Janet Eyler
Professor of the Practice of Education and Associate Chair and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations, Vanderbilt University
Professor Eyler's scholarly work has focused on various forms of experiential learning including several studies of internships and service-learning in higher education. She has co-directed a national FIPSE-funded service-learning research project and a Corporation for National Service project on learning outcomes for college students. The focus of her recent research has been on the impact of service-learning on civic engagement, cognitive development, problem solving, and transfer of learning. Dr. Eyler is a winner of the 1998 Outstanding Research Award, National Society for Experiential Education, and the 2003 Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning. She serves as Associate Chair and Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of Leadership, Policy and Organizations at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.
