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Educational Background

• PhD, Human Resource Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008
• EdM, Human Resource Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004
• BS, History, Illinois State University, 1999
• BS, Religious Studies, Lincoln Christian College, 1999

Teaching Areas

• Exit Experience in the Workforce Leadership undergraduate program, Organizational Change and Organizational Analysis in the Human Resource Education graduate program.

Research Interests

• Workforce and human resource development
• Understanding difference and diversity in organizations and institutions
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) employee issues
• Action research
• E-learning and distance education

Honors and Awards

• Evans Doctoral Scholar, University of Illinois – Human Resource Education, 2007-2008
• William Chandler Bagley Fellow, University of Illinois – College of Education, 2006-2007
• Robert Tomlinson Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Research, and Service, University of Illinois – Human Resource Education, 2005

Professional Activities & Interests

• Manuscript Reviewer, Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2008-present
• Manuscript Reviewer, Human Resource Development Review, 2008-present
• Manuscript Reviewer, New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, 2007-present
• Member, Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) Technology Committee, 2007-present
• Member, AHRD Cutting Edge Award Committee, 2006-present
• Co-Chair, AHRD Pre-Conference, Workforce diversity: Developing inclusive HRD practices for sexual minorities/LGBT employees, 2008
• Board member, Central Illinois Chapter – American Society for Training and Development (CIC-ASTD), 2005-2006

Publications

• Githens, R. P. and Aragon, S. R. (in press). LGBT employee groups: Goals and organizational structures. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 11(1).
• Githens, R. P., Dirani, K., Gitonga, J. W., & Teng, Y. T. (2008). Technology-related research in HRD publications: An analysis of content and metaperspectives from 2000 to 2006. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 19(3), 191-215.
• Githens, R. P. (2007). Older adults and e-learning: Opportunities and barriers. Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 8(4), 329-338.
• Githens, R. P. (2007). Understanding interpersonal interaction in an online professional development course. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 18(2), 253-274.
• Githens, R. P. (2006). Cautions: Implementing interpersonal interaction in workplace e-learning. TechTrends, 50(5), 21-27.