Ron served as Assistant Dean for Teaching (1997-2003). As Professor, he taught for 30 years at Johns Hopkins (1976-2006), 11 years in the School of Education and 19 in the School of Nursing, where he mentored numerous faculty and hundreds of students, all of whom unfortunately are still in prison or on probation. Here are the “statistics” (Aren’t you excited?): he taught 170 courses in biostatistics, measurement, and research design, inflicting statistical pain on nearly 6000 students at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels. He also served as the chair or a member of 96 doctoral dissertation committees in education, psychology, nursing, public health, and religion. Since retiring in 2006, he received the title Professor Emeritus.
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About the Author: Patrick Blessinger
Dr. Patrick Blessinger is an adjunct associate professor of education at St. John's University, a math and science teacher with the New York State Education Department, and chief research scientist of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (in consultative status with the United Nations). Dr. Blessinger is the editor and author of many books and articles and he is an educational policy analyst and contributing writer with UNESCO's Inclusive Policy Lab, University World News, The Hechinger Report, and Higher Education Tomorrow, among others. Dr. Blessinger teaches courses in education, leadership, and research methods and he serves on doctoral dissertation committees. Dr. Blessinger has been involved with accreditation certification for universities and colleges and he has been involved in various educational consulting projects. Dr. Blessinger provides professional development workshops and classes to teachers and educational leaders and regularly gives presentations at academic conferences around the world. Dr. Blessinger has received several educational awards, including: Fulbright Senior Scholar to Denmark (Department of State, USA), Governor’s Teaching Fellow (Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia, USA), and Certified Educator (National Geographic Society, USA).