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National Center for Developmental Education
Appalachian State University
ASU Box 32098
Boone, NC 28608
Location: 331 Duncan Hall
Phone: 828-262-3057
Fax: 828-262-7183
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Dr. Hunter R. Boylan
Dr. Hunter R. Boylan is the Director of the National Center for Developmental Education and a Professor of Higher Education at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. In a career that has spanned over thirty years, he has served as a gang control worker, tutorial coordinator, academic advisor, learning center director, TRIO Program coordinator, developmental instructor, Director of the Developmental Education Doctoral Program at Grambling State University, President of NADE, Director of the Kellogg Institute, professor of higher education, and Principle Investigator for the ongoing National Study of Developmental Education. He serves on the editorial boards of national and international journals and on a variety of national and international higher education advisory groups. He has authored or coauthored over 100 books, articles, and monographs, is widely sought after as a consultant and speaker, and frequently quoted in the national news media.
Dr. Barbara S. Bonham
Barbara Bonham is Coordinator of the Higher Education Graduate Program and Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies at Appalachian State University, Boone, NC. She teaches graduate courses such as The Adult Learner, Designing Adult Learning Experiences, Planning Educational Programs, Comparative Higher Education, etc.
She serves as Senior Researcher for the National Center for Developmental Education and a faculty member for the Kellogg Institute. Barbara has taught twelve years in the field of developmental education at Bloomsburg University as a math instructor, lab coordinator, tutorial supervisor, and assistant to the Director in a Student Services Program (TRIO). She has over 30 years teaching experience. She has served as consultant to numerous two-year and four-year colleges in the area of developmental education particularly mathematics as well as a program reviewer and evaluator for Title III, Title V, FIPSE, and Achieving the Dream projects. She has worked with State Boards of Higher Education and in business and industry. She has also conducted workshops and keynote presentations at local, state, national, and international conferences.
Her publications, presentations, and areas of research interest include adult learning, designing culturally responsive learning environments, program planning, active learning techniques, assessment and evaluation, instructional design, developmental mathematics, educational systems in other countries, etc.
She earned a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Design from the Pennsylvania State University with a concentration in statistics and adult education. She has three children - Bryan, Heather, and Shawn, a daughter-in-law, and two granddaughters - Kana and Abigail. Her hobbies include learning Japanese, gardening, bicycling, reading historical novels, cooking, collecting teddy bears and watching butterflies.