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Dr. Carrie J Boden

  • Professor - Org, Wkforce, & Ldrshp Studies
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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.
  • Lopez, Omar S (Principal), Ashford-Hanserd, Shetay Nicole (Co-Principal), Boden, Carrie J (Co-Principal), Cherrstrom, Catherine Ann (Co-Principal), Singh, Shailendra Mohan (Co-Principal), Xie, Lei (Co-Principal), Sherron, Todd (Co-Principal), Gottschall, Portia Manhan (Co-Principal). Workforce College Completion Collaborative (WorkforceC3), EDA American Rescue Plan Act Good Jobs Challenge, Federal, $1892062. (Submitted: February 15, 2022, Funded: September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2025). 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.
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  • Cherrstrom, C. A., Hyden, B. M., Boden, C. J., Singh, S. M., & Xie, L. (2024). Ed tech in adult online learning: Facilitating andragogical program development, learner interactions, and student research. International Journal of Adult Education and Technology, 15(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4018/IJAET.355707
  • 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, 72(2), 237–252. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/07377363.2023.2222247
  • Hastings, C. K., Boden, C. J., Thorne, D. M., Roundtree, A. K., May, M., & Pomeroy, K. (2023). Looking Back, Looking Forward: How the Pandemic Influenced Faculty Values. International Journal of Adult Education and Technology (IJAET), 14(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.4018/IJAET.332877
  • 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
  • MacKenna, V., Diaz, D., Chase, S., Boden, C. J., & Loerzel, V. (2021). Self-debriefing in healthcare simulation: An integrative literature review. Nurse Education Today. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104907
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Honorary Professor of International Studies. February 1, 2024 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Malcolm Knowles Award for Outstanding Adult Education Program Leadership, American Association of Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE). 2024
  • 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
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