Portrait of Dr. Catherine Ann Cherrstrom

Dr. Catherine Ann Cherrstrom

  • Regents' Teacher at Org, Wkforce, & Ldrshp Studies, College of Applied Arts

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Member, TXST University Libraries Committee. 2024 - Present.
  • Member, Awards Committee for American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)'s Commission for Professors of Adult Education (CPAE). 2023 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Continuing Higher Education (JCHE). 2023 - Present.
  • Chair, OWLS Scholarships Committee. 2022 - Present.
  • Chair, OWLS Awards Committee. 2022 - Present.
  • Chair, OWLS Graduate Committee. 2025 - Present.
  • Graduate Advisor, OWLS Academic Program Review Committee. 2025 - Present.
  • Chair, OWLS Awards Committee. 2025 - Present.
  • Co-Chair, OWLS Graduate Comprehensive Examination Committee. 2025 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Conference proposals for American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)'s Commission for Professors of Adult Education (CPAE) conference. 2025 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Adult Education Quarterly. 2025 - Present.
  • Member, College of Applied Arts' Awards Banquet Planning Committee. 2024 - Present.
  • Member, TXST President's Award for Teaching Excellence Committee. 2024 - Present.
  • Member, OWLS Curriculum Committee. 2024 - Present.
  • Officer, American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)'s Commission for Professors of Adult Education (CPAE). 2023 - Present.
  • Member, College of Applied Arts' Scholarship Committee. 2023 - Present.
  • Co-Chair, Communications Committee for the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)'s Commission for Professors of Adult Education (CPAE). 2023 - Present.
  • Member, Annual Workshop Committee for the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)'s Commission for Professors of Adult Education (CPAE). 2023 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, European Journal for Training and Development. 2023 - Present.
  • Member, College of Applied Arts' Awards Committee. 2023 - Present.
  • Member, OWLS Personnel Committee. 2021 - Present.
  • Chair, OWLS New and Junior Faculty Mentor. 2021 - Present.
  • Chair, OWLS Online Graduate Research Forum. 2019 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Human Resource Development Review. 2019 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Conference proposals for American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) conference. 2019 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Adult Learning. 2015 - Present.

2028

  • Editor, Adult Learning (appointed Co-Editor-in-Chief in 2025 for 2026-2028). 2025 - 2028.

2025

  • Graduate Advisor, College of Applied Arts--Graduate hooding. 2025.
  • Graduate Advisor, College of Applied Arts, Annual Spring Awards Banquet. 2025.
  • Participant, College of Applied Arts' Awards Prospective Dean Candidate Presentations (2). 2025.
  • Chair, OWLS 50th Anniversary Celebration--Student Panel. 2025.
  • Graduate Marshal, Texas State University Commencement. 2025.
  • Member, TXST Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Grammarly Pilot. 2024 - 2025.

2024

  • Hooded graduating graduate students, College of Applied Arts--Graduate hooding. 2024.
  • Chair, Rebuilt the OWLS Comprehensive Exam Canvas course site. 2024.
  • Graduate Marshal, Texas State University Commencement. 2024.
  • Other, College of Applied Arts, Annual Spring Awards Banquet. 2024.
  • Co-Chair, OWLS Graduate Comprehensive Examination Committee. 2021 - 2024.
  • Member, Albert B. Alkek Library Committee. 2020 - 2024.

2023

  • Hooded graduate students, College of Applied Arts--Graduate hooding. 2023.
  • Other, College of Applied Arts, Annual Spring Awards Banquet. 2023.
  • Graduate Marshal, Texas State University Commencement. 2023.

2022

  • Faculty respondent, International Research Conference for Graduate Students. 2022.
  • Committee Member, TXST Albert B. Alkek Library Committee. 2016 - 2022.
  • Hooded graduate students, College of Applied Arts--Graduate hooding. 2022.
  • Other, College of Applied Arts, Annual Spring Awards Banquet. 2022.

2021

  • 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.
  • Editor, Conference Proceedings of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE). 2020 - 2021.
  • Search committee member for tenure-track/tenure assistant/associate professor, Graduate research assistant mentor, as needed. 2018 - 2021.

2020

  • Editorial Review Board Member, Adult Higher Education Alliance—2022 AHEA Book Series. 2020.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, Inaugural Conference Proceedings Committee (processes, templates, training, communications) for the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE). 2020.
  • Member, OWLS Graduate Comprehensive Examination Committee. 2016 - 2020.

2019

  • Member, Greater San Marcos Partnership. Workforce needs assessment in Hayes and Caldwell Counties. 2019.
  • Member, Governance Task Force for the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE). 2017 - 2019.
  • Graduate Marshal, Texas State University Commencement. 2019.
  • Mistress of Ceremonies, Department of Organization, Workforce, and Leadership Studies, College of Applied Arts, Annual Spring Awards Banquet. 2019.
  • Member, Centre for Adult Learning and Professional Development, National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway. Nuala McGuinn, Director, Niamh Nolan, and Brian O Donnchadha. Industry and academic interactions in the Texas State University region. 2019.
  • Other, College of Applied Arts--Graduate hooding. 2019.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Adult Higher Education Alliance—2021 AHEA Book Series. 2019.
  • Acting department chair, as needed, Acting department chair, as needed: Department of Organization, Workforce, and Leadership Studies. 2016 - 2019.

2018

  • Editorial Review Board Member, Adult Higher Education Alliance (AHEA)--2020 AHEA Book Series. 2018.
  • Graduate Marshal, Texas State University Commencement. 2018.
  • Other, College of Applied Arts--Graduate hooding. 2018.
  • Organizer, Graduate Research Assistant onboarding. 2017 - 2018.
  • Member, Tenure and promotion policy committee. 2017 - 2018.
  • Acting department chair, as needed, Department of Organization, Workforce, and Leadership Studies. 2016 - 2018.
  • Member, Graduate Research Assistant hiring committee. 2016 - 2018.
  • Other, Graduate Research Assistant Mentor, as needed. 2016 - 2018.
  • Member, OWLS Online Graduate Research Forum. 2015 - 2018.

2017

  • Co-author of OWLS nomination for Malcolm Knowles Award for Outstanding Adult Education Program Leadership, American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE). 2017.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Adult Higher Education Alliance—2019-2023 AHEA Book Series. 2017.
  • Other, College of Applied Arts--Graduate hooding. 2017.
  • Invited Presenter and Panel Participant, Texas State University Faculty Development. The first year: What do I do? New tenure-track faculty orientation. 2016 - 2017.
  • Committee Member, Texas State University College of Applied Arts College Research Enhancement Program Grant Review Committee. 2016 - 2017.

2016

  • Graduate Marshal, Texas State University Commencement. 2016.
  • Supervisor, BAAS capstone experience: Dan Reif, 2006-2016 BAAS alumni survey. 2016.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, Adult Learning, Special adult development issue. 2016.
  • Search Committee Member, Texas State University, Department of Occupational, Workforce, and Leadership Studies: Tenure-track assistant professor position. 2015 - 2016.
  • College-Level Teaching Award Committee Member, Texas A&M University Association of Former Students College of Education and Human Development. 2015 - 2016.

2015

  • Co-founder and Developer, Texas A&M University Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development: Adult Education Seminar Series, including Prelim Prep series. 2014 - 2015.
  • Adult Education Liaison, Texas A&M University Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development Graduate Representative Advisory Board (G.R.A.B.). 2014 - 2015.
  • Research Symposium Planner, Texas A&M University Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development Graduate Representative Advisory Board. 2014 - 2015.
  • Search Committee Member, Texas A&M University College of Education and Human Development Administrative Coordinator to Executive Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs. 2014 - 2015.
  • Graduate Student Writing Consultant, Texas A&M University College of Education and Human Development Promoting Outstanding Writing for Excellence in Research (P.O.W.E.R.). 2014 - 2015.
  • Graduate Student Member, Texas A&M University College of Education and Human Development Diversity and Climate Dean’s Office committee. 2014 - 2015.

2014

  • Reviewer / Referee, Conference proposals for American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) conference. 2014.
  • Co-founder and Developer, Texas A&M University Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development: Adult Education Seminar Series, including Prelim Prep series. 2013 - 2014.
  • Adult Education Liaison, Texas A&M University Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development Graduate Representative Advisory Board (G.R.A.B.). 2013 - 2014.
  • Research Symposium Planner, Texas A&M University Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development. 2013 - 2014.
  • Graduate Student Writing Consultant, Texas A&M University College of Education and Human Development Promoting Outstanding Writing for Excellence in Research (P.O.W.E.R.). 2013 - 2014.
  • Graduate Student Member, Texas A&M University College of Education and Human Development Diversity and Climate Dean’s Office committee. 2013 - 2014.

2013

  • Guest Panel Speaker, Texas A&M University Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development Writing for Research and Publications. 2013.
  • Co-founder and Developer, Texas A&M University Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development: Adult Education Seminar Series, including Prelim Prep series. 2012 - 2013.
  • Search Committee Member (for three professorial positions), Texas A&M University Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development Adult Education and Human Resource Development. 2012 - 2013.
  • Graduate Student Writing Consultant, Texas A&M University College of Education and Human Development Promoting Outstanding Writing for Excellence in Research (P.O.W.E.R.). 2012 - 2013.
  • Graduate Student Member, Texas A&M University College of Education and Human Development Diversity and Climate Dean’s Office committee. 2012 - 2013.

2012

  • Guest Panel Speaker, Texas A&M University Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development Writing for Research and Publications. 2012.
  • Conference planning committee member, American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE). 2012.
  • Selection Committee Member, Texas A&M University Association of Former Students College-level Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching. 2011 - 2012.