THIRD FLOOR RESEARCH
Meet Our Researchers
Third Floor Research is an applied research partnership between the Kansas Leadership Center and Kansas State University’s Staley School of Leadership. Our center includes researchers and practitioners from different parts of the world, including the United States, Chile, Iran, Israel, Australia, Nigeria, and Hungary.
Core Team
Tim Steffensmeier
Director of Third Floor Research,
Staley School of Leadership
steffy@ksu.edu
Charles Carpenter III
Graduate Research Assistant,
Staley School of Leadership
charles2023@ksu.edu
Keyhan Shams
Research Assistant Professor,
Staley School of Leadership
keyhan@ksu.edu
Akshay Kumar Kona
Graduate Research Assistant,
Staley School of Leadership
akona@ksu.edu
Research Collaborators
| Name | Organization | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Elisa Adriasola | Universidad Diego Portales | Santiago, Chile |
| Catherine Althaus | University of New South Wales | Canberra, Australia |
| Claudia Amaro | AB&C Bilingual Resources, LLC | Wichita, KS |
| Anisah Ari | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| Mary Banwart | University of Kansas | Kansas City, KS |
| Randy Barbour | Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University | Huntsville, AL |
| David Chrislip | Skillful Means, Harvard University | Boulder, CO |
| Patricia Dooley | Wichita State University | Wichita, KS |
| Justin Greenleaf | Fort Hays State University | Hays, KS |
| Tamara Hernandez | Universidad Adolfo Ibanez | Santiago, Chile |
| Cameron Jetter | The University of Northern Colorado | Greeley, CO |
| Brandon Kliewer | University of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN |
| Lori Kniffin | Fort Hays State University | Hays, KS |
| Tamas Kowalik | Fort Hays State University | Hays, KS |
| Roberta Maldonado-Franzen | Duke University | Durham, NC |
| Exy Maqashalala | Creighton University | Lincoln, NE |
| Kiley Moody | Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS |
| Tim O’Brien | Harvard University | Boston, MA |
| Elnaz Parviz | Green River College | Lawrence, KS |
| Kerry Priest | Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS |
| Jessica Ramirez | Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS |
| Carlie Snethen | Garney Construction | Kansas City, MO |
To learn more about how you, or your organization, can partner with KLC’s Third Floor Research, contact Tim Steffensmeier at tsteffensmeier@kansasleadershipcenter.org.
