Bio

Dr. Maja Stojanović is an Assistant Professor of Adult and Lifelong Education with a specific focus on Training and Development in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development at North Carolina State University. She holds a PhD in Leadership and Human Resource Development from Louisiana State University. Her teaching and research focus on adult learning in higher education, professional, and organizational contexts, with particular emphasis on career-related learning, career identity development, and authenticity in adult and workplace education.

Her scholarship explores how adults construct professional identities, develop multilingual and intercultural skills, and engage in continuous learning across diverse settings. Dr. Stojanović is keenly interested in how multilingualism shapes adults’ career experiences and sense of identity in globalized work environments. She has presented at national and international conferences and published peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters on these topics. She is also co-editor of the book Global Citizenship for Adult Education: Advancing Critical Literacies for Equity and Social Justice.

Dr. Stojanović’s teaching focuses on program planning, instructional design, and qualitative research methods. She is committed to bridging research and practice by developing programs and professional development initiatives that support educators, trainers, and organizational leaders in fostering meaningful learning experiences for adults.

Selected Publications

Stojanović, M., Strotmann, B., & Robinson, P. A. (2025). Human resource development in Spanish higher education: Faculty needs in English-medium instruction. Human Resource Development International, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2025.2535263

Stojanović, M., & Robinson, P. A. (2024). A critical conceptual framework for understanding career development in linguistically diverse individual and organizational contexts. Career Development International, 29(3), 297–310. https://doi.org/10.1108/CDI-07-2023-0229

Yelich Biniecki, S. M., & Stojanović, M. (2023). Fostering internationalization in adult education graduate programs in the United States: Opportunities for growth. Educational Considerations, 49(2). https://doi.org/10.4148/0146-9282.2364

Stojanović, M. (2022). A teacher, an advisor, and a counselor: An autoethnographic narrative of an English language instructor. Adult Learning, 33(4), 182–190. https://doi.org/10.1177/10451595211069081

Crocco, O. S., Stojanović, M., Whitley, M., Davis, K., Climek, M., Costello, G., Henry, R., Braud, V., Tepe, A., Bryant, D., & Molleno, C. (2022). Developing students who lead in their communities: A mixed methods case study of three municipal-based leadership programs in the United States. Journal of Leadership Education, 21(3), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.12806/V21/I3/R4

Robinson, P. A., Stojanović, M., Robinson, Z. Z., & Russo Lyons, R. (2022). Pandemonium, panic, and the pandemic: Implications for human resource development from an unplanned shift to online learning. European Journal of Training and Development, 46 (5/6), 667-681. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-01-2021-0015

Stojanović, M., & Robinson, P. A. (2021). Interculturality at a US university: International faculty’s experiences with intercultural communication. Journal for Multicultural Education, 15(3), 225-238. https://doi.org/10.1108/JME-03-2021-0029

Robinson, P. A., Williams, K. V., & Stojanović, M. (Eds.) (2021). Global citizenship for adult education: Advancing critical literacies for equity and social justice. Routledge Publishing.