Faculty Profile for Dr. Catherine Ann Cherrstrom

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Dr. Catherine Ann Cherrstrom
Regents' Teacher — Org, Wkforce, & Ldrshp Studies
Program Faculty — Org, Wkforce, & Ldrshp Studies
PED 101
phone: (512) 245-2115
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Dr. Cathy Cherrstrom is Associate Professor in the Department of Organization, Workforce, and Leadership Studies. Before joining Texas State University, Dr. Cherrstrom had 25 years of experience leading and managing teams in the financial services industry, most recently as Senior Vice President and Business Banking Executive, and extensive non-profit and community service. She earned her Ph.D. in Adult Education and Human Resource Development from Texas A&M University.

Teaching Interests

 --Adult, non-traditional, post-traditional learners
--Adult learning and education
--Human resource development
--Qualitative research design
--Interdisciplinary perspectives

Research Interests

 My research agenda broadly examines adult development and transition within the contexts of the workplace and higher education. More specifically, the agenda focuses on three strands:

--adult learning, adult learners, and prior learning assessment
--STEM knowledge and teaching development
--career development and transition

Collectively, these strands fulfill my mission to advance adult development and transition in the workplace and higher education, through interdisciplinary research, teaching, training, and learning.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Cherrstrom, C. A. (2024). Drives and motives during online degree completion—Commonalities among and differences between Hispanic and non-Hispanic adult students. International Journal of Adult Education and Technology, 15(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJAET.335085
  • 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.
  • 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., Lopez, O. S., & Ashford-Hanserd, S. N. (2022). STEM knowledge in non-STEM occupations: Implications for community colleges. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 46(7), 457–471. https://doi.org/10.1080/10668926.2020.1868359
  • 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

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Nominee: Mid-Career Award, Commission of Professors of Adult Education (CPAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE). 2025 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Malcolm Knowles Award for Outstanding Adult Education Program Leadership--MAIS/MSIS program, American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE). 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Regents' Teacher Award, Texas State University System. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, Texas State University. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National Honor Society, Texas State University. 2021

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.
  • Cherrstrom, C. A.. Returning to the classroom: Nontraditional adult students and career changers to new faculty, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $8000. (Funded: 2016 - 2017). Grant.
  • Cherrstrom, C. A.. Returning to the classroom: Nontraditional adult students and career changers to new faculty, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $8000. (Funded: 2016 - 2017). Grant.
  • Cherrstrom, C. A.. Dwight Look College of Engineering, Office of Graduate Studies, and Center for Teaching Excellence proposal to provide authentic teaching experiences to graduate students/future faculty aspiring to academic careers—drafted Texas A&M’s portion, National Science Foundation (NSF) and Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching & Learning (CIRTL). (Funded: 2011 - 2012). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Editor
Adult Learning (appointed Co-Editor-in-Chief in 2025 for 2026-2028)
2025-2028
Faculty respondent
International Research Conference for Graduate Students
2022
Committee Member
TXST Albert B. Alkek Library Committee
2016-2022
Editorial Review Board Member
Adult Higher Education Alliance—2023 AHEA Book Series
2021
Committee Member
College of Applied Arts, Research Enhancement Program--Grant review committee
2020-2021