In an effort to expand our support of schools, we developed the Fellows program. Roompact Fellows act as scholars-in-residence to provide support to Roompact schools. They will be contributing to our blog, podcast, and webinar series throughout the year. They’ll also be available and present at our R2 conference!
An additional service they will provide is availability throughout the year for free 1-hour consultations for Roompact members. See an area of expertise in their bios that you want some guidance on or have questions about? Reach out to us to schedule a time with one of our Fellows.
Amanda Knerr
Areas Of Expertise: Assessment, divisional/departmental curriculum, program reviews, competencies/standards, learning organizations, vision-casting/vivid visions
Amanda Knerr (she/her) has spent nearly 30 years in housing and residence life—starting as a student staff member and now a senior housing officer. Amanda strives to bring passion, purpose, curiosity, and innovation to her work. A proud Wittenberg, Ball State, and Penn State grad, Amanda is known nationwide for her work with the curricular approach, student learning, and shaping strong teams. But her favorite part? Mentoring rising pros and helping students thrive.
Erin Long
Areas Of Expertise: Design thinking, service-learning, residential curriculum, Roompact form design
Erin Long (she/her/hers) currently serves as the Assistant Director for Volunteerism and Service-Learning at the University of Texas at Austin. She recently transitioned out of working in residential education for many years and has just earned her doctorate of Higher Education Leadership from UT. Erin is passionate about learning and ways to support students in any and all forms of learning. She loves to read and hopes to find other hobbies now that she is done with her degree.
Natasha Monteith
Areas Of Expertise: Assessment, Roompact form and assessment design, professional staff data literacy, training, leadership development
Natasha Monteith (she/her/hers) is currently a Leadership Development Program Evaluator and an Educational Research Methodology Ph.D. student. Before that, she spent multiple years in residence life in undergraduate, graduate, and professional settings. Natasha believes in creating more engaging and thought-provoking learning experiences for students through meaningful assessment practices. To do this, she believes that using collaborative, culturally responsive assessment practices and building a culture where assessment reports do not live on a shelf are crucial. That is also why her research area of interest is data literacy for student affairs professionals. When she has time without a to-do list, you can find her curled up with her cats, a mystery book, and a latte from a local coffee shop.
Kaleigh Mrowka
Areas Of Expertise: Restorative justice, residential student conduct, living-learning communities, honors programs, depolarization, integrating dialogue into roommate agreements/residential curriculum, professional and student staff training, participatory and co-creative processes
Kaleigh Mrowka (she/her) is a restorative practice scholar, trainer, consultant, and leader with over a decade of experience in restorative facilitation in college and university environments. Her work considers the ways that dialogue and restorative practice can be used to co-create healthier and more community-centered organizations, and she has worked with dozens of colleges and universities seeking to build more relational and restorative campus organizational cultures. Kaleigh began her career in residential life and is passionate about the ways that students learn from both their curricular and co-curricular college experiences. She holds a B.A. In Speech Communication from Ithaca College, a M.S. in Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration from SUNY Buffalo State and a Ph.D. in Language, Literacy and Culture at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. In her current role, Kaleigh serves as the Director of Campus Culture Transformation at the Constructive Dialogue Institute where she collaborates with campus leadership to build healthier campus cultures where dialogue across differences can thrive.
Erin Simpson
Areas Of Expertise: Curriculum (divisional and residential-departmental), developing curriculum expertise among staff, strategic planning, storytelling for multiple audiences
Dr. Erin Simpson (she/her/hers) serves the Division of Student Affairs at the University of Oklahoma as an Assistant Vice President and Assistant Dean of Students. She has the good fortune to work with a wide array of departments that serve students through advocacy and education, community connections and student engagement, and orientation programs. Erin also supervises the Student Affairs curriculum and assessment of divisional efforts. She frequently consults with institutions across the country to bring scalable, equity minded practices to divisions of Student Affairs. Her work is dedicated to creating spaces for all students to feel welcomed and affirmed.
