Marci Rockey
- About
- Education
- Research
Biography
Dr. Rockey is the Assistant Coordinator & Academic Advisor for the CSPA program. Prior to this position, she was the Assistant Director for Community College Relations & Research at the Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has ten years of experience as a community college student affairs practitioner. Dr. Rockey has experience teaching courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Her research centers on rural students, community colleges, and racial equity.
Current Courses
482.001Administration Seminar-Non Certification
464.001Practicum In College Student Personnel Administration
464.001Practicum In College Student Personnel Administration
461.001Student Development Theory In Higher Education
428.001Topics In Educational Foundations: College Student Personnel
PhD Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
MS Education
Bachelor of Arts
Book, Chapter
Collins, J. D. & Rockey, M. (2023). Higher education access and attainment for rural communities of color in Illinois: A critical policy analysis. In T. Hallmark, S.Ardoin, & D. Means (Eds.), Race and Rurality: Considerations for Advancing Higher Education Equity. Routledge.
Rockey, M., Georges, Jr., C. T., Andrews, K., & Zamani-Gallaher, E. M. (2022). Not marginal, just mattering: Community colleges in student affairs practice. In S. B. Marine & C. Gilbert (Eds.), Critical Praxis in Higher Education and Student Affairs: Social Justice in Action. Stylus Publishing, LLC.
Journal Article
James-Gallaway, C. D., James-Gallaway, A. D., Rockey, M., & Dawson, R. A. (2024). Evading Race: A Critical Race Analysis of Vocational/Career and Technical Education Policy. Educational Policy, 38(3), 700-726. https://doi.org/10.1177/08959048241231956
Rockey, M. & Collins, J. D. (2024). An introduction to rural minority-serving community colleges. In E. Doran (Ed.), New Directions for Community Colleges: Minority Serving Community Colleges. Wiley.
Rockey, M., Fox, H. L., & Zamani-Gallaher, E. M. (2021). What does reverse transfer look like when
there is no funding or mandate to support it? Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 45(5), 374-377. doi 10.1080/10668926.2019.1706666