Dr. Patricia Somers is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Administration. She is also affiliated with the Center for Women's & Gender Studies and the Long Lozano Institute for Latin American Studies here at the University.
B.A. in Spanish, with Honors, Michigan State University
M.A. in Portuguese, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D. in Educational Administration (Higher Education Specialization), University of New Orleans
Serves as a faculty affiliate in Womens and Gender Studies and Lozano Long Institute for Latin American Studies. Researches topics such as campus safety, higher education law, academic freedom, and higher education in Brazil.
Commission on Women Research Award, American College Personnel Association
Emerging Scholar Award, American Association of University Women
Faculty Excellence Award in Research, University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Melvene Hardee Dissertation of the Year, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
Fulbright-Hays Grantee, New Century Scholar, Fulbright Program
James Wiser, Ed.D., expected 2023 (Supervisor)
Michael E Aldape (Supervisor)
My research interests include Latin@ student success in post-secondary education after completing early college and dual credit programs.
| Year | Semester | Course |
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| 2021 | Fall | ELP 395H: History Of Higher Education-Wb |
| 2021 | Summer | ELP s395K: 7-Gender/Adult Development-Wb |
| 2021 | Summer | ELP w390D: Prosem Systems Of Higher Edu |
| 2021 | Spring | ELP 395K: 1-Comparative Higher Edu |
| 2021 | Spring | ELP 395H: History Of Higher Education |
| 2021 | Spring | ELP 391Q: Qual Rsch Design/Analysis |
| 2020 | Summer | ELP w391Q: Qual Rsch Design/Analysis -Wb |
| 2020 | Spring | ELP 395S: Systems Of Higher Edu |
| 2020 | Spring | ELP 385E: The College Student |
| 2019 | Spring | ELP 385E: The College Student |
| 2018 | Fall | ELP 395K: 7-Gender/Adult Development |
| 2018 | Fall | ELP 395C: Capstone: Adv Iss Higher Ed |
| 2018 | Summer | EDA s395: Gender And Adult Development |
| 2018 | Spring | EDA 391E: The College Student |
| 2017 | Fall | EDA 391F: Capstone: Adv Issues Higher Ed |
| 2017 | Summer | EDA f391C: Comparative Higher Education |
| 2017 | Spring | EDA 395: Gender And Adult Development |
| 2017 | Spring | EDA 391E: The College Student |
| 2016 | Fall | EDA 391F: Capstone: Adv Issues Higher Ed |
| 2016 | Fall | EDA 381Q: Qualitative Research Design |
| 2016 | Summer | EDA f391C: Comparative Higher Education |
| 2016 | Spring | EDA 395: Gender And Adult Development |
| 2016 | Spring | EDA 391E: The College Student |
| 2015 | Fall | EDA 391F: Capstone: Adv Issues Higher Ed |
| 2015 | Summer | EDA f391C: Comparative Higher Education |
| 2015 | Spring | EDA 391T: Higher Education Law-Med |
| 2015 | Spring | EDA 391F: Smnr: Iss Higher Edu/Spec Qual |
| 2014 | Summer | EDA f395: Gender And Adult Development |
| 2014 | Spring | EDA 391C: Comparative Higher Education |
| 2014 | Spring | EDA 391F: Adv Iss Higher Edu, Capstone |
