HESA Faculty since 1987

Education

Ed.D. Indiana University-Bloomington 1987 

B.A. Western Washington University (Bellingham, Washington) 1973

Research Interests

History and philosophy of the student affairs profession; generational characteristics of college students.

Courses Taught at BGSU

Introduction to Student Personnel Administration 

Foundations and Functions of College Student Personnel

Educational Outcomes of American

Colleges and Universities 

Theory and Assessment of College Student Development 

Theory and Assessment of Educational Environments 

The American College Student 

The Freshman Year Experience 

Supervised Field Experience in CSP

Capstone Seminar in College Student Affairs

Issues in Higher Education 

Organization and Governance in Higher Education 

Foundations of Higher Education

Sport in Higher Education

UK Study Tour

Selected Publications

Coomes, M. D. & Wilson, M. E. (2009, February). The contributions of student affairs to a liberal education: Three imperative questions Journal of Content and Character, 10(3). Available at: http://www.collegevalues.org/pdfs/Coomes_&_Wilson.pdf

Coomes, M. D. (2007, Spring). Serving the Millennial student: How far should we go? Network: A Journal of Faculty Development. Available at: http://www.nyu.edu/frn/publications/millennial.student/network-journal/Articles/Plenary-coomes.html

Coomes, M. D., & Gerda, J. J. (Eds.). (2006). Directory of Graduate Programs Preparing Student Affairs Professionals: 2003-2006. Commission on Professional Preparation, American College Personnel Association: Washington, DC. Available at: http://www.acpa.nche.edu/c12/directory.htm.

Coomes, M. D. (2005, September/October). A millennial generation Coomes, M. D. (2005). Using student development to guide institutional policy. In M. E. Wilson & L. E. Wolf-Wendel (Eds.), ASHE reader on college student development theory (pp. 635-646). Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing. (Original work published 1994)

Coomes, M. D., & DeBard, R. (Eds.). (2004, Summer). Serving the millennial generation (New directions for student services, No. 106). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Coomes, M. D., & DeBard, R. (2004). A generational approach to understanding students. In M. D. Coomes & R. DeBard (Eds.), Serving the millennial generation (New directions for student services, No. 106; pp. 5-16). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Coomes, M. D. (2004). Understanding the historical and cultural forces which shape generations. In M. D. Coomes & R. DeBard (Eds.), Serving the millennial generation (New directions for student services, No. 106; pp. 17-31). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Coomes, M. D. (2004). Student financial aid. In F. J. D. MacKinnon & Associates, Rentz’s student affairs practice in higher education (3^rd ed.) (pp. 336-368). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.

Lowery, J. W., & Coomes, M. D. (2003). The residence hall experiences of undergraduate evangelical students: “Not always the best place to be a Christian.” Journal of College and University Student Housing, 32, 31-38.

Coomes, M. D., Wilson, M. E., & Gerda, J. J. (2003). Of vision, values, and voices: Consolidating ACPA and NASPA. Unpublished manuscript, Bowling Green State University.

Coomes, M. D. (2002, September-October). Mavens, sticky messages, and the power of context: A review of The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. About Campus, 7(4), 31-32.

Coomes, M.D. (Ed.). (2000, Spring). The role student aid plays in enrollment management (New directions for student services, No. 89). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Service to the Profession

American Member, ACPA Awards Committee, 2009.

Member, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators History Advisory Board, 2006-2009

Reviewer, Pre-Conference Workshop Committee, 2008 NASPA Conference, 2007.

Liaison for Preparation Programs, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Region IV-E Board, 2001-2007.

Editor, American College Personnel Association Commission XII Electronic Directory of College Student Personnel Preparation Programs, 1997-2007.

Reviewer, Pre-Meeting Workshop Committee, 2007 ACPA/NASPA Joint Meeting, 2006.

Coordinator, Graduate Preparation Program Fair, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Annual Conference, 2002- 2005.

Coordinator, Graduate Preparation Program Fair, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Annual Conference, 2005- 2009.

Reviewer, Research Award Applications, Commission for Students, Their Activities, and Their Community, American College Personnel Association, 2002.

Member, American College Personnel Association Quality Assurance Committee, 1999-2001.

Directorate Member, American College Personnel Association Commission XII: Professional Preparation, 1988-1991, 1999-2002.

Program Reviewer, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Annual Conference, 2001, 2002.

Judge, Master’s Students Case Study Competition, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, 2001.

Awards and Honor

Diamond Honoree, ACPA: College Student Educators International Educational Leadership Foundation, 2007.

Certificate of Appreciation, ACPA/NASPA Joint Meeting, 2007.

Certificate of Recognition for Editorship of the Directory of Graduate Programs Preparing Student Affairs Professionals, ACPA Professional Preparation Commission, 2007.

Robert H. Shaffer Distinguished Alumni Award, Department of Higher Education and Student Affairs, Indiana University, 2006.

Ohio College Personnel Association Phillip A. Tripp Distinguished Service Award, 2006.

2004 ACUHO-I Journal of College and University Student Housing Betty L. Harrah Manuscript of the Year Award for Lowery, J. W., & Coomes, M. D. (2003). The residence hall experiences of undergraduate evangelical students: “Not always the best place to be a Christian.” Journal of College and University Student Housing, 32, 31-38.

Professional Memberships

ACPA: College Student Educators International

National Association of Student Personnel Administrators

Ohio College Personnel Association

Related Experience

Visiting Lecturer of Higher Education and Student Affairs, Indiana University

Director of Financial Aid, Seattle University

Director of Financial Aid, St. Martin's College (Lacey, Washington)

Language Arts Teacher (7th & 8th grades), St. Charles Borromeo School (Tacoma Washington)