Skip to main content
Skip to main menu Skip to spotlight region Skip to secondary region Skip to UGA region Skip to Tertiary region Skip to Quaternary region Skip to unit footer

Slideshow

Jennifer May-Trifiletti

Blurred image of the arch used as background for stylistic purposes.
PhD, 2023

Jennifer May-Trifiletti is the managing researcher for Dr. Peter Riley Bahr’s team in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan. In this role, Jennifer conducts statistical analysis, writes manuscripts and reports, and manages research projects related to community college students’ educational pathways and labor market outcomes. Current projects examine stackable credentials pathways, short-term course-taking (skills-building), noncredit education, postsecondary career and technical education, and adult learners’ pathways through community colleges. 

Jennifer also continues to conduct research related to her dissertation, which examined community college mission expansion and its implications for access. Her research relies on quantitative methods ranging from rich descriptive analysis to advanced quasi-experimental designs to answer causal, policy-relevant research questions.

While at MIHE, Jennifer served as a graduate research assistant for Dr. Rob Toutkoushian and Dr. Jim Hearn. She received UGA’s Presidential Fellowship, MIHE’s Zell and Shirley Miller Fellowship, and MIHE’s Thomas G. Dyer Outstanding Dissertation Research Award. 

In addition to her Ph.D. from MIHE, Jennifer holds an M.A. in higher education from Boston College, a B.A. in secondary education and history from Boston College, and a graduate certificate in institutional research from Pennsylvania State University. She previously worked in institutional research at Massasoit Community College (Brockton, MA) and Tufts University (Medford, MA).

 

Email:
jennifer.may25@uga.edu
News Featuring Jennifer May-Trifiletti

From press release:

AIR Forum, May 29-June 2, 2023

View conference program

Several current students and graduates joined Professor Karen Webber, AIR President, at the recent AIR Forum in…

Alexa Arndt (PhD 2023) served as a research assistant with the J. W. Fanning Institute. Her research interests include women in senior leadership roles within institutions of higher education. Arndt was also previously the president of the Higher Education…

The Institute of Higher Education is pleased to announce our 2020-2021 fellowship and award recipients.

While pursuing their degrees, our students continue to make an impact in our field and mark great accomplishments. We recognize four of our…

The IHE Community Supports Four Scholarships that Directly Assist Student Research

The rapid rise in popularity and monetization of Esports (virtual simulations of sports, competitive games, and military operations) in American culture is drawing the attention of higher education leaders.

The Institute will be well represented at the Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum in Denver, May 28-31. Faculty, students, and alumni will be presenting and leading discussion groups.  

Wednesday, May 29

10:15 am - Lori…

IHE faculty and students will be attending the 44th Annual AEFP Conference in Kansas City, MO on March 21-22, 2019.

Ph.D. candidate Hee Jung Gong will present a paper with Rob Toutkoushian on “The Impact of the TRIO Program on the College Choice…

"From 'First in Family' to 'First to Finish': Does College Graduation Vary by How First-Generation College Status Is Defined?" is a newly-published research article by Robert K. Toutkoushian, Jennifer A. May-Trifiletti, Ashley B. Clayton (former IHE…

Support us

We appreciate your financial support. Your gift is important to us and helps support critical opportunities for students and faculty alike, including lectures, travel support, and any number of educational events that augment the classroom experience. 

Click Here to Learn More About Giving

Every dollar given has a direct impact upon our students and faculty.