May 2005 - EdD

Teachers, College, Columbia University, NYC, USA
Dissertation: “The Use of Participatory Action Research to Create New Educational Practices for Homeless and Highly Mobile Students”
Committee Chair: Bob Monson, Chair

May 1998 - MBA

Regis University, Master of Non-Profit Management
Thesis: “Studying Collaborative Process in Non-Profit Management”

May 1976 - BFA

Colorado University, Fine Arts
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Initiate Phi Beta Kappa

2014

DoctoralNet Honored as a High Potential Startup
€50K award by Irish government

2006

Faculty Excellence Award
Jones International University – Department of Online Education

1996

Grant by a Group of Philanthropic and Government Agencies
$35K total donated to support research and projects focused on improving education for students who were homeless or highly mobile

Ongoing

Mixed Methods Evaluation of Graduate Digital Professional Development
Principal Investigator - DoctoralNet Ltd, Cork, Ireland

2001-2005

Evaluation of Web-based Professional Development
Principal Investigator - National Center for School Engagement

1995-1998

Colorado Participatory Action Research
Principal Investigator

2013 to Present

DoctoralNet and MastersNet Ltd
Global Digital Professional Development
Founder, CEO

• Our team, including my own work, deliver 90+ webinars a year to 45K+ Masters and Doctoral students across 14 universities in three countries
• Write and develop online materials
• Build self-assessments and other Graduate self directed learning tools
• Coordinate messages to encourage adoptions of tools

2006-2012

Jones International University, Walden University, Colorado Technical University
Masters and Doctoral Students Advised
32 Doctoral Candidates graduated with my mentorship from 2006-2012 Most in educational leadership, as well as six as a Doctor of Business

Books

James, E. A. (in press). The hidden curriculum and graduate school.

James, E. A., & Slater, T. (2014). Write Your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success. Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications.

James, E.A., Slater, T., Bucknam, A., (2012). Action research for business, non- profits and public administration: A tool for complex times. Thousand Oaks, CA. USA: Sage Publishing.

James, E. A. (2009). Participatory action research as professional development: Creating new education practices for homeless or highly mobile students in the United States. Berlin: VDM Verlag

James, E. A. (2008). Participatory action research: Data driven decision making for school leaders. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Selected Book Chapters, Journal and Conference Publications

James, E. A. (2019). Doctoral Platforms and Apps for Professional Development and Student Support, Chapter 1. In Kwong (Ed.), ICT in Doctoral Educaton. USA: IGI Global.

Stokes, J., Keegan, R., Brown, M., & James, E. A. (2019). Digitalisation of Higher Degree Research and Its Benefit to Postgraduate Researchers. In Kwong (Ed.), ICT in Doctoral Educaton. USA: IGI Global.

James, E. A. (2019). Deans and technology: Working together to improve Postgraduate education, retention and completion. Paper presented at the World Conference on Online Learning, Dublin, Ireland.

James, E. A. (2019). Changing the Postgraduate landscape: Students use of digital professional development tools. Paper presented at the World Conference on Online Learning, Dublin, Ireland.

James, E. A. (2019). Students vote with their attendance: Data and discussion from research on DoctoralNet ltd tools. Paper presented at the Researcher education and development conference, Kings College, London, England.

James, E. A., & Leasure, D. (2017). The Vision of Integrated Technology Across the Lifecycle of Postgraduate Education: Improving both Student Experience and Administrative Ease (whitepaper). from DoctoralNet Ltd

James, E. A., & Leasure, D. (2017). The Vision of Integrated Technology Across the Lifecycle of Postgraduate Education: Improving both Student Experience and Administrative Ease (whitepaper). from DoctoralNet Ltd

James, E. A. (2017, Tuesday October 17th). Nothing new here, just a whole lot of goodness: using technology from healthcare for postgraduates. Paper presented at the World Conference on Online Learning: ICDE 2017, Toronto, CA.

James, E. A. (Spring 2017). Retrieving graduate revenue from the edge: solving inequitable socialization for Masters & PhD students with graduate technology support platforms. Organizational Development, 35(1), 67-83.

James, E. A. (2015). Three top technological strategies for postgraduate doctoral success. eLearning industry (Thursday 11, June, 2015).

James, E. A. (2008). Studying and improving connection and inclusion in online professorship: Dealing with the dark side. Teacher Education Practices-Queen's Conference Proceedings 2008.

James, E. A., & McKay Epp, B. (2007). The third year outcomes of participatory action research facilitated online. Paper presented at the British Educational Research Association, Annual Conference, Institute of Education, University of London, 5-8, September 2007.

James, E. A. (2006a, September 2006). Implementing a national program for educators to use PAR to study disadvantage: What works? Paper presented at the ECER 2006, Geneva.

James, E. A. (2006b). A study of PAR for educators developing new practise in areas of educational disadvantage. Educational Action Research, 14(4).

James, E. A. (2005a). Drop outs or early school leavers: A comparative study between Ireland and the US. Essays in Education, 13(2005), 1-13.

James, E. A. (2005b). Prospects for the future: Use of participatory action research to study issues of educational disadvantage.  Journal of Irish Educational Research, 24(2-3), 199-206.

Special Presentation: “Using Graduate Digital Professional Development for Masters and Doctoral Students: Research Results” Council Of Graduate Schools Annual Meeting in Washington, DC USA 2018.Special Presentation: “Using Graduate Digital Professional Development for Masters and Doctoral Students: Research Results” Council Of Graduate Schools Annual Meeting in Washington, DC USA 2018.

Presentation of Research, “Students Vote With Their Attendance: Making Digital Postgraduate Professional Development Meaningful to Students & the University,”Identity, Agency, and Choice – personal approaches to researcher development18th October 2019 | King’s College London | London, United Kingdom

2018-2019-Present

Council of Graduate Schools, Supporting Member

2015-Present

International Society for Organizational Development and Change

2017-Present

General Member Board of Directors
International Society Organizational Development and Change

Peer-Reviewed Articles for:
Educational Action Research Journal
Organizational Development Journal

2010-Present

Kinsale, Co Cork,
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Actons Leisure Centre

Dual Citizenship: United Stated and Ireland / European Union