JIU APPROVED DISSERTATION COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS * School of Business Dissertation Faculty .............................................................................1 School of Education Dissertation Faculty ...........................................................................5 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS DISSERTATION FACULTY Name Jason Andress Elizabeth Asfaw Email Address [email protected] [email protected] Chair/Committee Areas of Interest Chair or Committee Technology, Computing, Information Security Chair or Committee Healthcare Applying quantitative approaches to solving issues in business, including issues in leadership, productivity, employee turnover, job satisfaction, operations management, supply chain management, sustainability, and organizational behavior. Management, assurance, finance, auditing, security, accounting, business administration, government initiatives, and military related studies Justin Bateh [email protected] Committee David Bouvin [email protected] Committee Sandra Braxton [email protected] Chair or Committee Jacqueline Chestnut [email protected] Chair or Committee Information security and related disciplines Emma Cornell [email protected] Committee Jones International University Proprietary and Confidential Educational simulations (first year learners), organization management and the flipped course room (first year learners). Film studies, media literacy and communication, multicultural and ethnic literature, cultural studies and diversity, community development, and grant writing March 20, 2015 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS DISSERTATION FACULTY Name Email Address Tikokie Depoo [email protected] Bryan Forsyth [email protected] Ina Freeman [email protected] Jones International University Proprietary and Confidential Chair/Committee Areas of Interest Leadership in the strategic management arena including entrepreneurship in the international strategic planning space with private, public, non-profit and academic Committee institutions. Additionally, have theoretical and practical knowledge in the economics, management, and international business. My areas of interest in relation to conducting and reviewing research at the Doctoral level include leadership to include global leadership and cultural implications related to the same. I have a keen interest in anything related to learning theory and student retention as it relates to education or corporate training and development. My background includes a lot of change management and I am interested in working with people that want to make the Organizational Development process more effective and efficient. I have a lot Chair or Committee of background in quality improvement theory and systems and enjoy working in that realm. I also have an extensive background in Human Resources and am interested in anything related to that area of study and practice. In essence, anything related to education and management or leadership I can handle and will serve you well as your Chair or Committee member. I am fine with working either in the qualitative or quantitative worlds but prefer qualitative. I have a solid track record of getting students through the dissertation process in minimum time with little to no revisions. Let’s talk. International business, consumer psychology, multiple areas Chair or Committee of marketing, CSR/sustainability, and the e-environment March 20, 2015 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS DISSERTATION FACULTY Name Email Address Chair/Committee Areas of Interest Caroline Howard [email protected] Information technology )IT) or management field including strategic IT, E-commerce, cloud computing, information Chair or Committee assurance, organizational behavior, strategy, and all information security areas Chris Kasch [email protected] Committee To be published Leslie Keffel, PhD [email protected] Committee International business, management, and change management Committee Digital technology and interdisciplinary program innovation, compliance reporting, retention, strategic planning, assessment, curriculum development, communication and enrollment management Elnor Kinsella [email protected] Mary Lind [email protected] Michael McGivern [email protected] Shawn Murray [email protected] Angie Parker [email protected] Jones International University Proprietary and Confidential Technology impact, information systems (IS), total quality Chair or Committee management (TQM), systems theory, organizational change, and project management Ethics and value based organizations, vision driven organizations, organizational change Chair or Committee (measurement/effectiveness of organizational change), business strategy, project management, operations management, and team based organization Cyber Security, Management and Business topics related to ethics, cyber related governance and business intelligence. Chair or Committee single concentration topics include PKI, VISA, EPHI, Social Engineering, Cyber Operations, Insider Threat, Cyber Law and Business Intelligence Committee To be published March 20, 2015 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS DISSERTATION FACULTY Name Linda Rogerson Jamie Thorton Jose Valdes Email Address [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Jones International University Proprietary and Confidential Chair/Committee Areas of Interest Organization development and training, strategic planning, leadership, program development, program assessment and Chair or Committee evaluation, instructional design, curriculum development, human resource development, adult education, grants management, and program evaluation Committee Politics - specifically political theory; composition composition theory and pedagogy; philosophy - particularly the classical (Greek) period - pre-Socratic and Socratic areas; art - some focus on theory of art and the way in which society influences it Committee Interested in fundamental management theory and practices, particularly in information systems. In addition, in the general topic of leadership, diversity, and cultural contexts. Also, organizational theory practices and especially organizational change from the structural, personnel, and cultural perspectives. An overarching interest is the concept of business ethics. March 20, 2015 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION DISSERTATION FACULTY Name Mohamed Ali William Armosky Ashok Banerji Madeline Becker Email Address [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Jones International University Proprietary and Confidential Chair/Committee Areas of Interest Committee Interested in research in teacher education, learning, teaching and issues of inclusion, how teachers are supported in schools, how professional development is delivered and what teachers actually need for training after years of teaching, writing ethnographies of students and teachers, proficient in ethnographic studies and do use both case studies and in-depth interviews, and am currently involved in a research that uses mixed methods or data analysis using statistics Chair or Committee Mentoring, special education, elementary education, secondary education, community colleges, and university success topics. Have done mixed method studies. I am familiar with qualitative methods using case studies, Delphi research, correlational research, and descriptive research designs Chair or Committee Multimedia technologies, e-leaning and educational technology, instructional design, information and performance support systems (PSS), just-in-time skill support, Simulation-based training, Blended learning, Mobile and emerging technologies in education, Systems modelling and quantitative research Chair or Committee Educational leadership; second language acquisition; diversity; K12 educational pedagogy; special education; and special interest in institutions of higher learning program evaluation. Qualitative Methodology and Mixed Methods are two methodological traditions of interest, including: ethnography; portraiture; auto ethnography (when appropriate); and any studies involving heuristic or phenomenology March 20, 2015 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION DISSERTATION FACULTY Name Email Address Chair/Committee Areas of Interest Higher Education: university, technical school, community college; college administration; college teaching; women's higher education; accreditation; adult education; retention and attrition; institutional research; online learning; college English; life skills teaching (including incarcerated youth and adults) K-12: technology, art education, curriculum design, assessment music education, teacher accountability and legislation; literacy; special education; differentiated instruction; first-year teaching,; service learning; reading comprehension; standardized testing; retention; co-teaching; language acquisition; student motivation; curriculum frameworks; fluency; self-esteem; interdisciplinary education; 21st century schools. Early Childhood Education Pamela Bretschneider [email protected]. edu Chair or Committee Sally Everts [email protected] Committee Tony Goss [email protected] Chair or Committee Leslie Loughmiller [email protected] Committee Elementary Education Topics: Special Education, Classroom Mgt., and possibly Early Childhood Education. Ali Mageehon [email protected] Chair or Committee Interests: adult education, literacy, GED, qualitative research, action research, organizational theory, leadership theory, service learning, alternative education structures. Jones International University Proprietary and Confidential Qualitative studies related to education. Dr. Goss is interested in helping doctoral students with any topic within in the field of education. His specific areas of expertise include assessment of student learning, ELL, instructional technology/e-learning, and educational reform. He has worked with past students on a variety of topics, so he is not limited to these areas. He is well versed in both qualitative and quantitative research methods with particular expertise in descriptive research, survey research, case study, and phenomenology. March 20, 2015 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION DISSERTATION FACULTY Name Nancy Mims Email Address [email protected] Chair/Committee Areas of Interest Chair or Committee Policy, supervision, leadership/administration and some language topics. Lisa Marie Portugal [email protected] Chair or Committee Dissertation Focus: Online Education, Adult Education, Higher Education Management, Teacher Education, Training, Mentoring, Burn-Out, Best Practices, Strategies, Facilitation & Instructional Techniques, Coaching, Lived Experiences of Faculty in an Online Teaching Environment, Qualitative, Phenomenology, Narrative, Interviewing, At-Risk Learners, Diverse Learners, Multigenerational Learners, Ability Levels, Learning Styles. Preferred Methodologies: Qualitative, Phenomenology, Narrative, Interviewing Areas of Expertise: Education, K12, Teacher Education, Higher Education, Diversity, Diversity Leadership, Technology, Online Education, Online Learning, Adult Learning, Multiple Intelligences, Ability Levels, Learning Styles, Curriculum Development, Non-Profit Industry, Organizational Planning, Women’s Studies, Training and Development, Leadership Development, Organizational Systems, and Process Evaluation and Assessment. Roy Sutton [email protected] Chair or Committee K-12 Teacher Education, Higher Education Faculty Evaluation, and Higher Education Online Student Retention Committee Interest in: science of learning, how to design instruction that will optimize learning, especially the online environment; learning analytics to measure engagement and learning; personal learning environments that will take learning beyond learner-centered. Julie Wegner [email protected] *We appreciate the great work of our faculty. JIU faculty members who normally work with doctoral students, but are not listed above, are likely working at capacity and cannot accept additional students at this time. Jones International University Proprietary and Confidential March 20, 2015
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