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Education
2007
University of Florida (Florida)
Doctor of Philosophy, Education Administration
Doctor of Philosophy, Education Administration
1993
University of Florida (Florida)
Master of Arts, Mass Communication
Master of Arts, Mass Communication
1990
Oakland University (Rochester , Michigan)
Bachelor of Arts, Communication Arts
Bachelor of Arts, Communication Arts
Certifications
Social & Behavioral Research - Basic/Refresher, CITI Program, Expiration Date: 2026
Work Experience
2024 - Present
Franklin University, Adjunct Faculty and Doctoral Faculty Advisor
2022 - Present
Indiana Wesleyan University, Statistics Professor
2019 - Present
South University—College of Business, Dissertation Chair
2017 - Present
Walden University, Online Dissertation Chair and Reviewer/Quality Assurance-Education
2016 - Present
Abilene Christian University, Dissertation Chair
2015 - Present
Concordia University-Chicago, Qualitative Methodologist
2016 - 2019
North Central University (online), Ombudsman Program/Dissertation Chair
2015 - 2019
Concordia University-Portland, Professor of Higher Education
2014 - 2016
National Louis University (online), College of Education, Professor of Education
2013 - 2020
Grand Canyon University, Dissertation Chair, Master Methodologist, Academic Quality Reviewer
2013 - 2014
Lake Sumter State College, Director of the Sumter County Partnership for Workforce and Innovation
2010 - 2013
Western Kentucky University, Associate Professor-Higher Education
2007 - 2012
University of Florida, Adjunct Professor
2007 - 2010
University of Texas-Arlington, College of Education, Assistant Professor-Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
2006 - 2009
Assessment Technologies Group, Consultant, Future Leaders Institute
2005 - 2014
Director of Research –Community College Futures Assembly and the Bellwether College Consortium, Institute of Higher Education
2005 - 2007
Professor and College-wide Program Director, St. Petersburg College, EPICenter Campus
1998 - 2000
Program Director/Instructor, St. Petersburg College, Pinellas Technical Education Center
Publications & Presentations
Basham, M. (2023). The “Inside-Out” Dissertation: Making a practical world fit into a research framework using MAXQDA.
Ortiz, S., & Basham, M. (2017). Mexican and White Ethnic Supervisors’ Ethical Decisions: Age, Education, and Gender. International Conference on Teaching and Learning
Basham, M. (2016). You can do it!. Lulu Publishing.
Wilson, T., Hu, H., Basham, M., & Campbell, D. (2016). 20 Years of Best Practices: 2014 Community College Futures Assembly Raises Questions on 2020 Community Colleges. Community College Journal of Research and Practice
Basham, M., & Yankowy, B. (2015). Adding to your teaching repertoire: Integrating action research into the lesson plans. Journal of Instructional