Craig Hayward

Current

• Director of Planning, Research & Knowledge Systems at Cabrillo College
• Consultant at Academic Consulting & Educational Services

Past

• Director of Institutional Research at Mendocino College
• Research Coordinator at Santa Ana College/Rancho Santiago Community College District

Education

• University of California, Irvine
• Boston University

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Craig Hayward’s Summary

My goals are to continue to learn and to experience stimulating and challenging work environments. I am very interested in consultation work involving educational and/or social research.

I am a Educational Researcher with a background in research psychology. I developed my statistical and research expertise while working on research projects in the Psychology and Social Behavior Department of the School of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine.

In the past two years I have worked on a number of consulting projects of note including:

*Working on the first Systemwide Strategic Plan for the California Community College System. I worked with a team of researchers to provide a data-driven 'external scan' document that identified important trends in demographics, law, student access and student success.

*My involvement in a year-long project to create an optimal method of enrollment projection for the system as a whole as well as for each of the 109 individual community colleges.

*Participating in the Technical Advisory Group for the creation of a system-wide performance and accountability reporting system which was mandated by Assembly Bill 1417. The success of this project resulted in the release of $34.1 million dollars to the community college system.

As a Past President of the California Association of Institutional Researchers and the current Vice President of the Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges, I like to keep my finger on the pulse of education in the state of California and, more generally, the entire nation. I have worked in the California State University system and the University of California system. I consider inter-segmental collaboration to be a key goal to improving educational outcomes and attainment for Californians. I have worked extensively with institutional researchers at the University of California, Irvine and at Sacramento State as an adviser and collaborator.

Craig Hayward’s Specialties:

Statistical analysis, Research design, Survey design, Presentation, Writing, Editing, Strategic Planning, Enrollment Management, Trend analysis, Dissertation assistance

Craig Hayward’s Experience

• Director of Planning, Research & Knowledge Systems

  Cabrillo College

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Education Management industry)

  January 2007 — Present (2 years)

  As Director of Planning, Research & Knowledge Systems I facilitate Master Planning and Strategic Planning for the College. I also supervise the Planning & Research Office where we provide decision support services to the executive adminstration, the board and to other college stakeholders.
  
  We conduct external scans and surveys to recognize challenges and opportunities facing the College. We also track historical trends and project future demographic and enrollment trends.
  
  Part of our office's responsibility is to respond to required federal and state reports and to keep abreast of changing legislation and requirements. In addition to our survey work, we maintain a data warehouse that provides essential data for making intelligent decisions that are in the best interest of our students.

• Consultant

  Academic Consulting & Educational Services

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Research industry)

  February 2004 — Present (4 years 11 months)

  I provide academic consulting services, statistical analysis, research design, report generation, and report review services to an array of organizations.

• Director of Institutional Research

  Mendocino College

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

  November 2002 — January 2007 (4 years 3 months)

  * Conducts research projects to support enrollment management, accountability, policy formation, assessment of student learning outcomes and decision making
  
  * Assists the President with the District’s strategic and master plan; assists in the design of program review; provides related data
  
  * Develops computerized data bases, spreadsheets, and statistical programs; works closely with IT staff to monitor data integrity
  
  * Interprets and analyzes a variety complex qualitative and quantitative data; draws conclusions and makes recommendations; measures progress against established standards as needed
  
  * Delivers formal and informal research reports in a variety of narrative and graphic formats; disseminates information
  
  * Provides data for reports such as accreditation self-study, internal and external surveys, environmental scanning projects, etc.
  
  * Represents the District at local and State meetings; serves on committees; manages a departmental budget

• Research Coordinator

  Santa Ana College/Rancho Santiago Community College District

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Education Management industry)

  April 2001 — November 2002 (1 year 8 months)

  I provided institutional and educational research for the Rancho Santiago Community College District in Orange County, California. I focused on creating and analyzing pseudo-experimental research designs that followed the success of cohorts of students in particular student support programs (e.g., the Freshman Experience Program). Other major projects included a community health practices survey, a survey of student engagement and grant support for a number of large grants. I also participated in the design and roll out of the institutions first decision support data warehouse.

Craig Hayward’s Education

• University of California, Irvine

  Ph.D., Psychology, 1994 — 2001

  Here is a link to an article that describes and encompasses part of my dissertation work:
  http://ccr.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/39/4/351

• Boston University

  B.S., Journalism with concentrations in French & Psychology, 1986 — 1990

  Spent Fall 1988 abroad at Grenoble University, France

Additional Information

Craig Hayward’s Websites:

• My Website

Craig Hayward’s Interests:

Improving student learning through research, Educational research projects, Dissertation assistance, computers & technology, films, hiking, photography

Craig Hayward’s Groups:

Vice President of the Research & Planning Group for California Community Colleges,
Past President of the California Association of Institutional Researchers

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