Patricia H. Murrell

Patricia H. Murrell is the Director of the Center for the Study of Higher Education and a Professor of Higher and Adult Education. She has received the University of Memphis’ Distinguished Teaching Service Award, the College of Education’s Crader Award, and was twice cited for superior performance in University research. She has consulted with numerous colleges, professional organizations, nonprofit groups, and corporations, including Federal Express Corporation’s Management Leadership Institute, the Lilly Endowment’s Conference on the Liberal Arts, the Council of Independent Colleges, the Educational Testing Service, the Episcopal Clergy Leadership Project, and the Clergy Reflection, Education and Discernment Opportunity. She has written over 50 articles, books and book chapters on learning styles, outcomes assessment, and adult development theory in higher education and professional performance. She is a Fellow in the Society for Values in Higher Education, served on the Advisory Board for the ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, and is on the Board of the Institute for Court Management in Williamsburg, VA.

Dr. Murrell is the Director of the Leadership Institute in Judicial Education and the Institute for Faculty Excellence in Judicial Education, both funded by the State Justice Institute. She has worked with judicial educators in numerous states, as well as with the Federal Judicial Center, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, the National Association for Court Managers, the Women Judges' Fund for Justice, the Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism, the National Association of Bar Executives, the Conference of Chief Justices and Court Administrators, the Justice Management Institute, the National Drug Court Institute, the American Bar Association, the Blue Ridge Institute for Southern Juvenile and Family Court Judges, and the National Center for State Courts. She served on the Advisory Board of the National Resource Center for Collaboration in Criminal Justice, served as a faculty member for the National Symposium on the Future of Judicial Branch Education, and delivered the keynote address for the National Association of State Judicial Educators. Most recently she presented the leadership institute curriculum for the Russian Academy of Judges in Irkutsk, Siberia, and for the Court Modernization Project in Skopje, Macedonia, with special attention to the curriculum’s implications for democracy.

The principles of the Leadership Institute have been adapted to a variety of other professions, including health care. A retreat for the board and staff of the Mid-South Foundation for Medical Care, Inc. and a strategic planning retreat for Justice in Health Care utilized portions of the curriculum. Through the Maurice Elliott Leadership Institute, the Center joined The University of Memphis’ partnership with Methodist Healthcare in an interdisciplinary and custom designed program responding to core competencies identified as essential for successful leadership in the health care industry. The potential for building community by providing a common experience and a greater understanding of human development and learning holds promise for increasing the effectiveness of medical care as well as the delivery of that care.

Pat is a graduate of Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi, and The University of Mississippi. In addition, she has completed Leadership Memphis, Federal Express Corporation’s Exploring Leadership Program, Harvard’s Institute for Continuing Professional Education, Rhodes College’s Executive Leadership Seminar, and Innovation Associates’ Leadership and Mastery, Toronto, Canada.

Carrie A. Brooks, M.S.

Institute for Faculty Excellence in Judicial Education (IFEJE)

Since 2002, Carrie has served as the Project Associate for Institute for Faculty Excellence in Judicial Education (IFEJE) in the Center for the Study of Higher Education at The University of Memphis (UM). Before she became employed with IFEJE, her professional experience was in higher education, primarily in career services and recruitment. She has taught undergraduate courses including Career Development, Introduction to the University and an Honors Forum on Passion and Vocation at UM, as well as many workshops on topics relating to career issues and recruiting. She has consulted as a career counselor and in higher education with Student Affairs professionals to promote personal and professional development. She also has experience working for the public sector as a Human Resources professional. She has served on boards of professional organizations in her field and currently is a tutor at a local elementary school helping at-risk students improve their reading skills.

Carrie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from The University of Mississippi and a master’s of Counseling and Student Personnel from The University of Memphis. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in Leadership, Adult and Higher Education at The University of Memphis.

Rob Campbell

Community College Student Experiences Questionaire (CCSEQ)

Rob Campbell serves as a graduate assistant for the Center and as the project manager for the Community College Student Experiences Questionaire (CCSEQ). Coming from a background in mental health, teaching and community college administration, Rob has worked with adolescents and adults in a variety of settings, helping equip learners of all ages with the personal and professional tools needed to attain life and educational goals. A graduate of Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, Rob received his M.Div. from Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta, GA, and his M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. Rob recently began the Ed.D. program in Higher and Adult Education.

Kathryn E. Story, J.D.

Leadership Institute for Judicial Education (LIJE)

Kathy serves as project associate for LIJE and adjunct graduate faculty for the Department of Leadership at The University of Memphis. She received her B.A. and M.A. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her J.D. from The University of Memphis. As a graduate student in educational psychology and a student affairs professional, Kathy studied and applied adult developmental theorists in her work with international students, in the residence halls, and as a career counselor. After returning to law school, where she was editor-in-chief of the law review, she clerked for a federal appellate judge and litigated in state and federal court for six years. She also served as a hearing officer for the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility for six years, on the IOLTA grant committee of the Tennessee Bar Foundation, as President of the Association for Women Attorneys, and on a committee that made recommendations to fill a bankruptcy judge vacancy. She returned to The University of Memphis as the Associate Dean of Students for Judicial and Ethical Programs. Kathy has taught undergraduate and law school courses, lectured to graduate classes, presented numerous CLE and professional conference workshops, served as a hearing officer in contested cases under the state administrative procedures act, and published in the Journal of College Student Development and Memphis State Law Review, among others.