Faculty Profile for Dr. Felix Quayson

Biography Section

Biography and Education

AREAS OF RESEARCH: Workforce HRD Education, Career & Technical/Vocational Education, Leadership, EdTech.

Open Researcher & Contributor ID (ORCID) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8444-8619

Felix Quayson, Ed.D., Ph.D., M.S.Ed., M.A., B.Sc., CMTE, TEFL/TESOL.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: As an accomplished educational research scientist and scholar, I am dedicated to exploring how credentials of value, career readiness, and workforce education influence economic mobility and self-efficacy. My interdisciplinary scholarship is deeply rooted in education sciences encompassing career and technical/vocational education, credentialing industry certifications and micro-credentials, and leadership. I bring extensive expertise in higher education, performance metrics, edtech, training and development, labor relations, project design, and management. With a keen professional interest in course and educational program design, multimedia activities, and entrepreneurship, I blend practical experience with academic rigor to develop innovative and transformative solutions that enhance educational outcomes and workforce readiness. My work is driven by a commitment to fostering economic opportunity and empowering individuals through education. My education sciences practice is anchored in five core tenets: learning systems, human development, schools as organizations, policymaking in education, and social structures and stratification.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: I have been recognized as a national postsecondary career and technical education research fellow by the ECMC Foundation. My work includes contributions to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education Grant projects# 2000472 and #2151029, along with serving as an NSF grant reviewer. I received a grant from the ECMC Foundation to establish a National Applied Research Center on Industry Certifications and Career Readiness for Black Males. Additionally, I serve as a book series editor in organization, workforce, and leadership studies at Information Age Publishing, and was elected Secretary for the AERA CTE SIG for the 2023-2025 term. My dedication extends to serving on the board of directors at Youth Social Educational Vocational Training Academy in Springfield, MA. As a co-founder of New Mind Media, LLC, I contribute to providing online training in career skills and job programs through our education and business consulting services.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Educational Studies in Workforce Development and Education, Cognate in Research Methods Design; Career & Technical Education. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

M.A. in Educational Studies in Workforce Development and Education in Adult Education & Human Resource Development. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Supervision, Higher Education. Cognate in Educational Research Methods. American International College, Springfield, MA.

M.S.Ed. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Higher Education. Emphasis in Accreditation and Assessment. Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY.

B.S. in Health Fitness Management, Public Health. Emphasis in Health Promotions and Education. Washington Adventist University, Takoma Park, MD.

Nassau County Community College, State University of New York (SUNY). Garden City, NY.

POSTDOCTORAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

The Certificate Program in Media and Technology for Education, Professional Education at HGSE. Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA. Certification Number: PPECRT-00068966

TEFL/TESOL Level 5 Teacher Certification. TQUK/International TEFL Academy, UK & USA. Certification Number: 58974106896 and Qualification Number: 601/5234/5. Achieved Components of Teaching Young Learners and Teaching Business English

DISSERTATION RESEARCH STUDIES

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - "EXAMINING THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS OF PRE-COLLEGIATE BLACK MALE STUDENTS IN A HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING AND SUPPORTS FROM SCHOOL STAKEHOLDERS." Committee: Edward C. Fletcher, Jr., Ph.D. (Adviser and Chair; Workforce Development), Christopher J. Zirkle, Ph.D. (Comprehensive Vocational Education), Antoinette Errante, Ph.D. (Methodologist; Philosophy and History of Education), and Benjamin Campbell, Ph.D. (Graduate School Representative, Management and Human Resources at Fisher College of Business).

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) - "FACULTY PERSPECTIVES ON ONLINE TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION." Committee: Nicholas D. Young, Ph.D., Ed.D. (First Core Adviser and Chair; Educational Psychology and Educational Leadership), Christine N. Michael, Ph.D. (Second Core Adviser and Program Director; Human and Family Development, Counseling Psychology), and Nadine Bonda, Ph.D. (Methodologist; Curriculum and Instruction).

PROFESSIONAL, SCHOLARLY, AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONSULTANCY

Co-founder, New Mind Media, LLC., an Education and Business Consulting firm for online career and job training programs. Newmindmediallc.com

Board of Director, Youth Social Educational Vocational Training Academy (YSET), 57 School St, Springfield, MA 01105. USA.

Teaching Interests

Organization, Workforce, and Leadership
Adult Education
Postsecondary and K-12 Career and Technical/Vocational Education
STEM-CTE Education
Workforce Human Resources Development
Education Entrepreneurship
Educational Leadership, Policy Studies, and Higher Education Administration
Economic Development

Research Interests

Research Expertise:
Workforce HRD Education
Postsecondary and K-12 Career & Technical/Vocational Education
Organizational Leadership and Learning
Economic Mobility and Development
Educational Leadership, Policy Studies, and Higher Education Administration

Focus Areas:
College & Career Readiness
Academic Motivation & Achievement
Black Male Students
Workforce Human Resources Development
Labor Market Outcomes/Relations
Training & Development
E-Learning/EdTech/Online Education
Industry Certification/Micro-Credentialing
Apprenticeship
STEM-CTE Education
Economic Mobility and Self-Efficacy

Methodologies Approach:
Research Methods & Design
Qualitative Research Designs
Descriptive Case Study
Mixed Methods Research
Policy Studies/Analyses
Phenomenology
Data visualization

Five Core Tenets Of My Education Sciences Practice:
Learning systems,
Human development,
Schools as organizations,
Policymaking in education, and
Social structures and stratification.