Faculty Profile for Dr. Carrie J Boden

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Dr. Carrie J Boden
Professor — Org, Wkforce, & Ldrshp Studies
PED 101
phone: (512) 245-2115

Biography Section

Biography and Education

Carrie Boden, Ph.D., is Professor and former Chair of the Department of Organization, Workforce, and Leadership Studies at Texas State University. She has designed and taught courses in traditional, hybrid, and online formats, and has developed and overseen the implementation of several online program initiatives for adult learners. Her research is primarily focused in the areas of adult learning, theory, and practice, specifically Prior Learning Assessment and transformative learning. She has produced numerous articles, book chapters, conference presentations, grants and funded projects, and academic books. Her work has been disseminated nationally and internationally, and she has been recognized for her work with several teaching, innovation, and service awards.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Cherrstrom, C. A., Boden, C. J., & Sherron, T. (2023). Nontraditional students and credit for prior learning--Analytical thinking, clout, drives, and motives. The Journal of Continuing Higher Education, [Online First]. https://doi.org/https://doi-org.libproxy.txstate.edu/10.1080/07377363.2023.2222247
  • Cherrstrom, C. A., Boden, C. J., & Sherron, T. (2023). Adult learners and credit for prior learning: Analytical thinking and drives.
  • Boden, C. J., Cherrstrom, C. A., Sherron, T., Mohamed*, M., & Wilson*, L. (2022). A decade of global prior learning assessment: A systematic literature review. The Journal of Continuing Higher Education, OnlineFirst. https://doi.org/10.1080/07377363.2022.2119800
  • Boden, C. J., Cherrstrom, C. A., & Sherron, T. (2022). A decade of prior learning assessment: A systematic review of global literature.
  • Sherron, T., Cherrstrom, C. A., Boden, C. J., & Wilson*, L. (2021). Block credit in prior learning assessment: Theory to practice. Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 19(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/15366367.2020.1832812

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Honorary Professor of International Studies. February 1, 2024 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Exceptional Research and Service in the Field Award, Adult and Higher Education Alliance. 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Adult Learner Impact Award, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. November 2020 - 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College of Applied Arts Achievement Award for Service, Texas State University. June 2020 - 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alumni Teaching Award of Honor, Texas State University. May 2020 - 2020

Selected Grants

  • Sherron, T., Ashford, S. N., Cherrstrom, C. A., Lopez, O. S., Boden, C. J.. College credit for heroes (CCH) Phase VI, Texas Workforce Commission, State, $241630. (Submitted: 2017, Funded: 2017 - 2020). Grant.
  • Sherron, T., Ashford, S. N., Cherrstrom, C. A., Lopez, O. S., Boden, C. J.. College credit for heroes (CCH) Phase VI, Texas Workforce Commission, State, $241630. (Submitted: 2017, Funded: 2017 - 2020). Grant.
  • Boden-McGill, Carrie (Other). Friends University-La Universidad La Salle Study Abroad Exchange, Institutional (Higher Ed), $48000. (Funded: 2011). Grant.
  • Boden-McGill, Carrie (Principal). University of Arkansas at Little Rock Faculty Research Grant, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Institutional (Higher Ed), $560. (Funded: 2008). Grant.
  • Boden-McGill, Carrie (Other). Friends University-La Universidad La Salle Study Abroad Exchange, Institutional (Higher Ed), $42000. (Funded: 2007). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Personnel Committee
2021-Present
Co-Editor
Adult Higher Education Alliance Book Series
2019-Present
Chair
College of Applied Arts Research Enhancement Committee
August 2019-Present
Member
University Research Enhancement Committee
August 2019-Present
Founding Faculty Sponsor
Alpha Sigma Lambda
2017-Present