Faculty Profile for Dr. Felix Quayson

Biography Section

Biography and Education

BIOGRAPHY

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: I am an educational research scientist and scholar working to better understand how credentials of value, career readiness, and workforce education motivate and shape economic mobility and self-efficacy. My scholarships are interwoven in the interdisciplinary nature of education sciences through career and technical/vocational education, credentialing industry certifications and micro-credentials, higher education leadership, performance metrics, edtech, training and development, labor relations, project design, and management. Likewise, I have a professional interest in course design, educational program design, multimedia activities, entrepreneurship, and traveling. I enjoy generating impactful new ideas and facilitating solutions to improve outcomes that benefit human development.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: I was named a national postsecondary career and technical education research fellow at ECMC Foundation. I worked on U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education Grant projects# 2000472 and 2151029. I am Grant reviewer at NSF. I was awarded a Grant from the ECMC Foundation to establish a National Applied Research Center on Industry Certifications and Career Readiness for Black Males. I am a book series editor in organization, workforce, and leadership studies at Information Age Publishing, Inc. I am an elected AERA CTE SIG Secretary for the 2023-2025 term. I serve on the board of directors at Youth Social Educational Vocational Training Academy in Springfield, MA. I am a co-founder of New Mind Media, LLC., an education and business consulting where we provide online training in career skills and job programs.

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. American International College, Springfield, MA.

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

B.S. in Health Fitness Management, Public Health. 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

Teaching Interests

Organization, Workforce, and Leadership Studies
Adult Education
Career and Technical/Vocational Education
STEM

Research Interests

Industry Certifications and Credentialing
Workforce Human Resources Development
Career and Technical/Vocational Education
Adult Education
STEM Education
Leadership
EdTech