In September 2020, I began my Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership at Grand Canyon University. My anticipated completion of this program is Fall 2023. My dissertation focus is on mentor effectiveness in formal mentor programs. Below is a list of courses I have completed within my curriculum thus far.
Introduction to Advanced Graduate Studies and Scholarship
Progressions in Leadership Thought
Ethical Dilemmas and Stewardship
Foundations for Research
Stakeholders: Roles in Organizations
Organizational Theory, Structure, and Process
Analysis of Existing Research
Systems Thinking: Building Organizations that Last
Individual Differences and Organizational Outcomes
Approaches to Research Design and Data Analysis
Strategic Planning and Change
Leading Across Cultures
Professional Conference Presentations:
"Universal Design for Learning Roundtable" -- Eli Lilly Bethesda -- May 2019
"UDL: Playing to Everyone's Strengths" -- Lancaster Learns -- February 2019
"Group Work That Works" -- HACC Cite Symposium -- January 2019
"Making the Case for ePortfolios" -- Lancaster Learns -- February 2016
"Empowering Students with ePortfolios" -- MCCC Technology in Education -- October 2016
In 2013, I co-founded a local annual higher education conference. The Center for Innovative Teaching Excellence coordinator and I scheduled a meeting with two representatives of a nearby university to discuss ways in which we could collaborate. During the meeting, I mentioned how expensive many of the national professional development conferences are, and how it might be beneficial to consider creating a regional conference where our own talented faculty could share and learn from one another. It was in that moment that "Lancaster Learns" was born!
Lancaster Learns is now in its eighth year and is sponsored by 13 regional colleges and universities. It typically draws an audience of nearly 200 for a day of professional growth, learning, and collegiality. I served on the Lancaster Learns planning committee from 2013-2019.
Professional Conferences I've Attended:
Eli Lilly - Bethesda, May 2019
Lancaster Learns, February 2019
Eli Lilly - Bethesda, May 2018
Lancaster Learns, February 2018
MCCC Technology in Education Conference, October 2017
Lancaster Learns, February 2017
PETE & C, February 2017
MCCC Technology in Education Conference, October 2016
D2L Fusion, July 2016
PETE & C, February 2016
Lancaster Learns, February 2016
ISTE, June 2015