Ellen Wasserman is a research associate with CCRC. She conducts qualitative research focusing on several areas that support student success, including teaching and learning, online learning, developmental education reform, and guided pathways. Her current projects include the Developmental Education Reform Innovation Incubator that seeks to improve outcomes for students enrolling in reformed developmental education courses through sustained innovation, as well as projects exploring the next frontiers in guided pathways, including individualized educational planning, advising, and monitoring.
In one of her recent projects, the Postsecondary Teaching with Technology Collaborative, Wasserman researched how STEM faculty support students in introductory online STEM courses at broad-access institutions. She also contributed to instructional strategies and resources to help faculty support students in applying and strengthening their self-directed learning skills in online courses.
Prior to joining CCRC, she was an adjunct professor in the English Department at SUNY Westchester Community College, and a program specialist for the First-Year Experience Program. Wasserman holds an EdD in community college leadership from New Jersey City University where her dissertation focused on cultural strengths professional development for community college faculty. She also has an MAT in secondary education English from Manhattanville University, and a BA in English from Barnard College.