{"id":487,"date":"2021-09-24T16:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/provost\/staff\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T13:49:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T17:49:26","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/provost\/staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Provost Office Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Office of the Provost Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/provost\/about\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Interim Provost Jay Howard<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/provost\/leadership\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Academic Leadership<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/provost\/key-academic-dates\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Key Academic Dates<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/registrar\/academic-calendar-2025-2026\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Academic Calendar<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/provost\/resources\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty &#038; Staff Resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/provost\/step\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Staff Training &#038; Enrichment Program<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/provost\/staff\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Provost Office Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/provost\/faculty-activity-report\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty Activity Report<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-provost-office-staff\">Provost Office Staff<\/h1>\n\n\n<section id=\"block_directory_69e45af640960\" class=\"directory vertical\"><div class=\"directory-cards directory-cards-vertical\"><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Jay Howard <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/api-profiles\/jrhoward-EkRZtpnWe.jpg' alt='Headshot of Jay Howard' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Interim Provost &#038; Executive Vice President<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-9224'>317-940-9224<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:jrhoward@butler.edu'>jrhoward@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-jrhoward'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-jrhoward'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Jay Howard\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-jrhoward' role='region' aria-labledby='person-jrhoward' hidden><p><p><b>Jay Howard <\/b><span>is Professor of Sociology and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Butler University in Indianapolis. For two years (August 2017-May 2019), he simultaneously\u00a0served as Acting Dean of the College of Communication. Prior to coming to Butler, he served as Interim Vice Chancellor and Dean (2007-09), Assistant Dean for Budget and Planning(1999-2002), Head of the Division of Liberal Arts, and Professor of Sociology at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC). He earned a BA in Sociology from Indiana University South Bend (1988), and an MA (1990) and PhD (1992) in Sociology from the University of Notre Dame.\u00a0<\/span><br\/><\/p><p><span><b><\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span><b>Research<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span>Dr. Howard\u2019s research interests range from the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning to religion and popular culture.\u00a0His most recent book, <i>Discussion in the College Classroom: Getting Your Students Engaged and Participating in Person and Online<\/i>, was published by Jossey-Bass (2015). His Advice Guide, &#34;How to Hold a Better Class Discussion,&#34; in <i>The Chronicle of Higher Education <\/i>is available online.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/how-to-hold-a-better-class-discussion\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/how-to-hold-a-better-class-discussion<\/a><\/p><p><span><\/span><\/p><p><span><b><\/b><\/span><\/p><p><i><span>First Contact: Teaching and Learning in Introductory Sociology, co-authored with Nancy Greenwood, <\/span><\/i>was published by Rowman and Littlefield in 2011.\u00a0 Other publications in the scholarship of teaching and learning include: &#34;The Sociology Literacy Framework and Students&#8217; Views of Learning in Introductory\u00a0Sociology,&#34; <i>Teaching Sociology\u00a0<\/i>(with Jess Butler, 2018), &#34;Student Reading Compliance and Learning in the Social Sciences&#34; in <i>Learning from Each Othe<\/i>r (2018), \u201cThe John F. Schnabel Lecture \u2018Sociology\u2019s Special Pedagogical Challenge,\u201d <i>Sociological Focus (2015),<\/i> \u201cWhere Are We and How Did We Get Here? A Brief Examination of the Past, Present, and Future of the Teaching and Learning Movement in Sociology,\u201d <i>Teaching Sociology\u00a0<\/i>(2010), \u201cTeaching and Learning and the Culture of the Regional Association in American Sociology,\u201d <i>Sociological Focus<\/i>(2007), \u201cThe Role of the Introductory Sociology Course on Students\u2019 Perceptions of Achievement of General Education Goals\u201d <i>Teaching Sociology<\/i> (2007), and <i><span>\u201c<\/span><\/i>Just-in-Time Teaching in Sociology or How I Convinced My Students to Actually Read the Textbook,\u201d <i>Teaching Sociology<\/i> (2004). He is editor of <i><span>Discussion in the College Classroom:<span>\u00a0<\/span>Applications for Sociology Instruction <\/span><\/i>(2004) published by the American Sociological Association Teaching Resources Center. \u00a0<\/p><p>His book, co-authored with John M. Streck, Apostles of Rock: The Splintered World of Contemporary Christian Music (University Press of Kentucky,1999) was named a 2000 Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title.<\/p><p><b>Professional Roles<\/b><\/p><p>Dr. Howard served as Deputy Editor of the American Sociological Association journal, <i>Teaching Sociology<\/i> (2003-09).<span>\u00a0 <\/span><span>He is a Fellow of the P.A. Mack Center at Indiana University for Inquiry on Teaching and Learning.\u00a0 <\/span>He served as the 2006-07 President of the North Central Sociological Association and as an elected member of the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation Board of Trustees (2004-2010).<\/p><\/p><\/div> <!-- #acc-jrhoward --><\/div> <!-- #accordion-group --><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><\/div> <!-- .directory-cards --><\/section>\n\n<section id=\"block_directory_69e45af665cb1\" class=\"directory vertical\"><div class=\"directory-cards directory-cards-vertical\"><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Nii Kpakpo Abrahams <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/nabrahams-fsFGK96wcAMuqeL28LU1j-photo.jpg' alt='Headshot of Nii Kpakpo Abrahams' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Senior Director Office of Student Experience &#038; Engagement<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-6123'>317-940-6123<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:nabrahams@butler.edu'>nabrahams@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-nabrahams'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-nabrahams'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Nii Kpakpo Abrahams\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-nabrahams' role='region' aria-labledby='person-nabrahams' hidden><p><p><strong>Nii Kpakpo Abrahams <\/strong>serves as the inaugural Senior Director of Student Experience and Engagement at Butler University. While reporting to the Associate Provost, the office sits between university divisions to partner with and collaborate across campus to cultivate a relationship-rich, high-impact, and seamless student experience that fosters a sense of belonging for all students. He is extremely passionate about helping college students discover, develop, and deploy their giftings and passions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p>Before arriving to Butler in the Fall of 2022, Nii was the inaugural Director of Orientation and First Year Experience at Anderson University (IN) and has held other roles in higher education in admissions and as a communication faculty at Ivy Tech Community College, SNHU Online, and Missouri State University. Prior to his life in higher ed, he spent years in the communication and content strategy industry. He holds both his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Communication from Missouri State University. His thesis work centered on organizational assimilation on a city-wide scale and how municipalities can aid in creating the best environments for young professionals to live and thrive. In his downtime, you can find him spending time with his wife and daughter, playing Monopoly Deal, serving in a volunteer pastoral role at his local church, and searching for the best donut shops in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<p><br><\/p><\/p><\/div> <!-- #acc-nabrahams --><\/div> <!-- #accordion-group --><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Carol Baker <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/api-profiles\/cubaker-V19SIjsha.jpg' alt='Headshot of Carol Baker' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Academic Systems Administrator<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-8558'>317-940-8558<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:cubaker@butler.edu'>cubaker@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-cubaker'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-cubaker'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Carol Baker\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-cubaker' role='region' aria-labledby='person-cubaker' hidden><p><p>Carol manages platforms associated with student success management, faculty activity reporting, student course surveys, and more.<\/p>\n<ul>\n  <li>EAB Navigate360<\/li>\n  <li>Class Climate<\/li>\n  <li>Interfolio Faculty Activity Reporting<\/li>\n  <li>Modern Campus Curriculum (aka Curriculog)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p>*** Project Management Professional (PMP)\u00ae *** &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/carolubaker\/\">LINKEDIN PROFILE<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p><\/p><\/div> <!-- #acc-cubaker --><\/div> <!-- #accordion-group --><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Jill Beckman <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/jbeckman-o2Qjj7NVZNCqUlfu_M6AC-photo.jpg' alt='Headshot of Jill Beckman' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Director Academic Budgets<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-6472'>317-940-6472<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:jbeckman@butler.edu'>jbeckman@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Debbie Breed <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/api-profiles\/dbreed-EyD3htkmR.jpg' alt='Headshot of Debbie Breed' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Administrative Specialist &#8211; Office of the Provost<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-9903'>317-940-9903<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:dbreed@butler.edu'>dbreed@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Rebecca DeGrazia <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/rdegrazi-gXCxa7g7UdAHPgB1DIv_h-photo.jpg' alt='Headshot of Rebecca DeGrazia' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Administrative Specialist for Academic Affairs<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-9581'>317-940-9581<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:rdegrazi@butler.edu'>rdegrazi@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Shelly Furuness <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/sfurunes-JnHVkZh5tdH02Cl7y8R-m-photo.jpg' alt='Headshot of Shelly Furuness' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Director of Academic Affairs, Operational Excellence and Professor<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-6967'>317-940-6967<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:sfurunes@butler.edu'>sfurunes@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Jill McKinney <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/images\/logos\/bulldog_4cp_1-4w.png' alt='' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs and Director of Global Engageme<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-8473'>317-940-8473<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:jsmckinn@butler.edu'>jsmckinn@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Travis Ryan <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/tryan-PorMG1i7HVelV4CVUwgXk-photo.jpg' alt='Headshot of Travis Ryan' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Associate Provost\/Professor<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-9977'>317-940-9977<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:tryan@butler.edu'>tryan@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-tryan'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-tryan'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Travis Ryan\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-tryan' role='region' aria-labledby='person-tryan' hidden><p><p>Travis Ryan is a Professor of Biological Sciences with expertise in urban ecology and conservation biology, and he is one of the founding faculty of the Center for Urban Ecology at Butler University. He teaches an introductory course in the biology major curriculum (BI 230 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology &#8211; Fundamentals), organizes the sophomore seminar (BI 299 &#8211; Biology Seminar), and teaches upper level electives in Advanced Ecology (BI 418) and Conservation Biology (BI 419). Dr. Ryan also collaborates with Dr. Phil Villani to offer Tropical Terrestrial Biology (BI 417), an intensive field course taught over the course of two weeks in Panama, every other summer. Dr. Ryan&#8217;s past research focused on the conservation of amphibians and reptiles, evolutionary ecology of amphibians and the evolution of life histories, and the ecology of turtle assemblages and the spatial ecology of turtles within urban aquatic habitats. Working with colleagues Drs. Carmen Salsbury and Julia Angstmann, he helps run Indy Wildlife Watch (Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/indywildwatch\/\">@indywildwatch<\/a>), which documents the density, diversity, and distribution of of wildlife throughout the greater Indianapolis region. This is part of a nationwide research project, the <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanwildlifeinfo.org\/\">Urban Wildlife Information Network<\/a>. He is the author of more than 40 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, is a former Associate Editor of the <em>Journal of Herpetology<\/em>, and is a member of the Board of Editors for <em>Urban Naturalist<\/em>. Dr. Ryan served as chair of the Department of Biological Sciences (2013-2019), was twice elected vice chair of Faculty Senate (2016-2020), and was the faculty director of the Core Curriculum (2020-2021). 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