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Human Resource Education Faculty
Steven Aragon
Associate Professor
My research interests include teaching and learning models for minorities and non-traditional students; secondary to post-secondary transition models; professional development of community college faculty and staff; use of evaluation.more information...
Jon Bowermaster
Clinical Assistant Professor
Professional Experience University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 2002 to Present Department of Human Resource Education Clinical Assistant Professor Teach graduate and undergraduate courses in leadership development, management, strategic planning and project management. Physician Empowerment, Urbana, Illinois: 2002 to Present Managing Partner A national consulting firm focused on helping physicians develop their leadership and management skills.more information...
Denise Crews
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dr. Crews’ current research interests surround higher education access and community college student patterns of success. Included under this research umbrella are community college transitional programs which promote college readiness for academic core courses, and the interventions and curriculum alignment models utilized to facilitate college success.more information...
James Frasier
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jim Frasier’s ongoing program of research focuses on US government and private sector HRD policies and programs that specifically address the transition of individuals to knowledge-intensive employment, education, and training environments. An underlining theme of Jim’s investigations has been to inform US public and private sector policy formation with data relevant to investing in the retraining of individuals with disabilities for employment within Information Age work environments. Most recently, Jim's investigations have focused on cultural factors that influence the formation of multinational corporations’ HR practices as they expand manufacturing operations into Southeast Asian countries and China.more information...
Wen-Hao Huang
Assistant Professor
W. David Huang’s academic background, consisting of material science & engineering, educational technology, and executive business administration, has enabled him to conduct interdisciplinary projects for instructional and research purposes for years. Dr. Huang currently teaches Learning Technologies and Instructional Design for HRE with an interactive approach. His research interests include (1) design of serious games and workforce development, (2) cognitive load manipulations in E-Learning settings, and (3) development of entrepreneurship education. David is also co-coordinating and co-developing HRE’s MSEd program in E-Learning (delivered by University of Illinois Global Campus) with Dr. Scott Johnson since June 2007.more information...
Scott Johnson
Professor
Scott Johnson’s current program of research explores ways to improve the quality and effectiveness of instruction. His primary research has examined the cognitive process differences that enable experts to solve technical problems more efficiently than novices. Recent studies have explored various aspects of online learning and factors that support the development of effective virtual teams. He has also been involved in studies to identify strategies that enhance technology transfer. The ultimate goal of his research is to develop new understanding of learning processes so that more effective instructional designs and strategies can be developed to improve technical instruction.more information...
Russell Korte
Assistant Professor
My interests include investigating and understanding the social dynamics of learning and working in organizations. Recently, I have been studying the socialization experiences of newly hired engineers; specifically how they learned the social norms, that is, the unwritten rules of the organizations they joined. Related to this I have conducted research with the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE). This work entailed studying the experiences of engineering students as they learned their profession in school. Both of these streams of research indicate the primacy of the social system in forming workers’ and students’ knowledge and practices.more information...
K. Peter Kuchinke
Associate Professor
Professor Kuchinke's current research focuses on two areas: The education and training of educators working in human resource development settings in for-profit and not-for-profit organizations around the world as these professional lead learning initiatives to foster organizational and individual growth and development. Professor Kuchinke further explores the changing meaning of working as technological, economic, political, and social forces bring unprecedented rates of change to individuals, families, organizations, and countries. In both research areas, Professor Kuchinke is published widely and is a sought-after lecturer and presenter at national and international conferences and universities and organizations around the world.more information...
John Ory
Professor
John Ory is the director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at UIUC. His work at the Center involves conducting research on teaching, improving campus instruction, measuring student achievement, and evaluating programs. He is currently coordinating campus efforts to assess student outcomes and helping the campus prepare for its re-accreditation in 2009. In addition to his work on campus, John has developed testing programs and conducted program evaluations for profit and non-profit organizations, including Motorola, U.S. Army, Arthur Anderson, and Boeing Airplane.more information...
Tod Treat
Assistant Professor
My research interests focus on four broad areas: Alliance formation and collaborative forms. Knowledge transfers and boundary spanning, particularly in complex, high technology organizations such as health care, pharmaceutical, life science, renewable energy, and nanotechnology industries. Technology transfer. STEM educational systems and policy toward societal problem-solving. Training and development of scientists and managers to enhance national competitiveness in science and technology. Scientific literacy across the population, recruitment and retention of women and minorities.more information...