Melanie Fowler, Ed.D.
Associate Provost for Student Success
Assistant Professor of Education
I believe that the deepest learning occurs through experience and reflection. Thus, I incorporate engaging activities and group discussions in my courses. I encourage my students to customize their learning experience by integrating their personal interests with the education-related themes that pique their curiosity. I strive to give students the tools they need to meet or exceed their goals so that they can make a positive impact on our community.
Biography
Dr. Melanie Fowler has over 14 years of experience in instructional design, course development, assessment development, and mentoring in higher education. She currently teaches the social and emotional learning courses in the undergraduate education program as well as research courses in the Doctor of Education programs. Dr. Fowler believes in hands-on learning and using activities to engage learners. She has taught courses for The Pennsylvania State University and has worked as a research associate in the Behavioral Science and Leadership Department at the United States Air Force Academy. She holds a doctorate in education from Florida Southern College and a master’s degree in industrial/organizational psychology from the University of Colorado in Denver. Her work has been published in the Florida Journal of Educational Research, International Journal of Selection and Assessment, and the Air & Space Power Journal. Additionally, you can find Dr. Fowler's instructional tools for formatting APA Style references at: https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-guide.pdf or formatting headings for student papers at: https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/heading-template-student-paper.pdfEducation
- Ed.D., Florida Southern College, Doctor of Education, 2020
- M.A., University of Colorado at Denver, 2003
- B.A., Indiana State University, 2001
Publications
Atha, M., Fowler, M., Finnegan, L., Meredith, T., & Vaughn, M. (2024). Levels of engagement: Developing pre-service teachers as researchers engaging education students in action research commentary. Florida Journal of Educational Research, 61(3), 36-36. https://doi.org/10.62798/AYTS4338
Fowler, M., Rakes, L., & Hutson, L. (2024, February). Opportunities for developing graduate student academic writing skills: A multimethod pilot study. Roundtable to be presented at the 2024 Eastern Educational Research Association Conference, Clearwater, Florida.
Fowler, M., Rakes, L., & Hutson, L. (2023, November). Qualitative data coding and academic writing: Teaching and assessment of graduate student synthesis skills. Paper to be presented at the 67th annual meeting of the Florida Educational Research Association (FERA), Hollywood Beach, Florida.
Fowler, M., Hernan, M., & Freijo, K. (March, 2022). College student communication using social media. Poster presented at the 68th annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, Hilton Head, SC. https://repository.flsouthern.edu/handle/11416/603
Fowler, M. (2021, April). Social media and first-year students' adjustment to college: A mixed-methods study. Roundtable session presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Virtual. https://aera21-aera.ipostersessions.com/Default.aspx?s=E7-8D-6B-B7-D6-AD-8A-64-00-A8-9A-FE-9F-EE-2F-66
Fowler, M., Galbraith, N., Giordano, V., Hornick, J. N., McDonald, R. M., Morgan, M., & Wade, S. (April, 2021). The virtual graduate research marathon: Engaging with doctoral candidates remotely. Poster session presented at the 2021 Association of College and Research Libraries Distance and Online Learning Conference. Virtual. https://acrl.ala.org/dols/virtual-poster-session-2021/the-virtual-graduate-research-marathon/
Law, M. (2019). APA Style writing instruction in graduate education. Florida Journal of Educational Research, 57(2), 72-80. Retrieved from https://journals.flvc.org/fjer/article/view/133589
Law, M. R. F., Packard, Jr. G. A., & Foster, C. A. (2006). Improving feedback to improve airmen. Air & Space Power, 20(4), 71-81. *Also published in French (2007) and Chinese (2007) editions of the journal.
Foster, C., & Law, M. R. F. (2006). How many perspectives provide a compass? Differentiating 360-degree and multi-source feedback. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 14(3), 288-291. DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2389.2006.00347.x