The Transfer Research team comprises faculty and graduate students with a common interest in understanding transfer student experiences. 

Meet the Team

Mark D'Amico

Professor of Higher Education

Principal Investigator (PI)


Sandra Dika

Associate Professor of Educational Leadership

Project Co-PI


Tynsley Gilchrist

Doctoral Student

Cathy Howell

Clinical Assistant Professor of Higher Education

Ryan Miller

Associate Professor of Higher Education

Project Co-PI

Carmen Serrata

Assistant Professor of Higher Education 

Lauren Slane

Doctoral Candidate

Onima Vadakke Thodiyil

Doctoral Student

Yi Wang

Doctoral Candidate

Jamar Whitfield

Doctoral Student

North Carolina Community College System Conference

October 2022

Association for the Study of Higher Education

November 2022

North Carolina Association for Research in Education

February 2023

Council for the Study of Community Colleges

April 2023