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Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
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Faculty Research Profiles: Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling
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Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
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Research Biography
Dr. Cordova-Wentling’s major program of research has to do with improving human resource work performance. It focuses on expanding our knowledge base related to how organizations in the future will effectively utilize information technology and human resources to maximize work performance. Within her major program of research there are four areas. These four areas include: the career development of women in engineering and computational science, the effective management of diversity in education and the workplace, the use of information technology to enhance human performance in the workplace, and human behavior skills in engineering.
Dr. Cordova-Wentling has given over 100 presentations at international, national, regional, and state conferences. She has served as a consultant for many business firms in improving training quality and issues related to gender and to diversity in education and the workplace. She has conducted many research studies and has published over 80 journal articles related to her research. She co-authored three books one on Microcomputer Technologies for Developing Countries, another on The Role of Diversity in the Successful Transition of Minority Youth into the Workplace, and another on The Relationship Between National Culture and the Usability of E-Learning Systems. She also is currently writing a book on The Career Development of Women in Engineering and Computational Science. She is a member of several professional organizations and has received many awards and honors for her work as a researcher and educator.
Degrees
- Ph.D., Human Resource Education, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1982
- M.A., Business Education, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, 1977
- B.A., Business Education, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, 1977
- A.A., Small Business Management, Otero Junior College, La Junta, CO, 1975
Key Professional Appointments
- Professor, Human Resource Education, College of Education, University of Illinois, 1998--
- Senior Research Scientist, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois, 2002-2011
- Professor of Human Behavior in Engineering, General Engineering, University of Illinois, 2004-2009
- Associate Professor, Human Resource Education, College of Education, University of Illinois, 1994-1998
- Professor, Business Education and Administration, Illinois State University, 1990-1994
- Associate Professor, Business Education and Administration, Illinois State University, 1985-1990
- Assistant Professor, Business and Continuing Education, University of Wisconsin, 1984-1985
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Human Resource Education, University of Illinois, 1981-1983
Activities & Honors
- Member, HRD Cutting Edge Award Committee, Academy of Human Resource Development, 2001-2002
- Member, Excellence in Research Award Committee, Academy of Human Resource Development, 2000-2002
- Member, Lecture Series Planning Committee, Human Relation Commission, City of Champaign, 2000-2002
- Consultant, Techniques for Successfully Mentoring At-Risk Students, Bloomington, IL, McLean County Compact Project, 2000-2002
- Consultant, Successful Transition of Minority Youth into the Workplace, University of Illinois Extension, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000-2002
- Member, Board of Directors, Research Foundation, Academy of Human Resource Development, 1999-2002
- Member, Editorial Board, Human Resource Development Quarterly, 1998-2002
- Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Vocational Education Research, 1998-2002
Grants
- Fellow, AT&T Technology, AT&T Foundation (College of Education), 1999
Selected Publications
- Adeoye, B., & Wentling, R. M. (2010). Socio-Cultural Dimensions of E-Learning Systems. In T. Volkan Yuzer, & G. Kurubacak (Eds.), Transformative Learning and Online Education: Aesthetics, Dimensions and Concepts, (pp. 154-165). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
- Adeoye, B., & Wentling, R. M. (2010). E-Learning systems: The relationship between national culture usability of e-learning systems. Germany: VDM Publishing House Ltd.
- Wentling, R. M., & Thomas, S. P. (2009). Workplace Culture that Hinders and Assists the Career Development of Women in Information Technology. Information Technology, Learning, and Performance Journal, 25 (1), 25-43.
- Wentling, R. M., & Camacho, C. (2008). Women engineers: Factors and obstacles related to the pursuit of a degree in engineering. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 14 (1), 83-118.
- Wentling, R. M., & Thomas, S. P. (2007). The career development of women executives in information technology. Journal of Information Technology Management, XVIII (1), 33-48.
