TEXAS STATE VITA
September 2015
I. Academic/Professional Background
A. Name: Joellen E. Coryell
Title: Associate Professor, Adult, Professional, and Community Education
B. Educational Background
Degree Year University Major Thesis/Dissertation
PhD / 2007 / Texas A&M University / Educational Human Resource Development; Adult Education / Sociocultural connections, language learning anxiety, and communities of practice: Insights and perceptions of the adult online Spanish learnerM.Ed / 1998 / Texas State University / Curriculum and Instruction/English as a Second Language
B.A. / 1989 / University of Illinois / International Economics
C. University Experience
Position University Dates
Associate Professor: Adult, Professional, and Community EducationProgram Coordinator, M.A. in Adult Education / Texas State University / 2014 - present
2014 - present
Visiting Professor: Adult Education / Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy / 2015
Assistant Professor: Adult, Professional, and Community Education / Texas State University / 2011- 2014
Visiting Scholar / Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy / 2014, July
Visiting Scholar / The University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand / 2013, May
Program Co-Director and Assistant Professor: Graduate programs in Adult Learning and Teaching / The University of Texas at San Antonio / 2007-2011
Assistant Professor: Emergency Health Sciences / The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio / 2006-2007
Lecturer: Curriculum & Instruction / Texas State University / 2004
Technology Training Specialist / The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio / 2001-2003
D. Relevant Professional Experience
Position Entity Dates
Research Fellow, Adult Education / Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning / 2005-2006English as a Second Language Specialist (3 campuses) / Schertz, Cibolo, Universal City Independent School District / 1998-2001; 2003-2005
Adult Community Education Instructor / Department of Adult and Community Education, Schertz, Cibolo, Universal City Independent School District / 1998
Instructional and Technology Consultant / Department of Adult and Community Education, Schertz, Cibolo, Universal City Independent School District / 1998
Adult Education Instructor/Curriculum Developer / Texas Careers, Dept. of Business Technologies / 1996-1997
Account Coordinator
Executive Sales Management and Training / Estée Lauder, Inc. / 1995-1996
Account Executive
Executive Sales Management and Training / Halston-Borghese, Inc / 1992-1996
Manager / Texas 21 Restaurants / 1990-1992
E. Other Professional Credentials (licensure, certification, etc.)
Texas Lifetime Certificate in English as a Second Language, Elementary Self-Contained, and Early Childhood
II. TEACHING
A. Teaching Honors and Awards:
2015 College of Education Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Teaching, Texas State University
2013 Top 25 Texas Education Professors, Online Schools Texas
2013, 2012 Alpha Chi Favorite Professor Award, Texas State University
2011, 2009 Advancing Globalization Presidential Award, College of Education and Human Development, The University of Texas at San Antonio
B. Courses Taught:
Texas State University
ED 7311 Education Philosophy in a Social Context
ED 7313 Advanced Studies in Adult Learning and Development
ED 7315 Models of Inquiry: Understanding Epistemologies
ED 7341 Dissertation Proposal Writing
ED 7364 Team Development in Education
ED 7378 /ADED 6388 Seminar in International Educational Research: New Zealand
ED 7379 Independent Study
ADED 7343 Organizational Learning and Development
ADED 7325 Teaching Adults
ADED 5344 Multicultural Perspectives
ADED 5321 Adult Learning and Development
The University of Texas at San Antonio
ALT 6123 International Perspectives on Adult Learning and Teaching
ALT 6223 Distance and Blended Learning in Adult Education and Human Resource Development
ALT 6343 Curriculum and Instruction in Adult Education and Human Resource Development
ALT 6603 Foundations and Contexts of Adult Education and Human Resource Development
ALT 6633 Multicultural Issues, Diversity, and Social Action in Adult Education and Human Resource Development
ALT 6943 Internship in Adult Learning and Teaching
ALT 6953 Independent Study
ALT 6973 Special Problems: Successful Professional Development/Workshops
ALT 6983 Master’s Thesis
C. Graduate Theses/Dissertations, Honors Theses, or Exit Committees (if supervisor, please indicate):
Texas State University
Dissertations as Chair, Completed
1. Cristina Valverde-Poenie, June, 2015. “The Perceptions of Science Without Borders Students of Internationalization Strategies in Practice in an U.S. University: A Phenomenographic Study”
2. Oleksandra Sehin, February, 2015. “The Impact of International Graduate Students on Measuring and Assessing Internationalization Efforts”
Dissertations as Chair/Co-Chair, In progress
1. Christine Moon. “Perceptions of Culture and Identities: Korean and Korean American Women Faculty in the Spaces of the U.S. Academy” (defended proposal, 2015) Chair
2. BJ Spencer. “Study Abroad’s Impact on Professional Architectural Practice” (defended proposal, 2015) Co-Chair
3. Judith Livingston. “Career Transitions of Third Age Women Pediatricians”. (defended proposal, 2015) Chair
4. Felix Villarreal
5. Karen Miller-Kopp
6. James Cleveland
Dissertations as Committee Member, Completed
1. TaNeisha Page, “College Athletes’ Transition to the Workplace” (defended June, 2015)
2. David Gibbs, “Constructing Requirements: A Qualitative Study of the Challenges Associated with Eliciting Requirements for Information Systems” (defended April, 2015)
3. Benjamin Jimenez, (defended March, 2015) “A Phenomenological Study of Adult Learners’ Experiences with Prior Learning Assessment and the Portfolio Development Process”
4. Lisa Kirkpatrick, (defended March, 2015) “Elders in Assisted Living: Excavating Hospitality from Within”
5. Lynn Taylor, (defended February 2015) “Organizational Downsizing and the Aftermath: The Impact on Survivors’ Commitment to Personal Career Development”
6. Celina Bley. December 2014 (defended October 2014). “Public pedagogy in public schools: The journey to creating a welcoming environment for parents to support involvement and student learning”
7. Brandon Beck. August 2014 (defended in May 2014). “TRANS/FORMING educational leadership: Retrospectives of transgender persons as public intellectuals in school contexts”
8. Geleana Alston. May 2014 (defended in March 2014). “Cross-Cultural Mentoring Relationships in Doctoral Education: A Feminist Grounded Theory Study”
9. Phillip Jones. December 2013 (defended in September 2014). “Community College Nontraditional African American Students and Their Journey to College Level Writing: A look at the Writing Experiences Encountered in the Freshman English Composition Classroom”
Dissertations as Committee Member, In progress
1. Naomi Garcia, “Building Bridges—A Case Study of Living and Working Abroad” (defended proposal, 2014)
2. Clint-Michael Reneau, “My Brother’s Keep Contesting Masculinities in Higher Education Dissertation” (defended proposal, 2015)
3. Dawn Robarts, “Living Non-Related Kidney Donation: Who Are the Likely Donors?” (defended proposal, 2014)
4. Ivette Martinez, “Influence of Demographic Characteristics on Successful Matriculation of Veteran Students in Higher Education when Moderated by Disability Status”
5. Regina Hernandez
External Research Committee Membership
Dissertations as Co-Chair, Completed
- Leo Wittnebel, May 2013: “Learning within the Confines of a Continuing Professional Education Activity: Perspectives from Respiratory Therapists”, The University of Texas at San Antonio
- Shelbee Nguyen, May 2012: “The Influence of Public Pedagogy on Adult and Higher Education Learners’ Perceptions of and Motivations to Study Abroad at a Hispanic Serving Institution”, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Dissertations as Committee Member, Completed
- Jennifer Swoyer. December 2014 (defended November 2014). “Being and becoming teachers of adult ELLs: Case studies of professional identity negotiation, development and performance”, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Dissertation as Committee Member (in progress)
- Kathryn Hix, Lesley University Graduate School of Education
Thesis as Committee Chair, Completed
1. George Midla, December 2008: “PBL Preparation for Physician Assistant Facilitators”, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Thesis as Committee Member, Completed
1. Joseph Senesi, May 2009: “Keeping the Care in Military Health Care”, The University of Texas at San Antonio
D. Courses Prepared and Curriculum Development:
Texas State University
ED 7313 Advanced Studies in Adult Learning and Development
ED 7315 Models of Inquiry: Understanding Epistemologies
ED 7325 Teaching Adults
ED 7341 Dissertation Proposal Writing
ED 7364 Team Development in Education
ED 7378 /ADED 6388 Seminar in International Educational Research: New Zealand
ADED 7343 Organizational Learning and Development
ADED 5344 Multicultural Perspectives
ADED 5321 Adult Learning and Development
The University of Texas at San Antonio
ALT 6123 International Perspectives on Adult Learning and Teaching
ALT 6223 Distance and Blended Learning in Adult Education and Human Resource Development
ALT 6343 Curriculum and Instruction in Adult Education and Human Resource Development
ALT 6603 Foundations and Contexts of Adult Education and Human Resource Development
ALT 6633 Multicultural Issues, Diversity, and Social Action in Adult Education and Human Resource Development
ALT 6943 Internship in Adult Learning and Teaching
ALT 6953 Independent Study
ALT 6973 Special Problems: Designing & Delivering Successful Professional Development for a Variety of Settings
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
EMSP 3100: Orientation to Online Learning in EHS
E. Funded External Teaching Grants and Contracts:
Working with the Struggling Student: Credit Recovery Program In-service, Austin ISD: 2005-2006
I. Other:
Teaching Professional Development/Personal Learning
· Program for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Texas State University, 2011-2012, Participant
· Allies of Texas State University Training. 2012, Participant
· A Global View Symposium on Graduate Study Abroad, Michigan State University. 2012, Participant
· How to Develop a Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program. Texas State University, 2011. Participant
III. SCHOLARLY/CREATIVE
A. Works in Print (including works accepted, forthcoming, in press)
1. Books
b. Chapters in Books
Coryell, J. E., Stewart, T., *Wubbena, Z., *Spencer, B. J., & *Valverde, C. (Accepted). International service-learning, study abroad, and global citizenship development in a post-disaster locale. In D. Velliaris (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Study Abroad Programs and Outbound Mobility. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. [refereed].
2. Articles
a. Refereed Journal Articles: (*indicates publication with graduate students)
Nguyen, S. R., & Coryell, J. E. (2015). Flipping the script in study abroad participation: The influence of popular culture and social networks on perceptions and motives. Journal of International Students, 5(1), 23-37.
Dentith, A., Wright, R. R., & Coryell, J. E. (2015). Those “Mean Girls and their Friends”: Bullies and Mob Rule in the Academy. Adult Learning, 28-34.
Coryell, J. E., & *Murray, K. (2014). Adult learning and doctoral student research forum participation: Insights into the nature of professional participatory experience. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 9, 309-327. Retrieved from http://ijds.org/Volume9/IJDSv9p309-327Coryell0643.pdf
Coryell, J. E., *Spencer, B. J., & *Sehin, O. (2014). Cosmopolitan adult education and global citizenship: Perceptions from a European itinerant graduate professional study abroad program. Adult Education Quarterly, 64(2), 147-166. doi:10.1177/0741713613515067
Coryell, J. E. (2013). Collaborative comparative inquiry and transformative cross-cultural adult learning and teaching: A Western educator metanarrative and inspiring a global vision. Adult Education Quarterly, 63(4), 299-320.
Coryell, J. E. (2013). Learning on-location: Evaluating the instructional design for just-in-time learning in Italian interdisciplinary short-term study abroad. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 24(2), 5-31.
Fedeli, M., *Giampaolo, M., & Coryell, J. E. (2013). The use of learning contracts within an Italian university setting. Adult Learning, 24(3), 104-111. doi: 10.1177/1045159513489113.
Coryell, J. E., Clark, M. C., Wagner, S., & Stuessy, C. (2013). Becoming real: Impressions of developing an educational researcher identity. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 37(3), 367-383. doi: 10.1080/0309877X.2011.645456.
Coryell, J. E., Durodoye, B., Wright, R. R., Pate, P. E., & *Nguyen, S. (2012). Case studies of internationalization in adult and higher education: Inside the processes of four universities in the US and UK. Journal of Studies in International Education, 16(1), 75-98. doi:10.1177/1028315310388945.
Coryell, J. E. (2011). The foreign city as classroom: Adult learning in study abroad. Adult Learning. 22(3), 4-11. doi:10.1177/104515951102200301
Durodoye, B.A., Coryell, J. E., Wright, R. R., & Pate, P. E. (2011). Assessing global perspectives at a Hispanic and minority serving institution: A university-wide effort. Journal of College and Character, 12(3), 1-6. doi: 10.2202/1940-1639.1776.
Wright, R. R., Coryell, J. E., Martinez, M., Henkin, R., Harmon, J., & Keehn, S. (2010). Rhyme, response and reflection: An investigation of the possibilities for critical adult learning through reading poetry. Journal of Transformative Education, 8(2), 103-123. doi:10.1177/1541344611406737.
Coryell, J. E., Clark, M. C., & Pomerantz, A. (2010). Cultural fantasy narratives and heritage language learning: A case study of adult, heritage learners of Spanish. The Modern Language Journal, 94(3), 453-469.
*Midla, G. S., & Coryell, J. E. (2010). Problem-based learning preparation for physician assistant faculty. The United States Army Medical Department Journal (Oct-Dec), 39-47.
Coryell, J. E. (2010). Adult computer-assisted language learning. Texas Adult and Family Literacy Quarterly, 14(4), 8-9.
Coryell, J. E., & Clark, M. C. (2009). One right way, intercultural participation, and language learning anxiety: A qualitative analysis of adult online heritage and nonheritage language learners. Foreign Language Annals, 42(3), 483-504.
Coryell, J. E., & Clark, M. C. (2008). Examining online language practice communities. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 12(3), 95-101.
Coryell, J. E., & Chlup, D. T. (2007). Implementing e-learning components with adult English language learners: Vital factors and lessons learned. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 20(3), 263-278.
b. Non-refereed Articles:
Coryell, J. E. (2009). The TESOL doctoral forum: Helping to develop TESOL’s rising stars. Essential Teacher, 6(2), 46.
3. Conference Proceedings (*indicates publication with graduate students)
a. Refereed Conference Proceedings:
Coryell, J. E., Fedeli, M., *Tyner, J., & Frison, D. (in press). Faculty development and teaching international students: A cross-national study of faculty perspectives in a global era. Proceedings of the Commission of International Adult Education Pre Conference of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education. Oklahoma City, OK.
Coryell, J. E., & *Sehin, O. (2014). Cosmopolitanism and adult education: A review of the research literature. Proceedings of the Commission of International Adult Education Pre Conference of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (pp. 32-44). Charleston, SC.
Fedeli, M., *Frison, D., & Coryell, J. E. (2014). First step of Italian national research on teaching and learning methods in higher education. Proceedings of the International Pre Conference of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (pp. 45-56). Charleston, SC.
Coryell, J. E. (2012). Combining specialized professional skills with personal global citizenship development: The case of an itinerant graduate study abroad program. Proceedings of the Standing Conference on University Teaching and Research in the Education of Adults (pp. 63-72). Leicester, UK: University of Leicester.