Birth Date - Death Date
Personal Data
Education
Ed.D., Adult and Community Education, Ball State University, 1995
M.S., Secondary Education, Indiana University, 1990
B.A., Music Education, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, 1979
Employment
Professor of Adult Learning and Development(ALD) at Cleveland State University.
She directed and was the program coordinator of the graduate programs in Adult Learning and Development from 1998 to 2007.
She served as chair of the Commission of Professors of Adult Education, from 2004-2006 and also served on the Board of Directors of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE).
She chaired the 2009 annual conference of AAACE as President-Elect, and she currently is the President of AAACE.
Awards and Honors
Cyril O. Houle Emerging Scholars in Adult and Continuing Education Scholarship (Kellogg Foundation supported grant through the University of Georgia) . Award amount: $40,000.00. A program for emerging scholars in Adult Education in Southern Africa, Latin America, and the USA. These research scholars represented the best 50 scholars in the field of adult education from the US, South Africa and Latin America. Title of project: Power and Learning in Mentoring Relationships. Grant awarded April 2000. (Timeline: April 2000 - April, 2002).
Distinguished Faculty Award for Research by Cleveland State University, Fall 2005
Commission of Professors of Adult Education Innovative Curriculum Award to the Cleveland State University Adult Learning and Development (ALD) Program in November 2007
(ALD Program Coordinator 1998-2007).
Membership-Professional Organizations
Editorial Boards
Consulting Editor, Adult Education Quarterly, 2000-present
Editorial Board member, Perspectives: New York Journal of Adult Education, 2003-present
Review Board member: New Horizons in Adult Education, 2005-present.
President, American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 2009-2010
President-Elect and Conference Chair, American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 2008-2009
Professional Associations/Activities
Chair, Commission of Professors of Adult Education (CPAE), 2003-2006
Member, American Association for Adult & Continuing Education (AAACE) Houle book award selection committee, 2006, 2007
Chair, CPAE Awards Committee, 2008-present
Members, American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) Conference Site Selection Committee, 2007-2008
Member, 2010 Adult and Continuing Education Handbook AAACE Committee, 2007
Board Member, American Association for Adult & Continuing Education, 2004-2006
Co-Chair (with Ohio State University and Indiana University in Pennsylvania) The Midwest Research to Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, Fall 2003, The Ohio State University.
Member, Executive Leadership Council of the Commission of Professors of Adult Education, 2000-2002
Participant, National ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education Advisory Board Meeting, Summer 2000
Member, Ad Hoc Committee for standards for Adult Education Graduate Degree Programs, Commission of Professors of Adult Education, American Association for Adult & Continuing Education, 1998-2008
Member, Midwest Research to Practice Conference in Adult and Continuing Education proposal selection/steering committee, 1998 - present
Co-chair, Research and Theory Building SIG, Commission of Professors of Adult Education, 1996 to 2001
Co-chair, Professional Development SIG, Commission of Professors of Adult Education, 1998 to 2000
Co-chair, Womens Research SIG, Commission of Professors of Adult Education, 1996 to 1998
Publications
Journal Articles
Hopkins, J. L., Monaghan, C. H., & Hansman, C. A. (2009). Conflict and collaboration:
Providers and planners implementing the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). Adult
Education Quarterly, 59(3), 208-226.
Hansman, C. A. (2005). Planning in Communities: Practice and Politics in the Real
World. Adult Learning, 14 (2), 10-12.
Hansman, C. A. (2005). Reluctant Mentors & Resistant Protégées. Adult Learning, 14 (1),
14-16.
Kollins, J. M., & Hansman, C. A. (2005). The role of women in popular education
in Bolivia. Journal of Adult Basic Education, 15 (1), 3-20.
Hansman, C. A. (2002) Mentoring and Continuing Professional Education. Adult Learning
12 (1), 7-8.
Hansman, C.A. & Welle-Graf, H. (2002) Exploring the connection of literacy and health
in the democratization of a society. Pennsylvania Journal of Adult and Continuing
Education, 11, 37-51.
Hansman, C.A. & Mott, V. W. (2001) Philosophy, dynamics and context: Program planning
in practice. Adult Learning, 11 (2), 14-16.
Hansman, C. A., Grant, D. F., Jackson, M. H., & Spencer, L. E. (1999) Implications of
students¿ worldviews in graduate professional preparation programs. Education,
119 (3), 551-559.
Hansman, C. A., Spencer, L. E., Grant, D. F., & Jackson, M. H. (1999). Beyond
diversity: Dismantling barriers in education. Journal of Instructional Psychology,
26 (1), 16-22.
Hansman, C. A., Grant, D., Spencer, L, & Jackson, M., (1999) Assessing graduate students¿
sensitivity to race, equality and diversity: Implications for curriculum
development. College Student Journal, 33 (2), 261-268.
Liston, D. L., Hansman, C. A., Kenney, S. L., & Brewton, C. C. (1999) Promoting better
teaching? Teaching Portfolio use in the absence of institutional support. Journal
of Excellence on College Teaching, 9 (1), 121-134.
Welle-Graf, H. & Hansman, C. A. (1999) Assessing the perceived importance of preparing
health educators to teach adult learners. The International Electronic Journal of
Health Education, 2(4), http//www.iejhe.siu.edu.
Hansman, C. A. & Wilson, A. L. (1998) Teaching Writing In Community Colleges: A
situated view of how adults learn to write in computer-based writing classrooms.
Community College Review, 26 (1), 21-42.
Book
Hansman, C. A. & Sissel, P. (Eds.) (2001). Understanding and Negotiating the Political
Landscape of Adult Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Monograph
Hansman, C. A. (Ed.) (2002) Critical Perspectives on Mentoring: Trends & Issues. Ohio
State University: ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education
Publications.
Professional Interest Areas
Issues of gender
Race and class
Adult learning in various contexts
Learning in mentoring relationships
Communities of practice in higher education and workplace contexts.
Major Contributions to Adult Education
One of the first to highlight the vital link between mentoring and educational development among adult learners.
She has also been a leader in developing standards and policies related to adult education, including serving as president of the American Association of Adult and Continuing Education.
Additional Resources
Articles
Photo Gallery
Video/Audio
Presentations
Books
References
http://facultyprofile.csuohio.edu/csufacultyprofile/detail.cfm?FacultyID=C_HANSMAN
http://facultyprofile.csuohio.edu/csufacultyprofile/publications.cfm?FacultyID=C_HANSMAN
https://www.csuohio.edu/news/catherine-hansman-honored-for-achievements-in-adult-continuing-education
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