PhD, 2020 Josh Patterson is the Assistant Director of the Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Consortium at the Center for Studies in Higher Education, University of California, Berkeley (CSHE). In this role, Josh is the primary liaison for SERU members, supporting survey administration, deliverables, and data sharing in collaboration with Etio Global. He also oversees data confidentiality and access, while working closely with members, SERU leadership, and researchers to produce technical reports, briefs, and articles informed by SERU data. Before entering this position, Josh held a position as the research director for higher education studies at SoundRocket, a research study design implementation and analysis service. He has been serving as a research fellow at the American Academy of Religion in Atlanta. He earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in religious studies from the University of Georgia. During his master's program, he taught courses in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and World Religions. He has presented papers on the epistle of James and contemporary celebrations of the Passover holiday. He also worked for several years as a tutor for the Athletic Association at UGA and is interested in issues concerning student-athletes. While a student at the Institute of Higher Education, he studied research issues related to religious studies in public higher education including but not limited to learning outcomes assessment, programs assessment, service learning, and organization and governance. He served as a graduate assistant for the Governor's Teaching Fellows program, which serves faculty from all colleges and universities in Georgia.
