Connecting PSO Scholarship with the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement
Serving as a journal reviewer is an often-overlooked contribution to research and scholarship that can be beneficial for UGA public service faculty who are trying to build their scholarly toolbox. The Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement (JHEOE) is an open-access, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal that publishes scholarship on all forms of outreach and engagement between higher education and communities. JHEOE has been continuously published by UGA since 1996 and is supported by UGA Public Service and Outreach. In this workshop, you will hear from JHEOE’s editor and managing editor about the journal and its importance in the outreach and engagement field; demystify the review process; explore ways serving as a journal reviewer can enhance your scholarship; and build confidence in your reviewing skills.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn about UGA’s Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement
- Understand how serving as a journal reviewer can enhance your scholarship
- Learn what makes a quality review
- Develop confidence in serving as a reviewer
Target Audience: This special session is open to all, but especially to PSO faculty, staff and graduate assistants engaged in scholarship
Format: Presentation
Presenters:
Shannon Brooks, director, Office of Service-Learning
Shannon has served as the founding director of the Office of Service-Learning since 2005. She provides leadership, support and vision for enhancing UGA’s service-learning initiatives and its community-campus engagement. Prior to leading the OSL, Shannon worked in UGA’s Office of Instructional Support & Development (now the Center for Teaching and Learning) from 2000-2005, and in Cooperative Extension from 1995-2000. Shannon also holds a courtesy faculty appointment in the Department of Art Education in the Lamar Dodd School of Art and is the editor of the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement.
Julianne O’Connell, managing editor, Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement
Julianne is a PhD candidate in the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education (IHE) and a graduate assistant in the Office of Service-Learning. Julianne holds a bachelor’s degree in linguistics and German from the University of Georgia. Prior to joining the IHE, Julianne taught English in Austria and Indonesia. Her previous assistantship roles were as a graduate resident with University Housing and as a research assistant for Libby Morris, who served as IHE director from 2006 to 2022. Julianne currently serves as the managing editor for the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. Julianne’s research interests pertain to student support services and basic needs security, and her dissertation will focus on how institutions address food insecurity on campus.
