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About the Contributors

Saliha AkhtarhasheldvariouspositionsinthepharmaceuticalindustryincludingClinicalTrialManagerandStrategicDevelopmentManager.Shehasexperienceinthestart-upthroughclose-outphasesofclinicaltrials.SalihaearnedherMasterofBusinessAdministrationinPharmaceuticalManagementfromFairleighDickinsonUniversity,MasterofScienceinHealthSciencesfromRutgersUniversity,andaBachelorofScienceinBiologyfromMontclairStateUniversity.SheiscurrentlypursuingaPhDinHealthSciencesatSetonHallUniversity.Herresearchinterestsincludeunderstandingthefactorsthatpreventclinicaltrialsfromrecruitingontimeandthereasonsforlowretentionrates.

Nasim AlaviteachestheQuantitativeportionoftheGREandGMATprepcoursesforseveralyearsatFloridaAtlanticUniversity.SheisacurrentPhDstudentintheEducationalLeadershipProgram(ACE)atFloridaAtlanticUniversity.ShepreviouslyworkedasthedirectorofaNuclearMedicinePrograminsouthFlorida.NasimtaughtandtutoredMathematicsandChemistryatIndianRiverStateCollegeforsixyears.SheearnedherMaster’sinAdultEducationalLeadershipfromFAU.SheholdsaBachelor’sdegreeinMidwiferyaswellastwocertificationsinNuclearMedicineandPharmacy.Nasimhasapas-sionforteachingandlearning.

Amanda Koontz Anthony is anassistantprofessor in theDepartmentofSociology,CollegeofSciencesattheUniversityofCentralFlorida.SheobtainedherPh.D.fromFloridaStateUniversityinSociology.Herresearchandteachingspecializeinsocialinequalities(gender,class,race),socialtheory,culture,andidentitydevelopment.Suchinterestscarryintoherprofessionalservice,includingservingontheVisionCommitteeforSociologistsforWomeninSociety,anduniversityservice,asanexecu-tivememberoftheCenterforSuccessofWomenFacultyandWomen’sStudiesCommunityAdvisoryBoardmember.Anthonyspecializedinqualitativemethodsandhercurrentresearchexaminesculturalinfluencesonwomen’sleadershipandidentitydevelopmentacrosslifestages,includingmiddleschool,college,andprofessionalwomen.

Sandra Barkevich,MA.LET,reportstothechiefofstaffasaseniorstaffassistantintheOfficeofthePresidentattheStateUniversityofNewYorkEmpireStateCollege.SheearnedaBachelorofScienceinBusiness,ManagementandEconomicsfromSUNYEmpireStateCollegein2013andaMasterofArtsinLearningandEmergingTechnologiesfromSUNYEmpirein2016.Barkevichhasreceivedthe2015EmpireStateCollegeStudentServiceAward,2014SUNYChancellor’sAwardforStudentExcellenceand,in2013,wasrecognizedasoneoftheHispanicCoalitionNewYork’s40Under40RisingLatinoStars.ShealsoisaleadershipcoachinSUNYEmpire’sStudentLeadershipInstitute.Additionally,Barkevich

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representedthestudentbodyasaspeakerduringthe2014inaugurationofPresidentMerodieA.Han-cockandatthe2014commencementceremonyinSaratogaSprings,N.Y.,andrepresentedthecollegeatthe2015CapitalDistrictLeadershipCouncilonInclusion.Shealsohaspresentedandco-presentednumerousworkshopsandpostersessionsattheannualStudentAcademicConferences.BarkevichalsoisFounderandCEOofWriteTypeEditorialServicesandisamemberoftheAssociationofIndependentPublishingProfessionalsandtheNationalAssociationofIndependentWritersandEditors.Shehasbeenwritingprofessionallysince2003andbeganeditingprofessionallyin2011.

John M. Beckem II,Ph.D.,isanAssistantProfessorofFinanceandManagementStudiesattheStateUniversityofNewYorkEmpireStateCollege.HisresearchandteachinginterestsincludePer-sonalFinance,Entrepreneurship,OrganizationalLeadershipandTransformativeLearninginonlineandblendedlearningenvironments.

Jennifer BirdteachesreadingandwritingclassesforcurrentandfutureteachersatFloridaAtlanticUniversityinBocaRaton,Florida.ShereceivedherBachelorofScienceinEducationinSecondaryEnglishEducation,MasterofEducationinSecondaryEnglishEducation,andDoctorofPhilosophydegreesfromMiamiUniversityinOxford,OhioandherhealthcoachcertificationfromDukeUniver-sityIntegrativeMedicineinDurham,NorthCarolina.HerresearchinwritingandhealingledtothepublicationofherbookInnovative Collaborative Practice and Reflection in Patient Education(2015).

Geraldine Blattner(PhD,PennStateUniversity)isanAssociateProfessorofFrenchandLinguisticsatFloridaAtlanticUniversity,whereshecurrentlyservesastheDirectoroftheFrenchbasiclanguageprogramandtheCoordinatoroftheFrench,German,ItalianandLinguisticsteachingassistants.SheisalsotheDirectoroftheProgramforAcademicReadiness(PAR)atFAU.Herresearchinterestsfocusonnewtechnologiesastoolsforcommunicationandforlanguagelearning&teaching,French-languagecomputermediateddiscourse,sociolinguistics,SLAandpsycholinguistics.

Marius BobocisProfessorofEducationandChairoftheDepartmentofCurriculumandFounda-tionsintheCollegeofEducationandHumanServicesatClevelandStateUniversity.MariusearnedhisM.A.inTeacherLeadershipfromRooseveltUniversityinChicago,andhisEd.D.inCurriculumandInstructionfromtheUniversityofNorthernIowainCedarFalls.HisleadershipexperienceincludesDirectoroftheOfficeofStudentLearningAssessmentfrom2008to2012.Duringthattime,hewasco-chairfortheSelfStudyandNCA/HLCsitevisitforre-accreditation.Inaddition,hewasinvolvedinGeneralEducationprogramevaluation.Additionally,hehasbeenapeerreviewerforNCA/HLCandQualityMattersfor8plusyears.Hisresearchinterestsrelatetoleadershipinhighereducation,onlineinstruction(rangingfromdesigntoimplementationtoevaluation),assessmentandaccreditationinhighereducation,postmoderneducation,andteacherpreparationreformHisresearchhasbeenpublishedinbooksbySagePublicationsandCengageLearning,bookchaptersbyInformationAgePublishingandICIGlobal,journalarticlesinBrock Education Journal,TechTrends,International Journal of Learn-ing and Development,International Journal of Education,Journal of Engaged Learning,Academic Exchange Quarterly,Electronic Journal of eLearning,Science Scope,andtheJournal of Technology and Teacher Education,aswellasbookreviewsbyTeachers College Record.ResearchcurrentlyundercontractbySensePublishersfocusesontheuseofassessmentdatatoinformcurriculumdevelopmentinhighereducation,aswellaspostmodernismineducation.Todate,Mariushasalsopresentedatover

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30internationalandnationalprofessionalconferencesrangingfromtheAmericanEducationalResearchAssociationtotheAssociationfortheAdvancementofComputersinEducationtotheAssociationforInstitutionalResearch,tonamejustafew.

Gillian S. Boice,LTC(Ret),isaleaderwithover26yearsofexperienceinavarietyofleadershipandleaderdevelopmentpositionsaroundtheWorldinbothmilitaryandprivatesectors,inpeacetimeandincombat.Hermostrecentleadershipexperiencewasasthedeputycommanderofamilitaryunitwithover1000employeesatJointBaseLewis-McCord,Tacoma,WAwhereshewasresponsibleformilitarypoliceoperationsandlawenforcementforamajormilitaryinstallation.Gillian’smilitaryserviceaffordedhertheopportunitytoleadsmallandlargemulticulturalorganizationsonseveralcontinentsincludingNorthAmerica,Asia(southeastandsouthwest)andEurope.ShealsoservedineducationalrolesasaninstructorandTacticalOfficeratWestPoint,andalsoasaProfessorofMilitaryScienceatPacificLutheranUniversity,wheresheledacademicseminarsandgavelectures.ShewasanNCAAcollegiateAsst.CoachforSwimmingandDivingteamsatWestPointandaHeadCoachfortheWomen’sLacrosseTeamfor3yearsatPacificLutheranUniversity.SheholdsaM.S.inPsychologyandLeaderDevelop-mentfromLongIslandUniversity,andaB.S.inEngineeringfromtheUnitedStatesMilitaryAcademy.

William L. Boice,LTC(Ret),isaleaderwithover26yearsofexperienceinavarietyofleadershipandleaderdevelopmentpositionsaroundtheWorldinbothmilitaryandprivatesectors,inpeacetimeandincombat.Hismostrecentleadershipexperiencewasasthedeputycommanderofamilitaryunitwithover1500employeesatJointBaseLewis-McCordinTacoma,WAwherehewasresponsiblefortrainingover10,500Soldiers,AirmenandNavalpersonnelforcombatoperationsinIraqandAfghanistan.Wil-liam’smilitaryserviceaffordedhimtheopportunitytoleadsmallandlargemulticulturalorganizationsonseveralcontinentsincludingNorthAmerica,Asia(southeastandsouthwest)andEurope.HealsoservedineducationalrolesasaninstructorandTacticalOfficeratWestPoint,whereheledacademicseminarsandgavelectures.HewasanNCAAcollegiateAsst.CoachforWrestlingteamsatWestPointandcoachedLacrosseandWrestlingatthehighschoollevel.HeholdsaM.S.inPsychologyandLeaderDevelopmentfromLongIslandUniversity,andaB.S.inEngineeringfromtheUnitedStatesMilitaryAcademy.

Deidre BowenholdsaMasters inAppliedManagement (HenleyBusinessSchool)withdistinc-tion,isaqualifiedsolicitorandcompletedherdegreeatOxfordUniversity.SheiscurrentlyaRegionalManagerforacharity,specializinginsafeguardingandbusinessdevelopment.Herresearchinterestsare strategy, social media, SMEs sustainability and leadership. More recently, Deidre has exploredhowbusinesseffectivenessisimpactedinrecessionaryconditions,withparticularfocusontheroleofemployeeengagement.

Gordon BowenhasaDoctorateinBusiness(UniversityofHull)andisaCharteredMarketerfromtheCharteredInstituteofMarketing(UK).HeisanAssociateLectureratvariousuniversitiesandhighereducation institutions, including University of Gloucestershire, Regent’s University London, UlsterUniversity,UniversityofHertfordshireandGrenobleGraduateBusinessSchool.Hisresearchinterestsarestrategy,marketing,digitalmarketing,andSMEs,andhesupervisesPhDandDBAstudentsintheseareas.Gordonhasheldseniorpositionsinthetelecommunicationsindustry,includingstrategydevelop-ment,businessdevelopmentandtraining.HehasalsoadvisedSMEsonbusinessmatters.

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Sandra G. Bowman, Ed.D.servesasaresearchassociateintheNationalOfficeforResearchMea-surementandEvaluationSystems.SheisanexpertonprogramevaluationhavingevaluatedgrantsfortheNationalScienceFoundation,U.S.DepartmentofEducation,ArkansasDepartmentofEducation,andotherpublicandprivatefoundations.Dr.BowmanholdsanEd.D. inAdultEducationfromtheUniversityofArkansaswhereshealsoteachesclassesondiversityandgenerationaldynamicsintheHumanResourceWorkforceDevelopment(HRWD)program.

Julie Breithaupthasmorethan20yearsofexperienceinglobalclinicalresearchanddevelopmentinthemultinationalpharmaceuticalindustry.SheisagraduateoftheEasternUniversityPhDprograminOrganizationalLeadership.Throughouthercareer,shehasworkedwithcolleaguestoconductsuc-cessfulglobalclinicaltrialsinmorethan25countries.Herworkexperienceasaclinicaldevelopmentmanagerandglobaltrialleaderhasfueledherinterestingloballeadership.AtGlaxoSmithKlineshereceivedawardforExceptionalSciencein2004.SheisamemberoftheNationalAssociationofProfes-sionalWomenandwasrecognizedin2012-2013asWomanoftheYear,fordemonstratedexcellenceanddedicationwithinherprofession.

Aurora Britoisatalentedadjunctprofessor,acertifiedcareerandbusinesscoachwith15+yearsofexperienceinconductingcareercoaching,organizationaleffectiveness,studentcareerservices,andprogramdevelopment&implementation.SheisadoctoralcandidateatColumbiaUniversitywithafocusonAdultLearning,Organization,andLeadership.Auroraisawellrespectedorganizationalef-fectivenessconsultantandhasdesigned&deliveredoperatingmodels,change implementation,andfacilitationsolutionsforseniorleaders,managementteams,andstrategicchangeinitiatives.AuroraisalsoanMBTI®certifiedcoach.Sheadministerscareerservicesrelatedprogramssuchascareerplan-ning,occupationalself-assessments,andinterviewpracticesforadultlearnersandeducators.Aurorahasfacilitatedavarietyofcareerworkshops,events,andtrainingspertainingtopersonalityassessments,personal/professionalgrowth&development,executivecoaching,careerexploration,teambuilding,andleadershipdevelopment.Sheisresponsibleforplanning,developing,anddirectingcareer&employmentassistanceprograms for students,graduates, andalumni.While leveragingeffectivecommunicationandpublicspeakingskills,Aurorahasbuiltvaluedrelationshipswithlocalandregionalcorporations,non-profits,governmentorganizations,andcommunitypartnerstoidentifyemploymentopportunities.Asaneducator,Aurorafocusesontransformativelearningandaimstoignitestudents’abilitytoreasonandargue,establishinnovativethought,expandstudents’criticalthinkingskills,andsparkimagination.Sheisarespectedmentorandinstructionalprofessionalwithskillsindiverselearningstylesanddemon-stratesrefinedinterpersonalskillsacrossalllevelsandbackgrounds.Withsoundinterpersonalabilities,Aurorainterfaceswithstudents,colleagues,andadministratorswhileassistingstudentsinidentifyingtheirinterests,aptitude,andabilities.

Sidney L. BrowniscurrentlyaClinicalAssociateProfessorintheDoctoralPrograminEducationalLeadershipatLamarUniversity,heretiredfromthestateofAlabamaasanAssociateProfessorandPro-gramCompletionCoordinatorofInstructionalLeadershipatAuburnUniversityMontgomery,Alabama.HealongwithacurrentMontgomeryPublicSchoolsteacherleaderpresentedtheirresearchontheImpactofPrincipalTurnoveronMiddleSchoolsattheMarch2014,26thAnnualAt-Risk-YouthConferenceinSavannah,Georgia.Theresearchwaspublishedinthe2014YearbookofSRCEASouthernJournal.HehasservedontheeditorialboardoftheAmericanAssociationofSchoolSuperintendentsAssociations,

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(AASA)JournalofScholarshipandPracticesince2008,andCo-editorofSRCEAonlineregionaljournal.Previously,heservedasProfessor/DirectorofOff-CampusProgramsatAlabamaStateUniversity.AsDirector,whereherevampedthedeliveryofprogramsandservicedeliveryprocessthatmadeASU’s,HBCUAlliancegloballycompetitive.Furthermore,hehasservedontheBoardofDirectors,Boys&GirlsClubsofAmericaatSouth-CentralAlabama,AlabamaPossible,andtheSouthernRegionalCon-ferenceofEducationalAdministration(SRCEA),andPastStatePresidentoftheAlabamaAssociationofProfessorsofEducationLeadership(AAPEL).HewasvotedWho’sWhoTeacheroftheYearfrom2001-2006andBoys&GirlsClubsofAmericaStateofAlabamaVolunteeroftheYear(2011).HehasbeenaneditorofDomain,DistrictLeadership,(20)NCPEAConnexions.Finally,hehasbeenanationalProfessionalDevelopmentPresenterofmorethan3,000teachers,parents,students,principals,districtleadersandJROTCInstructors.HehasbeenareviewerforStatesofAlabamaandFloridaDepartmentsofEducationforSIG/CharterSchoolgrantapplications;NCPEA,SRCEA,MSERA,NASA,AASA,andSRCEA.And,heisafatheroftwoadultsonsandagrandfather,hewasborninTuskegee,Alabama,andgraduatedfromTuskegeeInstituteHighSchool,TuskegeeUniversity(CaptainofFootballTeam),AlabamaA&MUniversity,andreceivedthePh.D.fromIowaStateUniversity.Hewasahighschoolteacher,coach,turnaroundHighPrincipal,StateDirectorofCareerTechnicalEducation,andAssistantStateSuperintendent.

Susannah Brown,AssociateProfessor,CollegeofEducation,DepartmentofTeachingandLearning,workswithallages,PreK-adults,toinspireacademicexcellenceandacommitmenttothecommunitythroughartsengagementforthepasttwenty-fiveyears.Dr.Brownhaspublishedbookchapters,scholarlyarticlesandatextbook,Teaching Art Integration in the Schools(Cengage,2013),whichallincorporatecreativeengagementactivitiesinteachingpractice.Crossdisciplinaryexpertiseintheartsandeducationalongwithteachingexperiencewithdiverselearners,propelsDr.Brownforwardasanengagedfacultymemberandmentorforherstudents.Sheisprimarilyawatercolorartistwholovestoalsosculptwithclay.Recently,shehasbeentrainingwithpremierbookartiststhroughtheJaffeCenterofBookArtsontraditionalprintingandbinding.Sharingherpassionfortheartsdrivesherteachingandpersonalwork.

Misha BursteinisaPhDstudentinArtandVisualCultureEducationattheUniversityofArizona.HeholdsaBAinFilmandVideoProductionfromMontanaStateUniversityandanMAinIntermediaArtandVideoPerformancefromUniversityofIowa.HerecentlyearnedaM.Ed.inAdultandHigherEducation fromWesternWashingtonUniversitywhile teachingarthistory, filmproduction,andarteducationcoursesattheArtInstituteofSeattle.MishaiscurrentlyonthesteeringcommitteefortheInternationalTransformativeLearningConferenceatTeachersCollege,ColumbiaUniversity—research-ing the relationshipbetween transformative learning theory and art and social activism.Additionalresearchinterestsincludecriticalplace-basedpedagogy,a/r/tography,criticalpedagogy,weatherart,andgenerativesystemstheory.

Sharon L. Burtonisprofessorandpractitionerwithover25yearsoflearninganddevelopment,operations, quality management, and leadership experience. A recent leadership experience was inTanzaniatoassessandthenwritearecommended(1)planforenhancedskillsindesignoftrainingma-terialsanddeliverytotrainingstaff,and(2)improvedfacilitation,communicationsskillsandtrainingmethodologiesforimprovedfarmerextensionservicesandhenceimprovedproductivityandlivelihoods.ShereceivedherBachelorofScienceinCriminologyfromFloridaStateUniversity,MasterofBusiness

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AdministrationinHumanResourceManagement,andMasterofBusinessAdministrationinManage-mentfromtheAmericanInterContinentalUniversity,andDoctorofBusinessAdministration-QualitySystemsManagementdegreefromTheNationalGraduateSchoolofQualityManagementinFalmouth,Massachusetts.Dr.Burtonhasover40publishedpeer-revieweddocuments:textbookchapters,journalarticles,andconferenceproceedings.HerdissertationisentitlesBest Practices for Faculty Development through Andragogy in Online Distance Education.

Laurie O. Campbell,Ed.D.,anAsst.ProfessorofSTEMandInstructionalDesignandTechnology,attheUniversityofCentralFloridapresentsnationallyandinternationallyrelatedtowomenintechnology.HerresearchfocusesincludeintegratedSTEMidentity,WomenandgirlsinSTEMtechnology,digitalandvisual storytelling,andactive learning.Currently, she teachesgraduatecourses in InstructionalDesignandTechnology.

Petros Chamakiotis,Ph.D.,isaLecturer(AssistantProfessor)inInformationSystemsintheSchoolofBusiness,ManagementandEconomicsattheUniversityofSussex,UK;andtheSecretaryoftheIFIPWorkingGroup9.5onVirtuality&Society.HeearnedhisPhDfromtheUniversityofBath,UK,withthesupportofanEPSRCscholarship,andheformerlyheldresearchandvisitingpositionsattheUniversityofValencia,Spain,andatRoyalHollowayandBirkbeck—twocollegesoftheUniversityofLondon,UK.Hisresearchaddressestwomainareas:(a)themanagementofvirtualteamsandothervirtualconfigurations(e.g.cloudcomputing)withanemphasisonissuesofleadership,creativityandinnovation; and (b) the implications of information and communication technologies for work-lifeboundaries.Hisresearchhasappearedaschaptersinbooksandencyclopedias,asarticlesinjournals,andasonlinevideos.Further,PetroshasgivenpresentationsatconferencesinGermany,Spain,Greece,Croatia,India,theUSA,theUK,Cyprus,Israel,theNetherlands,Canada,Finland,andIreland.Priortobecominganacademic,heworkedinjuniormanagementpositionsinMadrid,Spain.PetrosspeaksEnglish,GreekandSpanishfluently.

Shannon M. ChanceisaMarieCurieResearchFellowatDublinInstituteofTechnology.SheholdsaPh.D.inHigherEducationAdministrationfromTheCollegeofWilliamandMaryinVirginia.Dr.ChanceisalsoalicensedarchitectwithBachelor’sandMaster’sdegreesinArchitecturefromVirginiaTechUniversity.SheseekstointegratedesignthinkingintoeducationalplanningandSTEMeducation.Inthepast,sheservedasaFulbrightFellowinEngineeringEducationinIrelandandtaughtarchitec-tureandeducationintheUSAfor15years—culminatingwithpromotiontotherankofProfessorofArchitectureatHamptonUniversity.Herareasofteachingandresearchincludeorganizationallearningandeducationalplanning,architecturaldesignandtheory,urbandesignandtheory,andenvironmentalsustainability.SheservesasanexpertevaluatorforHorizon2020programsintheEUandasateamchairfortheNationalArchitectureAccreditingBoardintheUSA.

Yi-Hui Chang isadoctoratestudentintheAdultLearningandLeadershipProgramatTeachersCollegeColumbiaUniversity.Shehasover15yearsexperiencesinsupportingadultslearn,growanddevelopinthecommunitybasedandhighereducationsettings.Yi-HuicurrentlyworksforatrainingclinicaffiliatedwiththeTeachersCollegewheresheprovidesadministrativesupporttoprofessorsandgraduatestudentsindeliveringeducationalandpsychologicalservicestothecommunity.Yi-Huiisa

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practicingLicensedCreativeArtsTherapistintheNewYorkState.SheearnedherfirstmasterdegreeintheMentalHealthCounselingprogramfromBostonCollegeandgraduatedwithdistinctionintheCreativeArtsTherapyprogramfromHofstraUniversity.Yi-HuiisbilingualinMandarinaswellEnglish.

Howard V. ColemanisanAssociateProfessorofEducationalLeadershipintheCollegeofEduca-tionatCoastalCarolinaUniversity.Hehasservedasahighschoolprincipal,asuperintendentandasaprofessionalconsultantforpublicschools,governmentagenciesandprivatecompanies.Colemanhaspublishedarticlesandbookchaptersonleadership,technologyandinstructionalassessment.

Leslie A. CordieisanAssistantProfessorintheDepartmentofEducationalFoundations,LeadershipandTechnologyintheAdultEducationprogramatAuburnUniversity.Shehasover20yearscombinedexperiencesinhighereducation,government,military,healthcare,andcorporateAmerica.Herbackgroundincludesdistance learning, adult education, training, instructionaldesign,programandprofessionaldevelopment,andhealthcare.Hercurrentresearchinterestfocusesonblendedlearning,professional/facultydevelopmentmodels,andunderstandingtheeffectivenessoftheseinstructionalmodalities.

Thomas D. Cox, Ed.D.earnedhisdoctorateinHigherandAdultEducationat theUniversityofMemphisin2004.HeisanAssociateProfessorofHigherEducationandPolicyStudiesattheUniversityofCentralFlorida.PriortoUCF,Dr.CoxwastheFoundingDirectoroftheAdultandHigherEducationmaster’sdegreeattheUniversityofHouston-Victoria.Hisresearchinterestsincluderesearchonadultlearners’experiencewithininstitutionsofhighereducation,firstyearexperiencebestpractices,andtheuseoftechnologyandonlineteaching.

Michelle Lee D’AbundoisanassociateprofessoratSetonHallUniversityintheDepartmentofInterprofessionalHealthSciencesandHealthAdministration.Sheisacertifiedcoach,anEnergyLeader-shipIndex™MasterPractitioner(ELI-MP)andaCertifiedHealthEducationSpecialist.ShecurrentlyteachesinthePh.D.programinHealthSciences.Dr.D’AbundoearnedherPh.D.inAdultEducationfromtheUniversityofGeorgia,MasterofHealthatUniversityofNorthFlorida,andBachelorofArtsinSociologyfromAmericanUniversity.Dr.D’AbundopreviouslyservedasanAssociateProfessorinPublicHealthStudiesatUniversityofNorthCarolinaWilmingtonandasSchoolHealthEducationProgramDirectoratSalisburyUniversity.Dr.D’Abundohaspublishedmanyarticlesandbookchaptersonwell-being,promotionofmindfulness,onlinelearning,andexercisemotivation.Dr.D’Abundoiscommittedtothepromotionoflifespanandwell-beingthroughleadership,individualandorganizationalchange,communitydevelopment,andsocialjustice.

Neffisatu J.C. DamboisanInstructorintheDepartmentofCounseling,QuantitativeMethods,andSpecialEducation(CQMSE)atSouthernIllinoisUniversity,wheresheservesastheSchoolCounselingAdvisor,CQMSEScholarshipCommitteeRep,aCQMSEAdvisoryCommitteeMember,andasaUACCAdvancedProgramCoordinatorfortheCollege-WideAssessmentTeam.SheisagraduateofSouthernIllinoisUniversity,EasternIllinoisUniversity,andtheUniversityofIllinoisUrbana-Champaign.Addi-tionally,NeffisatuhasearnedDoctoralCandidacyintheCollegeofEducationandHumanPerformanceCounselorEducationTrackattheUniversityofCentralFloridawhereshehashadtheopportunitytoserveasaGraduateResearchAssistant(GRA)fortheCollegeofEducationandHumanPerformance

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(CEDHP) Associate Dean of Research, CEDHP’s Director of the Doctoral in Education (EdD) &ExecutiveEdDEducationalLeadershipTrack(STLL),andastheGRAfortheCollegeofMedicineAssistantDeanforDiversity.Neffisatuisthefounderofa501(c)(3)youthorganization,hassixyearsofexperienceasahighschoolcounselor;14internationalandnationalpresentations;andhasservedasanadvocate,mentor,andvolunteerwithacademic,medical,andnot-forprofitprogramsaroundtheworld.Herresearchinterestinclude:(a)adolescenttransitionsandretention,(b)programdevelopmentandevaluation(c)multiculturalismandadvocacy(d)innovativegroupcounselingapproaches,and(e)instrumentdesignfordiversepopulations.

Joanne DeMark,Ph.D.,worksatWesternWashingtonUniversityasaLeadershipDevelopmentSpecialist,directingtheLEADSstudentleadershipprogramday-to-day,includingdevelopingstudentpeerleadershipeducators.Herresearchinterestsincludeleadingforsocialchange,highimpactprac-tices todevelopstudent leaders, inclusive leadership inamulticulturalworld,and theusefulnessofmindfulness,artsandcreativityforleadership.Joanneisamemberoftheuniversity’s“ChangeTeam”whofacilitatedtheselectionofWWUasoneof30campusesworldwidetoachieveAsokaU’sChange-makerCampusstatus.Joanne’sspecializationinleadingcross-culturallycontributestoserviceonthreeUniversitycommitteesfocusingoncampusequityandinclusion,anddevelopingculturalcompetenceinemployees.JoannecametoWesternWashingtonUniversityaftersuccessfultenuresasaco-founderandco-administratorofa16-yearleadershipdevelopmentandprejudicereductionnon-profit,adecadeasahumanresourcedevelopmentexecutiveinahealthcareinformationsystemsandservicesfirm,and15yearsasanassistantmanagementprofessor,adjunct,intheHealthPolicyandManagementMastersprogramatEmoryUniversity’sRollinsSchoolofPublicHealthintheHealthSciencesCenter.JoannehasconsultedtodozensoforganizationsacrosstheUnitedStatesfocusingonleadership,teamandor-ganizationaldevelopment,communicationskills,conflictresolution,andinclusiveleadership.Joanneledimplementationofaleadershipcurriculumandperformanceassessmentsysteminapost-mergerenvironmentaidingtransitionofthreecompanyculturestoablendedculture.JoanneobtainedherPh.D.inanAPA-approvedprograminCounselingPsychologyfromtheUniversityofFlorida.

Yvonne Wakim Dennis(Cherokee/SandHill/Syrian)isanawardwinningauthorofseveralbooksforchildrenandadults.SheisafounderofNitchen,Inc,asupportnetworkforIndigenousfamiliesintheNYCmetroareaandtheEducationDirectorofNitchen’sChildren’sCulturalCenterofNativeAmerica.Amulticulturalconsultantforbusinesses,schoolsandorganizations,DennisalsofacilitatesworkshopsanddevelopscurriculumindiverseareasofNativeAmericanheritage,historyandcurrentissues.HerpublicationsincludeA Kid’s Guide to Arab American History(WinneroftheArabAmericanNationalMuseumChildren’sBookoftheYear,2014);A Kid’s Guide to Native American History(Winnerofthe2010GoldMoonbeamAwardand2010SilverIPPY)Award;Children of the U.S.A.(WinneroftheIndependentPublishers2008GoldMoonbeamAwardandtheBankStreetCollegeBestChildren’sBooksoftheYear2010);Children of Native America Today(NotableBookforaGlobalSociety,InternationalReadingAssociation2004;CCBCChoice2004;KennedyCenterMulticulturalBookHonoree,2006;Top100BooksfortheClassroom,2013).DennisinterweavesenvironmentalandhumanrightsjusticeintoallshewritesandistherecipientofaSanakaAwardandtheDavidChowHumanitarianAward.ShealsoservesasboardsecretaryforNitchen,IncandontheboardsofCoopdanzaandWhileWeAreStillHere.

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Jeremy DickersonisaProfessorofInstructionalTechnologyintheCollegeofEducationatCoastalCarolinaUniversity.Hehasexperienceteachingandworkingintechnologymanagementinuniversitiesandservingasaneducationalconsultantinbusinessandindustry.DickersonhaspublishednumerousjournalarticlesandbookchaptersandhaspresentedatprofessionalconferencesintheUnitedStatesandabroad.

Jingyi DongmajoringinEducationalSociology,isaresearcherattheDepartmentofEducationoftheNorwegianUniversityofScienceandTechnology(NTNU),Trondheim,Norway.Shefocusesonequalopportunityintheprocessofhighereducation.ShereceivedherPhDdegreefromNTNU.Earlier,shereceivedherM.PhilinHigherEducationfromtheUniversityofOslo.Herthesisisonequalop-portunityinaccesstohighereducation.Alsofromthesameuniversity,shereceivedherM.AinNorthAmericanStudies.Herthesisisondiversityinhighereducation.Atthelevelofundergraduateeduca-tion,shereceivedherB.AinTeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguagesfromHebeiNormalUniversity,China.Herthesisendeavorstouncoverthatpeoplefromdifferentcountrieshavemoretoshareratherthandifferfromeachother.HercurrentfocusofresearchisonthelifeandstudyofruralstudentsasadisadvantagedsocialgrouponthecampusofChineseuniversities.Herinterestalsoextendstothebackgroundoftheseruralstudents,suchasthestatusquoofpeasantsandofintellectualsontheuniversitycampusinChina.

Xiaoxue Duisco-founderoftheMindfulnessintoAction(MIA)Initiative.Sheistheresearchas-sistantinchargeofmeasuringtheimpactofMIAthroughtechnology.OriginallyfromChina,XiaoxueispursuingherM.AinPoliticalScienceatNewYorkUniversitywithaconcentrationininternationallawandM.AinEducationatColumbiaUniversitywithaconcentrationininstructionaldesignandmediainSTEMeducation.AsapartofMIAteam,wedesigningprogrammingaccessibleviatheWorldWideWeb.Theprogrammingwillbestratifiedintopackagesrangingfromentryintoafreecohorttoanall-inclusiveretreatintheAmazonthatenablesparticipantstoworkincollaborationwiththeindigenouspopulationtoprotecttheRainforest.MIAisalsoworkingtoinstitutecross-culturalresearchopportunitiesintheAmazonforfacultyandstudentsfromuniversitiestoengagetheMIAMethodologyinthecontextofenvironmentalsustainability.XiaoxuehasappliedMIApracticestoenhancemanyotherinterestsandactivitiesinherdailylife:Meditation,readingbooks,buildingcross-culturalcommunicationnetworksandpursuingherMAinEducationatTeacher’sCollege,ColumbiaUniversity.

Regina Durante,PhD,istheownerandfounderoftheGreystoneInternationalLeadershipGroup,LLC.SheholdsaPhDinorganizationalleadershipfromEasternUniversity,PA,aBAandMAinpo-liticalsciencefromEastStroudsburgUniversityofPennsylvania,PA,aswellasgraduateandteachercertificationworkineducationfromSt.Joseph’sUniversity,PA.SheisacertifiedPersonalysisInc.consultant.Herexpertise isvalue-basedleadershipandcultures,ethics,behavioralandmotivationaltheories,andteambuilding.Dr.Durantehasanextensivebackgroundinleadershipconsultingandmen-toringforcorporate,education,andpoliticalorganizationswithafocusonstart-up,changemanagement,curriculum,andprotocoldevelopment.Shehasauthoredandco-authoredchaptersintheEncyclopediaofStrategicLeadershipandManagement,andiscurrentlywritingpapersforleadershipconferencesandcoauthoringabookonorganizationalculture,communicationandleadershiptobepublishedinfall

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2016.ShehascreatedShoesforChange,aministryofGreystoneLeadershipthatprovidesfootweartotheneedy.Currently,Dr.DuranteisanadjunctpoliticalscienceprofessorforGalvestonCollege,TX,andleadershipdeveloperandtrainerfororganizations.Previously,sheservedasavisitingprofessorforEasternUniversity’spoliticalsciencedept.,andasanadjunctinstructorforMontgomeryCountyCom-munityCollege,PA.

Linda Ellington is a Faculty Lead at Southern New Hampshire University, USA. Her work instrategicthinkingandleadershipbeganwithherdoctorateresearchattheUniversityofOxfordandtheUniversityofWarwick,UnitedKingdom.Herrecentworkhasbeenpublishedininternationaljournals,nationaljournalsandbooksincluding:International Education and the Next Generation Workforce: Competition in the Global Economy; Handbook of Research on Technologies for Improving the 21st Century Workforce: Tools for Lifelong Learning; International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology: Third International Conference on e-learning in the Workplace at Columbia University; and, Research in Higher Education Journal.Dr.Ellingtonisaresearchpeerreviewerformanyacademicinstitutionsandisamemberoftheeditorialreviewboardforcollegelevelresearchsubmissions,aswellasdissertationcommitteememberatvariousuniversities.SheisinvolvedintheBushFamilyLiteracyFoundationthatpromotesfamilyreading.

Maureen EllishasherB.S.inSecondaryBusinessEducation/BusinessAdministrationfromSt.Mary-of-the-WoodsCollege.SheearnedherM.S.inAdultContinuingEducationandPh.D.inInstructionalSystemsTechnologyfromIndianaUniversity,Bloomington,Indiana.Dr.EllisisanAssociateProfes-sorandGraduateProgramDirectorintheInformationandLibraryScienceDepartment;BusinessandInformationTechnologiesEducationProgramintheCollegeofEducationatEastCarolinaUniversity,Greenville,NC.Dr.Ellisteachesface-to-faceandonlineundergraduateandgraduatecoursesinInforma-tionTechnologyandBusinessEducation.Herresearchexplorestheuseofonlinecoursesintraditional,undergraduateeducation,implementationofinstructionaldesigntheoriesinonlinelearning,fosteringonlinecollaboration,evaluationandassessmentofexperientiallearninginonlinelearningenvironments,andassessingtheneedsofadultlearnersinnon-traditionalclassrooms.Dr.EllisiscurrentlyteachingacourseinandexploringapplicationsforSecondLifeasateachingplatforminherWeb2.0Technologies&VirtualTeamscourse.Dr.Ellisperformsworkshopsandconsultswithschooldistricts,communitycolleges,aswellasbusinessandindustry.

Mariana Vergara Esquivelisco-founderandexecutivedirectorofMindfulnessintoActionInitia-tive.MindfulnessintoAction(MIA)focusesinepigenetics,empoweringindividualstosolvecomplexsocietalissues,bybringingaboutgreaterself-awarenessandconsciousness.MindfulnessintoActionworkswithindividualstohelpsolvesocietalissuesfacedtoday,suchasempoweringlocalindigenouscommunitiestobetterdealwithglobalizationissues,makingcollegestudentsmoreeffectivereachingtheirgoals,findingsolutionstotheacademicachievementgapfacedbystudentsfromimmigrantfami-liesintheU.S.,andotherproblemsthatrequirebothinnerandoutertransformation.Recentresearchinneurosciencesupportsthenotionthat95-98%ofwhatwedoistheresultoftheembodied,unconscioushabitsthatoverrideconsciousthoughtandreallydriveourbehavior.Mostpersonalandsocietalissuesoccurduetoapersonbeinginareactivestatetotheirenvironments,basedontheirmentalmodelsandprogrammedbehavioratasubconsciouslevel.ByallowingapersontobeawarethroughIndigenous

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ancientknowledgewithorganizationallearningtechniques,MindfulnessintoActiontakesthemthroughaprocessofgrowingself-awarenessandinnertransformation.Thus,theyareabletotapintovariousfacultiesoftheirconsciousmind(normallyinaccessiblewhenapersonisinapurelyreactivestate),andwithgreaterclarity,makebetterdecisionsforthemselves,theirfamiliesandsocietyatlarge.Dr.VergaraEsquivelhasbeenbuildingthismodeloftransformationallearningoverthepasteighteenyears(BRIDGE–BetterResourcesInDevelopingGreatEducation)andcontinuestoresearchitthroughhercourseatTeachersCollegeColumbiaUniversitywheresheteachesMindfulnessintoActionResearchwithGroundedTheory.

Corinth M. Evansisadoctoralstudent,seekingaPh.D.inEducationalLeadershipwithafocusinAdultandCommunityEducationatFloridaAtlanticUniversity.SheservicestheCareerandTechnicalAdultCommunityandEducation(CTACE)departmentasanInstructoratAtlanticTechnicalCollegeinBrowardCounty,Florida.CorinthisalsoanAdjunctProfessoratPalmBeachStateCollege.GivenherexperiencesasanentrepreneurandholdingaMasterofBusinessAdministration(MBA)degree,Corinthoffers expertise in the fieldsofBusiness,Technology,Entrepreneurship,Management, andAdministration career clusters. While servicing the career and technical educational needs of adultlearnersthatareofmulticulturalbackgrounds,havediverseacademianeeds,andenduresocioeconomicpressures,Corinthaimstoprovideopportunitiestovoicesinneed,byempoweringstudentstoacquiretheknowledge,mindsetsandskillsnecessarytomanagechangeandsucceedinatechnologicalsociety.Herresearchinterestsareframedaroundadultdevelopment,womenandqueerstudies,socialjustice,educationalleadershipandpolicystudies,politicsofeducation,educationalequityandopportunity,andcommunity-basededucationreform.Lifelonglearningremainsaviableprofession,assheisamemberofacoupleassociations,suchastheAmericanAssociationforAdultandContinuingEducation(AAACE)andAmericanEducationalResearchAssociation(AERA).

Lesley Farmer,ProfessoratCaliforniaStateUniversityLongBeach,coordinatestheLibrarianshipprogram.SheearnedherM.S.inLibraryScienceattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaChapelHill,andreceivedherdoctorateinAdultEducationfromTempleUniversity.Dr.Farmerhasworkedasalibrar-ian inschool,public,specialandacademic libraries.Shechairs theSchoolLibrariesSectionof theInternationalFederationofLibraryAssociations,andisaFulbrightscholar.Afrequentpresenterandwriterfortheprofession,Dr.Farmerhasmorethanthirtypublishedprofessionalbooks,andover300publishedbookchaptersandarticles.Dr.Farmer’sresearchinterestsincludedigitalcitizenship,informa-tionliteracy,collaboration,assessmentanddataanalysis.HermostrecentbookisLibraryImprovementthroughDataAnalytics(AmericanLibraryAssociation,2016).

James (Jim) Fiorino,havingover20yearsofleadershipexperience,servesasDirectorofDistribu-tionforCooperVisionInc.locatedinWestHenrietta,NYwhereheleadsateamof270employees.PriortojoiningCooperVisionJimpreviouslyworkedatValeowipersystemsholdingtitlesofManufacturingSupervisorandGeneralForemanofLogistics;OperationsManagerforFedExExpressandSourceOneHealthcareTechnologies.JimholdsaBSdegreeinHumanResourceManagementandanMBA,bothfromTheStateUniversityofNewYorkEmpireStateCollge.Duringthecourseofhiscareer,Jimhasreceivedawardsandprofessionalachievementsincluding;operationalmanageroftheyearfromFedExaswellasoperationalmangeroftheyear,northeastregionforSourceOneHealthcareTechnologies.

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JimisnowworkingonpromotinghiscareertoreachaVPleveltohelpmoreemployeesdevelopandatthesametimepursuinghisambitionofbecomingacollegeprofessortosharehisknowledgeachievedduringhisprofessionalcareer.

Amy Frost,MBAandMASpiritualPsychology,AuthorofWhenWorkIsn’tWorking.Amyhasworkedwiththousandsofmanagersandemployeesdealingwithamultitudeofworkplacerelatedissuesthatimpactcompanymoraleandproductivity.Sheisanaccomplishededucator,keynotepresenter,lifemanagementcoach,careercoach,writer,trainerandfacilitator.AmyworkedfortheDepartmentofDe-fensefor21yearsasacontractnegotiatorandaTotalQualityManagement(TQM)facilitator.ShewasonfacultyattheUniversityofPhoenixwhereshewasdistinguishedasanoutstandingfacultymemberandwasafacultymentor.In2012,shewasgiventheOprahMagazine,CrocsCaresandNonprofitSectorFoundationSteppingUptoyourPurposeandWalkingforGoodAward.Forsixyears,shewastheNationalTrainingDirectorfortheNonprofitSectorFoundation,wheresheworkedwithnonprofitshelpingthemrunmoreeffectivelyandabundantly.AmycreatedandranActionTeams,activecollaborativenetwork-ingmixersandcommunitycollaborativecirclesthroughoutthecountry.SheiscurrentlytheProgramsFacilitatorfortheVeteransTransitionResourceCenterwww.VeteransTransitionResourceCenter.com.Hermissionistomotivateandinspireindividuals,teamsandorganizationstoliveandworkconsciouslytoachievetheirgoalsintheworkplaceandlife.

Alex Frye receivedherMasterofArts inBiologicalAnthropologyfromTexasStateUniversity,wheresheiscurrentlyconductingresearchonsexualdimorphismandcomparativeanatomy.Shere-centlybecameinterestedinmindfulnessandleadershipthroughadditionalcollaborativeworkwithDr.NancyKymnHarvinRutigliano.AlexintendstopursueacareerinBiologicalAnthropologyfollowingcompletionofadoctoralprogram.

Alexandria S. Fryeisabiologicalanthropologyresearcherwithakeeninterestinhowhumanbe-ingsrelatetotheirworkandeachother.FryeisagraduateofTexasStateUniversitywithaMastersofArtsinBiologicalAnthropology.

Rosario Galvanisaco-researcheroftheWorldDignityUniversityInitiative,apartnerofMindful-nessintoAction(MIA)Initiative.SheisaGlobalCoreMemberoftheHumanDignityandHumiliationStudiesnetworksupportingthisassociatedWorldDignityUniversityinitiativethataimstoco-createasustainableforestmanagementintheAmazonwiththeKichwaindigenouscommunityofRioBlanco,Ecuador,throughParticipatoryActionResearch(PAR).Herworkincludesguidingonstrategicsustain-ability,regionalandinternationalpartnershipdevelopmentforfinancingREDDschemesandclimateprogramsofthecommunity-basedforestryandeco/healthtourismplans.Sheisadiversityandbridge-buildingexpert(culture,gender,ethnic,racial,nation/State)withbroadexperienceinsocio-environmentalprojectsbenefitingunderservedruralandurbanpopulationofLatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanregion.Emphasisonanintegrativeanalysisandassessmentofproblems,andinparticipatoryapproachestocommunityempowerment,inclusiveofpsychosocialinterventionsinfavorofpeace,cooperationamongparties,andreliefofinter.-generationaltrauma.Shehas22yearsofexperienceinenvironment,socialdevelopment,andcommunication,14oftheminternationally(23countries-4continents).EmphasisinLACRegion(LatinAmericaandtheCaribbean):Peru,Colombia,Uruguay,Mexico,Guatemala,Hon-duras,Nicaragua,Panama,DominicanRepublic,Guyana,TrinidadandTobago,Barbados,andBelize.

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Patricia K. Gibsonhasbeeninvolvedinadulteducationforover30yearsandhastaughtasanad-junctintheexperientialdegreeprogramatTexasStateforover15years.Herresearchareasincludethetrainingofonlineeducationinstructors,onlinegroupwork,andadulteducation.Shehasbeenaschoolbusdriver,asmalltownnewspapereditor,anddeveloperofonlinetechnicalclasses.

Asiye Toker GökçeisanAssociateProfessoratKocaeliUniversity,FacultyofEducation,intheDepartmentofEducationalSciencesinTurkeysince2009.ShereceivedherM.S.fromMiddleEastTechnicalUniversityin2001,andherPh.D.fromAnkaraUniversityEducationalSciencesInstitutein2006.Previously,Dr.TokerGökçeworkedattheMinistryofNationalEducationbetween1998-2009.Shehasauthoredtwobooksonmobbing,aswellasbookchaptersrelatedtomobbingandwhistle-blowing.Inaddition,shehaspublishedresearchpapersinvariousacademicjournalsinbothEnglishandTurkishonherprimaryresearchinterestsofteachertraining,mobbing,professionalethics,whistle-blowing,andorganizationalbehavior.Someofherlecturetopicsinteachingare:introductiontoeducationalsciences,educationalphilosophy,organizationalbehavior,professionalethics,issuesineducationaladministration,andmetaphorsinorganizationadministration.

Patricia Goodman,Ed.D.,AssistantTeachingProfessor forNortheasternUniversityMastersofScienceinCorporateandOrganizationalCommunication.Hercareerhasbeenfilledwithvariousleader-shiproleswithinthesocialservicefieldfromcorrectionandjudicialservices,mentalhealth,secondaryeducation,highereducation,andexecutiveeducation.Inaddition,sheisthePrincipalCoachforP.A.G.Coaching&Associatesworkingwithsmallnon-profitsandindividuals.SheisformallyeducatedwithaDoctorateinEducationfromGeorgeWashingtonUniversitythroughtheExecutiveLeadershipProgramwithaconcentrationinadultlearningandaMasterofLiberalArtsisfromHarvardUniversitywithaconcentrationininformationmanagementsystems.Inadditiontothejoyofteaching,sheconsidersherselfasocialscientist.Herresearchfocushasbeeninadultlearningandcommunications,specifi-cally:interculturalcommunication,culturalintelligence,cross-generationalcommunication,self-directedlearning,teamlearning,andorganizationallearning.

Edmund W. GordonistheJohnM.MusserProfessorofPsychology,Emeritus-YaleUniversityandRichardMarchHoeProfessorofPsychologyandEducation,Emeritus-TeachersCollege,ColumbiaUniversity.AmongDr.Gordon’smostrecenthonorsisthe“EdmundW.GordonChairforPolicyEvalu-ationandResearch”createdbytheEducationalTestingServicetorecognizehislastingcontributionstodevelopmentsineducationincludingHeadStart,compensatoryeducation,schooldesegregation,andsupplementaryeducation.Dr.GordoniscofounderandchairmanofTheGordonCommission.Profes-sorGordonisconcernedwithissuesassociatedwithincreasingthenumberofhighacademicachiev-ingstudentswhocomefromAfricanAmerican,Latino,andNativeAmericanfamilies.Heiswidelyknownforhisresearchondiversehumancharacteristicsandpedagogy,andtheeducationoflowstatuspopulations.HeisinterestedinthecareerdevelopmentofBlackmenwhohaveovercomeenormousoddsagainstsuccesstobecomehighachievers.Recentresearchinterestsincludetheadvancementofhisconceptsof“affirmativedevelopmentofacademicability”and“supplementaryeducation”bothwhichfocusonimprovingthequalityofacademicachievementindiverselearners.Atthepresent,heiscon-ductingaconceptualinquiryintothepossibilitiesthatmeasurementsciencecancontributetoalleviatingthetensionbetweenpromotingbothequityandthepursuitofexcellenceinachievementineducation

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inadiverselearnerpopulation.Theworkofthisconceptualinquiryassumesthatmeasurementscienceshouldcontributetothedevelopmentofmentalabilitiesjustasithastraditionallymeasuredthestatusofdevelopedabilities.

Kimberley GordonisamemberoftheCenterforBusinessandProfessionalDevelopmentatUni-versityofArkansas–FortSmithteachingintheWorkforceLeadershipandOrganizationalLeadershipprograms.Dr.Gordonencouragesaholisticapproachtothinkingwhereinleadershipisstrengthenedbyunderstandingthesystemandindividualconnectivitytoorganizationalstrategicinitiatives.Dr.Gordon’spenchantforblendingcriticalandsystemsthinkingwithinterpersonaldevelopmentpromptedhertocre-ateacreditedstudy-abroadprogram.In2011,Dr.Gordonledateamofmulti-disciplinedstudentsandprofessionalstoPerutostudyandworkattheHuacaPucllanaarchaeologicalsite,hometotheLimaandWaricivilizationsdatingto500A.D.Inadditiontotraditionalteaching,Dr.Gordonprovidesconsultingandcustomizedtrainingoforganizationaldevelopmentandhumanresourcenaturestoregionalorga-nizations,public,privateandnon-profitincludingmanydomesticfacilitiesofforeign-ownedorganiza-tions.Priortojoiningacademia,Dr.GordonheldcorporateandfieldpositionsinhumanresourceandorganizationaldevelopmentwithaFortune100company.Herlastroleintheprivatesectorinvolvedthedevelopmentanddeliveryofafast-trackadvancementprogramformorethan250highpotentialemploy-eeswithfocusuponindividualdevelopment,actionplanningandmentoring.InthiscapacityDr.Gordonworkedwithdomesticemergingleadersaswellasex-patriotsinChina,Brazil,Mexico,andCanada.Dr.GordonholdsaDoctorofEducationinWorkforceDevelopmentEducationfromtheUniversityofArkansas.ShehasbeenconferredMasterofScienceDegreeinEthicsandLeadershipandBachelorofScienceinOrganizationalManage,bothfromJohnBrownUniversity.SheholdsaccreditationsfromtheHumanResourceCertificationInstituteasaSeniorProfessionalofHumanResourcesandSocietyofHumanResourceManagementasSeniorCertifiedProfessional.Dr.GordonisacertifiedfacilitatorforDevelopmentDimensionsInternational,FranklinCoveyandtheInstituteforMotivationalLiving.

Linda Gordon isadoctoralstudent in theDepartmentofCurriculum,Culture,andEducationalInquiryatFloridaAtlanticUniversity.SheobtainedherMasters’inElementaryEducationfromNovaSoutheasternUniversityandhasaBachelors’ofSciencedegreeinBiologyfromtheUniversityofCali-fornia,LosAngeles.InadditiontobeingagraduatestudentsheisaNationalBoardCertifiedTeacherinearlyandmiddlechildhoodliteracyandteachesatImagineCharterSchoolinWestonwhereshehastaughtforthepastthirteenyears,currentlyinthirdgrade.SheisacertifiedClinicalEducatorandenjoyseveryopportunitytoworkwithpre-serviceteachersduringtheirinternships.TeachingisasecondcareerforLindaasshewasaGeneralManagerforPepsiCoandMarriottManagementServicesforclosetoadecadepriortoenteringtheteachingprofession.Hercurrentresearchinterestslieintheareaofprejudicereductionandstudentmotivationinelementarylevelchildrenandsheenjoystheopportunitytobringhercourseworkandresearchintoactionwithinherownclassroom.ShelivesinSouthFloridawithherhusbandRobert,andtwochildren,HelenandRobbie.

Robert Lee GordoniscurrentlytheProgramDirectorfortheReverseLogisticsManagementdepart-mentatAmericanPublicUniversity.Dr.Gordonhasovertwenty-fiveyearsofprofessionalexperienceinsupplychainmanagementandhumanresources.Dr.GordonearnedhisDoctorateofManagementandOrganizationalLeadershipandhisMastersofBusinessAdministrationfromtheUniversityofPhoenixaswellearningaBachelorofArtsdegreeinHistoryfromUCLA.Dr.Gordonhasbeenteachingforover

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fourteenyearsandregularlyinstructscoursesinreverselogistics,transportation,projectmanagement,andhumanresources.Dr.Gordonhasoverfortypublishedarticlespertainingtoreverselogistics,sup-plychainmanagement,projectmanagement,humanresources,education,andcomplexity.Dr.GordonalsohasfourpublishedbooksonthetopicsofReverseLogisticsManagement,ComplexityandProjectManagement,VirtualProjectManagementOrganizations,andSuccessfulProgramManagement.

Stan GotoisanassociateprofessorinAdultandHigherEducationatWesternWashingtonUniver-sity.Hisscholarlyworkhasfocusedonfacultydevelopmentandadultliteracyeducationincommunitycolleges.Currently,heisstudyingissuesofconflictandpeacemakinginthePacificNorthwest.

John-Martin Green iscurrentlyadoctoralcandidateintheHealthEducationEd.D.ProgramatTeachersCollege,ColumbiaUniversity,andfounderandExecutiveDirectorofTheGatekeepersCol-lective,Inc.(TGC),anSGL,gay,andbisexualBlackmen’sself-reclamationnetwork.TGCoperatesasacommunitydevelopmentcenterwhereparticipantscommittounlearninginternalizedracialandsexualoppression,andtointegratingandcelebratingtheirmultipleidentitiesandbecomingpro-activecommunitychangeagents.TGC’smissionistobuildstrengthandfluidity,andexplorestrategiesandactivitiesfortheadvancementofSGLmeninthelargerBlackcommunityandtheworld.AstheCo-ArtisticDirectorofBlackberryProductionsTheatreCompany,inadditiontoproducinganddirectingtheatreworksinset-tingsasvariedascolleges,prisons,schools,andcommunity-basedorganizations,alongsidecommercialtheatervenuesfromEnsembleStudioTheatertotheworldfamousApolloTheatre,John-MartinGreenhasdevelopedarts-in-educationmodelswhichhaveprimedstudentstothinkcriticallyaboutthesocietalissuestheyexplored,andprimedaudiencesinlikefashionthroughtheplaysandculturalforumshehasmountedwithhispartners.AstheCo-founderandCo-DirectorofTheaterfortheForgotten,ChangingScenes,anarts-basedjuvenileoffendersprogram,Mr.GreencreatedaDrama-CommunicationSkillsworkshopprovidinganenvironmentwithinwhichdisorientedanddisaffectedyoungpeoplecouldbegintofindtheirvoices,takethefirststepstowardresolvingtraumas,andidentifypathsbywhichtheycouldseethemselvescontributingtotheircommunities.HewasalsoCo-founderand,overadecade,theDirec-torofProgramsofTheBlackMen’sXchange-NewYork(BMX-NY),anempowermentorganizationofsamegenderloving(SGL)andbisexualAfricandescendedmenthatworkedtobridgegapsandbuilddialogueandcommunitywiththelargerBlackcommunity.BMX-NYwasbuiltonaphilosophythatembracedSGLexperienceasanintrinsicfacetofeverydayBlacklife.IntegraltoBMX-NY’ssuccesswastheunderstandingthat,inordertodecreaseinternalandexternalhomo-reactionarythinking,anddemystifydifferencesarounddiversewaysofliving,lovingandbeing,SGL,bisexual,andtransgenderBlackpeoplemustengageinsupportivedialoguewitheachotherandthecommunity.

Tom HackettbeganhiscareerasahighschoolEnglish,drama,andfineartsteacherintheAlabamaPublicSchoolsthenservedasanassistantprincipal,anelementaryschoolprincipal,amiddleschoolprincipal,asystem-levelchiefofauxiliaryservices,andasuperintendent.In2004,hebecameaprofes-soratColumbusStatewherehehasservedChairoftheDepartmentofCounseling,Leadership,andFoundationsDirectorofGraduateStudiesfor theCollegeofEducationandHealthProfessions,andInterimAssociateProvost.In2010,HackettwasaskedtoserveasInterimProvostandVicePresidentforAcademicAffairsandin2012wasappointedProvostandVice-PresidentforAcademicAffairsatColumbusStateUniversity.

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Salma A. Hadeed iscurrentlyaDoctoral studentpursuingHumanResourcesDevelopmentandAdultEducationatFloridaInternationalUniversity.Anadvocateforthedisabledcommunity,Salmahasplayedaveryvisibleroleindevelopingsupportiveprogramstohelpthemintegrate.SheholdsaMastersinHospitalityManagementandAdultEducationandHumanresourcesDevelopmentandaspirestobecomeaninfluencerinHumanResourcesDevelopmentandAdultEducationwithaconcentrationondiversityandinclusion.ShealsoholdsaGraduateCertificateinConflictResolutionandConsensusBuilding.SalmaisapartnerinSASProbono,a“payitforward”entitythatisaimedatgivingbacktothecommunitythroughanumberofinitiatives.Salmahasrecentlybeenacceptedintothe2ndcohortofFloridaInternationalUniversity’sAGILE(AcademyofGraduatesforIntegrativeLearningExperi-ences).AGILEseekstoenrichthegraduatestudentlearningexperiencebyenhancingstudents’cognitive,interpersonal,andintrapersonalskills.AGILEisdesignedtocreateasynergisticlearningcommunityofgraduatescholarswhoseparticipationinacoordinated,co-mentored,andself-pacedprogram.ShehasalsobeenacceptedintoATD’s(AssociationforTalentDevelopment)CarolSusanDeVaneyMentorshipProgram2016.Thisprogramhelpscreateempoweringlearningexperiencesforprofessionalgrowth;networkwithotherprofessionals;overcomeobstaclesthatmayhinderone’scareerpathandrecognizeyourpotentialintheindustry.

Ingunn HagenisaProfessorinPsychologyattheDepartmentofPsychologyattheNorwegianUni-versityofScienceandTechnology(NTNU),Trondheim,Norway.Hermainresearchinterestsincludetopicsrelatedtomediaandcommunicationpsychology,suchtheroleofmediaandICTinchildrenandyoungpeople’slives.Currentlysheisinvolvedinaresearchprojecton«Youngadults’useandmasteryofdigitalcommunicationmedia:Theroleof«new»mediatechnologyinthelivesofstudents».Hagen’sresearchincludessuchfieldssuchasaudiencereceptionstudies,politicalcommunication,consumptionofpopularculture,theroleofmediainchildrenandyoungpeople’slives,andchildrenandconsumption.Shehasbeeninvolvedinresearchoninternetasariskandaresourceforchildren(EUKidsOnline),andshehasbeenpartofateamdoingresearchoncommercializationofchildhood.ProfessorHagenisontheeditorialboardofseveraljournals,andshehasbeenpartoftheorganizingcommitteeforseveralinter-nationalconferences.Hagenhasbeenauthorandeditorofseveralbooks,especiallyaddressingthemesrelatedtomediaaudiencesandusers.Moreover,shehaspublishedanumberofarticlesinacademicbooksandjournals,bothinEnglishandNorwegian.ProfessorHagenisalsointerestedinresearchonhumancontemplativepractices,likeMindfulness,yogaandwellbeing.Recently,shehasledresearchprojectsontopicslikehumanhappiness,andalsoonyoungpeople’sexperiencesrelatedtopracticingyoga.AtthemomentHagenisinvolvedinastudyexploringtheexperiencesofyoungpupilsandalsoteachersrelatedtointerventionsofyogaandmindfulnessinschool,bymeansofanonlinewebsite.Inareasofteaching,Hagen’sexpertiseinclude:MediaAudiences,MediaandCommunicationPsychology,OrganizationalCommunication,QualitativeMethodologies,andMindfulness,CoachingandExistentialPsychologicalApproachestoConversationsinLifeandWorkLife.Moreinformationatherworkwebpages:https://www.ntnu.no/ansatte/ingunn.hagenhttp://www2.svt.ntnu.no/ansatte/ansatt.aspx?id=295

Ashley HartmanisaPh.DcandidateinarteducationandaspecializationinarttherapyatFloridaStateUniversity.ShecurrentlyservesasanarttherapistfortheESEDepartmentinWakullaCountySchoolsandisateachingassistantfortheDepartmentofArtEducationatFloridaStateUniversity.SheholdsaMSdegreeinarttherapy,anM.Eddegreeineducationalpsychology,andaBSinpsychologywithspecializationinstudioart.Shehassevenyearsofexperienceteachinguniversitystudents,inter-

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nationalESLstudents,giftedstudents,andstudentswithAutismSpectrumDisordersandotherrelateddevelopmental,emotional,andbehavioraldisabilities.She is interested increativedevelopmentandcreativeexpressionanditsimpactoncognitivedevelopmentinchildren.Herresearchinterestsincludedevelopingcollaborativepartnershipsamongarttherapy,museumeducation,andarteducation,arts-in-healingpartnerships,andidentitydevelopment.

Suzette Henry-Campbellispassionateaboutdevelopingtalentandhelpingpeoplesucceed.Herdesiretoassistpersonswhostruggletofindtheirvoice,hasledheronanacademicadventuretoself-improvement,inabidtounderstandthecomplexitiesofthehumanconditionintheworkplace.SheiscurrentlypursingDoctoralstudiesinConflictAnalysisandResolutionatNovaSoutheasternUniversity,Fl.,andbelievestheprogramcomplementsherfutureprofessionalgoals.Suzette’scareerspansboththepublicandprivatesector,whichcontributedtoshapingherinterestindiversityandmulticultural-ismasacriticalfactortosustainabledevelopmentinitiatives.HerexperienceasanIndustrialRelationspractitionercoupledwithheracademicandprofessionalbackgroundinHumanResourceManagementhascreatedauniqueblendofperspectivesandsupportsherprimaryobjective,thatofhelpingpeoplegrow.Suzettedescribesthislegofherscholasticjourneyasinspiring,giventhefactthatshehastakenaninterestinsocialjusticecauses.ShelendssupporttoATC-ArtTransformsConflict,anNGOdedicatedtotheapplicationofanartsbasedcurriculuminthemanagement/resolutionofconflict.

Christine Herlihy, PhDcandidate, in InstructionalDesignandTechnologyat theUniversityofCentralFlorida.Christine’sresearchfocusesonSTEMeducationissues,socialandgenderconcernineducationanddesignbasedresearchforimprovingtrainingandeducation.ShehastaughtElementaryandHighSchoolSciencesandTechnologyforEducatorsinCollege.

Sharron Y. Herron-WilliamsisaProfessorofPoliticalScienceandPoliticalScienceCoordina-toratAlabamaStateUniversity.ShehasworkedininternationalaffairsforanumberofyearsandwasresponsibleforinternationalizationatAlabamaStateUniversity.Duringheryearsinhighereducation,shehasservedasanexecutivedirectorforacenterforpublicaffairs,dean,associateprovost,facultyathleticrepresentative,graduateprogramcoordinator,campuscoordinatorforThurgoodMarshallCol-legeFund,ChairoftheAlabamaPoliticalScienceAssociationandheldahostofotherprofessional,civic,administrativeandfacultyresponsibilities.Currently,sheisAssociateEditoroftheInternationalJournalofAfricanaStudies,ChairoftheAlabamaAssociationofInternationalEducators,ChairforStudyAlabama (StudyAlabamaConsortium forGlobalEngagement andEconomicDevelopment),NAFSARegionVIIRepresentativefortheStateofAlabamaandImmediatePastChairoftheStateofAlabama,ArticulationandGeneralStudiesCommittee.

Irma HidayanaisafirstyearstudentatTC.SheisabreastfeedingadvocateinIndonesia.Shehasbeenworkingintheareaofmaternal,infantandyoungchildhealthandnutritionforapproximatelytenyears,untilshegotanopportunitytogetascholarshipfromherhomecountrygovernmenttocontinueherdoctorateprogramatTeachersCollegeColumbiaUniversity.ShehasbeenactivelyinvolvedwiththeIndonesianBreastfeedingAdvocacyCoalition(IBAC)inadvocatingrelevantissuesonInfantandYoungChildFeeding/Nutrition(IYCF/N).IrmaworksasanIndependentConsultantattheNutritionsectioninUNICEFJakarta.Inaddition,IrmaalsoworkedwithIndonesianmothers,youngchildren,families,toeducatethemontheappropriatefeedingpractices.Shehasbeenworkingwiththelocalcommunitiesin

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ordertoincreasetheirknowledgeandpracticesonthelocallyaffordableandavailablenutritiousfoodsforinfantsandyoungchildrenasamovementagainsttheaggressivemarketingofbabyfoodindustriesinherhomecountry.

Leslie P. HitchisAssociateTeachingProfessorinboththeGlobalStudiesandMastersinLeadershipProgramsintheCollegeofProfessionalStudies,NortheasternUniversity,Boston,MA.She,andherco-author,wereawardedsecondprizeintheIndianBusinessSchool-IveyPublishingGlobalCaseWritingCompetitionin2015.Anexperiencededucatorbothonlineandinthetraditionalclassroom,herexpertiseincludessubstantiveexperienceteachingadultlearnersindomesticandinternationalprofessionaldegreeprogramsandininternationalizingthecurriculum.Dr.HitchwasleadfacultyforNortheasternUniver-sity’sspecializedprogramfortheFederalBureauofInvestigation;inhighereducationfortheDoctorofEducationprograminHongKong;andinprofessionalleadershipfortheNortheastern-SwinburneGlobalLeadershipPrograminMelbourne,AustraliaandinHoChiMinhCity,Vietnam.Dr.HitchpreviouslyservedastheNortheastern’sdirectorofAcademicTechnologyServices.

Alecia D. HoffmanisanInstructorofPoliticalScienceatAlabamaStateUniversity(ASU).HerteachingfocusatASUconsistsofAmericanGovernment,PoliticalPartiesandPoliticsinDevelopingNations.PriortoservingasaninstructoratAlabamaStateUniversity,shewasaninstructoratHarfordCommunityCollege,adjunctinstructoratGeorgiaPerimeterCollege,EditorofENDARCH:JournalofBlackPoliticalResearchatClarkAtlantaUniversity,andStaffAssociatefortheNationalCenterfortheStudyofCivilRightsandAfricanAmericanCulture.Herresearchinterestsareprimarilygearedtowardsinternationalrelations,Sino-AfricanPolitics,andSouth-Southcooperation.Shealsohasresearchinterestsinelectoralpoliticsandwomeninpolitics.SheservesastheadvisortotheAlabamaStateUniversitychapteroftheCollegeDemocratsofAmerica.

John Hope,isAssociateDeanInternationalfortheFacultyofEducationandSeniorLecturerintheSchoolofLearning,DevelopmentandProfessionalPractice.Theinternationalcomponentincludesin-ternationallinks,internationalpolicy,andDirectorofUniversityofAucklandlinkdegreesinMalaysia.TheseniorlecturercomponentincludeslecturingaboutinternationalizationanduseofICTineducationalleadership.BeforeservingastheAssociateDean,Dr.Hopehadmanyyearsofleadershipandmanage-mentexperienceasaschoolprincipal,DirectorUniversityofAucklandPrimaryTeacherEducationandDirectoroftheUniversityofAucklandPrincipals’Centre.HehascontributedmanyrefereedchapterstoDr.Wang’sbooks.

Marit Honerød HoveidassociateprofessorattheNorwegianUniversityofScienceandTechnol-ogy(NTNU),grewupinthesouthernpartofNorway,studiedSocialpedagogicsattheUniversityofOsloandtookherdegreein1989.Themainthesiswascalled:Acritiqueofreasonwithoutgender.AstudyofpatriarcicalleadershsipandfemaleorganisinginTeleverket(TheNationaltelecommunicationcompany).Thisworkwasdoneasacollaborativethesis.Herindividualthesiswascalled:Womanthelinkbetweenmanandreality.HerPhDisfrom2009andwasdoneatthedepartmentofEducationatNTNU.Thethesiswascalled:TeacherEducation–aworkwithpersonallanguageuse.BeforeshestartedworkingatNTNUsheworkedwithteachereducationintheNorthofNorway,inAlta.Herresearch

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interestsareprimarilyabouttherelationshipbetweenteachingandlearningandhowwecanunderstandlearningprocessesnotmerelyasanindividualundertakingbutassomethingwhichisinfluencedbyandembeddedinsocialandculturalcontexts.Themesthatarerecurrentinherresearcharementoring/counselling,leadershipandorganisationaldevelopmentineducation.TheoreticallysheisinfluencedbytheFrenchphilosopherPaulRicoeurandthephilosopherandpsychoanalystLuceIrigaray.Thismeansthatlanguage-use,genderandpracticalreasonareareassheaddressesinherresearch,whichisforthemostparttheoretical.

Marcus Paul Howellhasservedinpubliceducationfor26years.Currentlyheworksasanelementaryschooladministrator.Hisresearchinterestsinclude1:1initiativesandteachertechnologyleadership.MarcusisresponsiblefornumerousgrantsrelatedtotechnologyintegrationinK-12classrooms.MarcushaspublishedinVCWang’sEncyclopediaofinformationcommunicationtechnologiesandadulteduca-tionintegrationandEncyclopediaofe-leadership,counselingandtraining.

Wenhao David HuangisanAssociateProfessorofHumanResourceDevelopmentatDepartmentofEducationPolicy,OrganizationandLeadership,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign.Hisresearchinterestisfocusedontheenhancementofworkplacelearningexperiencethroughvarioussystemicandsystematicorganizationalinterventions.Dr.Huangiscurrentlyconductingcareerdevelopmentresearchinhighereducationinstitutionsthroughinformallearningapproaches.

Jung Won HurisanassociateprofessorinthedepartmentofEducationalFoundations,LeadershipandTechnologyatAuburnUniversity.Herresearchinterestsfocusongloballearning,technologyin-tegrationinclassrooms,onlineteacherprofessionaldevelopment,andcomputereducation.SheearnedherdoctorateatIndianaUniversityin2007andreceivedherM.Ed.andB.S.inElementaryEducationfromSeoulNationalUniversityofEducation,SouthKorea.Forthepastthreeyears,shehasdirectedtheGlobalStudiesinEducation-SouthKoreaprogram(http://globalkorea.weebly.com/).ThisisanAuburnUniversityoutreachprogramdesignedtohelplocalschoolteachersandadministratorsincreaseknowl-edgeofKoreancultureandKoreaneducationalsystemsaswellaspromoteappreciationofdiversityandglobaleducationinschool.

Betty Hurley,Ed.D.,servesasafacultymemberattheStateUniversityofNewYorkEmpireStateCollege.Shehasbeenamentoratthecollegeforover30yearsand,overthattime,hasstrivedtodevelopeffectivelearningenvironmentsforprimarilyadultlearners,withafocusonlearnersofmathematics.ResearchinterestsincludeProcessEducationandePortfoliosfortransformativelearning.Currently,sheisalsoaseminarystudentatOneSpiritInterfaithSeminary.

Keonta N. JacksonholdsaBachelor’sDegreeinInterdisciplinaryStudiesfromTexasAandMUniversityandaMaster’sDegreeinEducationalDiagnosticianfromHoustonBaptistUniversity.Sheisaneducatorwith17yearsofexperienceinteachingandschooladministration,specialtyareasin-cludeResponsetoIntervention(RtI)andspecialeducation.Presently,sheworksasaSpecialEducationCoordinatorinagrowingsuburbanschooldistrictsupportingassessmentstaff,teachers,andcampusadministratorsindevelopingappropriateacademicandsocialprogrammingforstudentswithdisabilitiesinthepublicschoolsetting.

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Lynn M. JosephisProfessorandFacultyChair,CollegeofLiberalArts&Sciences/CollegeofHealthSciences,DeVryUniversity,LongBeach,California.SheearnedaPh.D.inClinicalPsychologyfromtheCaliforniaSchoolofProfessionalPsychologyatAlliantInternationalUniversity,SanDiego,CA,in1999,andteachesavarietyofcoursesincludingherfavorite,CareerDevelopment,whichpreparesgraduatingstudentsforasuccessfuljobsearch.Dr.Josephauthoredtheevidence-basedguidedimageryrecording,The Job-Loss Recovery Program: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Get Back to Work – Fast!(2003,2009)andbook,The Job-Loss Recovery Program Guide: The Ultimate Visualization System for Land-ing a Great Job Now(2009).TheJob-Loss Recovery Program®hasbeenindependentlyassessedandincludedinSAMHSA’s(SubstanceAbuseandMentalHealthServicesAdmin,U.S.Dept.ofHealthandHumanServices)NationalRegistryofEvidence-BasedProgramsandPractices:http://legacy.nreppadmin.net/ViewIntervention.aspx?id=374.Dr.JosephfacilitatesJob-Loss Recovery Program®Certificationtrainingviawebinartocareercoaches,counselors,andHRprofessionalsworldwide(www.JobLossRe-covery.com).ShewasformerlyVicePresidentofCareerandLifeTransitionPrograms,ParachuteLLC,Pt.Richmond,CA.ShehasappearedonhundredsofradioandtelevisionprogramsnationallyandhasbeencitedbyleadingpublicationssuchasTimeandFortuneMagazines.

Bonnie KeenewasraisedonthebanksofDeerCreekinthesmallMississippiDeltatownofLe-land.ShestayedintheMississippiDeltaandattendedDeltaStateUniversity.WhileatDeltaState,shewastherecipientofthe‘Dr. Wayne Blansett Award’forleadershipandcommunityinvolvement.MissKeenewasawardedmembershipintotheOmicronDeltaKappaleadershipfraternityalongwiththeeliteGreekHonorsociety,OrderofOmega.In2008,shewasawardedaBachelorofScienceDegreeinMathematicsEducation.MissKeeneacceptedapositionteachingatthesecondarylevelinthetownofGrenada,Mississippi.MissKeeneembarkedonherjourneyasaneducatoreightyearsago;however,herjourneyasastudenthasyettoend.DuringherteachingyearsinGrenada,shecontinuedtopursuehereducationthroughtheUniversityofMississippi;wherein2012,sheachievedaMasterofArtsdegreewithanemphasisinTeachingEnglishasaSecondLanguage.BonnienowresidesinFlorida,whereshecurrentlyteachesatthesecondarylevelinthetraditionalandvirtualclassrooms.MissKeeneiscurrentlypursuingaDoctorofPhilosophyinAdultandCommunityEducationwiththeEducationalLeadershipDepartmentofFloridaAtlanticUniversity.

Eleanor Su-KeeneholdsaMasterofScienceinMolecularEcologyfromtheUniversityofNevada,Reno.SheiscurrentlyadoctoralstudentintheEducationalLeadership:SchoolLeadersK-12programatFloridaAtlanticUniversity.SheisalsoafulltimesecondaryteacherintheSchoolDistrictofPalmBeachCounty.Herresearchinterestsincludesocialjusticewithinthepublicschoolsystem,perceptionsofpoverty,educationalpolicy,andeffectivestrategiesforschoolimprovement.

Zakia Khan isanAssociateProgrammeManageratSapientNitroinLondon,UK,withastronginterestinleadership,managementandvirtualteams.ZakiagraduatedwithaBAinCriminologyfromtheUniversityofEastLondon,UKandrecentlyobtainedanMScinManagementatBirkbeck,Univer-sityofLondon,UK.

Junghwan Kim isanAssistantProfessorofAdultandHigherEducationandaFacultyAffiliateintheCenterforSocialJusticeattheUniversityofOklahoma,Norman.Dr.KimearnedhisPh.D.inAdultEducationfromthePennsylvaniaStateUniversityinUniversityParkandM.A.andB.A.from

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YonseiUniversityinSeoul,SouthKorea.Hisresearchinterestsinclude:1)adultandinformallearning,2)communityleadership/educationandsocialchange,3)continuingeducationandcareerdevelopment,4)criticalhumanresourcedevelopment,5)lifelonglearningpoliciesandpractices,and6)workplacelearning,leadership,andchange.

Eric L KislinghashisB.S.inCommerce&BusinessAdministrationfromtheUniversityofAlabama,Tuscaloosa,Alabama.HeearnedhisM.S.andPh.D.inInstructionalSystemsTechnologyfromIndianaUniversity,Bloomington,Indiana.Dr.KislingisanAssociateProfessorintheBusinessandInformationTechnologiesEducationDepartmentatEastCarolinaUniversity,Greenville,NC.Dr.Kislingteachesface-to-faceandonlineundergraduatecoursesinInformationTechnologyandBusinessEducation.Hisresearchexplorestheimplementationofsocio-technicalsystemsmethodologiesinonlinecourses,theimplementationofnewtechnologiesintonon-traditionalclassrooms,andunderstandingthequalityofworklife(QWL)ofbothstudentsandteachersinface-to-faceandonlinecoursesintraditional,under-graduateeducation.

Sven Hroar KlempeisassociateProfessorinPsychologyattheDepartmentofPsychology,NTNU,Trondheim. His background includes full Professor in Musicology, Assoc. Prof. in Media Studies,teacherandjournalist.Hisresearchiscrossdisciplinarywithanemphasisonthehistoryofpsychology,cultureandpsychology,theoryofscience,communicationandmusicpsychology.Hisrecentbookis«KierkegaardandtheRiseofModernPsychology»,TransactionPublisher,NewBrunswickN.J.2014.

Mary Stack Kohn,Ph.D.is theDirectoroftheInstructorProfessionalDevelopmentprogramatthe2d-13THAviationRegiment.Theprogram’sfocusistogiveinstructorsthetoolstotransitionfromtraditionalArmyinstructiontothenewArmyLearningModelwhichfocusesonimprovingtheSol-diers’learningexperiencesthroughactiveinstructionalstrategiesthatpromotecollaborationandcriticalthinking.ShehasearnedaBachelorofArtsinSecondaryEnglishEducationfromFairleighDickinsonUniversity,aMasterofArtsinComparativeLiteraturesfromFairleighDickinsonUniversityonaTeach-ingFellowship,andaPh.D.inPostsecondaryandAdultEducationfromCapellaUniversity.ShewasaFulbrightTeachingScholaratStanfordComprehensiveSchoolinLondon.ShehasalsotaughtadultlearnersatFairleighDickinsonUniversity,FrostburgStateUniversity,AlleganyCollege,andiscurrentlyadjunctfacultyatCochiseCommunityCollege.Herresearchinterestsarefocusedonexamininghowadultstransferandtransformtheirlearningthroughactiveandcollaborativelearninginbothface-to-faceandonlinelearningenvironments.

Brittany LarkinisanAssistantProfessorofEducationalAdministrationandLeadershipProgramatAuburnUniversity.Herresearchinterestsincludetheeffectsoffundingdisparities,fundingaccount-ability,andfundingissuesevolvingfromtheschoolfreechoicemovements.ShewashonoredtoreceivetheNationalEducationFinance’sDissertationoftheYearawardin2015andthe2016DistinguishedResearchandPracticeFellowAwardalsofromtheNationalEducationFinanceAssociation.ShehaspresentedherfinanceandequityresearchinnationalconferencessuchasNEFC,AssociationfortheAdvancementofEducationResearch,UniversityCouncilforEducationAdministration,andtheEdu-cationLawAssociation.Sheiscurrentlyworkingonagranttocreatevirtualsimulationsofeducationfinanceandlawscenariostoenhancedecisionmaking.

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Al LauzoniscurrentlyaprofessorintheSchoolofEnvironmentalDesignandRuralDevelopment,UniversityofGuelph.Hehasdegreesinpsychology,extensioneducation,andadulteducationandcom-munitydevelopment.HeteachesintheCapacityDevelopmentandExtensionM.Sc.programandintheRuralStudiesPh.D.program;Alcoordinatesbothprograms.Hisprimaryfocusinresearchisonruralchangeanddevelopment,adulteducationandcommunitydevelopment,andthefoundationsofcapacitydevelopmentandextension.Heisalsointerestedinfoundationalissuesrelatedtoepistemology,includ-ingtheintersectionandinteractionsbetweendifferingknowledgesystems.

Nadine L. Leblanc’sprofessionalcareerspansalmost30yearsasaneducator,buildingatrackrecordofoutstandingperformanceintheteachingofEnglishLanguage,SocialScienceaswellasadministra-tionbothinhernativecountry,Jamaica,andherhomecountrytheUnitedStates.Inadditiontoherteachingcareer,Mrs.LeblanchasservedwithdistinctionforfiveyearsintheareaofHumanResourceManagementandisthereforequiteconversantwithunearthing,moldingandmanagingtalentthroughtraininganddevelopment,adisciplinethatisquiteintegraltotheteachingandlearningenvironment.Mrs.LeblancistheprincipalofacharterhighschoolinFortLauderdale.Hersuccessfuladministrationisaprofoundtestimonynotonlytoherdevotionanddedicationtohercareer,butherexceptionalleader-shipandmanagerialskills.Shesuccessfullyguidedtheschoolfroma“failing”schooltoachievingthehighestscoresamongstsixsisterschoolsforsuccessfulSouthernAssociationofCollegesandSchools(SACS)accreditation.Asaresultofhersuccessasaschoolleader,Mrs.Leblanchasbeenarecurringspeakeratherorganization’sannualconferenceforthelastfouryears.HercareerhasbeenunderpinnedbyanequallyoutstandingacademicexperiencewhichspawnedandspansaDiplomainTeacherEdu-cation,Bachelor’sDegreeinSociologyandtwopostgraduatestudiesattheMasterslevel-bothwithdistinctions-inHumanResourceManagementandLiberalArtswithaconcentrationinAfricanaStud-ies.Additionally,shecompletedtheModifiedEducationLeadershipProgramagainwithdistinction.Mrs.LeblanciscurrentlypursuingherDoctoralDegreeinAdultandCommunityEducationatFloridaAtlanticUniversity.

D. Israel Lee,Ph.D.,CDE.ProfessorattheUniversityofPhoenix,VisitingProfessoratSouthernIllinoisUniversity,andHumanResourcesDevelopmentInstructoratFayettevilleTechnicalCommu-nityCollege.Dr.Leehasmorethan12yearsofresearchexpertiseinthefieldofAdultEducationandResearchMethodology,coupledwithmorethan27yearsofclassroominstructioninthemilitaryandpostsecondaryarenas.Additionally,aCertifiedDiversityandInclusionExecutivewhereDr.LeehasawealthofexpertiseintheenhancementofCorporateLevel(C-Suites)functionsforbolsteringforhighperformingorganizationsthroughinclusionofadiverseworkforce.

Pamela A. LemoinehasanEd.D.inEducationalLeadershipfromtheUniversityofLouisianaatLa-fayette,aMaster’sDegreeinEducationalTechnology,andaBachelor’sDegreeinEnglish.Dr.Lemoine’sexperienceincludesworkasaclassroomteacher,mediaspecialist,principal,SupervisorofElementaryandMiddleSchools,andDirectorofFederalProgramsinOkinawa,Japan,Germany,Canada,andtheUnitedStates.Herresearchinterestsincludeeducationalleadership,educationaltechnology,aswellasclassroommanagementandstudentperformance.Dr.LemoinewastherecipientoftheJindalFoundationAwardin2010.SheiscurrentlytheProgramDirectorforEducationalLeadershipatColumbusStateUniversity,Columbus,Georgia.

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Xiaomei LiisanassociateprofessorinCollegeofmanagementandEconomicsatTianjinUniversity,China.ShegotherPhDatTianjinUniversityin2009andwasvisitingscholaratPurdueUniversity,USAfrom2012to2013.HermajorresearchinterestsfocusontalentsmanagementinCrossculturalcontext.Shehascontributedalottotheresearchontalentsmovementindifferentculturaldistanceintheglobalenvironment.Morethan10ofherresearchhasbeenpublishedintoppeer-reviewedjournalsandconference.

Stefan J. MalecekCADCIII,MACholdsaPhD.fromSaybrookUniversity;presentlyheistheMankindProjectMauiCouncilElderChair;has3bookscurrentlyinpress:CrazyTalesofCombatPsychiatry:aVietnamNovel;CrucibleofShame:TheJourneytoWholeness;andThePathofRetirement:FromBluestoBliss;Hehasbeenaspeakerforaninternationalpressconference,onAKAKUTelevision,Kahului,Maui;ServedastheExecutiveandClinicalDirectorforNeah-Kah-NieCounselingAssociates;CollegePsychologyInstructor;andPsychotherapist/A&DCounselor,consultantforaCountyJusticeFacility.

Amir ManzoorisaseniorfacultymemberinMIS/FinanceAreaatBahriaUniversity,Karachi,Paki-stan.HedidMBAinGeneralManagementfromLahoreUniversityofManagementSciences(LUMS),PakistanandanMBAinBankingandFinancefromBangorUniversity,UK.Hehasabout10yearsofcorporateexperienceandmorethansixyearsof teachingexperience.Hisresearchpapersandbookchaptershavebeenpublishedinreputedjournals(likeSAGEOpen)andbypublishers(likeIGIGlobal).Amirhasauthoredsixbooksthreeofthemadoptedasreferencetextsinvariousreputableuniversitiesaroundtheworld.Hisresearchinterestsareintheareasoftechnologyuseforcompetitiveadvantage,managementofacademicinstitutions,andfinancialmodeling.

Vicki L. Marshall, Ed.D., currently serves as Instructor in the General Education and HumanDevelopmentDepartmentofLamarInstituteofTechnology.ShepreviouslyservedastheDirectorforProgramSupportfortheCenterforDoctoralStudiesinEducationalLeadershipatLamarUniversity.Shehasworkedinhighereducationforsevenyears.Priortoenteringtheworldofhighereducation,Dr.Marshallworkedasacertifiedparalegalfor32years.In2010,shecompletedherBachelorofAppliedArtsandSciencesDegreewithaminorinEnglishfromLamarUniversity.ShecontinuedherstudiesatLamarUniversityandreceivedherMaster’sDegreeinEnglishinDecember2012andherEd.D.in2015.ShetaughtCollegeWritingReadinesscoursesfortheEnglishDepartmentatLamarUniversityandcurrentlyholdsapositionasadjunctprofessorforLamarUniversity.

Victoria J. MarsickisProfessorofAdultLearning&LeadershipatColumbiaUniversity,Teach-ers College where she directs academic programs in Adult Learning and Leadership. She holds aPh.D.inAdultEducationfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,andanM.P.A.inInternationalPublicAdministrationfromSyracuseUniversity.SheworkedextensivelyinAsiaandothercountrieswithnot-profitorganizations,anddirectedstaffdevelopmentandtrainingatUNICEF,priortojoiningthefacultyatTeachersCollege.VictoriaisafoundingmemberofPartnersforLearningandLeader-ship,agroupthatworkswithorganizationstodesign,developandimplementinformallearningandleadershipinterventions.SheisfacultyandcoachintheCahnFellowsProgramatTeachersCollegefordistinguishedpublicschoolprincipals.Victoria’sresearchexaminesnaturallyoccurring,informallearningatwork—inindividuallearners,andthroughtheircollaborativeworkwithothersin,andonbehalfof,groups,communitiesandorganizations.Shehaswrittenontransformativelearning,action

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learning,andorganizationallearningcultures.Shehascollaboratedinthedevelopmentofresearch-basedassessmenttoolsforteamlearningandfororganizationallearning.Someofherpublicationsinclude:Strategic Organizational Learning(withMarthaGephart,Springer-Verlagg,2016);Evaluatinginformallearningintheworkplace(withKarenWatkinsandMirenFernándezdeÁlava,inPromoting, assessing, recognizing and certifying lifelong learning: International perspectives and practices,editedbyS.Bil-lett,T.Halttunen,&M.Koivisto,Springer-Verlagg,inpress,);UsingtheDLOQtosupportlearninginRepublicofKoreaSMEs[withYoung-SaingKim,Advances in Developing Human Resources,15(2),2013];Understanding action learning(withJudyO’Neil,2007,alsotranslatedintoChinese,NewYork:AMACOM);andMaking learning count! Diagnosing the learning culture in organizations[withKarenWatkins,Advances in Developing Human Resources, 5(2),2003].

Ana Martins,isAssociateProfessorinLeadershipattheGraduateSchoolofBusiness&Leadership,UniversityofKwaZulu-Natal,SouthAfrica;shehastaughtindifferentcountriesnamelyasUK,HongKong,China,Germany,Portugal,MiddleEastaswellastheGulfCountries.HerresearchareasincludeDistributedLeadership,EmotionalIntelligence,StrategicHRMandKnowledgeManagement.Sheisareviewerforvariousinternationalacademic,peerreviewedjournals.

Isabel Martins,isAssociateProfessorinOrganizationalBehaviorattheSchoolofManagement,ITandGovernance,UniversityofKwaZulu-Natal,SouthAfrica;shehastaughtinvariouscountriessuchasSouthAfrica,UK,Germany,Portugal,HongKong,MiddleEastaswellasintheGulfCountries.HerresearchareasincludeOrganizationalLearningandHumanCapitalDevelopment.Sheisanassociatereviewerforvariousinternationalpeerreviewedjournals.

Lisa S. McBride,Ph.D.,currentlyservesasgraduatefaculty,subjectmatterexpert,andScientificMeritReviewerintheDepartmentofResearch,SchoolofEducation,CapellaUniversity,Minneapolis,Minnesota.Dr.McBrideearnedherdoctoratefromLouisianaStateUniversityinEducationalLeadershipandResearchwithaminorinTechnology.Shehasservedasteachingfaculty,onlinecoursedesigner,andsubjectmatterexpertforMcNeeseStateUniversity,LakeCharles,LouisianaandLesleyUniversity,Cambridge,Massachusetts.Sheisaco-ownerofMcBrideResearchAssociates,LakeCharles,Louisiana.

R. Adam McBride,CPA,FCIS,P.Adm,currentlyservesasPresident,McBrideResearchAssociates,LakeCharles,Louisianaandasaprivateconsultantinstrategicmanagementforquasi-governmentalportsintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Mr.McBridehasservedthePortofPrinceRupert,BritishColumbia,Canada,thePortofSaintJohn,NewBrunswick,Canadaaschiefoperatingofficer(COO)andservedtheDiamondStatePortCorporationofWilmington,DelawareandthePortofLakeCharles,LouisianaasChiefExecutiveOfficer(CEO).Additionally,heservedasPresidentoftheAssociationofCanadianPorts(ACPA),amemberoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheAmericanAssociationofPortAuthorities(AAPA),andasPresidentofthePortAssociationofLouisiana(PAL).

Robin McDanielisanexperiencedinstructionaldesigner,onlinewriter,blogger,andsocialmediaaficionado.Withadecadeofexperience,shehasauthorednumerouswebsites,andwrittenforavarietyofonlinepublications.Herprimaryinterest is instructionaldesign,withafocusonhowtechnologyandleadershipimpactdistanceeducation.TheauthorcurrentlyholdsaMaster’sDegreeinEducational

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Leadership,andispursuingaPhDinthefieldofadulteducation,withaspecializationininstructionaldesigntechnology.Shehasdevelopedcoursemodulesfordistanceeducation,usinginstructionaldesigntheoryandcreativethinking.Shehasalsoworkedwithintheeducationalarenaperformingresearchon increasing student engagement throughcurriculardevelopment, and is an avidbeliever inusingtechnologyasatooltoimprovelearningoutcomes.Withaprofessionalbackgroundinwebdesignandvideoediting,Ms.McDanielusesherdesignskillstocreateintegratededucationalmodelsintheonlineenvironment.Asatechnologyenthusiast,sheiscontinuallydevelopinghereducationalknowledgeandskill-basethroughresearch,study,andexploration.

Andrew John Kowal McInnisholdsadegreeinbiologyandenvironmentalstudies.HehasworkedwithindigenousandruralcommunitiesintheregionsofCentralandSouthAmericaandthePacificIslands.Withastrongscientificbackground,hestrivestobeabridgebetweenthescientificcommunityandlocalpeoplewithlimitedaccesstoinformationandotherresources.HeisresearchassistantoftheMIAInitiativeandhisworkaimstoempowerindigenousandlocalcommunitiestosustainablymanagetheirnaturalresourcesandsurroundingenvironmentattheMIAResearchCenter.Histechnicalassistanceisprovidedinallaspectsofthetreenurseryprocess.Thisentailsbutisnotlimitedtoseedcollectionandstorage,seedgermination,seedbanks,nutrientneeds,pestmanagement,andorganicfertilizers.

Apeksha MewaniisafirstyearMaters’studentspecializinginHealthEducationatTeachersCollege,ColumbiaUniversity.BeforemovingtoNewYork,sheworkedwithunder-servedpopulationsinIndiainvariouscapacities,withthegoalofcreatingsocialintegrationbyhelpingdeveloptheircompetencypotentials.ShefoundedJumpStart,asocialenterpriseofferingafter-schoolprogramsforchildrenwithfeweropportunitiesandhealtheducationprogramsforallagegroups,nowinoverthreecitiesinIndia.Apekshaearnedherbachelors’degree inInternationalBusinessEconomicsatManchesterBusinessSchool,UniversityofManchester,UKin2012andplanstoreturntoIndia,aftercompletingheredu-cationinordertocontinueherworkinHealthEducationandPublicHealthPolicyaftercompletingadoctoralprogram.Inhertimeawayfromwork,sheenjoysexploringNewYorkonfoot,practicingyogaandfoodblogging.”

Catherine H. MonaghanisanAssociateProfessorofAdultLearningandDevelopmentandDirec-toroftheCenterforFacultyDevelopmentatClevelandStateUniversity.Priortoenteringacademia,Dr.Monaghanworkedinthecorporateworldfor20years.ShewasthefirstfemaleVice-PresidentandControllerforamid-sizeSavingsandLoanintheChicagoarea.SheworksasastrategicanddiversityconsultantforSME’s.Dr.Monaghanhaspublishedmanyarticlesandbookchapters in theareasofmanagementandleadership,criticalmanagementstudies,communitiesofpracticeandwhiteprivilege,includinghumanresourcedevelopmentandhighereducation.Dr.MonaghanhaswonacademicawardsincludingtheDistinguishedTeachingAward.Shehasextensiveexperienceinchairingandmentoringdoctoraldissertations(includingdissertationsfromtheUniversityofCapeTown,SouthAfrica).ShehasworkedonresearchprojectsinEngland,SouthAfrica,andLesotho.Herprimaryteachingexpertiseisinvariousareas,accountingandfinanceattheundergraduatelevelandorganizationallearningandchange,adulteducationandfacultydevelopmentatthegraduateanddoctorallevels.Dr.MonaghanearnedherPh.D.inAdultEducationfromtheUniversityofGeorgia,andherMBAandBSinEconomicsfromShippensburgUniversityofPennsylvania.

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Julia Morales-Abbudsharesover15yearsofexperienceinthefieldsofmentalhealthandeducationincommunitybasedandschoolsettings.SheisagraduateofNYUSilverSchoolofSocialWorkwhereshereceivedaMSWwithspecializationinChildandAdolescentPsychotherapyandaPostMaster’sPrograminthetreatmentofSubstanceAbuse.ShecompletedaPsychoanalytictrainingatTheHarlemFamily Institutewhere she focusedonat riskmiddle schoolminority students addressing issuesoftraumaandresilience.Inaddition,JuliaholdsaMAfromNYUSteinhardtSchoolofCultureEducationandHumanDevelopmentwithaconcentration inK-6ChildhoodEducation,SpecialEducationandBilingualEducation.HerprimaryinterestcentersonaddressingCulturalResponsiveApproachestoSecondLanguageacquisitionwithEnglishLanguageLearnersandEmergentBilingualstudents.Inad-dition,sheisinterestedinexploringwaystoimproveparentalinvolvementwithLatinosinNYCpublicschools.AsaTeacherinResidenceattheNYUCenterforLatinAmericanandCaribbeanStudiesshedevelopedK-12teachingresourcesonthethemeofUS-Mexicorelations.HeretheprimaryfocuswastobrideculturalandlinguisticbarriersforimmigrantLatinochildrenattendingNYCpublicschools.AsaGraduateLiaisonoftheHispanicScholarshipFundNYUScholarChapter,ShecollaboratedinorganizingeventsandmentoringandleadershipprogramsforHighSchoolLatinostudents.Currently,JuliaisaConsultantinEducationandMentalHealthinprivatepracticewithchildren,adolescentandfamilies.SheholdsaLCSWinNJandNYSSchoolSocialWorker.SheisamemberofNationalAs-sociationofSocialWorkers(NASW),theNationalAssociationofBilingualEducation(NABE)andLatinaResearchersNetwork.

Sean W. Mulvenon, Ph.D.isprofessorofeducationalstatisticsattheUniversityofArkansasandcreatedtheNationalOfficeforMeasurementandEvaluationSystems(NORMES)in1998.SincethattimehehasworkedwithnumerousStateEducationalAgencies(SEA)andspent31monthsasaSeniorAdvisertotheDeputySecretaryattheU.S.DepartmentofEducation.Hehasdevelopedlargescaledatasystems,growthmodels,andpolicyassociatedwithtestingandassessmentpracticesatboththeSEAandNationallevels.HehasservedasaconsultantonresearchprojectsintheUnitedArabEmirates,India,andChina

Lauren I. Murray, Ph.D.isacoordinatorintheSDESTRiOCenterandanadjunctprofessorattheUniversityofCentralFlorida.Dr.MurrayreceivedherPh.D.inEducationwithanemphasisofHigherEducationandPolicyin2015.Herresearchareasincludeservicelearning,access,adultlearners,andtheexperiencesoffostercareyouthinhighereducation.Shehaswonawardsforherresearchincludingthe2015ArthurChickeringAwardfromtheAdultsinHigherEducationAlliance.

Ann Musgrove,isanAssistantProfessorintheDepartmentofTeachingandLearningatFloridaAtlanticUniversity(FAU)wheresheteachesinstructionaltechnologyattheundergraduateandgraduatelevel.ShehasanOnlineTeachingCertificate(OTC)fromtheOnlineLearningConsortium,whereshefacilitatesanddesignsworkshopsandmentorslearnersintheirOTCprogram.Currentlyshefacilitatesworkshopsonmultimodaldesign,exploringinteractivevideotools,digitalstorytellingandconvertingcoursecontentforonlinelearning.Dr.Musgrovehas2coursesnationalrecognizedbyQualityMatters(QM),wheresheisamastercoursereviewerandfacilitatorofapplyingtheQMrubric,thepeerreviewcertificationworkshopandteachingonlineanintroductiontoonlinedelivery.ShehelpedsetupFAU’scenterforeLearningandservedasanInstructionalDesigner,Educational/TrainingProgramsCoordinator.Dr.MusgrovedevelopedcurriculumandfacilitatedtheDigitalTeachingAcademyProgramapartnership

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withBrowardCountyPublicSchoolswhichprovidedprofessionaldevelopmentforlocalteachers.Dr.Musgrove’sadministrativeexperiencesinclude5yearsasthedirectorofaFederalTitleVcooperativegrantbetweenBrowardCollegeandtheFAUBrowardcampustocreatealearnercenteredpathwayforteachereducationstudents.ThisgranthelpedcreatethefirstbaccalaureateprogramatBrowardCollegeinTeacherEducation.Herresearchinterestsincludebestpracticesinonlinelearningandcognitivestyles.

Zlatko Nedelko,Ph.D.(inBusiness)isanassistantprofessorattheFacultyofEconomicsandBusi-ness,DepartmentofManagementandOrganization,UniversityofMaribor(Slovenia).Hismainresearchinterestsaremanagement,organization,businessethics,transitionalissuesandinnovativeness.Recently,heexaminedtheimpactofmanagers’personalvaluesontheirbehaviorinCentralEuropeEconomies.In2012,hewasavisitingresearcheratDepartmentofManagementandOrganizationalBehavior,ViennaUniversityofEconomicsandBusiness,Austria.HehaspublishedhisarticlesinpeerreviewedscholarlyjournalsincludingbutnotlimitedtoSystems research and behavioral science, Transformations in Busi-ness and Economics, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, System Practice and Action Research, and Actual problems of Economics.

Theresa D. NeimannholdsaPhDinTheologyfromTrinitySaintDavid’sUniversity,WalesUK;PhDCandidateinAdult EducationfromOregonStateUniversity;MAinTheologyfromTrinitySaintDavid’sUniversity,WalesUK;BSinPolitical ScienceandHistoryfromEasternOregonUniversity;Certificate inLocal Governance fromOregonLocalLeadership Institute;ShepresentlyworksasaFree-Lance Writer;EditoratZhejiangUniversityPress;consultantandInstructoratTonglingNo.1HighSchool:InternationalSchoolDept.;Associate EditorforInternationalJournalofAdultVocationalEducationandTechnology(IJAVET).ShehaspublishedThe Five-Thousand-Year Search for a Way to Describe the Feminine Nature of God: A Study in the History of Language.NewYork,NY:EdwinMellenPublishingCo.(2014);Co-authoredThe Apostolic Bible: Polyglot.Greek-EnglishInterlinearResearchandReferenceBible.Newport,OR:ApostolicPress;thenovel,Desire’s Tempest Journey: The Saga of Briga of Cymru and the Wolf-Warrior[TheLongJourneyHome-Volume1]CreateSpacePublishing,anAmazonCompany;Forthcomingbook,Changing the Rules: The Crisis in American Higher Education.NewYork,NY:EdwinMellenPublishingCo.ShesatontheCrime Victims’ Services Division Advisory CommitteeasaMemberatOregonDepartmentofJustice;shewasESL Coordinator/GED, & Religion InstructoratTillamookBayCommunityCollege;shewasaPrivateSchoolExecutive AdministratorandInstructor;shewasaPublicSchoolK-12 Educator;Associate EditoratApostolicPress;Shehasbeenaconferencespeaker;Herprofessionalmembershipsincluded:American Association of Univer-sity Women Society for Biblical Literature, Willamette Writers Society, League of Oregon Cities-FORD Family Foundation Leadership;Herpastcommunityserviceincluded: Elected Public Official,BayCityCouncil Member;DepartmentofJustice(DOJ)OfficeforVictimsofCrime(OVC),Advisory Committee member;AttorneyGeneral’sSexualAssaultTaskForce(SATF)Prevention and Education Committee Member,StateofOregonWater/Waste Committee Member,VolunteerFire Fighter.

Debra Vance NoelkisadoctoralstudentintheDepartmentofEducationalLeadershipandResearchMethodologyatFloridaAtlanticUniversity.Hercurrentresearchiscenteredonhighstakestestingandgrassrootsmovements.Asacareerclassroomteacher,Debraispassionateaboutbringingeducationpolicydecisionsbacktotheeducatorsandawayfromcorporationsandpoliticians.Currently,Debrateaches

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atA.D.HendersonUniversitySchool,aDepartmentalResearchSchool,atFloridaAtlanticUniversity.SheobtainedherSpecialistdegreeinCurriculumandInstructionwithanemphasisinReadingandherMasters’inEducationalLeadershipfromFloridaAtlanticUniversity.ShehasaBachelorsofSciencedegreeinElementaryEducationfromIowaStateUniversityinAmes,IowaandiscertifiedinReadingfromPreKtoGrade12.DebrabeganherteachingcareerinasmallIowacommunityin1977.ShethenmovedtoFloridaandtaughtforthepublicschoolsystemsinLeeCountyandPalmBeachCountybeforeshebeganhertenureattheA.D.HendersonUniversitySchool.DebrahastaughtgradeskindergartenthrougheighthgradeandhasalsoservedasanadjunctreadinginstructorforFloridaAtlanticUniversity.

Sharon NorrisisanAssociateProfessorofBusinessandDirectorofGraduateStudies,MBAProgramswiththeGaineySchoolofBusinessatSpringArborUniversity.SheholdsaPh.D.inOrganizationalLeadershipwithamajorinHumanResourceDevelopmentfromRegentUniversity’sSchoolofGlobalLeadershipandEntrepreneurship.Herrecentpublicationsincludethoseontopicsofleadingchange,complexresponsiveapproachestostrategicmanagement,leadershipdevelopment,psychologicalcapital,impressionmanagement,self-monitoring,researchmethods,andglobalhumanresourcedevelopment.Shehaspresentedherresearchatregional,national,andinternationalconferencesandreceivedvariousawardsforheracademicachievements.Dr.NorrisisaBetaPhiScholar.ShehasreceivedtheGraduateFacultyScholarAwardandFacultyMeritAwardfromSpringArborUniversity.Dr.NorrisreceivedanAwardofExcellence,OutstandingDoctorofPhilosophyinOrganizationalLeadershipDissertationfromRegentUniversity.SheisalsoarecipientoftheGaryJ.ConfessoreAwardforSignificantContributionstotheAdvancementofLearnerAutonomypresentedatExeterCollege,UniversityofOxford,byDr.Confessore,duringtheAutonomousLearningWorldCaucus.Dr.NorrisalsoreceivedanawardfortheBestDoctoralDissertationintheFieldofLearnerAutonomypresentedbytheAutonomousLearningWorldCaucus&BetaPhiLiterarySocietygivenatExeterCollegeofOxfordUniversity.

David OberisCEOandfounderofGlobalOutletManagement,apropertymanagementcompanythatspecializesinoutletleasing,marketing,managementanddevelopment.GlobalOutletManagementiscurrentlydevelopingoutletcentersandadvisingnationalandinternationalrealestatecompaniesintheirdevelopmentofoutletstrategiesandoutletcenters.Inaddition,DavidOberisageneralpartnerofRockvaleOutletsLancasterandholdsmorethantwentyyearsofoutletindustryexperienceinleasing,marketing,acquisitions,anddevelopment,construction,andpropertysales.Healsohasextensiveexperi-enceinpropertyandassetmanagement.InSeptemberof2010,Dr.OberwasinductedintotheDevelopersofOutletCenters&RetailersHallofFame.Thepresentationisconductedannuallytohonortopleadersintheoutletandretailindustry.Dr.Oberhasbeenaguestlecturer,speaker,andmoderatoratInternationalCouncilofShoppingCenters(ICSC)conventionsacrosstheUnitedStates,China,Argentina,ItalyandmostrecentlySpain.HeisalsopresidentemeritusofDOC&R,theInternationalTradeOrganizationoftheOutletIndustryaswellasaboardmemberofthePennsylvaniaRetailersAssociation.Inadditiontohisrealestate,retailandshoppingcenterexpertise,Dr.OberisthefounderandPresidentofSharetheBlessing,Inc.,a501(c)3charitableorganizationthathelpsindividualsandfamiliesinneedduringtheholidays.DavidOberreceivedhisBachelor’sandMaster’sdegreeinMarketingandManagementfromWheatonCollegeandgraduatedwithhisPhDinOrganizationalLeadershipforBusinessStrategyfromEasternUniversity.HeiscurrentlyanadjunctprofessoratEasternUniversity.

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Johnny R. O’Connor, Jr., Ph.D.,withoverfifteenyears’experienceineducation,Dr.O’Connorhasheldbothteachingandleadershippositionsineducation.Thesepositioninclude:SpeechPathologist,SpecialEducationSupervisor,DirectorofSpecialEducation,ExecutiveDirectorofAcademicSupportandHumanResources,AssistantSuperintendent,DeputySuperintendent,SchoolSupportOfficer,andProfessor.Asaknownchangeagent,hehasbeenrecruitedtoworkwithbothunder-performingandexemplaryschoolsinurbanandsuburbanareas.Throughouthiscareer,Dr.O’Connorhasexperiencedwell-documented success, and has been recognized for his commitment and accomplishments. Dr.O’Connor’scommitmenttoacademicexcellenceisevidentinhistraining.HeholdsanearneddoctoratedegreefromTexasA&MUniversity-CollegeStation,andhasstudiedandtrainedatHarvardUniversity,UniversityofTexas-Tyler,TexasSouthernUniversity(M.B.A.),RiceUniversity,andSouthernUniversity(M.Ed./B.S.).Furthermore,hehasauthoredandpublishedvariousjournalarticles,bookchapters,andpapers,aswellaspresentedoneducationaltopicsatlocalandnationalconferences.

Fung Ling OngalsoknownasAdeline,isaMastersStudentintheInternationalEducationalDevel-opmentProgramatTeachersCollege,ColumbiaUniversitywithafocusonInternationalHumanitarianIssues.ShehasaBachelorsofFineArtsinActingandDirectingfromtheUniversityofScienceMalaysia,whichhaspreparedhertoemploypedagogicalapproachessuchasrole-playactivitiestomaximizeef-ficacyandimpactinherroleasaCulturalOrientationManagerattheInternationalRescueCommitteeandasaCulturalOrientationTrainertheInternationalOrganizationforMigration.Herresearchinterestsincludeeducationinemergencies,aswellaseducationinemergingcountries.

Xuan OuisanAssociateProfessoratHunanInternationalEconomicsUniversity,China.Heraca-demicexpertisefallsintothefieldsofinternationalcapitalflowsandmacro-economicstability,foreigndirectinvestmentandregionaleconomicdevelopmentandbankriskmanagement.SheisamemberoftheInternationalEconomyandtheTradeKeyDisciplineofHunanProvince,China.

Soo Yeon ParkisstudyinginAdultandHigherEducationattheUniversityofOklahoma,Norman.ShereceivedherM.E.inBilingualEducationfromtheUniversityofCentralOklahoma,Edmond.Herresearchinterestsinclude:1)adultandcontinuingeducation,2)adultliteracyformarginalizedcom-munities,and3)leadershipandworkplacedevelopment/learning.

Clare ParksisworkingasresearchassistantfortheMindfulnessIntoActioninitiative,assistinginthedevelopmentofthehealthandwellnesscurriculumfortheMIAresearchcenter.SheisadoctoralstudentinHealthEducationatTeachersCollege,ColumbiaUniversity.SheholdsherMaster’sdegreeinhealtheducationandworksfulltimeasahighschoolacademiccoordinatorandoverseerofthehealthcurriculumatanafter-schoolprogramthatservespublicschoolstudentsinHarlem,NewYork.

Jennifer Pollack PercivalisadoctoralstudentintheDepartmentofEducationalLeadershipandResearchMethodologyatFloridaAtlanticUniversity(FAU).SheobtainedherMastersofEducationinCounselorEducationwithadual-trackfocusinRehabilitationandMentalHealthCounselingatFAU,andherBachelorofArtsinPsychologyatEarlhamCollege.JenniferisaNationallyCertifiedRehabilitationCounselorandisaClinicalSpecialistatFAU’sCenterforAutismandRelatedDisabilities.JenniferservesontheRoyalCaribbeanInternationalAutismAdvisoryBoard,theSouthFloridaBusinessLeadership

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NetworkAdvisoryBoard,theCareerSourcePalmBeachYouthEmploymentBoard,andthePalmBeachCouncilforInTransitionYouth.JenniferisacommunityleaderforsocialservicesandpriortoworkingatFAUshedividedhercareerbetweentheFloridaDepartmentofEducation’sDivisionofVocationalRehabilitationandtheFloridaDepartmentofChildrenandFamilies.

Orlando Petiz PereiraholdsaPhDinEconomicandBusinessSciences.HeisanAssistantProfessorattheUniversityofMinho,SchoolofEconomicsandManagement,DepartmentofEconomics,Portugal.Hisresearchareas:InnovationandKnowledgeEconomics,EconomicsoftheFirmandHumanResources,LaborandEducationEconomics,Managementandeconomicsofcompetitivenessandcreativity,SocialeconomicsandEntrepreneurship.

Heather M. W. PetrelliholdsaPhDinHigherEducationAdministration:EducationalLeadership.SheisAssociateDeanforStudentAffairsandAssistantProfessorattheUniversityofSouthFlorida,CollegeofPharmacy.Shebeganherstudentaffairscareerinresidentiallifein1991.Sincethattime,sheservedasatherapistfortheduallydiagnosedandchildren,adolescents,andadultsintheareasofbereavementandsubstanceabusepriortoherentranceintohighereducation.Onceinhighereducationshefocusedonaccesstoeducationandservingunder-representedpopulationsintheareasofcounsel-ing,academicsupport,academicadvising,disabilityservices,admissions,experientiallearning,careerservices,records&registration,financialaid,residentiallife,andstudyabroad.Shehassincebranchedouttoassessmentandacademicaffairshavingalsohelpedtobuildthreenewcollegesofpharmacyasaninauguraladministrator.ShecurrentlyservesastheChairoftheStudentServicesSpecialInterestGroupattheAmericanAssociationofCollegesofPharmacyandtheCommunicationsCo-ChairoftheAdministratorsinGraduateandProfessionalEducationKnowledgeCommunitywiththeNationalAs-sociationofStudentPersonnelAdministrators.

Eileen Piggot-IrvineisaProfessorofLeadershipatRoyalRoadsUniversity(Victoria,Canada)andanAdjunctProfessoratGriffithUniversity(Brisbane).AmongstotherthingsshewasformerlyVicePresident of the international association Action Learning Action Research Association (ALARA),establishedtheNewZealandActionResearchNetwork,DirectoroftheNewZealandActionResearchandReviewCentre(NZARRC),DirectoroftheNewZealandPrincipalLeadershipCentre(NZPLC).Sheisa‘Fellow’oftwoNZnationalleadershiporganisations.EileenestablishedEPIleadershipandmanagementconsultancyin1995,primarilyworkinginamentoringrolewithseniorleadersinpublicandprivatesectororganisationsbothnationallyand internationally.Eileenhaspublishedsixbooks,multiplebookchapters,62refereedjournalarticlesandpresentedtoomanykeynotesetctocount.Upuntil2014shewaschiefeditorof theALARAMonographseriesandiscurrentlyaneditoronfourotherjournals.Inthelast10yearsshehasdirected11evaluationcontracts(severalatanationallevel)usinganactionresearchmethodologyandrecentlywonanationalCanadiangranttoleadateamofseveninternationalresearchersinvestigatingtheimpactofactionresearch.AlotofEileen’sworkhasbeenintheareasleadershipdevelopment,actionresearch,leadershipreviewandappraisal,goalpursuit,overcomingbullyingbyleaders,andinclusiveapproachestoevaluation.Overall,herparticularfocusinallofthisworkisonhelpingpeopletodevelopauthenticallycollaborative,non-defensive,interactionsthatleadtohightrustrelationships.

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David Lauri Plaisco-founderofMindfulnessintoAction(MIA).HeisManagerofAMTProjectsatPfizer,joinedPfizerin2013afterbeingaPfizerpost-docintheUniversityofManchester,UK.HeholdsaPhDinModelPredictiveControlcombinedwithLatentVariableMethodsatthePolytechnicUniversityofValencia,Spain.Hismajorscientificcontributionshavebeenintermsofcontrolrelevantidentificationtoobtainbettermodelsforcontrol,constrainthecontrollerdecisionspaceforaproperuseofthemodelwhichyieldsamorereliablemodelpredictivecontrolstrategy,andperformtheoptimiza-tioninthelatentvariablespaceforareducedcomputationalcost.HehasseveralpublicationsinhighimpactInternationalJournalsandtwoofthemhavebeenintheTOP25Sciencedirectlist.Duringhisstudieshehasbeenhonoredwithseveralacademicefficiencyawards.Intermsofprofessionalexperi-enceheworkedforoneyearasaresearcherintheautomationdepartmentintheTechnologicalInstituteofEnergyinSpain,foroneyearasaprocessengineerinALCOA(AluminumCompanyofAmerica)Spain,hedevelopedhisbachelor’sprojectinthecompanyFlycarmodelobtainingaregionalaward,andhehasworkedasanexternalconsultantforthecompanyDECAFEduringtheresearchandscaleupofanovelmaterialmadeofcoffeegrounds.Hisacademicbackgroundleadstohighlevelskillsinmathematicalmodelinganddevelopmentofadvancedalgorithms.Hisprofessionalbackgroundleadstoaneffectiveandefficientapproachforproblemsolvingandprojectmanagement.Hisadditionalinterestforprogrammingandhandsonprototypingleadstoskillsinbuildingfinalphysicalsolutions.Thesethreebranchescombinedmakehimaprofessionalorientedtodevelopeffectiveandefficientsolutionsforchallengingproblems.

Maria S. PlakhotnikreceivedherdoctorateinadulteducationandhumanresourcedevelopmentfromFloridaInternationalUniversity,USA,in2010.Sheisanexperiencededucatorwhohasworkedinmanysettings,includinghighereducation,hospitality,transportation,community/non-profit,andESL/EFL.Shehaspublishedover60articles,bookchapters,bookreviews,conferencepapers,editorials,andotherscholarlywritings.ShewasthemanagingeditorandthenPerspectives in Adult Education Editor of New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Developmentandco-editoroftheProceed-ingsoftheAnnualSouthFloridaEducationResearchConferencefor10years.ShealsoservesontheeditorialboardofAdult Learning.MariaisarecipientofseveralawardsincludingaDissertation Year FellowshipandL. R. Gay Award for Best Student Paper, both fromFloridaInternationalUniversity.In2012,shehasalsobecomeafinalistfortheMalcolm S. Knowles 2011 Dissertation of the Year Award,AcademyofHumanResourceDevelopment,USA.Since2015,shehasbeenanAssociateProfessorintheDepartmentofManagementatNationalResearchUniversityHigherSchoolofEconomics,Russia.

Jarrad D. Plante,CNP,Ed.D., is theSeniorSpecialProjectsAssistant in theOfficeofStudentInvolvementattheUniversityofCentralFlorida.Dr.PlantereceivedhisdoctorateofEducationinEdu-cationalLeadershipforHigherEducation&PolicyfromUCFin2015.Hisresearchinterestsincludedomestic,international,andtheinstitutionalizationofservice-learning,communityengagement,andnationalservice.HehaswonawardsforhisresearchincludingtheGraduateResearchForumaswellastheService-learningShowcase.

Tracy H. Porterhasbeena facultymemberwith theDepartmentofManagementofClevelandStateUniversitysince2001.Inthiscapacitysheteachesvariousgraduateandundergraduatecoursesinmanagement,humanresources,healthcareadministrationandlaborrelations.Effectivefallof2016shewillbetheDirectoroftheHealthCareAdministrationprogram.Dr.PorteralsoservesastheAdvisorfor

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thestudentchapterofSHRM.PriortojoininghighereducationDr.Porterspentanumberofyearsasamanagementconsultantwhereshespecializedinhealthcareadministration.InrecentyearsDr.Porterhasworkedwithnumerousorganizationsdealingwithchangeinitiatives,humanresourcesissues,andgeneralmanagementchallenges.Herresearchisfocusedprimarilyinstrategichumanresourcemanage-ment,healthcareadministration,andindividualdifferences.

Vojko Potocan,Ph.D.(inBusiness)isaFullProfessorofManagementandOrganizationattheFac-ultyofEconomicsandBusiness(FEB),UniversityofMaribor(Slovenia).Heteachesin3universitiesinSloveniaandin4universitiesabroad(Germany,Poland,CzechRepublic,andCroatia).HeisalsoheadofthepostgraduatestudyprogramofManagementandOrganizationatFEB.Hetakespartindif-ferentinternationalscientificconferencesandhasconductedanumberofstudyvisitsabroad.Hehaspublishedover450texts(over300inEnglishin40countries),including12books,editedproceedingsandtextbooks.Dr.Potocanhaspublishedovereightyarticlesinpeerreviewedscholarlyjournalsinclud-ingbutnotlimitedtoKybernetes, Cybernetics and Systems, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Business Ethics, Engineering Economics, and International Journal of Physical Distribu-tion & Logistics Management.Inlast5yeardr.Potocanhasworkedondifferentinternationalprojects-i.e.EUProject–“InternationalMastersDegreeinHSCM(ERASMUS)”;EUProject–“STEAMED(TEMPUS)”;EUProject–“FosteringEntrepreneurshipinhighereducation(TEMPUS)”;EUProject“JoiningacademiaandbusinessfornewopportunitiesincreatingERGOnomicWORKplaces”;andInternationalProject–“WorkRelatedIssues”,CommissionedbytheUniversityFellowsInternationalResearchConsortium,UniversityofOklahoma(USA)”.

Jillian Powers is an Assistant Professor at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in the College ofEducationinthedepartmentofTeachingandLearning.Dr.Powersteachesundergraduateandgraduatecoursesininstructionaltechnologyanddesignforeducatorsandbusinesstrainers.Herresearchfocusesonteachers’adoptionandintegrationoftechnologyintoclassroompracticesandwaysinwhichtechnol-ogyshapestheteachingandlearningprocess.Dr.PowersearnedherPh.D.inCurriculumandInstructionwithaspecializationinInstructionalTechnologyfromFAUinMay2014.ShehaspreviouslyworkedasanInstructionalDesignerattheInstituteofExcellenceinEarlyCareandEducationatPalmBeachStateCollegeandasacomputerteacherinvariousPreK-8schools.Intheseroles,shehasdesignedandfacilitatednumeroustechnologytrainingsforin-serviceeducators.

Todd PriceholdsadiplomainAdvertisingandLayoutfromtheArtInstituteofFortLauderdale,aMasterofEducation inInstructionalTechnologyfromFloridaAtlanticUniversity,andaMaster’sDegreeinManagementInformationSystemswithaconcentrationinBusinessintelligence/AnalyticsfromNovaSoutheasternUniversity.Toddhastaughtonlineandface-to-faceforthepasttwentyyearsandholdsseveralcertificationssuchasMicrosoftOfficeSpecialist(MOS)MasterInstructor,OnlineTeachingCertificate(OTC)fromtheOnlineLearningConsortium(OLC)andisaQualityMatters(QM)CertifiedPeerReviewer.MembershipsincludetheOLC,AssociationofFloridaColleges(AFC),FAUStaffForum,andPalmBeachStateCollege’sStrategicPlanningCommittee.Withinthelastsixyears,Toddhasheldthepositionoffull-timeinstructionaldesignerandadjunctinstructorforPalmBeachStateCollegeandFloridaAtlanticUniversity.Coursestaughtinclude,butarenot limitedto,Introduction

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toTechnologyforEducators,DataMiningandWarehousing,ManagementinformationSystems,andWebScriptingandDevelopment.Asalifelonglearner,ToddiscurrentlypursuingaPhDinEducationalLeadershipandResearchMethodology.

Paul G. Putman, Ph.D.,worksattheClevelandFoundation,theworld’sfirstcommunityfoundationandoneofthelargest.PaulmaintainsgraduatefacultystatusandteachesintheDiversityManagementandAdultLearningandDevelopmentmastersprogramsatClevelandStateUniversity.PaulholdsaPhDinUrbanEducation,LeadershipandLifelongLearningandaMAinPsychology,DiversityManagementfromClevelandStateUniversity;aMSEdinEducationalPsychologyandGuidancefromEasternIllinoisUniversity;andaBAinEnglishfromKentStateUniversity.Hisresearchinterestsmostoftenmanifestattheintersectionsofleadership,diversity,andtechnology.

LiliQin wasborninLiaoning,Chinain1976.ShereceivedB.A.degreeinEnglishstudiesfromDalianUniversityofForeignLanguages,Dalian,Chinain1999,M.AinCross-culturalCommunicationfromNewcastleUniversityuponTyne,Newcastle,UKin2006andPh.DdegreeinSecondLanguageAcquisitionfromShanghaiInternationalStudiesUniversity,Shanghai,Chinain2015.Currently,sheisworkingasavisitingscholarintheSchoolofAppliedLinguisticsinPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,Pennsylvania,USA.In1999,shejoinedtheDepartmentofPre-departureTrainingofDalianUniver-sityofForeignLanguagesasateachingassistant,andin2007becamealecturerintheDepartmentofTeachingandResearchingonEnglishasaSecondForeignLanguage.Laterin2015,after15years’hardwork,shewaspromotedasanAssociateProfessorinSecondLanguageAcquisition.Hercurrentresearchinterestsincludecross-culturalcommunicativecompetencecultivationinforeignlanguageteach-ing,curriculumdesign,secondlanguageacquisitioninformedbysocioculturaltheoryandecologicalaffordancestheory.Dr.QIN,isalsoamemberofAmericanAssociationofAppliedLinguisticsandamemberofChinaEducationalLinguisticsaswell.ShewastherecipientoftheChinaNationalFundingforStudiesonPhilosophyandSocialSciences(2016),andtheVisitingScholarFund(2015-2016)fromChinaScholarshipCouncilforhercontributionstothefieldofsocioculturaltheoryresearchinsecondlanguageacquisitioninChina.In2015,shewasawardedtheFirstPrizeofNaturalSciencesStudiesfromtheEducationDepartmentofLiaoningProvinceinrecognitionofheroutstandingresearchworkintheareaofSocioculturalTheoryandSecondLanguageLearningMotivation.

Adam Mac Quarrieisaco-founderoftheMindfulnessintoAction(MIA)Initiative.HeisastudentofPsychologyattheNorwegianUniversityofTechnologyandScience(NTNU).Heisaresearcheras-sistantofMindfulnessIntoAction(MIA)Initiative.BeforestartinghisstudiesinPsychology,hespentayearintheNorwegianCoastguard.CurrentlyheisteachingthemethodologyofMindfulnessintoAc-tiontostudentsandprofessorsattheUniversidadTécnicadelNorteinEcuador.AdamalsopresentedhisresearchworkwithMIAatthe16thConferenceonSocialandCommunityPsychologyatNTNUin2014.Hehasafascinationwiththesubconsciousmind,suggestionandmentalperformanceimprovingtechniqueslikemnemonics.Alsoheenjoysdeepreflectiveconversationswithanyonewhoisopenforit,aswellashasheafocusonself-development.

Ellen H. ReamesservesasanassociateprofessorineducationalleadershipintheCollegeofEdu-cationatAuburnUniversity.Her research interests include:partnershipsandeducational leadershipprogramdesignandevaluation.ShehaspublishedinjournalssuchasJournal of Research on Educa-

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tional Leadership (JRLE), The High School Journal and Educational Administration Management.Dr.ReameshasbeeninstrumentalinestablishingapartnershipwithMacquarieUniversityinNewSouthWales,AustraliaandhasledgraduatestudentsforsixsummerstoexploreSydneyandTasmanianK-12schoolsandhighereducationinstitutions.

Adriana Reyes,originallyfromSanFrancisco,CA.,isasecondyearmasterstudentstudyingCom-munityHealthEducation in theHealth andBehaviorStudiesDepartment atTeachersCollege.ShewillbebeginningherdoctoralstudiesinHealthEducationatTeachersCollegeinFall2016.OutsideofacademicsAdrianastaysactiveinschoolthroughvariousorganizationsincludingservingonthee-boardoftheCoalitionofLatina/oScholarswhichworkstowardsmakingLatinidadmorevisibleatTC.AdrianaisalsoactivewithinTCSQE(StudentsforQualityEducation),anewstudentgroupthatworkstowardsbringingdiversityandstudentinputwithinTCacrossalldisciplines.OutsideofTCAdrianaisawellnesscoordinatoratTheHeritageSchool,ahighschoolinEastHarlem.

Michael D. RichardsonisDoctoralProgramDirectorinEducationatColumbusStateUniversity.Hepreviouslyheldfacultyand/oradministrativeappointmentsatWesternKentuckyUniversity,ClemsonUniversity,GeorgiaSouthernUniversity,MercerUniversity,andSoutheasternLouisianaUniversity.Dr.RichardsonservedasFounderandEditoroftheJournal of School Leadership,FoundingEditorofContemporary Issues in Educational Leadership,andasEditorofThe Journal of At-Risk IssuesandearnedtheEdDinEducationalAdministrationfromtheUniversityofTennessee.Hehasauthoredand/oreditedseventeenbooks,publishedmorethanonehundred-thirtyarticles,contributedmorethanfiftybookchaptersandmademorethantwohundrednationalandinternationalpresentationswhilechairingmorethanninetydissertations.

Sandra L. Robinson,Ph.D.,ProfessorofHigherEducationandPolicyStudies,receivedtheBachelorofArtsdegreefromMarshallUniversityandtheMasterofEducationandPh.D.degreesfromDukeUniversity.Dr.RobinsonisExecutiveDirectoroftheMorgridgeInternationalReadingCenterandToniJenningsExceptionalEducationInstituteattheUniversityofCentralFlorida.PriortobecomingExecu-tiveDirector,sheservedasDeanoftheCollegeofEducationandHumanPerformancefor17years.Dr.RobinsonhasmadescholarlypresentationsintheUnitedStates,Canada,Europe,andAfrica.Heracademicfocushasbeenonearlychildhoodeducation,reading,highereducation,andchildren’sfearsandstress.

Sara RodbergisascholaratFloridaAtlanticUniversity.Shegraduatedin2015withaBAinLin-guisticsandiscurrentlyintheMaster’sProgramforEducationalLeadership:HigherEducation,withparticularinterestinethics,decisionmaking,andproblemsolving.SheisamemberofPhiThetaKappaHonorSocietyandOmicronDeltaKappaNationalLeadershipHonorSociety.OriginallyfromWestPalmBeach,SarafoundhernicheworkingineducationwhensherelocatedtoLakeWales,Floridain2008toworkintheresidentialprogramattheVanguardSchool,aninternationalboardingschoolforstudentswithlearningdifferences.WhileinLakeWales,Sarawasthedormadvisorforasectionofstudentsbetweentheagesoftenandseventeen.Shedevelopedapassionforworkingwithchildrenandyoungadultstohelppreparethemfortheirpost-secondarypursuits.In2010shereturnedtoWestPalmBeachandbeganworkingatMavericksHigh,acharterschoolforstudentsconsideredtobeatriskofnotgraduating.SarabeganatMavericksasthereceptionistbeforeadvancingtoanacademiccoach,thendataprocessor,andnowtheacademicadvisor.Sheispassionateaboutcontinuingtohelpstudents

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pursuetheirpost-secondarygoalsandtohelpthemplanforsuccess.Sarahasabrotherandasister,ofwhomsheistheeldest,andenjoysspendingtimewithhernewnephew.HerinterestsprimarilyincludetravelwithrecentvisitstoNewYorkCity,NewOrleans,andAtlanta,andshehopestovisitEuropeagainsoon.Otherinterestsincludevisitingmuseumsandauctionsshowcasingabstractandmodernart,learningandstudyinglanguages,studyingmodernandpost-modernarchitecture,andofcourse,Netflixbingingeveryonceinawhile.

T. Ray RuffinretiredfromtheUnitedStatesNavyandcurrentlyteachesface-to-faceclassesduringtheday,evening,andonlineasfulltimeandadjunctfaculty.Affiliatedcollegesanduniversitiesincludeschoolinclude:UniversityofPhoenixSchoolofAdvancedStudies(SAS),ColoradoTechnicalUniver-sity,UniversityofMountOlive,andWakeTechnicalCommunityCollege.AffiliateinCharlotte,NorthCarolina for theUniversityofPhoenixResearchCenter forWorkplaceDiversityMemberofNorthCarolinaCommunityCollegeFacultyAssociation(NCCCFA)asVicePresidentofCommunicationsandNorthCarolinaComputerInstructionAssociation(NCCIA),servingontheLeadershipTeam.Dr.Ruffinhasovertwentyyearsofmanagement(includingfinancialmanagement),andinformationtechnologyexperience.Dr.RuffincompletedhispostdoctoratedegreeinHealthcareManagementandLeadershipfromColoradoTechnicalUniversity.Hisresearchinterest includestechnologyandleadershiponalllevelswithaspecialtyforhealthinformationtechnology.Additionally,heisareviewerforIGIGlobal,DoveMedicalPressJournalReviewerfor:AdvancedHealthCareTechnologies;JournalofHealthcareLeadership;PatientPreferenceandAdherence;andPatientRelatedOutcomeMeasures,andEditorialAdvisoryBoardAppointmentfortheJournalofEmergingTrendsinHealthcareAdministrationwithWyvernPublishingGroup(WPG).Dr.Ruffin’spublishedarticlesappearinEncyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition(pp.3355-3365);Global Handbook of Research on Advancing Health Education through Technology(pp.259-285).

Karla Ruizisafirst-generationLatinascholarofMexicandescent,committedtoexploringwaysofchallengingAmericaneducationtoconsiderequityoverequalityforitsminoritizedcommunities.AsaGatesMillenniumscholarand2015-2016TelevisaGraduateFellow,Karlaaddressesissuesofinequityineducationthroughtheuseofnarrativesandnarrativeinquirytovoicetheexperiencesofminoritizedgroups,pushingforgreateraccesstohighereducationforsuchcommunities.Throughherwritingandteaching,sheiscommittedtogrowingintoheridentityasacriticaleducator,opentonewexperiencesandwaysofthinking.KarlaattributesmanyofheracademicsuccessestoherfamilyvaluesthatinstilledagenuinecareandpassionfortheeducationofLatin@s.SheiscurrentlyaMaster’scandidateintheInternationalEducationalDevelopmentProgramfocusingonLatinAmericanandLatinoEducationatTeachersCollege,ColumbiaUniversity.Shehelda2015-2016boardpositionthroughTheCoalitionofLatino/aScholarswhere shepromotedLatinx issuesonto the largerColumbia campus,workingalongsidetheLatinxcommunity.Aftergraduation,KarlaplanstocontinueworkingwiththeLatin@communityinNewYorkCity;furtherdevelopingherpassionandpurposetoenhancetheLatin@pres-enceinhighereducation.

Nancy Kymn Harvin Rutigliano,Ph.D.,servesontheBusiness,ManagementandEconomicsfacultyattheStateUniversityofNewYorkEmpireStateCollege,aninnovatorinnontraditionalhighereduca-tionforadultlearnersforover40years.UnderthementorshipofProvostAlfredNtoko,Dr.Rutiglianohasgainedprominenceasaleaderinadulteducationandintransformingworkplacesthroughspirited

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leadership.SheisalsoaVisitingScholaratTheGeorgeWashingtonUniversitySchoolofMedicineandHealthSciences,InstituteforSpiritualityandHealth.ServingwithDr.ChristinaPuchalskiwhosepioneeringworkhashadamajor impactonmedicaleducation,professionaleducation,andclinicalprogramslocally,nationally,andinternationally,Dr.Rutiglianoisachampionandeducatorfor“restor-ingtheheartandhumanitytohealthcare.”(gwish.org).Inaddition,sheservesasaleadinstructorfortheStrategicCareerSelf-ManagementspecializationwithCourseraandOpenSUNY,attractingover30,000studentsaroundtheworld.Dr.Rutiglianohasapassionfornurturingthehumanspiritthroughherworkasaprofessor,scholar,leader,authorandspeaker.Herintentionistolivelifewakefullyandempowerotherstodosoaswell,makingtheworldabetterplace.Shehasbeenachangeagentandleaderoftransformationalinitiativesinthepublicandprivatesectorsaswellasacademia.SheservedasSpeechWritertotheSecretaryofEducationandGovernorofPennsylvania,DirectorofInformationandEducationforthePennsylvaniaCommissionforWomen,MediaandEmployeeRelationsleaderatBellLaboratories,andasmanagerofCultureTransformationinthenuclearpowerindustry.SheisinternationallyknownforhergroundbreakingworkatAT&T,thesubjectofherdissertation,“Bring-ingLoveBackintoBusiness.”Dr.RutiglianoistherecipientoftheCarlBarusAwardforOutstandingServiceinthePublicInterestawardedbytheSocietyontheSocialImplicationsofTechnologyoftheIEEE,theworld’stopengineeringassociation.TheawardwasgiveninrecognitionofhercontributionandpersonalsacrificeindrawingattentiontosignificantsafetyproblemsataU.S.nuclearfacility.SheearnedaPh.D.inOrganizationDevelopmentandSpiritualityfromTheUnionInstituteandUniversity.SheservedonthefacultyatPennStateUniversity,NorthcentralUniversity,andtheUniversityofPhoenixpriortojoiningSUNYEmpireStateCollege.Dr.Rutiglianoisrenownedforcreatingtransformationallearningexperiencesandchampioningcourageandactionforthegreatergood.

Roger SamsonreceivedhisBachelorofArtsinPsychologyfromTexasStateUniversity.Heisin-terestedinthehealthandsocialbenefitsmindfulnesshastoofferandiscurrentlyconductingresearchonLoving-KindnessMeditationatTexasStateUniversity-SanMarcos.Rogerplansoncompletingaclinicalpsychologydoctoralprograminthefuture.

Andrew SchenckhastaughtEnglishlearnersforover15years.HecurrentlyworksasanadjunctprofessorofESOLatOnondagaCommunityCollegeinSyracuse,NY.HeisalsoadoctoralstudentattheUniversityoftheCumberlands,studyingtoobtainanEd.D.inEducationalLeadershipwithaconcentrationinEnglish.

Mark SchofieldisProfessorandDeanofTeachingandLearningDevelopmentatEdgeHillUniver-sity.HeisAcademicDirectoroftheSOLSTICECentreforExcellenceinTeachingand(e)Learningandleadsonstrategyandpolicydevelopmentinteaching,learningandassociatedresearch.Hehascontrib-utedtoteachingandcurriculumdesigninundergraduateandpostgraduateprogrammesinEducation,Health,andTeachingandLearninginClinicalPractice.HeprovidesexternalconsultancyinlearningandteachingandholdsvisitingprofessorshipsatLeedsMetropolitan,Northampton,HunanFirstNor-malandChongqingNormalUniversities.Hisinterestsincludeconstructivismandlearning,learningtechnologies,pedagogyandcurriculum,wideningparticipation,academicwriting,criticalthinkingandcomplexproblemsolvingandinstitutionalresearchfocusedonenhancinglearning.

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Ga-eun SeoisaGlobalCareerDevelopmentFacilitator(GCDF)andPhDstudentinHumanResourceDevelopmentatUniversityofIllinoisatUrbanaandChampaign,specializingincareerandprofessionaldevelopment,especiallyunderrepresentedpopulationssuchaswomenandinternationalstudentsinhighereducationandmultinationalorganizationenvironmentsaswellaslearningoutcomesassessment.ShecurrentlyworksforTheCareerCenteratIllinoisasagradateresearchassistantfocusingonassessinganddemonstratingthelearningoutcomesthatstudents’gainfromexperienceswithcampuscareerservices.

Satyakam SharmaisaPhDcandidateoftheSchoolofDesign,TheHongKongPolytechnicUni-versity.HeholdsaMasterofDesign(IndustrialDesign)degreefromtheIndianInstituteofTechnologyDelhi,India.HehasadecadelongexperienceinpracticingandmanagingdesignforbrandslikePhilips,Electrolux,Sansui,VideoconandKelvinator,whereinheledanumberofturn-keydesignandinnovationprojectsinconsumerdurablessector.

Kin Wai Michael SiuisChairProfessorofPublicDesign.HeisLabLeaderofthePublicDesignLab,SchoolofDesignatTheHongKongPolytechnicUniversity.HeisCharterManageroftheChar-teredManagementInstitute,UK.Hehaspublishedover300journalpapersrelatedtodesign,designmanagementandeducation.Heownsmorethan50USandinternationalinventionanddesignpatentsandhasreceivedover50internationaldesignawards.Hisresearchinterestsareinpublicdesign,userreception,managementandeducation.

David Starr-GlassisafacultymemberoftheUniversityofNewYorkinPrague,CzechRepublic,andaseniormentorwiththeInternationalPrograms(PragueUnit)oftheStateUniversityofNewYork,EmpireStateCollege.Heteachesawiderangeofbusinessrelatedareasandservesasthesupervisorforundergraduatedissertations,mentoringfinalyearstudentsindesigningandwritingtheirwork.Davidhasawiderangeofmanagerialandeducationalexperienceandhasearnedthreemaster’sdegrees:businessadministration (NotreDamedeNamurUniversity,California),organizationalpsychology (BirkbeckCollege,UniversityofLondon),andflexibleeducationandonline learning(UniversityofSouthernQueensland,Australia).Hehascontributedmorethantwentychapterstoeditedbooksandpublishedaboutsixtypeer-reviewedjournalarticlesintheinternationalbusiness,onlinedistancelearning,andmentoringliterature.WhennotinPrague,helivesinJerusalemwhereheteacheseconomicandbusinessrelatedcourseswithanumberoflocalcolleges.

Uta M. StelsonholdsaJuris Doctor(cumlaude)fromWayneStateUniversityandtheQualifica-tionforHoldingJudicial OfficeinGermany;ShestudiedPrivateandPublicInternational Law as well as Conflict of LawsundernotablelegalscholarsProf.Mueller-FreienfelsattheUniversityofFreiburg,Germany,Prof.Luedewitzat theUniversityofCologne,Germany,andProf.SedleratWayneStateUniversity,Detroit,Michigan;ShehasbeenadmittedtotheState Bar of Michiganin1995,theOregon State Barin2004,andtotheU.S. District Court of Michigan(EasternDistrict)in1995.Shehasworkedformanyyearsinherprivate practice in law,butnowdevoteshertimetoeducationandhasfocusedonadult basic education and GED instructioninOregonatseveralcommunitycollegesaswellasinprisonandjailsettings.SheisanassociateofEnglish Consulting GroupinBayCity,Oregonandcur-rentlyteaches EnglishintheInternationalProgramofHuainanMiddleSchoolNo.2inHuainan,AnhuiProvince,China.Sheisalsoa free-lance author focusingontopicsrelatedtohighereducation.Herprofessionalmembershipsincluded:StateBarofMichigan,OregonStateBarAssociation,American

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BarAssociation,FederalBarAssociation;ShehasvolunteeredextensivelywiththeGermanRedCross,theRenter’sAppealsCommitteeoftheUniversityofMichigan,theFISHFoodPantryinRoseburg,Oregon,theTillamookCountyWomen’sResourceCenterinOregon,andherfaithcommunity,bothinMichiganandinOregon.

Valerie A. StoreyisassociateprofessorintheSchoolofTeaching,Learning,andLeadership,Col-legeofEducationandHumanPerformanceattheUniversityofCentralFlorida.SheisthecoordinatorofLifeLongLearningtracks.StoreyearnedherdoctoraldegreeinEducationalLeadershipandPolicyatPeabodyCollege,VanderbiltUniversity.Inboththek-12sectorintheUKandUS,andinHigherEducation,Dr.Storeyhasactedasamentorandsupporttocolleaguesastheyworktowardsachievingleadershiproles.Shehaschairedleadershipcommitteesandpanelsfocusedonleadershippreparationforallcolleagues.

Risell A. Tachin,MBAfromUniversityofPhoenix.CurrentlyinDoctoralPrograminManagementOrganizationalLeadershipfromUniversityofPhoenix,SchoolofAdvancedStudies(SAS).ExpertiseinQualityAssurance/BusinessSolutionsandTrainingintheHealthCaresector,specialtyareasincludestheAppealsandGrievancessectorforprofitandnon-profitHealthCareorganizations.

Mariana I. TamarizholdsaMastersinCriminalJusticefromKeanUniversity,aB.S.inCriminalJusticeandB.AinPsychologyfromRutgersStateUniversity.SheiscurrentlyaMunitionsofficerintheUnitedStatesAirForce,stationedinLukeAirForceBase,Arizona.Herresearchinterestsareleadershipsustainability,abnormalbehavior,andexcessiveforce.ThoughheracademicinterestsenhanceherroleasanAFofficerinmanyways,heropinionandwritingsarehersaloneandnotarepresentationoftheUnitedStatesAirForce.

Kristin TardifisafacultymemberintheOrganizationalLeadershipprogramattheUniversityofArkansas–FortSmith.Priortohercurrentteachingrole,TardifwasafacultymemberatbothCentralMaineCommunityCollegeandFortHaysStateUniversity.TardifisaglobalcitizenhavinglivedinavarietyofcountriesasachildbeforegraduatinghighschoolinVenezuela.ShereturnedtotheUnitedStatessoonafterandpursuedaprivatesectorcareer.Tardifspenttwenty-fiveyearswithmultinationalcorporationsinavarietyofleadershiprolesacrossbusinessfunctionsincludingquality,project,naturalresourcemanagement,andcorporateaffairsandmarketing.Hercredentialsincludecertificationsingeo-graphicinformationsystems,cartographyandleadership.TardifwasawardedaPhDinOrganizationalLeadershipfromTheChicagoSchoolofProfessionalPsychology.SheholdsaMasterofLiberalStudiesinOrganizationLeadership,aBachelorofScienceinGeosciencesandaBachelorofArtinHistoryfromFortHaysStateUniversity.

Jane Brown TeelisanAssistantClinicalProfessorinAdultEducationwithintheDepartmentofEducationalFoundations,Leadership,andTechnologyatAuburnUniversity.Herteachingandresearchfocusesintheareasofadultleadership,programdevelopment,learningstyles,communicationtraining,learninginadistancesetting,nonverbalcommunication,organizationalcommunication,andsurveydesign.Inaddition,Dr.Teelappliesheradulteducationbackgroundtofacilitatingtrainingincorporatesettings.

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Susan TirhigraduatedfromtheUniversityofSouthFloridaforbothherBachelorandMasterdegreesandhasagreatpassionforinternationalhealthwork,focusingonrefugeehealthandbuildinghealtheducationprograms.ShehastraveledandparticipatedininternationaleducationalprogramsinUganda,China,EastJerusalemandBelize.SincegraduatingwithherMPHin2011,SusantookonpositionswithdomesticeducationalassociationsworkingonbuildingandrefiningmedicaleducationprogramsforhighschoolstudentsacrosstheUnitedStates.AsthisisSusan’sfirstsemesterasadoctoralstudentwithTeachersCollegeintheHealthEducationdepartment,SusanislookingforwardfromlearningandgrowingasastudentandprofessionalwiththeCollege.

Carl Didrik Brustad Tjernstadisco-founderoftheMindfulnessintoActionandistheresearchassistantcurrentlyimplementingthismethodologyattheNorwegianUniversityofScienceandTechnol-ogy(NTNU).HeispursuinghisbachelordegreeinpsychologyatNTNU.Beforehedecidedtopursuepsychology,hestudiedEnglishandteachingforayearatNTNU.Beingfascinatedwithmanythingssuchasconsciousnessandspirituality,hekeepsanopenandhealthymind,bodyandspiritthroughcommut-ingwithnature,meditation,sports,andimaginativediscussionandreflectionwithfriends,familyandfellowstudents.Heisalsointerestedinself-developmentandunderstandinghumanbehaviors.

Geraldine Torrisi-Steele,PhD.,iscurrentlyalecturerwithintheSchoolofInformationandCom-municationTechnologyatGriffithUniversity,whereshehasbeenteachingstudents,atallyearlevels,inmultimediaandinformationtechnologyforovertenyears.Withabackgroundinsecondaryeducation,learning,teaching,andthestudentexperienceinhighereducation,isanimportantfocusarea.Thefocusonlearningandteaching,combinedwithapreviousnineyearcareerinthedesignanddevelopmentofmultimediamaterialshasalsoprecipitatedaverystronginterestintheapplicationofdigitalmediatoeducationalcontexts.Otherareasofinterestincludethedesignoftheuserinterfaceandusabilityfordigitalmediaapplications.

Katie Treadwellhasoveradecadeofexperienceinstudentaffairsadministration.ShecurrentlyservesasAssociateDirectorforFirst-YearExperienceattheUniversityofKansas.Herbackgroundincludesresidentiallife,crisismanagement,counseling,andviolencepreventioninhighereducation.KatieholdsaDoctorofEducationinAdultLearningandLeadershipfromColumbiaUniversity’sTeachersCollege.

Joshua H. Truitt, Ph.D.earnedhisdoctorateinHigherEducationandPolicyStudiesattheUni-versityofCentralFlorida(UCF)andMBAatRollinsCollegewithconcentrationsinManagementandFinance.HeservesasPostdoctoralAssociateandSpecialAssistanttotheDeanoftheUCFCollegeofEducationandHumanPerformance,andisaninstructorfortheUCFLEADScholarsAcademyandtheUCFHigherEducation&PolicyStudiesprogram.Dr.Truitt’sresearchinterestsincludefundraising,philanthropy,causeleadership,student-centeredlearning,andhighereducationfinance.

Christina Van Wingerden,isanadjunctinstructorforthehumanservicesprogramplanningandevaluationcourseintheDepartmentofHealthandCommunityStudies,WoodringCollegeofEducation,WesternWashingtonUniversity.Christinahasauthoredorco-authoredchaptersonsustainableethicsprogramsforuniversitystudentaffairs,transferoflearningforcollegestudentsonhiringcommittees,andmobiledevicesandimpactinhighereducation.Shehaspresentedatnationalconferencesonthesetopics,aswellas,diversityinhumanservices,programplanningandevaluation,communitiesofpractice,and

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themillennialgenerationandsociallyresponsibleleadership.InChristina’sroleasAssessment,Train-ing,andSpecialProjectsManagerforamulti-departmentuniversityunit,sheleadsandcollaboratesonprogramandoutcomeassessmentwithdepartmentleaders.ChristinachairstheDeanofStudentsUnitculturalcompetencecommittee.Currently,sheplansandimplementstheassessmentprogramforWest-ern’sCampusEquityandInclusionForum,aprogramtoprovideprofessionaldevelopmentforfacultyandstaff.AsanemployeeofWesternWashingtonUniversitysince1989,receivingaB.A.in2011andanM.Edin2014,Christinaknowstheempowermentofobtainingahighereducationlaterinlife.Sheispassionateaboutencouragingstudentsintheireducationalendeavorsandrememberingmentorsandthosewhobelievedinher.Christinacontinuestoputforthherpassionsandrealizeherdreams.SheisCurrentlyaPhDstudentatSimonFraserUniversityinBurnabyCA.

Brittany VorndranisanacademicadvisorforathleticsatNewJerseyInstituteofTechnology.Sheisalsoacertifiedathletictrainerwhocontinuesworkingperdiemasanathletictrainerandspentthelastfiveyearsworkingasacollegiateathletictrainer.BrittanyiscurrentlyworkingonherPh.D.inHealthSciencesasSetonHallUniversity.ShereceivedherMasterofScienceinKinesiologyatJamesMadisonUniversityandherBachelorofScienceinAthleticTrainingatBridgewaterStateUniversity.Brittanyispassionateaboutincreasingtherecognitionofathletictrainersandadvancingtheprofession.

Parveen F. WahidisaprofessorintheElectricalandComputerEngineeringdepartment,CollegeofEngineeringandComputerScienceattheUniversityofCentralFlorida.SheobtainedherPh.D.fromtheIndianInstituteofScience,Bangalore,India.Sheteachesundergraduateandgraduatecoursesandherareasofresearchspecializationisinantennatheoryanddesignandelectromagnetics.Beinginadisciplinewherewomenandminoritiesareveryunder-represented,Dr.Wahidhasspentagreatdealoftimeandeffortinmentoringandreachingouttothesegroups.Dr.Wahidisveryactiveintheprofes-sionalarena,locally,regionally,nationallyandinternationally.SheistheChairoftheIEEEAntennasandPropagationWomeninEngineeringcommitteeandhashostedworkshops,receptionsandotherprogramstoencouragewomeninengineering.ShealsoservedasaCo-PIonaNSFCollaborativeADVANCEgrantforwomeninacademicleadership.

Barbara WallaceisatenuredFullProfessorofHealthEducation,CoordinatoroftheProgramsinHealthEducationandCommunityHealthEducation,FieldworkCoordinatorforthePrograminCom-munityHealthEducation,FoundingDirectoroftheResearchGrouponDisparitiesinHealth,FoundingDirectoroftheAnnualHealthDisparitiesConferenceatTeachersCollege,ColumbiaUniversity,DirectorofGlobalHELP-HealthandEducationLeadershipProgram;and,DirectorofHealthEquityfortheCenterforHealthEquityandUrbanScienceEducation(CHEUSE).Dr.WallaceisalsoaNewYorkstatelicensed(Clinical)Psychologist.ShehasbeenhonoredbytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationforherunusualandoutstandingcontributionstopsychology,receivingthestatusofFellowwithinbothDivi-sion50(AddictiveBehaviors)andDivision45(SocietyforthePsychologicalStudyofEthnicMinorityIssues).Dr.WallacewasthefirstAfricanAmericanwomantomovethroughtheranksandgaintenureinthe100yearhistoryofTeachersCollege,ColumbiaUniversityinMorningsideHeights,doingsoin1994.ForatimeshewastheonlyAfricanAmericanfemaletenuredFullProfessoratTeachersCollege,ColumbiaUniversity,attainingtherankofFullProfessorin2007.SheisthefirstAfricanAmericanCoordinatortoservetheProgramsinHealthEducationandCommunityHealthEducation.NoteworthyishowDr.WallacestartedtheResearchGrouponDisparitiesinHealth(RGDH)in2003.TheRGDH

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hasactivelypioneeredonlineresearchandE-Healthinterventions.Havinginitiatedtheuseofacom-munalgroupapproachtoadvisementthroughtheRGDHin2003,inthefollowingdecadeshegraduated82diversedoctoratesinhealtheducation(2003-2013)—suggestingthesuccessofthisinnovation;and,byMay2015thisnumberhadrisento95.Also,thecohortsofgraduatingstudentswithdoctorateshavebeenextremelydiverse,reflectinghowDr.Wallacehaseffectivelycreatedandnurturedapipelineforreceiptofthedoctoratebysupportingaccessfordiversewomen,AfricanAmericans,Africans,Asians,Hispanics,andthosewhoself-identifyasgay,lesbian,bisexual,transgenderandqueer(LGBTQ).In2006,Dr.WallacepioneeredatTeachersCollegetheinnovationoftheDoctoralDissertationBoot-Camp--asanintensiveapproachtocompletingthedissertation,includingthemorerecentVirtualBoot-Campconductedonline.Dr.Wallacehasalsomadeothersignificanthistoryatthecollege.Sheadvancedonlineeducationatthecollege,asanearlyadopterofdistancelearningtechnology,andpioneeredprogram-widehybrid(in-personandonline)coursesusingtheTEGRITYLectureCapturesystem,asreflectedinthehighpercentageofcoursesintheProgramsinHealthEducationandCommunityHealthEducationthatareonlineorhybrid.Shehasalsoprovidedleadershipfortheefforttosecureaccreditationforanew42pointM.S.DegreePrograminCommunityHealthEducation.Thishasinvolvedqualityassurancebecominganessentialpartofalldegreeprograms(M.A.,M.S.,Ed.D.)--whichhaveimprovedinquality,asaresult,givenguidingcoreprogramcompetenciesstudentsaretomeetviatheircourseinstruction.

Robert E. WallergraduatedfromtheUniversityofGeorgiawithpost-graduateMasters,EducationalSpecialist,anddoctorateinEducationalLeadershipatGeorgiaSouthernUniversity.Hehasservedasteacher,principal,assistantsuperintendent,superintendentandassistantandassociateprofessoratGeorgiaSouthernUniversityandArgosyUniversity.Academicinterestsincludeeducationallaw,schoolfacilityplanning,schoolbusinessmanagement,schoolfinance,leadership,communicationandthesuperintendentinpublicschoolsystems.Dr.Wallerhaspublishedinhisareasofexpertiseinnationalandinternationaljournalsandpresentedatstateandregionalconferencesoneducationallaw,schoolfinanceandschoollevelleadershipdevelopment.

Chengbo WangisaseniorlectureratEdgeHillUniversity,UK.Hisacademicfocifallintomanage-mentandstrategicissuesofbusinessoperations.HeisafellowofHigherEducationAcademyofUK.Hehadbeenworkingfornineyearsinindustry,withanextensiveexperienceofindustrialengineering,operationsmanagement,supplychainmanagement,ITapplication,projectmanagementandtheappliedresearchofacademictheoriesintopracticaloperations.Afterhejoinedtheacademicworld,besidesteaching,hecontinuouslyconductsresearch/consultancyprojectsandpublishespapers,focusingonis-suesinthefieldsofsuchasoperationsmanagement,retailoperationsandlogisticsandhealthcarequalitymanagementandstrategy,aswellasissuesinhighereducation.AdditionaltocooperationnetworksinacademiabothintheUKandothercountries,healsohasextensivelinksandcollaborationwithindustries.

Nadine V. Wedderburn,Ph.D.,isAssistantProfessorofPublicAffairsatSUNYEmpireStateCollegeinSchenectady,NewYork.HerresearchandteachinginterestsincludePublicSectorManagementandProductivityImprovement,PublicPolicyAnalysis,andProgramEvaluation.Sheisreachablevianadine.

Debra N. Weiss-Randall,EdD,MA,CHESteachesattheCollegeofEducationofFloridaAtlanticUniversity(FAU).ShecompletedherMasters’degree(2007)anddoctorate(2010)inhealtheducationatTeachers’College,ColumbiaUniversity.HerMastersprojectwasentitled“GetSmarter,LiveLonger

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withMeditation”andwaspresentedtoexecutivesatTimeInc.HerdoctoralresearchwasastatewidestudyofasthmamanagementonNYcollegecampuses.In2013,thefindingswerereplicatedwithateamfromTexasStateUniversityandwonanationalaward;theresultswerepublishedinRespiratory Carein2015.AftercompletingherundergraduatedegreeatColumbiaUniversityinNewYork,shetaughtattheCityUniversityofNewYorkfor15years.Dr.Weiss-Randallbecameacertifiedonlineinstructorin2012.Since2013,shehastaughtintheclassroomandonlineatFAU.InSpring2015shecompletedane-certificationcourseforfacultyinthedesignofonlineclasses.

Justin P. WhiteisanAssociateProfessorofLinguistics,SecondLanguageAcquisitionandSpanish,DirectoroftheSpanishBasicLanguageProgramatFloridaAtlanticUniversity.Hisprimaryresearchinterestsincludeinputprocessing(howlearnersprocesslanguagedatatowhichtheyareexposedandhowcertaintypesofinstructioncanfacilitatelearners’correctprocessing),interactivetasks,andhybridlanguage-programdesign.Additionally,hecurrentlyholdsthepositionofVice-chairforResearchfortheSpecialInterestGroupoftheAmericanCouncilonTheTeachingofForeignLanguages.

Daniel Williamsisco-founderoftheMindfulnessintoAction(MIA)InitiativeandworksasaresearchassistantdevelopingtheconceptualizationoftheMIAresearchcenter.HeisinterestedinresearchingtheoverlapbetweenindigenoushealingpracticesandJungianpsychotherapy.HeisanMFAcandidateattheUniversityofMassachusettsAmherstwhereheteacheswritingattheundergraduatelevel.Heholdsabachelor’sdegreeinInternationalRelationsfromGeorgetownUniversityandhaslivedabroadasatranslatorinSpain,Mexico,andMalta.

James E. WitteisaProfessorinAdultEducationwithintheDepartmentofEducationalFounda-tions,Leadership,andTechnologyatAuburnUniversity.Hisacademicareasofinterestincludetrainingprogramdevelopmentandevaluation,individuallearningstylesandhowlearningisassessedinbothconventionalanddistancelearningsettings.

Maria Martinez Witte isaProfessor inAdultEducationwithin theDepartmentofEducationalFoundations,Leadership,andTechnology,CollegeofEducation,AuburnUniversity.Academicareasofinterestincludeanalyzingeffectivecontent,context,andprocessesthatenhancetheteaching-learningenvironment,learningstyles,andtheassessmentoflearning.Shehasexperienceinthestaffdevelopmentandtrainingareas.Herskillsincludefacilitating,coordinating,developing,anddeliveringeducationalprograms.

David G. WolfisanAssociateProfessorofHealthServicesAdministrationforBarryUniversity’sSchoolofProfessionalandCareerEducation,teachingbothonlineandonsitecoursesingraduateandundergraduateeducation.Dr.WolfgraduatedfromVillanovaUniversitywithaBachelorofScienceDe-greeinAdministrativeScience.DavidgraduatedwithdistinctionfromCabriniCollegein2007,wherehereceivedhisMasterofScienceDegreeinOrganizationalLeadershipandgraduatedin2012,obtain-inghisPh.D.inOrganizationalLeadershipwithhighesthonorsfromEasternUniversityinSt.Davids,PA.Dr.Wolfbeganhiscareerinthelong-termcareindustryin1983,andpurchasedhisfirstnursinghome1990.HeisalsoanAffiliateAssistantProfessorofClinicalBiomedicalScienceintheCharlesE.SchmidtCollegeofMedicineatFloridaAtlanticUniversityinBocaRaton,FL.whereheconductslong-

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termcareresearch.Dr.WolfisaFellowoftheAmericanCollegeofHealthCareAdministratorsandisacertifiednursinghomeadministrator,certifiedAssistedLivingAdministratorandcertifiedadministratorofsubacutecareservices.HeislicensedtopracticeinbothFloridaandNewJersey.

Yi Lin WongisPost-doctoralFellowoftheSchoolofDesignatTheHongKongPolytechnicUni-versity.Herresearchfocusesonsigndesign,creativityandtechnologyeducation.

Lyle YorksisProfessorofAdultandContinuingEducationandDirectoroftheAdultEducationInstensiveStudy(AEGIS)doctoralprogramintheDepartmentofOrganizationandLeadership,Teach-ersCollege,ColumbiaUniversity.Hisresearchandscholarlyinterestsincludeactionlearning&actionresearch,collaborative/co-operativeinquiry,andwholisticexperientiallearning.HeisalsoalecturerintheExecutiveMasterofSciencePrograminTechnologyManagementatintheSchoolofContinuingEducation,ColumbiaUniversity.LylehasservedasvisitingfacultyinvariousEMBAandExecutiveEducationprogramsintheUnitedStates,Europe,andAsia.EarlierinhiscareerhewasaPrincipalandConsultanttotheFirmatMarshallQualtecandaSeniorVicePresidentatDrakeBeamMorin.Articlesauthoredandco-authoredbyLylehaveappearedintheAdult Education Quarterly, Action Research, Systemic Practice and Action Research,Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Education and Learning, Human Resource Development Review, Journal of Applied Behavioral Sci-ence, Journal of Transformative Education, Teachers College Recordandotherscholarlyandprofes-sionaljournals.HisbookStrategic ITco-authoredwithArtLangerwaspublishedbyWileyin2013.LyleearnedmasterdegreesfromVanderbiltUniversityandColumbiaUniversityandhisdoctoratefromColumbiaUniversity.

Jieun YoureceivedherPh.D.inWorkforceDevelopmentandEducationfromtheOhioStateUni-versity,Columbus.Herresearchinterestsinclude:1)humanresourcedevelopment,2)informallearning,and3)organizationaldevelopment/learningandchange.

Ahmet Hakan Yüksel isanacademicat IşıkUniversity, İstanbul/Turkey,wherehereceivedhisPh.D.degreeincontemporarymanagement.HehasreceivedhisM.A.degreeinOrganizationalBehav-iorandB.Sc.inEconomicsfromİstanbulUniversity.HehasworkedasacorporatefinanceexecutiveinTurkishcapitalmarketsforfiveyearsduringwhenhewasinchargeofmanyinitialpublicofferingprojects,debtrestructuringprojects,duediligenceandprivateplacementprojectsaswellasprovidingportfoliomanagementconsultancytoforeigninvestors.Heteaches‘Leadership’,‘PrinciplesofManage-ment’,‘OrganizationalBehavior’and‘KnowledgeManagement’atundergraduateandgraduatelevels.Hisacademicareasofconcentrationincludetheoriesofleadership,organizationalbehavior,historyofmanagementthoughtandcomplexitythinkinginmanagement.

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