Directory & Faculty Profiles

Melissa McCartney, EdD

Dr. Melissa McCartney currently serves as an Instructional Designer, developing innovative and engaging curriculum for faculty and student workshops at the University of Phoenix. Dr. McCartney is a new faculty member in the College of Humanities and Social Science teaching Creativity and Critical Thinking. This is her 10th year teaching in higher education. She has held other positions in higher education including enrollment advisor, assessment specialist, and faculty manager. Dr. McCartney was also an educator in secondary education. Dr. McCartney earned her undergraduate degree in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona, a Master’s in Education, a post-baccalaureate teaching certificate, and her Ed.D in Educational Leadership and Supervision from Arizona State University. Her dissertation examined the effects of curriculum embedded with humor on memory retention.

Group Affiliations

Center for Educational and Instructional Technology Research

Research Methodology Group

Scholarship & Research

curriculum

21st Century Skills

curriculum and instruction

curriculum design

educational leadership

Publications

A funny thing happened on the way to the hippocampus: the effects of humor on student achievement and memory retention

Let's get gritty: measures of student outcomes.

Presentations

Ha-ha and hijinks: The effects of humor-embedded instruction.

Bite-sized learning in library skill development: Micro learning application.

Meditation, critical thinking and critical inquiry in higher education: A case study.

Online adjunct higher education teachers’ perceptions of using social media sites as instructional approaches

Online adjunct higher education teachers’ perceptions of using social media as instructional approaches to reach diverse learners.

Let's get gritty: measures of student outcomes.

Scholarly Activity

Pima Medical Institute

Arizona Educational Research Organization

UoP Curriculum Council

UoP Learning Delivery Project Management Team

Kappa Delta Phi, International Honors Society for Education

Project Management Institute

School of Advanced Studies Global Council

Academic Sorority

Social Media and Other Web Links

Eportfolio

2021

Articles/Blogs

Journal of Leadership Studies-Symposium Piece-Relational Leadership: Perspectives of Key Constructs on Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Equity in Higher Education

Psychology Today

Blog Posts Published

Understanding the Anger Impulse and Rage-June 17th, 2021

Counteracting the Anger Impulse and Rage-June 18th,2021

When Life Doesn't Feel Real Anymore-Sept 30, 2021

How Memory Can Help Us Cope With the Loss of Loved Ones-Oct 29, 2021

Dealing with Holiday Issues and Relational Dynamics-Nov. 21, 2021

Conferences

American Psychological Association Conference-Utilizing Clinical Hypnotherapeutic Intervention with CBT to Treat Pandemic-Aug. 13-2021 Symptomology

ILA Conference Geneva Switzerland 2021

Presenter -Topic-"The Stress Arc in Leadership and 3 Powerful Disciplines for Mitigating Major Stress Impacts in a New Era"-Upcoming

Presenter -Topic-“Improving Higher Education’s Role in Diversity and Social Equity through Relational Leadership in the New Era”-Upcoming

Presenter-Topic-"Healthcare Leadership-Using Virtuous Leadership in Chaos to Reimagine Beneficial Practices of Employee Cognitive Psychology"-Upcoming

2021-Knowledge Without Boundaries National Summit-College of Doctoral Studies Research Conference-University of Phoenix-Panel Discussion-"Exploring Emergent Trends in Leadership and Education"-Based on published symposia article from the Journal of Leadership Studies- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jls.21734