Dali Öztürk, Executive Director Research, Evaluation & Development

Dali Öztürk
Office: Fulton Center, 420
Phone: 480-965-3696
Email: click here

Education

Post Doctorate (Post-Ph.D.)
University of California at Berkeley (UCB)

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
University of Southern California (USC)

Bio for Mehmet Dali Öztürk, Ph.D.

As a member of the Executive Management Team for the ASU Office of the Vice President for Education Partnerships, Dr. Öztürk oversees office’s research, evaluation and development efforts.

Most recently, as Principal Management Research Analyst with the ASU Office of the Vice President for University-School Partnerships and the College of Education Dean’s Office, Dr. Öztürk supported and advised the Vice President and Dean in the management of educational evaluation and research projects, college of education outcomes, and activities related to pre-K-12 student outreach. He also worked with university and College of Education administrators to implement the Vice President's strategic agenda.

Dr. Öztürk has extensive evaluation and research experience in the field of education policy, planning and administration, and the development and use of technology in academic settings and for educational purposes.  Dr. Öztürk received his Ph.D. in International/Intercultural Education Policy, Planning and Administration in 2001 from the University of Southern California (USC). He also holds a Master of Arts in College and University Administration from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Measurement, Testing and Evaluation in Education from Hacettepe University.

As a postdoctoral research fellow at the Institute for the Study of Social Change at the University of California-Berkeley, Dr. Öztürk’s work focused on identifying, reviewing and assessing exemplary and promising strategies and programs designed to improve educational outcomes for underrepresented minorities in the U.S., especially in the Science, Math, Engineering and Technology fields, at higher education institutions around the country. Dr. Öztürk gathered and produced information and strategies that help institutions raise academic achievement levels of their targeted groups (with a focus on increasing the number of students who graduate with honors, earn a high GPA, and/or maintain a superior undergraduate research record). He also provided assistance with the conceptual and technical development and administration of the Survey of High Academic Performance (SHAPER), an instrument designed to measure variables related to high academic achievement and achievement-related experiences in collegiate settings. 

As Assistant President for Academic Affairs and Administration at the Quarry Lane School, a for-profit private school in California, Dr. Öztürk assisted the president with the execution of the school's day-to-day operations and worked closely with the director of technology to oversee and improve the school's information technology systems.

As a research assistant with USC’s Rossier School of Education Dean’s Office, Dr. Öztürk provided technical and content assistance in the development of the Academic Scorecard, which is an administrative tool for measuring organizational effectiveness. In addition to serving as a teaching assistant/course builder for graduate level classes, he also provided assistance in the production of the School of Education's self-study for the Academic Program Review, which was an evaluation of the School's academic programs over a five year period. 

Dr. Öztürk has been an active member of a number of professional societies such as The American Evaluation Association (AEA) and The American Educational Research Association (AERA). He currently serves as the Co-chair of the AERA Division J: Postsecondary Education, Section 5: Society, Culture, and Change.

In addition, Dr. Öztürk has produced dozens of academic and scholarly research papers, publications & conference presentations. His research interests include: high academic achievement; equity; equality and efficiency in educational outcomes; student motivation and access to higher education; under-represented minorities and academic performance; academic technology; education for development; international and intercultural education; study abroad and brain drain; evidence-based policy development; organizational effectiveness; education policy, planning and administration; university-school (K-12) partnerships; evaluation research; and systems thinking in evaluation.

Dr. Öztürk is a recipient of the University of Southern California’s Outstanding International Leadership Award.

Dr. Öztürk’s hobbies include reading from pages of The New Yorker and The Economist to his baby daughter.

Contact Info

Mehmet Dali Öztürk, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Research & Evaluation
Office of the Vice President for Education Partnerships
Arizona State University
PO Box 877905
Tempe, AZ 85287-7905
Phone: 480-965-3696
Fax: 480-965-0785
E-mail: ozturk@asu.edu
Web: http://www.public.asu.edu/~mozturk
Blog: http://ozturk.asu.edu/blog/

Scholarly Engagement

Academic Research Papers, Publications & Conference Presentations

• Ozturk, M. (February 2007). From Inputs to Impacts: Measurement and Evaluation of University-School Partnerships. Paper will be presented for the panel Education Partnerships: A Mechanism for Educational Innovation at The National Forum, Leadership for Equity and Excellence: Transforming Education in Washington DC. February 7-9, 2007. Organized by The National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt) (Status: Proposal is accepted).

• Ozturk, M. & Garcia, E.E. (April 2007). Providing University Leadership to Envision and Develop Partnerships with Schools in High-need Communities. Paper will be presented at the 2007 AERA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. Division J: Postsecondary Education, Section 5: Governance, Management Policy and Politics. (Status: Proposal is accepted).

• Ozturk, M. (November 2006). Evaluation of Measurable Engagements for University-School Partnerships in Underserved Communities. Paper presented at The 2006 American Evaluation Association (AEA) Annual Conference, Evaluation 2006: The Consequences of Evaluation, November 1-5, 2006, Portland, Oregon.

• Miller, L.S. & Ozturk, M. (November 2006). Survey Of High Academic Performance (SHAPER): An Instrument Designed To Gather Information From Undergraduates At Selective Colleges And Universities On Factors That May Influence The Students’ Academic Achievement.  A demo session conducted at The 2006 American Evaluation Association (AEA) Annual Conference, Evaluation 2006: The Consequences of Evaluation, November 1-5, 2006, Portland, Oregon.

• Ozturk, M. (April 2006). Public Policy and Its Influence on Student Access and Institutional Success. Panel chaired at the 2006 AERA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. Division J: Postsecondary Education, Section 4: Governance, Management Policy and Politics.

• Ozturk, M. (Summer 2005). The Evidence Base for Increasing High Achieving Minority Undergraduates. The Evaluation Exchange, Harvard Family Research Project, Harvard Graduate School of Education; (Volume XI. No. 2, Summer 2005).

• Miller, L.S., Ozturk, M. & Chavez, L. (2005). Increasing African American, Latino, And Native American Representation Among High Achieving Undergraduates At Selective Colleges And Universities. Consortium for High Academic Performance, Institute for the Study of Social Change, University of California, Berkeley.

• Ozturk, M. (October 2005). Shared Knowledge Across Borders: Multiculturalism in Evaluation. Panel chaired at The 2005 American Evaluation Association (AEA) and the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) Joint Conference, Crossing Borders, Crossing Boundaries, October 24-30, 2005, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

• Ozturk, M. (October 2005). Higher Education Assessment at the Program Level: Department Applications. Panel chaired at The 2005 American Evaluation Association (AEA) and the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) Joint Conference, Crossing Borders, Crossing Boundaries, October 24-30, 2005, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

• Miller, L.S. & Ozturk, M. (October 2005). Evaluating Strategies and Programs that Increase African American, Latino, and Native American Representation among High Achieving Undergraduates At Selective Colleges and Universities in the U.S. Paper  presented at The 2005 American Evaluation Association (AEA) and the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) Joint Conference, October 24-30, 2005, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

• Garcia, E.E. and Miller, L.S. & Ozturk, M. (October 2005). Engaging the Community and Institutionalizing the Connections Between K-12 and Higher Education. Workshop jointly developed for The American Council on Education (ACE) Biennial Educating All of One Nation Conference, Realizing America’s Promise: Embracing Diversity, Discovery, and Change, October 6–8, 2005, Phoenix, Arizona.

• Ozturk, M. (October 2005). Monitoring the Connections Between K-12 and Higher Education. Paper presented at The American Council on Education (ACE) Biennial Educating All of One Nation Conference, Realizing America’s Promise: Embracing Diversity, Discovery, and Change, October 6–8, 2005, Phoenix, Arizona.

Professional Service

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

• Ozturk, M. Co-chair, Program Committee, Division J: Postsecondary Education, Section 5: Society, Culture, and Change. 2007 Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
• Ozturk, M. Proposal Reviewer (April 2007), Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. Division A-Administration, Organization, and Leadership (Section 1: Leadership; Section 2: School Organization and Effects; Section 3: School Improvement; and Section 4: School Contexts and Communities).
• Ozturk, M. Proposal Reviewer (April 2007), Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. Division H-School Evaluation and Program Development (Section 2: Program Evaluation in School Settings).
• Ozturk, M. Proposal Reviewer (April 2007), Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. Division J-Postsecondary Education (Section 1: Students; Section 2: Faculty, Curriculum, and Research; Section 3: Teaching, Learning, Assessment, and Evaluation; and Section 4: Governance, Management, Policy, and Politics).
• Ozturk, M. Proposal Reviewer (April 2007), Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. Division L-Educational Policy and Politics (Section 2: Policymaking, Implementation, and Evaluation; and Section 5: Economic, Fiscal, and Resource Management Issues)
• Ozturk, M. Proposal Reviewer (April 2007), Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. Special Interest Groups (SIG-Advanced Studies of National Databases; SIG-Research on Evaluation; SIG-School Indicators, Profiles, and Accountability; and SIG-School-University Collaborative Research).
• Ozturk, M. Research Paper Proposal Reviewer (April 2006), Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. Division J: Postsecondary Education, Section 4: Governance, Management Policy and Politics.
• Ozturk, M. Research Paper Proposal Reviewer (April 2006), Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. Division H: School Evaluation and Program Development, Section 2: Program Evaluation in School Settings.

American Evaluation Association (AEA) and the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES)

• Ozturk, M. Proposal Reviewer, The 2006 American Evaluation Association (AEA) Annual Conference, Evaluation 2006: The Consequences of Evaluation, November 1-5, 2006, Portland, Oregon (for Topical Interest Group (TIG), Systems in Evaluation.
• Ozturk, M. Research Paper Proposal Reviewer, The AEA and CES Joint Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (October 2005) (for Topical Interest Groups (TIGs), Multiethnic Issues in Evaluation, and Assessment in Higher Education.

The Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education

• Ozturk, M. Research Paper Proposal Reviewer (December 2005)

Determined to Succeed: Stories of School Improvement Conference

• Ozturk, M. Member, ASU Organization and Planning Team for the Determined to Succeed: Stories of School Improvement Conference organized and hosted by the Arizona Dept. of Education and ASU, Tempe, AZ, January 11-12, 2006