Research

Research

Research on learning systems, organizational capability, and adult learner agency.

My research agenda examines how adult learning, organization development, workforce systems, and technology-enabled learning can improve performance while honoring human identity, agency, access, and context.

AI and microlearning in higher education

Studies and design projects on faculty perspectives, short-form learning, engineering and computing education, AI-supported teaching, accessibility, and learner engagement.

Organization development and workforce learning

Research and applied scholarship on change, competency modeling, learning transfer, performance improvement, future-proofing organizations, and workforce capability.

Adult learning in carceral education

Research on institutional recognition, credential transfer, identity, engagement, and learning pathways for adults in correctional and constrained learning environments.

Extension education and community learning

Community-engaged research connecting Knowles’ adult learning principles, Extension practice, microlearning resources, and community-based participatory approaches.

Sales and workforce competencies

Work on competency development, onboarding, retail sales performance, customer-facing work, and early-career workforce transitions.

Learning design and evaluation

Applied inquiry into program evaluation, ROI, evidence use, learning outcomes, transfer, and continuous improvement in education and organizations.

Research lenses

Conceptual commitments across projects

Adult learning theory Learner agency Transformative learning Communities of practice Identity and possible selves Program evaluation Learning transfer Organization development Human-centered AI Evidence-informed design