Debra Dukes

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About Debra Dukes

Experienced post-secondary educator, mentor & administrator. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills. Skilled with teaching and working with diverse adult students - including those at risk. Teach writing and research and can help a poor writer learn to write an academic essay and/or tell their story. A generalist who can lead a team or collaborate with others, successfully manage a case load of over 200 graduate students and motivate students to persist and graduate. Skilled public speaker, critical analyst, and team/project manager. Active in curriculum design & development and program evaluation. Supervised and advised hundreds of Masters students through the thesis/capstone process including research study development, writing literature review, and study implementation. Recognized for excellence in teaching and student satisfaction. Technologically proficient with Microsoft Suite (Teams, Outlook, etc.), Webex, Adobe, Salesforce, Power BI and other LMS. Accustomed to learning new technologies, juggling multiple priorities and adapting as needed. Interests include grant writing and adult education program development. Also interested in introducing undergrads to research and teaching/mentoring students in research design and research writing - especially writing literature reviews and critical analyses. Successful problem-solver from an administrative perspective and "cutting through the mess" to get to the main problem that that needs to be resolved.