Jill Harold Ph.D.

EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree and institution B.S. in Secondary Education and Biology, Louisiana State University

Master's degree and institution M.A. in Intercultural Studies and TESOL, Wheaton College

Ph.D. in Higher Education, University of North Texas

 
BIOGRAPHY
Jill Harold received her MA in Intercultural Studies and Teaching English as a Second Language from Wheaton College, Illinois and has a Ph.D. in Higher Education with a minor in Educational Psychology from the University of North Texas.

Mrs. Harold's areas of research interests include the internationalization and globalization of higher education, marginalized student populations, refugee students, adult learning theory, Identity development through higher education, and communication theories of identity.

Mrs. Harold has received multiple grants to develop Open Education Resources (OER) in order to provide free and fully accessible textbooks to college students. She also works as an instructional designer and develops online content for the education industry.

 
OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
Hiking, yoga, playing piano, and listening to classical music

 
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Adult learning theory, Marginalized student populations, Identity development through higher education

 
TEACHING INTERESTS
Writing for Specific Purposes, Professional Communication

 
COURSES COMMONLY TAUGHT
TECM 2700: Technical Writing

TECM 1700: Introduction to Science and Technical Writing