Faculty and Staff Profiles

 Dr. Terry T. Ishitani's principal research interest is in the area of policy analysis in higher education and institutional research. He teaches courses on program evaluation and institutional research, as well as introductory statistics. Dr. Ishitani received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa.

• PhD Higher Education, Planning, Policy, and Leadership Studies - The University of Iowa - 2000
• Master of Science Counseling and Human Systems - Florida State University - 1990

• Institutional Research Analyst, Office of Strategic Planning and Institutional Research - Indiana State University - 1/2001 - 7/2007

• Research Grant Award - American Educational Research Association -   - 2002 - 2004
• Dissertation Grant Award - American Educational Research Association -   - 1999 - 2000

• Association for Institutional Research - Publications Committee - 2007 - 2010

•  Ishitani, T. T. (Ed.). (forthcoming). Institutional Planning Models: New Directions for Institutional Research.  San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. 

• Ishitani, T. T. (in press). How do transfers survive after “Transfer Shock”? A longitudinal study of transfer student departure at a four-year institution. Forthcoming, Research in Higher Education.
• Ishitani, T. T. (2006). Studying attrition and degree completion behavior among first-generation college students in the United States. Journal of Higher Education, 77(5), 861-885.
• Ishitani, T. T., and Snider, K. G. (2006, May). Longitudinal effects of college preparation programs on college retention. IR Application. 
• Ishitani, T. T. (2003). A longitudinal approach to assessing attrition behavior among first-generation students: Time-varying effects of pre-college characteristics. Research in Higher Education, 44(4), 433-449. 
• Ishitani, T. T., and DesJardins, S. L. (2002). A longitudinal investigation of dropout from college in the United States. Journal of College Student Retention, 4(2), 173-201.

• “A longitudinal investigation of dropout from college in the United States.” Paper presented at the 42^nd Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research, Toronto, ON, Canada, June 4-7, 2002.
• Studying educational attainment among first-generation students in the United States. Paper presented at the 45^th Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research, San Diego, CA, May 30-June 1, 2005. 
• “The longitudinal effects of college preparation programs on college retention.” Paper presented at the 44^th Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research, Boston, MA, May 30-June 2, 2004.
• “Attrition behavior of transfer students with different transfer-in timing.” Paper presented at the 18^th Annual Conference of the Indiana Association for Institutional Research, Terre Haute, IN, April 7-8, 2004.
• “Exploring time to graduation: Effects of pre-college characteristics and enrollment behavior on timely degree completion.” Paper presented at the 43^rd Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research, Tampa, FL, May 19-21, 2003.
• “Assessing learning community effectiveness: A three-year outlook.” Paper presented at the Assessment Institute, Indianapolis, IN, November 3-5, 2002. 
• “A longitudinal investigation of dropout from college in the United States.” Paper presented at the 42^nd Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research, Toronto, ON, Canada, June 4-7, 2002.
•  “A longitudinal approach to assessing dropout behavior among first-generation students: Time-varying effects of pre-college characteristics.” Paper presented at the 16^th Annual Conference of the Indiana Association for Institutional Research, Nashville, IN, March 28-29, 2002.
• “An application of event history modeling to assessing student dropout behavior: A national data approach.” Paper presented at the AERA Doctoral Grant Awardees Conference, Washington, DC, October 11-12, 2001.