Stuart Ives Carrier, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Educational Leadership Studies
National College of Education
Stuart Ives Carrier specializes in graduate coursework and doctoral research in Curriculum & Instruction (CIC), Educational Leadership (EDL), Postsecondary Teaching & Instructional Leadership (PTIL), and Technology in Education. He teaches CIC seminars, EDL courses in leadership theory and change leadership, and PTIL courses in postsecondary teaching practice and instructional design. He supervises doctoral candidates in dissertation research and field experiences.
Dr. Stuart Ives Carrier currently serves National-Louis University as Associate Professor of Educational Leadership Studies in NLU’s National College of Education (NCE), focused on supporting NCE’s programs in Strategic Educational Leadership, Higher Education, and Curriculum & Instruction. A former high school English teacher, Stuart teaches NLU courses related to strategic leadership, doctoral research, postsecondary teaching, and curriculum & instruction.
Stuart feels fortunate to have experienced an integrated career unified by the theme of developing learning communities in a variety of settings -- within cohort groups, off-campus resident centers, campus systems, and virtual community. For recreation, he reads, jogs, hikes, and studies music & film. In May 2016 he and Dr. Nancy Fraser Carrier hiked 129 kilometers (80 miles) from Samos to Santiago on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain.
Education
Ph.D. University of South Florida
M.A., University of South Florida
A.B.Ed., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Certificate in Management of Lifelong Education (MLE), Harvard University
Research and Interests:
Utilization-Focused Evaluation (UFE) of education programs, Integration of technology and education.
Peer-Reviewed Publications and Presentations:
2022
Chesner, G. & Carrier, S.I. (2022). Apply adult learning principles to improve learning in your organization. Learning 2022. The Learning Leaders Conference. Orlando, Florida
2019
Burg, C.A.; Carrier, S.I.; Buckman, D.C.; & Schott, J. (2019). Leadership dispositions for effective principal preparation in chronically low-performing schools. Roundtable paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto.
2018
Carrier, S. (2018). Supporting doctoral candidates with e-portfolio and the Field Experience Module. (June 2018). Watermark Engage Conference, Austin, Texas.
2011
Carrier, S. I., & Burg, C.A. (April 2011). Preparing effective mentors in a standards-based school leadership development program. Roundtable paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.
2010
Spinella, G., & Carrier, S.I. (November 2010). Social networking as professional development for college professors to integrate technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge (TPCK). International Conference on Education, Research, and Innovation (ICERI 2010), Madrid, Spain.
Carrier, S. (January 2010). The courage in clarity: General semantics in school leadership development. ETC: a Review of General Semantics, 67(1), 110-118.
2009
Carrier, S., Monson-Lasswell, L., & Spinella, G. (October 2009). Supporting full-time and adjunct faculty development through blended learning and social networking. Presentation at the 15th Annual Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning, Orlando, FL.
2006
Carrier, S., & Tafel, L. (November 2006). Developing leadership and community: the roles of electronic portfolios and web platforms in graduate cohorts. Presentation at the Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN), Orlando, FL.
