Dr. Mayhew is the William Ray and Marie Adamson Flesher Professor of Educational Administration and founder of the College Impact Lab. His research has focused on how collegiate conditions, educational practices and student experiences influence learning and democratic outcomes, including moral reasoning, pluralism, productive exchange across worldview differences, and innovation. To support the study of college and its impact on student development and learning, he has been awarded more than $20 million in funding from sources, including but not limited to, the U.S. Department of Education, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the Merrifield Family Trust, and the National Science Foundation. He has published more than 60 peer-reviewed articles in journals as well as How College Affects Students: Volume 3. He received his doctorate from the University of Michigan.

Dr. Bowling is Worldview Research Director of the College Impact Lab’s interfaith projects and has over 20 years shaping the student experience in U.S. and international P-20 educational administration. She co-chairs the NASPA Spirituality and Religion in Higher Education Knowledge Community, serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, and mentors international Ed.D. students through an HBCU. Her research interests include comparative international education, internationalization, educational leadership, global learning, and worldview diversity, all topics related to her dissertation which received the Best Practices in Research and Scholarship Award from the International Education Knowledge Community. Renee earned her Ph.D. from OSU’s Higher Education Student Affairs program, a postgraduate certificate in Religious Studies and Education from Harvard, a M.A. in Counseling and Human Development from Walsh University, and a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Akron.

Anisha Gill-Morris is the lead Graduate Research Associate on the INSPIRES Index project and a student in OSU's Higher Education and Student Affairs Ph.D. Program. She earned her B.A. in Primary Education from the University of Reading and her M.S. in Educational Leadership from North Dakota State University. Anisha worked as an Athletic Academic Advisor at North Dakota State University, which inspired a research interest in the collegiate experiences of female student-athletes of color. Her additional research interests center on the topics of college alcohol consumption, and the experiences of international students in the US.