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Cynthia Buettner

Cynthia Buettner
Campbell Hall 151D
(614) 247-7854
cbuettner@ehe.osu.edu

Education

Ph.D., Human Ecology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2004
Concentration: Human Development and Family Science
Advisor: Dr. David W. Andrews
Dissertation: Parties, Police, and Pandemonium: An Exploratory Study of Mixed-Issue Campus Disturbances.

M.A., Interpersonal Communication, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 1994
Concentration: Organizational Communication and Development

B.A., Classical Languages, Speech and Theatre Arts, Heidelberg College, Tiffin, OH, 1972 Concentration: Secondary Education

Professional Experience

2006 to Present
Director of Research, College of Education and Human Ecology

2005 to Present
Director, The Ohio Collaborative, College of Education

2003 to 2006
Director of Special Projects, Human Ecology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

2001 to 2003
Research Associate, Center for Learning Excellence, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

1996 to 2005
President, CommSense, Inc., Columbus, OH

1997 to 2001
Assistant Director, Educational Council, Columbus, OH

1995 to 1997
Communication/Membership Director, OHA, Columbus, OH

1994 to 1995
Managing Director, Dimensions Unlimited, Columbus, OH

1981 to 1994
Owner, Strings Attached, Lima, OH

 

 

Human Development and Family Science - Faculty/Staff Profile

Cynthia Buettner

Grants

Ohio Board of Regents (2006). Study of Attrition Rates among New Mathematics and Science Teacher Education Graduates in the Interval between College and University Graduation and an Initial Teaching Job. Principal Investigator ($40,000).

Ohio Department of Education (2006). Teacher Vacancy Project. Survey of teacher vacancies in Ohio. Principal Investigator ($151,700).

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (2006). Study of Step Up to Quality, a quality assurance program for Ohio’s childcare system. Principal Investigator ($196,316.83).

Corporation for National and Community Service (through Ohio Community Service Council, 2005). OSU Kid Corps. Multi-component program to increase literacy and social skills among at risk preschoolers. Principal Investigator ($395,073 through 8/2008).

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) (2004). Reducing college drinking: Testing a town/gown coalition. Multicomponent research and evaluation project for the prevention of out of control parties and riotous behavior. Co-Investigator ($780,000 through 9/2007).

National Institute of Mental Health (2003). Ohio Department of Mental Health. Understanding attitudes towards evidence-based practices within the mental health systems of Ohio. Co-Investigator ($99,960).

Jobs Training and Partnership Act (JPTA) through the Ohio Department of Education (2000). The goal of this project was to identify best practices for serving at-risk youth and to produce tools for public school districts to use in evaluating existing programs and in developing new programs. Principal Investigator ($120,000).

Teaching Experience

1993 to 1994
Teaching Assistant, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Interpersonal Communication Department, Course: IPC 102, Speech Communication. Basic principles of interpersonal communication, small-group communication, and public speaking.

1979 to 1982
Teacher, Alternative Learning Program, Allen County Juvenile Court, Lima, OH

Presentations/Workshops

Buettner, C. K. (2006, April). Parties, Police, & Pandemonium: OSU Prevention Strategies. Presentation at the 2006 Robert Wood Johnson “A Matter of Degree” annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Buettner, C. K. (2006, January). Creating a Safe and Secure Competitive Venue: Risk Management and Crisis Management. Panel presentation at the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, IN.

Buettner, C. K. (2005, November). Parties, Police, & Pandemonium: Postscripts and Prevention. Presentation at the National Summit on Preventing Civil Disturbances, Ames, IA.

Buettner, C.K. & Schlake, D. (2005, March). Mixed Issue Disturbances: Associated factors and strategies for campus and community. Presentation at the National Conference of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, Tampa, FL.

Buettner, C. K. (2004, April). Riots, violence, and crazy kids: Is higher education culture changing? Presentation at the annual meeting of the Education Writers Association, San Francisco, CA.

Buettner, C. K. (1994, September). Pieces and patterns: Meaning in quilters’ lives. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwest Popular Culture Association, Pittsburg, PA.

Buettner, C. K. (1994, October). Toward a more perfect union: The sermons of Lucretia Mott. Paper presented at the meeting of the Speech Communication Association of Ohio, Columbus, OH.

Public/Community Service

2005 Chair, College of Human Ecology, OSU Community Charitable Drive

2004 Chair, College of Human Ecology, OSU Community Charitable Drive