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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...
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...
Jose Dutra
Visiting Scholar
Dr. Dutra received his Ph.D. in Accounting Information System from the University of Sao Paulo/ Brazil, a Master`s Degree in Computer Science at UNICAMP/ Brazil, and a Bachelor`s degree degree in Engineering at FAAP/Brazil. Dr. Dutra currently teaches Decision Support System and Information System for Accounting Department at University of Sao Paulo (Ribeirao Preto Campus). His research interests include (1) Information System, (2) Program and course evaluation, (2) Learning Technology in E-Learning, and (3) Personalized online Instruction.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...
James Leach
Professor
My research and development projects have focused on the relationship of career and technical education to training and development in the private sector, including the direction of research projects of local, state, and national scope within these areas. An important goal of this research has been to determine the knowledge base required for success as a technical educator in business and industry settings and to initiate discussion of the related important policy implications. A related objective is to identify and study the nature (in addition to professional knowledge) of exemplary technical educators working in the private sector.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...