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Brian Gorman, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department: Counselor Education, College Student Personnel, and Social Work
Office Location: 355 Memorial Hall
Phone: 309-298-2312
Email: .
Academic Program: CSP:
Research Areas: Student Success and Retention, First-Year Experience, Academic Advising, Student Engagement, Higher Education Access and Equity, Degree Completion, and Graduate Student Success.

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About Brian

Dr. Brian Gorman has worked in education for nearly two decades. After spending 5 years as a middle and high school teacher, Dr. Gorman transitioned to higher education full time in 2013 where he managed bridge and other initiatives designed to support the academic and personal success of students new to college. Dr. Gorman has since served as the director of advising and other comprehensive support units often with a focus on the success of high support student populations including homeless, independent, and other underserved groups, student-athletes, exploratory populations, native students, and others. Prior to arriving at ÌÇÐÄVlog, Dr. Gorman served as Associate Dean of University College at Ball State University where he oversaw Academic Advising, Student Athlete Support Services, First Year Experience, Student Success Coaching, and academic recovery initiatives.

Dr. Gorman’s research includes college student readiness, the first-year experience, and support and engagement practices for college students. He has participated as a research associate for projects focused on incarcerated student success and transfer student success. In 2021, he co-authored a book designed to support students during their transition into higher education entitled You Made It, Now What? A College Student’s Guide to Success (ISBN 978-1-7924-7319-7) used by universities in first-year seminars and other first year experience programs. Dr. Gorman looks forward to expanding his research to focus on institutional and environmental obstacles to student degree completion including the graduate student experience.

As a first-generation college student, Dr. Gorman experienced challenges associated with navigating the college experience and is committed to reducing environmental and institutional obstacles to college completion. Before finding his path in higher education and during the summers as a public-school teacher, he worked as a plumber, carpenter, and landscaper. He enjoys the outdoors, camping, mountain biking, and experiencing cultures both domestically and abroad.

Education:

Publications:

• Gorman, B., & Roth-Burnette, J. (2021). You made it, now what? A college student’s guide to Success. Kendall Hunt. ISBN: 978-1-7924-7319.
• Gorman, B. (2020). Are they as engaged as they say? A study of anticipated, perceived, and actual engagement of academically at-risk first-year freshmen. (Doctoral dissertation). The University of Alabama.
• Gorman, B. (2009). Retaining at-risk undergraduates through mandatory interaction. (Master’s thesis). Booth Library: Eastern Illinois University.

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Conference Presentations:

• Retaining Academically Disqualified Students: Lessons Learned- NSSR, NOLA (2023)
• Predicting Success with Pre-Enrollment Data: NACADA- Cincinnati, OH (2021)
• Transfer Student Conceptual Framework: AERA Annual Meeting- Toronto, CA (2019)
• STEM Enrichment: NAASS Southern Region Conference- Nashville, TN (2018)
• First-Generation Student Engagement: CSCC National Conference- Dallas, TX (2018)
• Catamount Gap Abroad: NAASS National Conference- Pittsburgh, PAÌýÌýÌý (2017)
• Catamount Gap Abroad: NAFSA International Conference: Los Angeles, CA (2017)
• EBCI / Western Carolina University partnership, inviting minors to campus (2017)

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