Name:	Christine Cress
Title:	Department Chair and Associate Professor
Department:	Educational Leadership & Policy
Organization:	Portland State University
Phone:	(503) 725-4682
Fax:	(503) 725-3200
Email:	cressc [a] pdx.edu
Address:	Graduate School of Education PO Box 751 Portland, OR 97207

Brief Biography:
Dr. Cress is Department Chair of Educational Leadership and Policy and Associate Professor in the Postsecondary, Adult, and Continuing Education (PACE) program at Portland State University. She earned her Ph.D. at UCLA and is an accomplished scholar (over 50 publications & 100 professional presentations) focused on learning environments, community-based learning experiences, and the impact of campus climate on student development outcomes and faculty productivity. She and her co-authors published a best-selling textbook, Learning through Serving, for faculty and students on how to realize effective learning and community gains through community-based learning projects. Dr. Cress has consulted on Learning, Leadership, and Assessment projects for California Campus Compact, the Community College National Center for Community Engagement, and over 30 colleges across the country. She is working on a new textbook, The Pedagogy of Civic Engagement: Best Practices for Teaching Service-Learning, expected to be published in early 2009.

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