Susan Harris currently serves as the Executive Director of the Joint Educational Project at the University of Southern California.  She earned a Ph.D. in Sociology and Marriage & Family Therapy from the University of Southern California in 2001. Her interdisciplinary, qualitative training focused on the politics of service in AmeriCorps as well as the experiences of relative caregivers in the Los Angeles County child welfare system.  Dr. Harris has worked in the SLCE field since 1994 after starting her career in the non-profit sector.

Susan has published and presented widely on a number of subjects, including reflective practices, international service-learning students in the US, student learning outcomes, graduate-level SLCE, and the potential of online learning platforms (including “digital badges” or “microcredentials”) for the field.  She has served as an Associate Editor and Special Section Co-Editor for the Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning and currently serves as the Associate Editor for the International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement.  Susan chairs the Conference Content Committee for the IARSLCE Board.