Ph.D. in Higher Education, University of Virginia, (2011)
M.E. in Teaching - History/Social Science, Virginia Commonwealth University, (2005)
B.A. in Government, University of Virginia, (1999)
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research
- Pretlow, J. "From High School Senior to College Junior: Investigating a Unique Transition" $2,000. Other. -
- Pretlow, J. and Wang, H. "The Influence of Research Collaboration Networks on Research Productivity in U.S. Schools of Education" $750. State. 2013 - 2014
- Inkelas, K. and Pretlow, J. "Exploring the Benefits of the IB Extended Essay for University Studies at the University of Virginia" $25,000. Other. 2011 - 2012
Articles
- Pretlow, J. (2014). Dual enrollment, community colleges, and baccalaureate degree attainment. Community College Journal of Research and Practice 38 (2-3) , pp. 264-269.
- Pretlow, J. and Wathington, H. (2014). Expanding dual enrollment: Increasing postsecondary access for all?. Community College Review 42 (1) , pp. 41-54.
- Pretlow, J. (2014). Student Recruitment into Postsecondary Educational Programs. Community College Journal of Research and Practice 38 (5) , pp. 478-482.
- Pretlow, J. and Wathington, H. (2013). Access to dual enrollment courses and school-level characteristics. Community College Journal of Research and Practice 37 (3) , pp. 196-204.
- Pretlow, J. and Wathington, H. (2013). Who places into developmental education and why?. Community College Journal of Research and Practice 37 (10) , pp. 794-799.
- Wathington, H., Pretlow, J. and Mitchell, C. (2011). How does money help? Students’ perceptions of the effect of a monetary incentive on completion of a summer bridge program. Enrollment Management Journal: Student Access, Finance, and Success in Higher Education 4 , pp. 45-66.
- Pretlow, J. and Wathington, H. (2011). Toward a more accurate cost of developmental education: An update of Breneman & Haarlow (1998). Journal of Developmental Education 35 (1) , pp. 2-12.
- Wathington, H., Pretlow, J. and Mitchell, C. (2010). The difference a cohort makes: Understanding developmental learning communities in community colleges. Journal of College Student Retention 12 (2) , pp. 225-242.
Books
- Taylor, J. and Pretlow, J. Blending High School and College: Dual Enrollment in the 21st Century. New Directions for Community Colleges.
Book Chapters
- Jones, T., James, B. and Pretlow, J. (2018). Interdisciplinary Collaboration as an Innovative Approach to Developmental Education at Morgan State University Models of Success: How Historically Black Colleges and Universities Survive the Economic Recession.
- Pretlow, J. and Patteson, J. (2015). Operating Dual Enrollment in Different Policy Environments: An Examination of Two States Special Issue: Dual Enrollment Policies, Pathways, and Perspectives (pp. 21-29) New Directions for Community Colleges.
Presentations
- Pretlow, J. ( 2014). Chair of Session Other Council for the Study of Community Colleges Washington, DC.
- Pretlow, J. ( 2014). Many opportunities for partnership: Dual enrollment in Virginia Oral Presentation Council for the Study of Community Colleges Washington, DC.
- Wathington, H., Mitchell, C. and Pretlow, J. ( 2013). New courses needed: An investigation of Virginia’s high school capstone course for college and career readiness Other American Education Research Association San Francisco, CA.
- Inkelas, K., Swan, A., Jones, J. and Pretlow, J. ( 2013). The role of high school research experiences in the development of undergraduate students’ research self-efficacy Paper American Education Research Association San Francisco, CA.
- Pretlow, J. ( 2013). CSCC Response to the AACC 21st Century Report Oral Presentation Council for the Study of Community Colleges San Francisco, CA.
- Pretlow, J. ( 2013). Dual credit students, community colleges, and 4 year degrees Paper Council for the Study of Community Colleges San Francisco, CA.
- Inkelas, K., Pretlow, J., Swan, A. and Jones, J. ( 2012). Are all undergraduate research experiences created equal? Paper Association for the Study Higher Education Las Vegas, NV.
- Wathington, H., Pretlow, J. and Jovanovich, D. ( 2011). Expanding Dual Enrollment: Increasing Postsecondary Access for All? Paper Council for the Study of Community Colleges New Orleans, LA.
- Wathington, H., Barnett, E. and Pretlow, J. ( 2011). The Impact of a Texas Summer Bridge on Developmental Students’ Outcomes Paper Council for the Study of Community Colleges New Orleans, LA.
- Wathington, H., Pretlow, J. and Mitchell, C. ( 2010). How does money help?: Students’ view of a monetary incentive Paper American Education Research Association Denver, CO.
- Pretlow, J. and Mitchell, C. ( 2010). Developmental Summer Bridge Programs: Implementation and Early Evidence from a Random Assignment Study Oral Presentation Association for the Study Higher Education Indianapolis, IN.
- Pretlow, J., Mitchell, C. and Wathington, H. ( 2010). The potential of community college cohorts: An exploratory analysis Paper Sociology of Education Pacific Grove, CA.
- Barnett, E. and Pretlow, J. ( 2010). The promise of developmental summer bridge programs Oral Presentation Washington, DC.
- Wathington, H., Pretlow, J. and Nowell, D. ( 2009). Delivering useful learning?: Public colleges and postgraduate outcomes in North Carolina Paper Association for the Study Higher Education Vancouver, BC.
- Pretlow, J. ( 2009). Texas developmental summer bridge programs Oral Presentation Association for the Study Higher Education Vancouver, BC.
- Barnett, E. and Pretlow, J. ( 2009). Intensive summer programs: A new way to start college Paper National Association for Developmental Education Greensboro, NC.
- Pretlow, J. ( 2008). Revisiting Breneman & Haarlow: The cost of developmental education in Texas Poster Association for the Study Higher Education Jackonsville, FL.
- 2012: Article of the Year, volume 35, Journal of Developmental Education
- 2012: Dissertation of the Year, Finalist, Council for the Study of Community Colleges