Dr. Michael Brown is an Assistant Professor in Higher Education and Student Affairs in the School of Education at Iowa State University. At Iowa State, Dr. Brown serves as the coordinator for the certificate in Applied Research in Human Sciences. He is also one of the chairs for the Society of Learning Analytics Knowledge and Research (SOLAR) 2020 Doctoral Consortium Workshop. Dr. Brown’s research agenda focuses on the role of instructional practices, technology and curriculum development in undergraduate higher education. His current projects focus a) on the use of learning analytics tools to help students develop study strategies in large lecture courses, b) how higher education organizations respond to the advent of big data analytics, and c) how instructors plan coursework to facilitate student pathways through STEM majors. At Iowa State, Dr. Brown teaches courses on organizational theory, student development theory, college student learning, and quantitative research methods.
