Director of Institutional Research, Everett Community College
PhD, Urban Education Policy, University of Southern California
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Sean Gehrke is the director of institutional research at Everett Community College. A former research assistant at the USC Pullias Center for Higher Education, Gehrke’s research focuses on organizational issues in higher education relating to social networks, leadership, organizational change, and educational reform, as well as how the college environment and student experiences influence learning and development. He utilizes quantitative methods and is primarily a survey researcher with experience designing and administering surveys for a variety of populations in higher education, including college students, faculty, academic and student affairs administrators, and alumni. He also has training in and experience with social network analysis, case study, and mixed methods research.
He received his PhD in urban education policy from the University of Southern California, his master’s in counseling and personnel services from the University of Maryland College Park, and his bachelor’s in psychology from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore.