Jennifer Bloom

Jennifer L. Bloom, Ed.D. is a Clinical Professor and Director of the Master’s degree program in the Higher Education & Student Affairs Program housed in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policies at the University of South Carolina. Prior to her appointment at the University of South Carolina in August, 2007, she served as the Associate Dean for Student Affairs & the Medical Scholars Program at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign. She earned her doctorate in Higher Education Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1995. Dr. Bloom served as the 2007-08 President of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA). She received the NACADA Outstanding Advising Administrator Award in 2005 and University of Illinois’ Campus Academic Professional Excellence Award in 2007. In 2008, she received the University of South Carolina’s Black Graduate Student Association’s Faculty Mentor Award as well as the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign’s Senior Class Special Tribute Award. In 2011, she was named the Faculty Partner of the Year by the Division of Student Affairs and Academic Support at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Bloom has co-authored four books, four book chapters, and sixteen articles. The first book, Career Aspirations & Expeditions: Advancing Your Career in Higher Education Administration, was released in 2003 and co-authored by Nancy Archer-Martin. The second book, The Appreciative Advising Revolution, was released in September 2008 and is co-authored by Bryant Hutson and Ye He. In November 2011, the third book, Appreciative College Instruction: Becoming a Positive For Change in Student Success Courses, was published. Her co-authors were by Bryant Hutson, Ye He, and Claire Robinson. Her fourth book, Increasing Persistence: Research-based Strategies for College Student Success, co-authored with Wesley Habley and Steve Robbins, will be released July 31, 2012. In addition, Dr. Bloom has delivered over a dozen national webinars and over 160 presentations on her work at institutions and conferences across the country.

Appreciative Education, Appreciative Advising, and the power of education and people to transform lives!

Appreciative Advising, Appreciative Education, Appreciative Inquiry, Change Management