 | Thornton, Z. M. & Smith, D. (2025). Community College Leadership Development Initiatives: A National Scan of the Landscape. Proposal submitted to 2025 The League of Innovation conference, March 9-12, San Antonio, TX. |
 | Smith, D., Thornton, Z. M., & Romero-Reyes, J. (2024). Advancing Community College Practices: Updates and Insights from Research. Proposal accepted for the 2024 Community Colleges for Iowa Convention and Trade Show, December 3-5, Des Moines, IA. |
| Smith, D., Thornton, Z. M., Doran, E., & Friedel, J. N. (2023). Advancing Community College Practices: Insights from Research. Paper presented at the 2023 Community Colleges for Iowa Convention and Trade Show, November 28-30, Des Moines, IA. |
 | Doran, E., Latz, A., & Thornton, Z. M. (2022, April). Role Mapping as Method and Tool for Reflection: Community College Faculty Experiences in 2020. Paper presented at the 2022 Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference, November 16-19, Las Vegas, NV. |
 | Thornton, Z. M. Smith, D. A., & Cain, C. M. (2022). Noncredit community college leadership development programming: Extending university faculty impact. Roundtable presented at the 2022 Council for the Study of Community Colleges Conference, March 31-April 2, Phoenix, AZ. |
| Smith, D. A., Cain, C. M., & Thornton, Z. M. (2022). Leadership in context: Understanding the needs of next generation executive leaders in community colleges. Paper presented at the 2022 Council for the Study of Community Colleges Conference, March 31-April 2, Phoenix, AZ. |
| Doran, E., Latz, A., & Thornton, Z. M. (2021, April). (Other)Mothering, barely surviving: Women community college faculty perspectives on 2020. Roundtable for the 2021 Council for the Study of Community Colleges Conference, April 14-16, Virtual. |
| Doran, E., Crisp, G., Carales, V. D., De Jesus Gonzalez, A., Friedensen, R., McClure, K. R., & Thornton, Z. M. (2020, November). Making more room for the full participation of Ed.D. students and programs. Symposium for the Council for the Advancement of Higher Education Programs Virtual Pre-Conference. 2020 Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference, November 18-21. |
| D’Amico, M. M., Morgan, G. & Thornton, Z. M. (2020, April). Community college noncredit enrollment and outcomes: Insights into the “Black Box”. Proposal accepted for the 2020 Council for the Study of Community Colleges Conference, April 2-4, Phoenix, AZ. *Cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| Thornton, Z. M. (2019, March). Researching rural community colleges. Roundtable for the 2019 Council for the Study of Community Colleges Conference, March 28-30, San Diego, CA. |
 | Thornton, Z. M. (2018, September). College transitions: Ensuring high school graduates are college ready through partnerships with the community college. Proposal accepted for the 2018 Rural Community College Alliance Conference, September 26-28, Park City, UT. |
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