Annie Louise Straka

Annie Straka is an Associate Dean and Associate Professor in the College of Cooperative Education and Professional Studies and has over 10 years of experience in higher education administration. She received her doctorate in Educational Studies with a focus on Educational and Community-Based Action Research and her master’s in communication at the University of Cincinnati and earned her BA in Communication at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Straka has interdisciplinary expertise in cooperative education, experiential learning, career development, and higher education administration. She is a Faculty Success Program Coach through the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity and is committed to supporting fellow educational leaders in cultivating meaningful careers that make an impact on their students and communities.

Grant: #Ohio Means Internships and Co-ops (OMIC) (OMIC I) Investigators:Barlow, Lisa; Breslin, Paula; Cates, Cheryl; Cedercreutz, Claes Kettil; Clark, Willie; Collet, Jill; Cooper, Christopher; Fox, Marjorie; Hummeldorf, Stacey Lynn; Jefferson, Mina; Juran, Datina; Kotowski, Susan; Lockhart, Cynthia; Neff, Glenda; Nelson, Adison; Osborne, George; Osborne, Thomas; Straka, Ann; Tappel, James; Walters, William; Watson, Joy 01-01-2013 -06-30-2014 Ohio Board of Regents The Cincinnati Co-op and Internship Plan Role:Collaborator $1,822,373.00

Peer Reviewed Publications

Straka, A. (2019. ) Structuring Arts-Based Analysis in Portraiture Research .Qualitative Research Journal, , 20 (1 ) ,

Alanson, E. & Straka, A. (2019. ) Creating Co-op 2.0 On-Campus: An Accessible, Affordable Model for Meaningful, Paid Internships .Experience Magazine: Practice and Theory, , Spring 2019 ,

Other Publications

Straka, A., Clare, M. & Holstrom, L. (2019. ) Integrating career education across the liberal arts curriculum .Refereed Proceedings of the 21st WACE World Conference on Cooperative and Work-Integrated Education,

Professionalism and Purpose

Professional Development for Graduate Students