Jay
Stefanelli

Jay Stefanelli, Ph.D., serves as the Director of the One Stop Student Services Center. In his role, he provides vision, leadership, and management of the staff and operations of the center. Stefanelli embraces the great responsibility held by universities to foster positive student experiences and remove barriers for students. As such, he acts as an ambassador to the greater university community, cultivating relationships and encouraging and prioritizing innovation, to modernize student services and revolutionize the student experience. 

His research and consulting interests include higher education, student success, degree completion, retention, and integrated student services. His recent publications include:

• Stefanelli, J. (2024, pending). Exploring the Impact of an Integrated Student Services (“One Stop”) Model for Graduate Students. In Kania, S. & Paris J. (Eds), Handbook for Graduate Enrollment Management. Taylor & Francis. 
• Stefanelli, J. (2022). Exploring the Impact of an Integrated Student Services (“One Stop”) Model on Access, Affordability, and Student Retention. Conference proceedings for the National Symposium for Student Retention (NSSR) 18th Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, 145-149. https://csrde.ou.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022NSSRProceedings.pdf   
• Stefanelli, J. (2021). Using binary logistic regression to analyze the predictive validity of undergraduate GPA and standardized test scores in forecasting master’s student degree completion [Doctoral dissertation, Rutgers University, School of Graduate Studies]. https://doi.org/10.7282/t3-fafc-ae06 
• Stefanelli, J. (2020). Master’s Student Degree Completion: A Statistical Analysis of Master’s Student Retention, Graduation Rates, and Time to Degree. Conference proceedings for the National Symposium for Student Retention (NSSR) 16th Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.  
• Gigliotti, R. A., Dwyer, M., Brescia, S. A., Gergus, M., & Stefanelli, J. R. (2020). Learning leadership in higher education: Communicative implications for graduate education. Atlantic Journal of Communication, 28(4), 209–223. https://doi.org/10.1080/15456870.2020.1720990

Stefanelli has 17 years of experience in higher education in enrollment management and student services, earned a Bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University, an MBA from Rutgers Business School, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education from Rutgers Graduate School of Education. He is a 20-year season ticket holder for Rutgers Football and claims to have little red Rs that flow through his blood.