PAUL R. ERICKSON, Ph.D.
Captain USN (Ret)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY May
Director of Educational Research and Assessment
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership
NCATE Coordinator, Chair, University Academic Program Review
Principal Investigator, Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant
GENERAL PHYSICS e - LEARNING
TECHNOLOGIES
GENERAL PHYSICS CORP, Newport, RI Aug 1999 April 2001
Program Management
& Instructional Design
SOLAR TURBINES INC., San Diego. Jun
1997 Jun 1999
Program Development &
Instructional Design
SAN DIEGO CONSORTIUM FOR WORKFORCE
EDUCATION
AND LIFELONG LEARNING,
SAN
DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY/SAN DIEGO
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT Aug
1994 Jun 1997
Research and
Development in Multicultural Language Development
Research,
Development and Assessment Associate
U.S. NAVY: Related positions
Curriculum Development CommitteeU.S.
Naval Attach to IndonesiaCommanding Officer, USS Badger (FF-1071)Project
Officer for evaluation of the Navy Leadership and Management-Education
and Training Program at the Navy Personnel Research and DevelopmentCenterSan DiegoOperational
Test Director for the Operational Test and Evaluation Force, Pacific
(Special Forces, Diving and Mine warfare) DeepSea
Diving and Salvage OfficerInstructor/Trainer,
Curriculum Developer/ Evaluator for The Navy Senior Officer, Ships
Material Readiness Group (2 tours)--The Navy Nuclear
Power SchoolOfficer-in-Charge,
Gas Turbine and Steam Propulsion Engineering Mobile
Training Teams, San DiegoExecutive
Officer (Two Commands)Chief
Engineer (Three Commands)
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS AND
ASSOCIATIONS
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Joint Doctoral Program
San Diego
State Univ. / Claremont Graduate Univ.
MASTER OF ARTS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
SalveReginaUniversity, Newport, RI
MASTER OF ARTS IN NATIONAL SECURITY AND STRATEGIC STUDIES
U.S. Naval WarCollege, Newport, RI
MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION Specializing In Educational Administration and
Training Management
San DiegoStateUniversity, San Diego, CA
MASTER OF ARTS IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
(50%
complete)
ChapmanUniversity BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ZOOLOGY
Colorado State University, Ft
Collins, CO
CERTIFICATES
Education and Training Management,
Marine Engineering,
Political and Military Affairs
Command at Sea.
Certificate in Workforce
Education and Lifelong Learning
ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American MENSA
Co-Founder and Honorary Chair - MENSA Indonesia
American Association for Training and Development
American Educational Research Association
Mid-South Educational Research Association
American Evaluation Association
National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
Correctional Education Association
National Rural Education Association
American Association of Adult and Continuing Education
EXAMPLEPUBLICATIONS
Erickson, P. (1990). Evaluating training results. Training and Development Journal,
v44 (1), 57-59. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ401893).
Sticht, T., Erickson, P., & Armstrong, W. (1996). Voices from the community. CONSABE: Content standards for adult basic education: Moving toward draft standards. Final Report. Washington, D.C: National Institute for Literacy. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED398407).
McDonald, B., Rosselli, J., Clifford, J., with Erickson, P., Fernandez, L., and Martinez, G. (1997). ESL journal writing: Learning, reflections, and adjustments to American life. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED423709).
Sticht., McDonald, B., and Erickson, P. (1998). Passports to paradise: The struggle to teach and to learn on the margins of adult education. Applied Behavioral & Cognitive Sciences, Inc. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED418238).
Erickson, P. (2000). A comparison of functional context and traditional methods of English language learning (Doctoral dissertation, The Claremont Graduate University and San Diego State University, 2000). Dissertation Abstracts International, DAI-A 60/12, p. 4279.
Wirtz, P., Erickson, P., Hyndman, J., (2005) Why is the study of dispositions a necessary component of an effective educator preparation program? Essays in Education. University of South Carolina (In Press).
Erickson, P., Hyndman, J & Wirtz, P. (2005) Why is the study of dispositions a necessary
component of an effective educator. Essays in Education, (13), Spring 2005
Erickson, P., and Gray, N., (2005) A comparison of college freshmen from rural and
non-rural environments on the effectiveness of college and career counseling in high
school, The KCA Journal 24, (1), Fall 2005
Gray, N., and Erickson, P., (2005) A comparison of college freshmen from large and small
high schools on the effectiveness of college and career counseling, Louisiana Journal
of Counseling ( In Press)
Erickson, P., Hyndman, S., Pierce, M., &Wirtz, P., (2005) Technology learning impact
on pre-service teacher education candidates after implementation of a web-based
E-portfolio, International Journal of Arts and Sciences (In Press)
Wesley, B, Gray, N., Erickson, P. Leadership and management in the relationship
between administrators, school counselors and local decision making bodies: A Kentucky
perspective. Chapter in the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
Year Book 2006
REFEREED PRESENTATIONS
Kentucky Researcher’s Round Table, Frankfort, KY, 10 Dec 2002, “Does Educational Leadership Training Produce Better Teachers?” Paul Erickson and Jerry Austin.
First Symposium on Educator Dispositions, Eastern Kentucky University, 21-22 November 2002. “Representing Dispositions Assessment Output Throughout Professional Education Programs,” Paul Erickson and JoAnna Dickey.
National Council of Professors of Educational Administration 56th Annual Conference, 6-8 August 2002. “Does Educational Leadership Training Produce Better Teachers?” Jerry Austin, Jack Herlihy and Paul Erickson
Second Symposium on Educator Dispositions, Eastern Kentucky University, 19-21 November 2003. “Assessing Teacher Dispositions,” June Hyndman, Paul Erickson and Shunnan Chen.
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 56th Annual Meeting, Chicago, Ill, 7-10 Feb 2004. “Dispositions: A Governing Concept,” Bonnie Banker, Paul Erickson, Phoebe Levine Verna Lowe, and Mark Wasicsko.
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 56th Annual Meeting, Chicago, Ill, 7-10 Feb 2004. “An Analysis of Disposition Data to Support Student Self-Selection for a Career in Education,” June Hyndman and Paul Erickson.
National Council of Professors of Educational Administration 58th Annual Conference, Branson, MO, 3-6 August 2004. “Developing Teacher Effectiveness Through Educational Leadership,” Jerry Austin, Robert Biggin and Paul Erickson
Third Symposium on Educator Dispositions, Eastern Kentucky University, 18-19 November 2004. “Why Is The Study of Dispositions a Necessary Component of an Effective Teacher Preparation Program?” Paul Erickson, Paul Wirtz and June Hyndman.
The Mid-south Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Gatlinburg, TN, 17-19 November 2004. “Developing More Effective Teachers through Leadership Training,” Paul Erickson, Robert Biggin and Jerry Austin.
KY School Counselors Association. Lexington, KY 9-11 March 2005. “The Relationship Between School Counselor and Site-Based Decision making Councils,” Neal Gray, Paul Erickson and Bill Wesley.
NCPEA Annual meeting, Washington, DC, 29 July 2005, “Efficacy, Leadership and Teaching,” Paul Erickson and Robert Biggin.