IPSR Staff

Susan M. Mercer
Associate Director
607 Blake Hall
Lawrence KS 66045
785/864-9102
785/864-3683 (fax)
e-mail: smercer@ku.edu 		Photo of Susan


Susan Mercer joined the Institute in September, 1996. She became the Associate Director in 2008.

M.B.A., William Woods University, Fulton, Missouri, 1995.
B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Music, Culver-Stockton College, Canton, Missouri, 1990.


Roles and Responsibilities
Current Areas of Research
Professional Activities and Honors
Publications
Presentations
Professional Service


Roles and Responsibilities

  • Oversees all Institute operations.
  • Administers the IPSR Scholars Program.
  • Manages Financial and Human Resource operations for the Institute.
  • Designs and conducts focus group research.

Current Areas of Research


Through focus groups and guided interviews, Mercer conducts evaluations and assessments of programs and policies. Recent projects include an evaluation of the Kansas Department of Commerce, an assessment of the technical training needs of the Lawrence community, and an assessment of the IT workforce in the Kansas City metro area.

Professional Activities and Honors

  • 2008- Staff Fellows Advisory Board, The University of Kansas
  • Kansas Statistical Abstract 2007, 42nd Edition. Genna Hurd and Laura Stull, editors; Susan Mercer Project Leader (September 2008).
  • 2008 Team Award Winner, Kansas Statistical Abstract, The University of Kansas.
  • 2007-08 Staff Fellow, the University of Kansas. Inaugural year selection.
  • Kansas Statistical Abstract 2006, 41st Edition. Genna Hurd and Laura Stull, editors; Susan Mercer Project Leader (September 2007).
  • Kansas Statistical Abstract 2005, 40th Edition. Genna Hurd and Susan Mercer, editors (September 2006).
  • Kansas Statistical Abstract 2004, 39th Edition. Genna Hurd and Susan Mercer, editors (September 2005).
  • Kansas Statistical Abstract 2003, 38th Edition. Susan Mercer, editor (September 2004).

Publications

  • Evaluation of the Kansas Department of Commerce. Justin Marlowe, Susan M. Mercer, Patricia C. Oslund,Genna M. Hurd, Dane Hanson and Doug Norsby (2007, Report No. 279).
  • Assessment of the Technical Training Needs of the Lawrence Community: Report to the USD 497 Administrative Task Force on Technical Education. Charles E. Krider, Genna M. Hurd, Susan M. Mercer, Susan Twombly, and Joshua L. Rosenbloom (2005, Report No. 274).
  • Assessment of the Technical Training Needs of the Lawrence Community: How the Current System is Working. Susan M. Mercer (2005, Report No. 275).
  • Greater Kansas City Opportunities and Capacities for Technology-Based Development. David Burress, Joshua L. Rosenbloom, and Susan M. Mercer (2004, Report No. 270B).
  • Kansas City Region Information Technology and Life Science Initiative: Focus Group and Interview Report. Susan M. Mercer (2004, Report No. 270C).
  • NSF Information Technology Workforce Focus Group Report. Susan M. Mercer (2003).
  • Examination of Resident and Non-Resident Montgomery County Worker Perceptions of Montgomery County: Focus Group Report. Susan M. Mercer (2002).
  • Eighth Assessment of the Science, Engineering, and Math Infrastructure at Three Universities in Kansas. Genna Hurd, Dr. Steven Maynard-Moody, Susan Mercer, and Luke Middleton (2001, Report No. 263).
  • Assessment of the Kansas NSF EPSCoR Program Focus Group Report. Susan M. Mercer (2001).
  • Protocols for Measuring Economic Impacts of ATP’s Digital Video Program. David Burress, Joshua L. Rosenbloom, Patricia Oslund, Robert Glass, Brian Harris, and Susan Mercer (2000, Report No. 264D).
  • Evaluation of the Information Technology Worker Shortage in the Kansas City Metro Area: Focus Group Report. Susan M. Mercer and Luke Middleton (2000).
  • The Role of Public Libraries in Local Economic Development. Robert H. Glass, Norman Clifford, Brian Harris, Carol Rose, Charles E. Krider, Susan Mercer, Cheri Woolsey, and Chris Horak (2000, Report No. 260).
  • Kaw Valley Focus Groups on Local and Organic Produce. Brian Harris, David Burress, Susan Mercer, Patricia Oslund, and Carol Rose (2000, Report No. 254B).
  • Potential Pathways of Economic Impact for the ATP Digital Video Program. David Burress, Susan Mercer, Pat Oslund, and Joshua L. Rosenbloom (1999, Report No. 264B).
  • Kansas Innovation Index. Charles Krider, Susan Mercer, Patricia Oslund, and Brian Harris (1999, KTEC Report).
  • Markets Potentially Affected by the ATP Digital Video Program. David Burress, John Gauch, Susan Mercer, Pat Oslund, and Joshua Rosenbloom (1998, Report No. 264A).
  • Retrospective Analysis of Effective HMR Projects. V.K. Narayanan, John Charnes, George Pinches, Susan Mercer and David Cook (1998).
  • MAMTC Regional Market Assessment. Charles Krider, Carol Rose, and Susan Mercer (1998, Report No. 249).

Presentations

    The New Economy: Meeting the Challenge Through S&T Programs, Plenary Session Speaker, Preparing an S&T Report Card. Susan M. Mercer, State Science and Technology Institute, October 7-8, 1999, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Professional Service

    Project Leader, Kansas Statistical Abstract, 2006-
    Editor, Kansas Statistical Abstract, 2003-2006

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