CCEL Research Extension

Katharine French-Fuller, Ph.D.

Director of Research

Dr. Katharine French-Fuller joined the CCEL as director of research in May of 2018. Katharine received her Bachelor’s degree in Latin American Studies from the College of William and Mary, Master’s Degree in Latin American Studies from the University of California at Berkeley, and a PhD in History from Duke University. She has extensive experience utilizing a wide variety of qualitative research methodologies. A Fulbright Scholar, she has conducted research in Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Washington, DC, and Ogden, UT. She has taught or served as a teaching assistant for courses at both UC Berkeley and Duke University.

Katharine has been at Weber State since December of 2013. She was first contracted as the researcher for the Underrepresented Student Retention Initiative, which was sponsored by the Vice President of Student Affairs. This gave Katharine the opportunity to work with a wide range of faculty and staff across campus and in the community to seek a comprehensive explanation and solution to low underrepresented student retention. Since March 2015, she has worked at the Office of Sponsored Projects, which has given her a wide exposure to and involvement in different research projects underway on campus, as well as the opportunity to continue developing her relationships with faculty, staff, and community members. Katharine continues her role as Senior Research Development Officer in the Office of Sponsored Projects in addition to her new role as director of research.

Yesenia Quintana, M.Ed.

Data and Community Research Coordinator

Yesenia earned her BS in Psychology from Weber State University and a Master's of Education in Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She oversees the day-to-day management of research projects and supervises undergraduate research assistants.

Projects

Furlough Survey - Report Findings (PDF) Government Shutdown Focus Group Report(PDF)