Mr. Jonathan Lollar

Jonathan Lollar, M.A., is the student development specialist for the Innovation, Discovery, Exploration and Analysis (IDEA) Center. Jonathan is a first-gen student who has attended TXST since 2015, first earning an MA in Applied Ethics and Philosophy and now pursuing a PhD in Developmental Education with a concentration in learning support. His research is focused on developmental education policy, learning frameworks course interventions, professional development, and prison education. Jonathan has taught philosophy (PHIL 1320, Ethics and Society) and a learning frameworks course in educational psychology (EDP 1350, Effective Learning), and has unique experience working with neurodiverse students, students inside prisons, low-income and first-generation students. Jonathan is the associate editor for the Journal of College Academic Support Programs and president of the Texas College Reading and Learning Association. He has won TXST’s Doctoral Merit Fellowship, the Julia Visor Award from the National College Learning Center Association, and the Carol Dochen Professional Development Award from the College Academic Support Programs conference.