FELLOWSHIPS
Texas Tech University, Helen DeVitt Jones Graduate Fellowship Recipient
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
Journal of International Students (JIS) and StarScholars Network 2020
Digital Communications Specialist & Social Media Engagement Expert at the Journal of International Students
Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education (JCIHE) 2020
Copy editor
REVIEWING
Reviewer, Journal of International Students 2020-Present
Reviewer, Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education 2021-Present
Reviewer, The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. 2022-Present
Reviewing conference paper proposals for:
AAC&U's 2022 Global Learning Conference
Reviewing conference paper proposals for:
ASHE 2022 47th Annual Conference
Dissertation Peer Reviewer/Debriefer for:
- Watkins, W. A. (2022). Game Development Program Women Graduates: Perceptions of Influential Factors and Faculty Behaviors that Influenced Success [Doctoral Dissertation, Texas Tech University].
- Mantaro, T. (2022). Wellbeing Leadership in Higher Education: A Collective Case Study of Chief Wellness Officers[Doctoral Dissertation, Texas Tech University].
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
United World Games – Klagenfurt, Austria
(June 2014)
Travel Guide and Personal Assistant for the American all-female Basketball Team
Freelance Creative Writing
(September 2014 - Present)
Author
Languages: English (fluent daily use in a scientific and private environment), German (native), French (fluent), Russian (basic), Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (basic), Latin (literary translations)