Russell Scott
Vaught
(814) 863-3746
1958-1962
B. S. in Industrial Psychology; minor in Math
Iowa State University
1966-1971
M. S., Ph.D. in Psychology (Research Methods)
Iowa State University
1989 to Present
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
2001 - 2005
Associate Vice Provost, Information Technology Services
1997 -
2001 Senior
Director, Center for Academic Computing
1989 - 1997
Director, Center for Academic Computing
Responsible for diverse academic computing facilities ranging
from numerically intensive computing through development of computer
based instructional material. Staff of 100
regular employees and 150 temporary.
2000 - Present Affiliate Professor of Information Systems and Technology, School of Information Systems and Technology
1999- Present Affiliate Associate Professor of Management Science, Smeal School of Business Administration
1983 to 1989
Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY
1988 - 1989 Director,
Information Resources
In addition to the responsibilities described below, responsible for data base systems used for academic computing as well. This includes image data bases.
1983 - 1988
Director of Administrative Computing
Responsible for administrative computing and advice to the executive staff (Provost, Senior Vice President, etc.) on plans, policy, and priorities for administrative information system. Staff of 55+. Developed Administrative Information Systems Plan for Cornell.
Developed an integrated administrative information system using "fourth generation" technology. Developed capacity to pro;duce administrative applications software for microcomputers as well. Worked with Director of Academic Computing to coordinate computing services for campus.
1977-1983
State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY
1979 - 1983
Director, Computer Center
1978 - 1983
Adjunct Member of School of Management Faculty and member of the
graduate faculty.
1977 - 1979
Associate Director for Academic Support
As Associate Director, responsible for research and instructional computing service. As Director, responsible for both academic and administrative computing with a staff of about 50. Developed information systems plan for campus. Influential in early introduction of microcomputers to academic computing. Early member of BITNET.
Served on Ph.D. committees in several departments including psychology, economics, and biology. Taught statistics and information systems management in the School of Management.
1974 - 1977
Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC
1974 - 1977
Director, Computation Division and Research Psychologist
1975 - 1977
Adjunct Member of the Graduate Faculty, University of
North Carolina at Greensboro
Responsible for computing and information systems at the Center for Creative Leadership, a non-profit research and training organization. Developed specialized research database, and general software for reporting test results as "English language" texts. Role as center's statistical consultant; performed research in organizational behavior. Served on graduate committees in psychology at UNCG.
1973 - 1974
University of Denver,
Denver, CO
Research Associate
Responsible for assessing an evaluation of mental health programs. Gained further experience with large research data bases.
1970 - 1973
Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR
Director, Alcohol Safety Action Project Evaluation Program; and
Visiting Research Associate
Responsible for evaluation project for two early pilot "drunk driving" programs in Oregon and Washington. Produced a number of studies that have had national impact in this area. Gained valuable experience working with government agencies; developed technical expertise with large research data bases. Developed an inferential time series program which was used in traffic safety and child behavior studies.
Worked cooperatively with researchers in the area of child behavior; produced some important methodological techniques for measuring program effectiveness. Served on Ph.D. committees in psychology and economics at the University of Oregon.
Corporation for
Research and Education
Networking, Board of
Trustees
National Science
Foundation
Peer Review Panel
Member 1997 (2 panels on
vBNS program)
Apple University Consortium, Program Advisory Committee 1990
Technology Advisory Committee 1998
Claris Advisory
Board 1990-1991
Association for
Computing Machinery /
Special Interest Group on University and College Computing Services:
Seminar on Academic
Computing at
Snowmass Colorado.
Society of Sigma Xi
Oregon Research
Institute, Eugene, OR
Office of Alcohol
Counter Measures US
Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
Human Factors Laboratory, University of
South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
Child Asthma Research Institute and
Hospital, National Asthma Research Center, Denver, CO
Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
New York University, New York, NY
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Saskatchewan Board of Higher Education
1962 -
1966 United States Navy,
Naval Flight Officer
Construction and validation of a modified algorithm for the cluster analysis of prose.
Driver Simulation Head Unit, with D. H. Schuster
1999
Computer
World/Smithsonian Lauriate with Kevin Morooney for LION-X cluster.
2003
ACM/SIGUCCS
Penney Craine Award for Leadership
1970 -
1973 Over 30 technical
reports while at Oregon Research Institute. Partial topic listing:
1973
Bronfman, B. H. & Vaught, R. S. Autocorrelation
and autoregression program for nonstationary time series data. Behaviorial Science, 1973, 18, 151-152.
Jones, R. R., Vaught, R. S., & Reid, J. B. Time series
analysis as a substitute for single subject analysis of variance designs. Paper presented at the convention of the
American Psychological Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, September
1973. Reprinted in G. R. Patterson, Behavior
Change 1974. Chicago:
Aldine, 1975.
1974
Vaught, R. S. A semi-experimental
design. Psychological Bulletin, 1974, 81, 126-129.
Vaught, R. S., & Jones, R. R. Calculation
of autocorrelation for interrupted time series. Paper
presented at the convention of the American Psychological Association,
New Orleans, Louisiana, September 1974.
1975
Vaught, R. S. Reply to Ager and
Williams. Psychological Bulletin, 1975, 82, 872-874.
Jones, R. R., Weinrott, M., & Vaught, R. S.
Visual versus statistical inference in operant research. In A.E.
Kazdin (Chair), Symposium on the use of Statistics in N=1 research. Symposium
presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association,
Chicago, September 1975.
Gryskiewicz, S. S., Vaught, R. S., & Johansson, C. B. Describing the Creative Leader. Paper
presented at the First National Conference on the Uses of the
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Gainesville, Florida, October 1975.
1977
Jones, R. R., Vaught, R. S., & Weinrott, M. Time series
analysis in operant research. Journal
of Applied Behavior Analysis,
1977, 10(1), 151-166.
Vaught, R. S. What if subjects
can't be randomly assigned? Journal of
the Human Factors Society,
1977, 19 (3), 227-234.
Vaught, R. S., Gryskiewicz, S. S., & Kuleck, W. L. Phenomenological Validation by Cross Test
Prediction: The SCII, MBTI, and Creativity. Presented at the meeting of America
Personnel and Guidance Association, Dallas, March 1977.
1978
Jones, R. R., Weinrott, M. R., & Vaught, R. S.
Effects of serial dependency on the agreement between visual and
statistical inference. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1978, 11, 277-283.
1980
Hartman, D., Gottman, J., Jones, R. R., Kazdan, A., and Vaught,
R. S. Time series in Behavioral Analysis - Current State of Art. Journal
of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1980, 13, 543-559.
Fischthal, J., Fish, B., Vaught, R. S. Comparative
Allometric Growth of the Digenetic Trematode Metadena Globosa (Linton 1910) Manter 1947
(Cryptogonimidae) in Three Species of Caribbean Fishes. Journal
of Parasitology, 1980, 66, 642-644.
1981
Vaught, R. S. Management in SUNY. Paper
presented at the Northeast University Computer Center Directors
Meeting. Troy, NY, June 1981.
1982
Vaught, R. S. Price/Performance
Trade Off of Large and Small Systems. Paper
presented at the ACM-SIGUCC Computer Center Management Symposium, St.
Louis, Missouri, March 24, 1982
Fischthal, J. H., Carson, D. D., and Vaught, R. S.
Comparative size allometry of the digenetic trematode lissouchis
attenuatus (monorchiidae')
at four intensities of infection in the white sucker.
Journal of Parasitology. 1982, 66, 314-318
Fischthal, J. H., Carson, D. O., and Vaught, R. S.
Comparative Allometry of size of the digenetic trematode bucephalus
gorgon (Linton, 1905);
Eckmann, 1932 (Bucephalidae) in two sites of infection in the marine
fish seriola dumerili (Risso). Journal
of Parasitology. 1982, 68, 173-174.
Fischthal, J. H., Carson, D. O., and Vaught, R. S.
Size Allometry of the Caryophyllidean Cestode Glaridacris
laruei from the
WhiteSucker. Journal of Parasitology. 1982, 68, 1175-1177.
1986
Vaught, R. S. Uses of Macintosh
in an administrative office. Paper presented at the MACADAMEA Conference
held at Princeton, NJ, May, 1986.
Vaught, R. S. A TCP/IP emulator for the Macintosh. Paper
presented at the Apple University Consortium Meeting held at Evanston,
IL, July, 1986.
1988
Vaught, R. S. and Mara, M. A. Cornell finds Macintoshes are
useful administrative tools. Technological
horizons in education. Macintosh special issue, 1988.
1989
Vaught, R. S. Organizing and
Supporting Administrative Computing. Chapter
in Hawkins, B. L., Organizing and Managing Information Resources on
Campus, Princeton, NY: EDUCOM, 1989.
1995
Almoney, J. C. and
Vaught, R. S. Internet Services for 100,000. Supercomputing, Portland, OR (Similar
presentation presented at other meetings as well.)
1999 Vaught, R. S. Lion-X Cluster. EDUCAUSE Annual Meeting, San Diego, October 1999.
2004
Vaught, R.S. Penn State Napster
Trial. Educause Annual
Meeting, Denver, October 2004.
Vaught, R.S. Penn State Napster
Trial: Overview. Educause
Annual Meeting, Denver, October 2004.
Less formal
presentations
1980
Member of a panel on Peer Review. ACM/SIGUCCS
Management Symposium. St. Louis, MO, March 1980.
1984
Chaired and participated in a discussion group on Managing
the Database Environment
at the 15th Annual Seminar for Academic
Computing Services, Snowmass, CO, August 12-15, 1984.
1988
Chaired and participated in a discussion group on Administrative
Computing LANS at the 19th Annual Seminar for Academic Computing
Services, Snowmass, CO, August 7-10, 1988.
1990
Chaired and participated in a discussion group on Governance at the 21st
Annual Seminar for Academic Computing Services, Snowmass, CO, August
6-8, 1990.
1993
Keynote address with Jaqueline Brown at the SIGUCCS User Service
Conference, San Diego, CA, November 7-9, 1993.
1994,
1995 Experienced
Director's Seminar with Glen Ricart, Ken Klingenstein, and Geraldine
MacDonald at the 25th Annual Seminar for
Academic Computing Services, Snowmass, CO, August, 1994.
1995
Keynote address at
the Mississippi Computing Conference, Oxford, MS, April 22-23, 1995.
1998
Presentation on DCE
at the Workshop on Rights Management, Digital Library Foundation