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Robyn Parker, PhD

Adjunct Professor

Robyn Parker, Ph.D. has extensive administrative and instructional experience in higher education. She earned the rank of full professor with tenure, and went on to serve as Dean, Director of Instruction, Program Coordinator, and ultimately Vice President of Academic Affairs at large and regional publics as well as private religious and secular institutions with varied missions and contexts.

Throughout her career, within each institution, she has been a leader in change facilitation both incremental and transformative. A systems thinker, Robyn has facilitated the design and implementation of restructuring strategies that have reduced costs and streamlined processes while creating and implementing innovative new programs and learning environments.

Dr. Parker’s Ph.D. is in Organizational Communication. Her master’s is in Human Resource Development. Her early research focused on building and maintaining relationships among remote workers and teams; later it examined building effective online teaching and learning environments. Robyn’s expertise lies in guiding others in becoming transformational leaders.