ROBERT F. REARDON, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Educational Administration and Psychological Services

601 University Drive - ASB-S 320

Texas State University - San Marcos                                               Office: (512) 245-3755

San Marcos , TX 78666-4616                                                           Cell: (830) 496-1776

Email:   rreardon@txstate.edu

SUMMARY STATEMENT

            Robert Reardon is an educational researcher specializing in human resource development and continuing professional development. He has conducted a variety of studies in this area.   He specializes in informal learning and learning organizations in manufacturing and radio broadcasting, and has extensive experience with continuing professional development among engineers and health care providers. In developing this expertise, he draws on considerable experience in the field of engineering and manufacturing management, in which he has worked for numerous years.

FORMAL EDUCATION

Ph.D.   (2004) University of Georgia, Department of Adult Education.

M.S.     (1981) North Carolina State University, Department of Chemical Engineering.

B.S.      (1977) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Chemistry.

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Reardon, R. F. and Valentine, T. (June, 2005). “Theorizing Blue Collar Response to Imposed Technological Change.” For the 2005 Adult Education Research Conference, Athens, GA. (refereed proceedings).

Reardon, R.F. (June, 2005). “ Improving the response of blue-collar workers to new manufacturing technology.” For the 2005 American Society of Training and Development Research-to-Practice Conference-within-a-Conference, Orlando, FL. (refereed proceedings)

Reardon, R. F. (March, 2005). “The Empirical Dimensions of Blue-collar Worker Response to Imposed Technological Change.”  In T. M. Egan and S. A. Lynham (Eds.), 2005 Proceedings of the Academy of Human Resource Development, Baton Rouge: Academy of Human Resource Development.   (refereed proceedings)

Reardon, R. F. and Valentine, T. (November, 2004). “The Response of Skilled Industrial Workers to Imposed Technological Change.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Conference of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, Louisville, KY.

Reardon, R. F. (February, 2004). “Conceptualizing and Measuring Employee Response to Imposed Technological Change.” In T. M. Egan and S. A. Lynham (Eds.), 2004 Proceedings of the Academy of Human Resource Development, Baton Rouge: Academy of Human Resource Development. (refereed proceedings)  

Reardon, R. F. (November, 2003). “Informal learning among engineers after organizational change.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, Detroit, MI.

Reardon, R. F.(November, 2003). “A case study of the evolution of industrial training: Andragogy in application.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, Detroit, MI.

Reardon, R. F. (November, 2002). “Employee responses to technological change in the workplace.”   Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, St. Louis, MO.

Reardon, R. F. (February, 2002). “How engineers learn in the face of organizational change.“ In T. M. Egan and S. A. Lynham (Eds.), 2002 Proceedings of the Academy of Human Resource Development (pp. 573-588), Baton Rouge: Academy of Human Resource Development. (refereed proceedings)

ARTICLES:

Reardon, R. F. (2007). Blue-Collar Worker Response to New Technology in Manufacturing. Human Resource Development Quarterly.   (Under review)

Reardon, R. F. (2004). Informal learning after organizational change. Journal of Workplace Learning, 16(7), 385-395. (refereed)

Rousseau, R. W., Ferrell, J. K., and Reardon, R. F. (1984). Synthesis of Diethylaminoethyl Cellulose on Cotton Fabric.  Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Product Research and Development, 23, 250-252.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Assistant Professor.   Education Ph.D. Program.   Texas State University - San Marcos.   Starting in the Fall 2006. (Adult education and quantitative research methods). Classes taught:

ED7511 – Theory into practice

ED7111 – Collaborative project

Instructor. Elementary Statistics. Department of Math and Computer Science, Augusta State University. Fall 2005 and Spring 2006. (Introductory statistics and probability for undergraduates in education and the sciences).

Co-instructor. Methods of Research in Education. Department of Adult Education. University of Georgia. Fall 2004. (Distance learning course for students in the Masters program of Adult Education. With Dr. Thomas Valentine, Ed.D.)

Co-instructor. Review of the Literature in Adult Education.   Department of Adult Education.   University of Georgia. Fall 2003. (Classroom and on-line course for doctoral students in Adult Education. With Dr. Thomas Valentine, Ed.D.)

Co-instructor. Review of the Literature in Adult Education.   Department of Adult Education.   University of Georgia. Fall 2002. (Classroom and on-line course for doctoral students in Adult Education. With Dr. Thomas Valentine, Ed.D.)

Instructor.   Statistical process control.   Augusta Plant.   Amoco Performance Products, Inc. (1991)

Instructor.   Console operator training.   Augusta Plant. Amoco Performance Products, Inc. and Solvay Advanced Polymers, LLC.   (May 1989 – present).   Includes development of process simulators and their use to train blue-collar workers.

Designer and coauthor.   Diabetes CAI module.   Nursing Practice III.   Augusta Technical Institute. (1991) (Robert wrote this computer-aided instruction in the C-programming language and it has been used continuously for twelve years.)

Graduate teaching assistant.   Department of Chemical Engineering. North Carolina State University. (August 1979 – May 1980).

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Researcher.   Inductive, quantitative survey for a Doctor of Philosophy in Adult Education. “The response of industrial workers to imposed technological change.” Department of Adult Education.   University of Georgia.  

Researcher. Inductive, qualitative study.   “How radio air personalities respond to imposed technological change”.   Department of Adult Education. University of Georgia.   (2002).

Researcher. Inductive, qualitative study. “How engineers learn in the face of organizational change” Department of Adult Education, University of Georgia. (2000).

Researcher.   Deductive, quantitative survey and report.   “Employee attitudes toward the Augusta Site Discipline Policy”. Augusta Plant, Amoco Performance Products, Inc. (1990 –1991)

Methodologist. Deductive, quantitative survey for a Masters of Science in Nursing. “Development and implementation of an interactive CAI (diabetes) for the LPN population, with measurement of attitude toward computers.” School of Nursing. Medical College of Georgia. (With Anne Whittington Reardon, RN, MSN – 1989)  

Researcher.   Deductive, quantitative experimental study for a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering.   “Multiple variable linear regression on the reaction kinetics of substitution of Diethyl amine ethyl on cellulose”.   Department of Chemical Engineering.   North Carolina State University.   (August 1978 – May 1979).

ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES  

Member.   Xydar Process Debottlenecking Team. Xydar Unit. Augusta Plant. (2004 – present).

Member.   Process Improvement Team.   Amodel Unit.   Augusta Plant.   (2001 – 2003).

Member. Exempt employee evaluation and compensation team.   Corporate Headquarters, Alpharetta, GA. Solvay Advanced Polymers, LLC. (2002).

Member. Process Improvement Team. Fine Acids Unit.   Augusta Plant. (1990 – 1991)

Member. Positive discipline task group.   Augusta Plant. Amoco Performance Products, Inc. (1991)

Instructor.   Statistical process control.   Augusta Plant. Amoco Performance Products, Inc. (1991)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN ENGINEERING

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR, Xydar™ manufacturing, Solvay Advanced Polymers, LLC, Augusta, GA. (May 2004 – present)

STAFF ENGINEER, Process control and computer applications, Solvay Advanced Polymers, LLC, Augusta, GA. (May 1989 – May 2004)

ENGINEER, Project and Construction Engineering, E. I. Dupont de Nemours, Savannah River Plant, Aiken, SC. (February 1984 – May 1989).

ENGINEER, Production and Project Engineering, E. I. Dupont de Nemours, Cape Fear Plant, Wilmington, NC. (June 1980 – February 1984).

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Department of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University. (August 1978 – May 1979).

TEACHING ASSISTANT, Department of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University. (August 1979 – May 1980).

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Chair, Award Committee, Advances in Developing Human Resources Award.   Academy of Human Resource Development. (2005).

Member, Award Committee, Advances in Developing Human Resources Award.   Academy of Human Resource Development. (2004).

Career advisor (engineering).   Amoco Chemical Company. (1999 – 2001).

Subject matter expert and item writer.   Professional Engineering Licensing Examination.   National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying.   Clemson, SC.   (1991 – present).

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Association of Adult and Continuing Education. (2002 – present).

Academy of Human Resource Development. (2001 – present).

Professional Engineer. State of Georgia. License – 19118. (1992 – present)

American Institute of Chemical Engineers.   (1978 – present).

American Chemical Society. (1975 – 1999).

ACADEMIC HONORS

Finalist – Malcolm S. Knowles Dissertation of the Year Award. Presented by the

Academy of Human Resource Development. (2005)

Pi Lambda Theta. (Honorary education fraternity).   (1999 – present)

Kappa Delta Pi. (Honorary education fraternity). (1998 – present)

Tau Beta Pi.   (Honorary engineering fraternity). (1979 – present)

Tennessee Eastman Graduate Fellowship. (Spring 1978).