Jeffery E. Olson, Ed.D.

Associate Provost and Director of Library and Information Services
Online Learning and Services

St. Augustine Hall Room 408A
(718)990-5705
olsonj@stjohns.edu

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Administration and Policy Analysis,with a concentration in Higher Education, Stanford University, 1990
  • J.D., University of Utah, 1977
  • B.A., English, University of Utah, 1975

Areas of Responsibility

Courses taught

  • Management of Libraries and Information centers
  • Economics and Finance of Education
  • Organization and Administration of Higher Education
  • Advanced Studies in Organizational Theory
  • Legal Issues in Higher Education
  • Introduction to Administrative Theory
  • Administrative Leadership
  • Data Analysis and Computer Applications for Administrators and School Personnel
  • Introduction to Educational Administration
  • Legal Aspects of the Management and Administration of Schools 

 Positions held at St. John's University

  • Director, Division of Library and Information Science (2005-present)
  • Associate Vice President for Online Learning and Services (2001-present)
  • Associate Vice President for Planning (responsible for planning and implementing Online Learning, 1999-2001)
  • Associate Provost for Planning and Academic Development (1998-1999)
  • Assistant Chair, Division of Administrative and Instructional Leadership, School of Education and Human Services (1996-1997)

Recent Publications

  • Hergenrother, Diane S., Olson, Jeffery E., Smyth, Carol M., Beasley, Mark T.(2002). Gender Bias: An analysis of the distribution of institutional aid. Journal of Student Financial Aid. 32(2), pp. 46-57. 
  • Olson, Jeffery E.(2001). Online Learning and the transformation of higher education. The Reference Librarian, 74, pp.221-232.
  • Olson, Jeffery E.(1997). Higher education: America's vital investment. Planning for Higher Education, 26 (Winter), pp. 12-17.