Author: Paul Brown

Dr. Paul Gordon Brown is the Director of the Campus Experience at Roompact. In this role he coordinates Roompact's customers support, training, and consulting efforts for clients and ensures that Roompact's software products are aligned with the latest research and high impact practices in the field. Paul also coordinates Roompact’s blog, podcast, and social media content and publishing. Paul has over 20 years of progressively responsible experience in student affairs and residential education and has served as an instructor in numerous higher education degree programs.

ResEdChat Ep 175: Flipped Residence Halls – Resident Learning, Restorative Practices, and Campus Dialogue

ResEdChat 175

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, Host Paul sits down with one of our 2026 Roompact Fellows, Kaleigh Mrowka, to discuss student learning and curriculum, restorative practices, and encouraging campus dialogue. An interesting through-line develops which can give residence hall professionals multiple strategies and elements to incorporate in their work of making meaningful spaces for resident students. (Ledo's Pizza and a kitten also make an appearance.)

ResEdChat Ep 170: Student-Centered Design Versus Administrator-Centered Design for Student with Erin Long

ResEdChat 170

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, Host Paul sits down with one of our 2026 Roompact Fellows, Erin Long, to discuss all things co-curricular learning. Erin recently completed her PhD at the University of Texas at Austin and her dissertation focused on students perceptions of co-curricular learning and its implications for practice. Professionals who have curriculum and learning elements in their ResEd programs won't want to miss this!

New Roompact Book Release: Reimagine Your Residence Life Approach with the “Three Cs”

Three C Book Cover - Community Competencies Care SPLASH

Looking for a framework to develop your residence life and education model? Roompact's new book, A Residence Life and Education Model: Community, Competencies, & Care, can help. This book offers a practical framework for designing a residence life and education model that will help you rethink how your department supports student development, engagement, and success. And... Continue Reading →

ResEdChat Ep 114: Storytelling with Data: Engaging Residential Staff in Assessment Practices

ResEdChat Ep 114

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, we rebroadcast a past webinar discussing storytelling through data and assessment with panelists from the University of South Carolina and University of South Florida. Through this session, the panelists explore best practices to collect, interpret, and present data to campus partners and departmental leadership to create buy-in and provide the “why” to students and staff. Additionally, panelists share how innovative curriculum assessment strategies can enhance the student experience and support departmental and institutional priorities.

ResEdChat Ep 68: Understanding & Supporting Disabled Students On Campus with Ali Martin Scoufiled

ResEdChat Ep 68 - Disability

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, we chat with Ali Martin Scoufiled who is completing her doctoral research into the experiences of disabled students on campus. In this episode we explore the spectrum of how (dis)ability shows up on campus and tangible steps residence life professionals can take to better support disabled students in the residence halls and as they navigate the college environment. If you have a topic idea or want to engage in the community discussion, use the hashtag #ResEdChat.

ResEdChat Ep 48: Rethinking Residence Life Staff Structures

ResEdChat Episode 48 - Stewart Robinette

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, we chat with Stewart Robinette, who was most recently at The George Washington University and was instrumental in some of the staffing structure changes they made to their residence life program. This episode will get you thinking about alternative ways to organize our work and how we construct the roles that serve our residents.

ResEdChat Ep 46: Designing Effective Behind Closed Doors (BCDs)

ResEdChat Episode 46 - BCDs

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, we chat with Dr. Rose Waples, who did research on RAs and crisis and emergency response, specifically looking at the experiential training experience known as Behind Closed Doors (BCDs). Many campuses have a BCDs session in their training schedule, but there are certain concepts to keep in mind when designing it to make it the most effective learning experience possible. Dr. Rose Waples is here to give us research-backed tips!

ResEdChat Ep 41: Roompact User Spotlight on The College of New Jersey

‎ResEdChat Ep 41 - TCNJ

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, we sit down with longtime Roompact software users at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). The staff at TCNJ have been with Roompact for six years and share their journey along with some of their best practices and Roompact "pro tips." Learn about how they use data to better tell their story, assess the effectiveness of their initiatives, and aid in student retention.

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