Employed Since:

2007

Educational History:

B.A., Middlebury College (English); Ed.M. Harvard Graduate School of Education (International Education concentration); PhD, Vanderbilt University (Leadership & Policy Studies)

Fields of Expertise:

Policy and the social context of education with particular emphases on educational leadership preparation, adult learning, family-school-community relations, program and policy implementation, virtual exchange, comparative and international education, and qualitative research methods.

Personal Highlights:

U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, Thailand (Taught English as a Foreign Language at a rural middle school)

Professional Highlights:

Shenandoah University Delegate, Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) 2021 Virtual International Exchange Fellow, Barzinji Institute for Global Virtual Learning, Shenandoah University 2019 Achilles-Hoyle Service Award, International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership 2019 Shenandoah University Delegate, Barzinji Project pilot exchange examining the role of the university in civil discourse (Reciprocal visits with Bridgewater College, the International Islamic University Malaysia, and the University of Sarajevo) 2017-2020 Executive Board Member, International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership 2014-2018 Member, National Policy Board for Educational Administration ELCC Audit Committee 2014-2016 Member, National Educational Leadership Preparation Program (NELP) Review Process Revision Committee International Programming for Education and Leadership Graduate Students: Global Experiential Learning (GEL) study trips to Australia and Finland Collaborative Online International Exchange (COIL) virtual exchanges between students from Shenandoah and the University of Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina)

Recommended Link(s):

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=vxGwp6sAAAAJ

Research:

Selected Publications and Conference Papers

Shiffman, C.D. (2024). International learning for EdD learners: Short study trips and virtual exchange. Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice, 9(4), 43-48. https://impactinged.pitt.edu/ojs/ImpactingEd/article/view/438

Shiffman, C.D. (2023). Virtual exchange for graduate and adult learners: A literature review. Journal of Virtual Exchange, 6(SI-IVEC2022), 40-64. https://journal.unicollaboration.org/article/view/39850/38786

Shiffman, C.D. & Spencer, V.L. (2023, Spring). Virtual exchange for adult learners: Access and design considerations. The Global Impact Exchange. https://diversityabroad.org/DIVaPublic/GIE-Archives/GIE-Sp2023/GIE-Sp23-Article-9.aspx Patterson, M.B., Shiffman, C.D., & Malachias, P (2023, April). Professional Learning on Using Technology Optimally (PLUTO) in adult foundational education: Pilot results. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. [Exemplary Paper award, Adult Literacy and Adult Education SIG] Shiffman, C.D. & Sijamhodžic-Nadarevic, D. (2022). Bringing the world into university educator and leadership classes with virtual exchange: A practical guide for faculty. In K. Brown, S. & R. Papa (Eds.), Recipes to combat the “isms”: Volume 1 (pp. 15-22). ICPEL Publications. Shiffman, C.D. (2019). Supporting immigrant families and rural schools: The boundary spanning possibilities of an adult ESL program. Educational Administration Quarterly, 55(4), 537-570. Shiffman, C.D. (2019). Learning to communicate across language and culture: Demographic change, schools, and parents in adult ESL classes. School Community Journal, 29(1), 9-38. https://www.adi.org/journal/2019ss/ShiffmanSS2019.pdf Shiffman, C.D. (2017). “It helps me to help them”: A case study of parents in GED classrooms and their children. Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 6(3), 5-18. Shiffman, C.D. (2013). The juggling act: Navigating parent involvement in the welfare reform era. Educational Policy, 27(1), 64-91. Shiffman, C.D., Riggan, M., Massell, D., Goldwasser, M., & Anderson, J. (2008). Channeling adaptation: The role of design in enactment patterns. In J.A. Supovitz and E.H. Weinbaum (Eds.), The implementation gap: Understanding reform in high schools (pp. 46-67). Teachers College Press. Murphy, J. & Shiffman, C.D. (2002). Understanding and assessing the charter school movement. Teachers College Press.