Dr. Wilson's curriculum vita

Educational Background

• PhD, Higher and Continuing Education, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008
• MA, Literature, Truman State University, 1995
• BA, Business Administration and Accounting, 1989

Teaching Areas

College Teaching and the Two-year College

Research Interests

Community college transfer issues, baccalaureate attainment for students beginning at community colleges, and college access and attendance policies.

Professional Associations and Activities

• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
• Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC)

Publications

• Townsend, B. K., & Wilson, K. B. (2009). Academic and social integration of persisting community college students. Journal of College Student Retention, 10(4), 405- 423.
• Townsend, B. K., & Wilson, K. B. (2006). "A hand hold for a little bit": Factors facilitating the success of community college transfer students to a large research university. Journal of College Student Development, 47(4), 439-464.
• Townsend, B. K., & Wilson, K. B. (2006). The transfer mission: Tried and true, but troubled? In B. K. Townsend & K. J. Dougherty (Eds.), Community college missions in the 21st century (pp. 33-41). New Directions for Community Colleges, no. 136. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
• Wilson, K. B. (2007) Review of Disciplines as Frameworks for Student Learning. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 31(1), 71-74.