CARES Team

Dr. Matthew Fuller

Professor, Doctoral Director of Higher Education Leadership & Developmental Education, EdD

Dr. Matthew Fuller

Dr. Matthew Fuller is a Professor of Higher Education Leadership and Director of the Doctoral Program in Higher Education Leadership at Sam Houston State University. He is also the Director of the Center for Assessment, Research, and Educational Safety (C.A.R.E.S.) at Sam Houston State University. Dr. Fuller has worked in higher education since the 1990s in a variety of administrative and professorial capacities. Dr. Fuller’s research interests focus on culture and leadership in educational organizations, threat assessment, law, behavioral intervention, and educational safety. Since 2005, he has served as the Principal Investigator of the Survey of Assessment Culture, an international, longitudinal survey of higher education faculty, administrators, and student affairs staff members’ perspectives on cultures of assessment. As Director of C.A.R.E.S., he leads a team of researchers in developing research on educational safety and threat assessment models. He is the PI on a statewide, census-style study of Texas educators’ needs pertaining to educational safety and victims’ services. Dr. Fuller has also advised policy makers on scholarly works and research into school and university safety, legal issues, history of higher education, and financial aid policy. He has authored numerous books, monographs, and articles and presented on a variety of topics throughout his career.

Stacie Haynes, MBA

Coordinator

Stacie Haynes

Stacie Haynes is the Project Manager for the Center for Assessment, Research, and Educational Safety (C.A.R.E.S.) at Sam Houston State University. As the Project Manager for C.A.R.E.S., she provides program oversight and guidance to ensure all requirements and deadlines are met. She has lead several multi-disciplinary grant teams bringing in over $8 million in funding throughout C.A.R.E.S. short history. Mrs. Haynes also serves the SHSU community in multiple different capacities. She is President for Staff Senate, advisor to 3 student organization, and serves as an admissions interviewer for the College of Osteopathic Medicine, just to name a few. Mrs. Haynes passion for student success and safety mixed with her operations management skill make her an incredible asset to the C.A.R.E.S. team.

Jayde Casper

Grant Support Assistant

Jayde Casper

Jayde Casper is the Administrative Assistant for the Center of Assessment, Research, and Educational Safety (C.A.R.E.S.) at Sam Houston State University. She previously attended Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas and worked for the State of Kansas in Workforce Services from January 2015-December 2019. As the Administrative Assistant for C.A.R.E.S., she will assist with daily operations for the center.