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Dr. Amy Paciej-Woodruff

Associate Professor


apaciej@marywood.edu

Education

570-348-6211 x2318

McGowan Cntr Grad & Prof Stud 2021

Courses taught:

Research Theory EDUC-501
St: College Students Support and Leadership EDUC-598C
Communication Theory and Organizational Dynamics EDUC-605
Student Issues in Higher Education HE-525
Professional Contribution/Thesis HE-555
Internship in Higher Education HE-592
Internship in Higher Education HE-592A
Internship in Higher Education HE-592B
Amy Paciej-Woodruff began in 2017 as a full time assistant professor in the School of Education and coordinator of the Higher Education Administration MS program. She served in Student Affairs for 23 years in various roles at six institutions, most recently as Assistant Vice President for Student Life at Marywood. There she provided leadership for housing and residence life, activities, orientation, leadership development, conduct, athletics, counseling, and student health; chaired the Behavioral Intervention Team; and, served as a Title IX Deputy Coordinator. Research interests include male college student engagement as it relates to masculinity identity development; belonging; and, online instruction. She lives in Tunkhannock with her husband and daughter and enjoy all things craft and community service.

Presentations and Publications


Paciej-Woodruff, A., Brown, T., Pesavento, S. & Stevens, R. (2022). Students Speak: This Matters to Me in an Online Course. In E. Langran (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2026-2031). San Diego, CA, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved May 23, 2022 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/220987/.

Paciej-Woodruff, A. (2021). The case for your face: teacher presence in asynchronous education courses. Stop feeling uncomfortable and start recording your face to humanize the online experience. In Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 535-539). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).

Brown, T., Arter, P., & Paciej-Woodruff, A. (2018, March). 6 Easy-to-Use Tools for Creating Social Presence in Online Courses. In Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1326-1328). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).

Davidson, D. L. & Paciej-Woodruff, A. A. (2018). Are college students too entitled today? The role of customer service in meeting contemporary college student needs and expectations. In J.L. DeVitis, J & P.A. Sasso, (Eds.), (2018). Colleges at the crossroads: Taking sides on contested issues. New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing.