• Research Associate and Assistant Professor
• PhD, Penn State University, Higher Education, 2001

Research interests

Dr. Strauss focuses on the application of statistics, particularly in the social sciences and education.  She has worked for almost 20 years as a scholar and administrator at Penn State. 

Dr. Strauss’s career experiences have spanned many areas of higher education.  She collaborated on a national assessment of engineering education for ABET (Accrediting Board for Engineering and Engineering Technology).  She consults institutions on accreditation and assessment activities.  Dr. Strauss also studies budgeting and finance mechanisms in higher education, student-athletes in higher education, and the identity development of students of color. 

Representative Publications

Strauss, L. C. and Terenzini, P. T. (2005).  Engineering Learning: Multiple Influences on the Development of Analytical and Group Skills.  Online Submission; Paper presented at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) (45th, San Diego, CA, May 29-Jun 1, 2005)

Strauss, L. C. and Volkwein, J. F. (2004).  Predictors of Student Commitment at Two-Year and Four-Year Institutions.  Journal of Higher Education; 75(2).

Strauss, L. C. : Cross, W.E, Jr. (2005).  Transacting black identity : a two-week daily-diary study.  In G.Downey, (Ed.), J. S. Eccles (Ed.), C. M. Chatman (Ed.) Navigating the Future: Social Identity, Coping, And Life Tasks.  Russell Sage Foundation.

Colbeck, C. L., Caffrey,H. S., Heller, D. E., Lattuca, L. R., Reason, R., Strauss, L. C., Terenzini, P. T., Volkwein, J. F., Reindl, T. (2003) What Works: Policy Seminar on Student Success, Accreditation and Quality Assurance. Presented to Capital Staff, Washington, D.C.

Last updated: 15 August 2007