Margaret Sallee (she/her)
Associate Professor
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY
Specialty/Research Focus
Gender Studies; Gender, Culture, and Equity; Leadership; Higher Education; Organizational Change; Qualitative Research Methods
Education and Training:
- PhD, University of Southern California, Urban Education (2008)
- MA, The Ohio State University, Higher Education and Student Affairs (2004)
- BA, University of California, Berkeley, English and French (2000)
Awards and Honors:
- Maude A. Stewart Leadership Award; The Ohio State University; 2021-05-20;
- STAR Award for Research; UB Graduate School of Education; 2019-05-03;
- UB Exceptional Scholar-Young Investigator Award; UB; 2014-09-24;
Recent Publications:
Edited Book:
- Sallee, M. W. (Ed.) (2021). Creating sustainable careers in student affairs: What ideal worker norms get wrong and how to make it right. Stylus.
Journal Article:
- Sallee, M. W. (2021). A temporary solution to the two-body problem: How gender norms disadvantage women in commuting couples. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. Online first.
- Sallee, M. W., & Lewis, D. V. (2020). Hyper-separation as a tool for work/life balance: Commuting in academia. Journal of Public Affairs Education. Online first
Book Chapter:
- Sallee, M. W., Yates, A. S. * & Venturiello, M. A. * (2021). Fathers in student affairs: Navigating a gendered organization. In M. W. Sallee (Ed.). Creating sustainable careers in student affairs: What ideal worker norms get wrong and how to make it right (pp. 257-276). Stylus Publishing.
Other:
- Sallee, M. W. (2021). Keeping professionals engaged and energized: Norms of work merit re-examination. Leadership Exchange, 19(1), 22-25.
Recent Presentations:
Invited Lectures:
- Sallee, M. W, & McClure, K. R. (2022, March). Understanding the roots and impact of low morale and burnout. Workshop sponsored by the American Council on Education.;
- Sallee, M. W. (2022, April). Building sustainable careers in student affairs: Dismantling ideal worker norms and imagining a new future. Presentation for the CSU San Bernardino Division of Student Affairs.;
- Sallee, M. W. (2022, April). The impact of ideal worker norms on women faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic: Consequences and solutions. Presentation sponsored by the ADVANCE grant at Texas Tech University.;
- Sallee, M. W., & Segawa, M. (2021, March). Community dialogue: Prioritizing an innovative and sustainable future. Featured presentation as part of the NASPA Annual Conference.;
Conferences:
- Sallee, M. W., & Stefanese Yates, A. (2022, April). Building bridges and breaking bonds: Student-mothers’ social capital during the COVID-19 pandemic. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association.;
Recent Grants:
Grant:
- The Role of Institutional Support in Shaping Student-Mothers’ Success in Higher Education. Jewish Foundation for the Education of Women; Foundation and Research Organization; Jewish Foundation for the Education of Women; Awarded; (08/01/2022-05/31/2024)
- The Impact of Federal COVID-19 Relief Policy on Low-Income Student-Mothers’ Educational Choices and Experiences; Foundation and Research Organization; Spencer Foundation; Awarded; (05/01/2022-12/31/2023)
- No Longer Just A ‘Problem’: The Two-Body Crisis; Local; UB Gender Institute; Awarded; (07/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Recent Activities:
Editorial and Review:
- Editorial Board Member, State University of New York Press
08/24/2017-05/23/2018 - Editorial Review Board Member, The Journal of Higher Education
08/01/2017-05/23/2018 - Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education
08/01/2017-05/23/2018
Professional Service:
- Proposal Reviewer, Association for the Study of Higher Education
05/14/2018-06/01/2018 - Proposal Reviewer, American Educational Research Association
08/07/2017-08/31/2017
Recent Editorships:
Editorship:
- Co-Editor-in-Chief; Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education (formerly NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education)
03/17/2017-05/22/2020 - Co-Editor-in-Chief; Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education
03/01/2017-05/27/2021