JillHaroldPh.D.LecturerDirector of Lower-Division Service CoursesJill.Harold@unt.eduAUDB 317D

EDUCATIONBachelor'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  BIOGRAPHYJill 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. Dr. 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. Dr. 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 CLASSROOMHiking, yoga, playing piano, and listening to classical music  RESEARCH INTERESTSAdult learning theory, Marginalized student populations, Identity development through higher education  TEACHING INTERESTSWriting for Specific Purposes, Professional Communication  COURSES COMMONLY TAUGHTTECM 2700: Technical Writing TECM 1700: Introduction to Science and Technical Writing TECM 5550: Studies in the Teaching of Technical Communication