Michele S. Schwietz
Michele S. Schwietz
Associate Dean for Research
Instructor
Internationalization of the Academic Profession, Qualitative and Ethnographic Research, Higher Education Administration
Michele Schwietz, Associate Dean for Research, works with faculty and staff to promote and support their involvement in research, scholarship and creative works. Drawing on more than 35 years of experience at public, doctoral-granting universities, Michele has an in-depth understanding of policy development, grant development and implementation, best practices in research administration, research integrity, and graduate education.
Prior to joining Mason in 2014, Michele directed the Office of Sponsored Programs at the University of Northern Colorado, a doctoral granting public university, where she worked closely with faculty and leadership to expand external funding, oversee pre- and post-award research activities, and strengthen the research infrastructure. From 1982 to 2009 Michele held progressively responsible positions in research development and academic administration at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), ultimately leading the Research Division of the School of Graduate Studies and Research – which included the Office of Grants and Sponsored Research, the Institute for Research and Community Service, and the Applied Research Lab – in addition to responsibilities in graduate (doctoral and masters) education and as liaison with the IUP Research Institute. While at IUP, Michele chaired the IRB, Co-chaired the Faculty Professional Development Committee, led the Integrity Subcommittee of the Middle States Reaccreditation Review, and directed or wrote proposals funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Information Agency (now part of the U.S. Department of State), the Kresge Foundation, and collaborated on many other funded proposals from federal sponsors.
Selected Publications
Internationalization of the Academic Profession: Faculty Attitudes, Beliefs and Involvement at Public Universities in Pennsylvania, 2008. VDM Publishing House Ltd., Mauritius.
Book Review: Minorities in Higher Education, 1997. Journal of College Student Development, 38,6, 678-681. [Publication under the name of Michele Sanchez]
Book Review: A Darker Shade of Crimson: Odyssey of a Harvard Chicano, 1995. Journal of College Student Development, 36, 6, 608-609. [Publication under the name of Michele Sanchez]
Grants and Fellowships
Purchase Line School District, Tutoring assistance to local rural school district, $3,900, August 2008
Association of International Education Administrators, Harold Josephson Award for Outstanding Promise in International Education $1,000, December 2005.
University of Pittsburgh, School of Education Research Grant, Internationalization of the Academic Profession: An Exploratory Study of Faculty Attitudes, Beliefs and Involvement at Public Universities in Pennsylvania, $450, December 2005
U.S. Department of Education, Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship Program (co-directed with Dr. David M. Lynch), $95,572 (1994-95); $48,000 (1992-93); $128,000 (1991-92); $32,000 (1991-92); $112,000 (1990-91)
Education
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, Social and Comparative Analysis of Education with a specialization in International and Development Education
M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Student Affairs in Higher Education
B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Spanish
Recent Presentations
Conducting a Virtual Administrative Search During COVID-19, Panelist, George Mason University, October 2020
Research Administration Training Program, Overview of Sponsored Research: the College Perspective, December 2016 and September 2017, George Mason University
New Faculty Orientation, Grant Writing Basics, Co-organizer and Panel Chair, Summer 2015, 2016, 2017, George Mason University
Discussion Leader, Grants Management at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions, November 2012, National Council of University Research Administrators Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Panelist, Emerging Leaders in International Education: AIEA Josephson Award Winners Since 2005, February 2012, Association of International Education Administrators Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Small Group Discussion Leader, Special Focus: Research Ethics Education in the Social Sciences, March 2011, RCREC Seminar, "The Challenge of Research Ethics Education in the University Setting: A Response to NIH and NSF Requirements," preceding the annual meeting of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Panel Chair, Author Meets the Critics: Rethinking the Ethics of Clinical Research: Widening the Lens by Alan Wertheimer, March 2011. 20th Annual Meeting of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Internationalization of the Academic Profession: An Exploratory Study of Faculty Attitudes, Beliefs and Involvement at Public Universities in Pennsylvania, March 2006, University of
Pittsburgh School of Education Academic Research Conference, “Crossing Boundaries”.
Internationalization of the Academic Profession: An Exploratory Study of Faculty Attitudes, Beliefs and Involvement at Public Universities in Pennsylvania, February 2006, Association of International Education Administrators Annual Meeting, San Diego, California.
Research Support for New Faculty, University of Northern Colorado, August 2010-2013 and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, August 1998 - August 2007
Understanding the IRB and Developing a Protocol for Submission, Tools and Information for Program Success (TIPS)
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1998 - 2009
Qualitative Data Analysis using NUD*IST (Non-numerical, Unstructured Data, Index, Searching, Theorizing), Teaching Assistant, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, July 1999
