Jennifer Ann Morrow, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Program Coordinator

Biography

Hi everyone! My name is Jennifer Ann Morrow and I’m currently the program coordinator for the Evaluation Methodology MS Program, I’m a tenured associate professor affiliated with the Evaluation Statistics and Methodology PhD program, and I’m the CEHHS faculty representative for the IGSDSP interdisciplinary program. I earned my PhD in Experimental Psychology with a concentration in Research Methodology from the University of Rhode Island. Prior to coming to UTK in 2007 I was an Assistant Professor (tenured and promoted to Associate Professor in 2007) at Old Dominion University in the Psychology Department. I typically teach graduate-level courses in survey research, educational research, statistics, and program evaluation.

I focus my research on three main strands: higher education program evaluation and assessment, training emerging evaluation and assessment professionals, and college student development. In the past twenty-two years I have been awarded over $900,000 in external funding from a variety of local and federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation, the Department of Education, and the Spencer Foundation. I have published 38 articles in peer reviewed journals, three book chapters, and have written over 120 grant and evaluation reports.

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Awards and Recognitions

Recent Honors: 

2020: Awarded the University of Tennessee Graduate School Graduate Research Mentor of the Year Award (nominated by current students)

2019: Awarded the Gary L. and Rebecca S. Blauser Endowed Faculty Support Award (nominated by colleagues)

2019: Awarded the Chancellor’s Excellence in Advising/Mentoring Award (nominated by current and former students)

2018: Awarded Top Paper Award at the 68th Annual International Communication Association Conference (The Instructional & Developmental Division)

Publications

1. Morrow, J.A. (2023). Using ChatGPT to develop survey questions: A survey researcher’s experience using artificial intelligence (AI) for item development. Emerging Dialogues. Retrieved from: https://www.aalhe.org/emerging-dialogues---using-chatgpt-to-develop-survey-questions--a-survey-researcher-s-experience-using-artificial-intelligence--ai--for-item-development

2. *Christen, R.C., Morrow, J.A., Polychronopolous, G., & Clucas Leaderman, E. (2023). What do we want in our toolkit? Higher education assessment professionals’ needs for additional training. Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 4(1).

3. Boyd, A., Morrow, J.A., & Rocconi, L. (2022). Development and validation of the Parasocial Relationships in Social Media Survey. The Journal of Social Media in Society, 11(2), 192-208.

4. Christen, S., Violanti, M., & Morrow, J.A. (2022). Creating the Projecting a Social Presence Measure: Self rated behaviors that indicate mediated presence. Online Learning: The Official Journal of OLC, 26(3), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.24059/olj.v26i3.2202

5. *Jones, S.N., & Morrow, J.A. (2022). The impact of first-generation status, living in an LLC, and campus club involvement on sense of belonging in the first semester. The Journal of Campus Activities Practice and Scholarship, 4(2), 14-22.

6. Gibson, T.O., Morrow, J.A., & Rocconi, L. (2022). Development and validation of the Emporium Model Motivation Scale (EMMS). Future Review, 5(1), https://futureresearch.org/future-review/.

7. *Pacheco Diaz, N., Walker, J., Rocconi, L., Morrow, J.A., Skolits, G., Osborne, J., & Parlier, T.R. (2022). Faculty use of end of course evaluations. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 33(3).

8. Morrow, J.A., Polychronopolous, G., Clucas Leaderman, E., & Christen, R.N. (2022). A snapshot of needed skills and dispositions through the lens of assessment professionals in higher education: Findings from a national survey. Journal of Research & Practice in Assessment, 17(2), 19-39.