Faculty & Staff
Dr. Duane Akroyd Office: 310G Poe Hall |
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Background
Ph.D. Southern Illinois University
Concentration: Occupational Education
Specialization: Higher Education Administration
M.S. State University of New York at Buffalo
Major: Health Science EducationB.S.
Medical College of Georgia
Major: Radiologic Sciences
Teaching
In addition to coordinating and teaching in the Health Professions Education specialization, Dr. Akroyd also teaches the history of higher education and survey research in the department. Below is a list of courses he has recently offered.
EAC 716 The History of Higher Education
EAC 720 Use of Secondary Data in Adult and Higher Education
EAC 732 Health Care Delivery Systems and Environments
EAC 735 Curriculum and Instruction in the Health Professions
EAC 736 Issues and Trends in Education for the Health Professions
EAC 803 Research Seminar in Adult and Higher Education
Research
Dr. Akroyd's research has focused on a variety of workplace and behavioral variables and their ability to predict employees satisfaction, organizational commitment and burnout. The focus of his research has concentrated on health professionals (both practitioners and faculty) and full-time and part-time community college faculty groups.
He has also examined supply, distribution and policy issues in the health professions. Some of his most current work regarding community college faculty has evolved from working with data from the National Center for Educational Statistics, specifically the National Study of Post Secondary Faculty (NSOPF).
Service
American Educational Research Association
Division I - Education in the Professions
Division J - Postsecondary Education
Association of Schools of Allied Health
American Society of Radiologic Technologists
Association for the Study of Higher Education
Council for the Study of Community Colleges
Southeastern Association of Community College Research
