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Ahmed Al-Asfour

Adjunct Instructor

Education

Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership Department of Professional Studies University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. 2014 

Master of Science in Administration University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD. 2006 

Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a Concentration in Management Department of Business Science New York Institute of Technology, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. 2004

Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research Kansas State University- Graduate College of Education, 2019

Certificate in Advanced Education Leadership Harvard University- Graduate School of Education, 2017 

Certified Online Instructor Oglala Lakota College, 2010

Southern New Hampshire University 2020

Completed a Comprehensive Income Tax Preparation Liberty Tax Service, 2010

Certified as a Six Sigma Green Belt Florida Atlantic University, 2007

Completed Competent Speaker Toastmasters International Club, Top Five, Rapid City, SD 2006

Research Interests

Qualitative Research Methods
Workplace Mental Health & Well-being
Developmental & Organizational Leadership
Human Resource Development & Management
Leadership Studies through Equity & Social Justice
Higher Education Student Affairs & Administration

Publications and Media Placements

Al-Asfour, A. (2023). A bibliometric analysis of workplace incivility in faculty members. Journal of Faculty Development, 37(2), 5-16.
Samarin, I, A., & Al-Asfour, A. (2023). National human resource development in transitioning societies: The case of Saudi Arabia. New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, 35(1), 20-31

Rajasekar, J., Al-Asfour, A., & Boomer, H. (2023). Talent development for faculty: The case of higher education minority-serving institutions. Journal of Faculty Development, 37(1), 41-50.

Al-Asfour, A., Charkasova, A., Rajasekar, J., & Kentiba, E. (2022). Servant leadership behaviors and the level of readiness to COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from U.S.A. higher education institution. International Journal of Leadership in Education. 1-18. doi: https: doi.org/10.1090/13603124.2022.2108505

Al-Asfour, A., Rajasekar, J., Charkasova, A. (2022). Challenges to the workforce localization in the private sector in gulf countries: Current analysis. Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, 16(2), 148-164.

Al-Asfour, A., Keleher, J., & Freeman, Jr. S. (2021). Preparation for college and university leadership before the age of 40. Journal of Research on the College President, 2021(5), 19-35
Rajasekar, J., Al-Asfour, A., & Kentiba, E. (2021). Exploring the relationship between cultural intelligence and employees demographic profiles: Insights gained from a cross-cultural study in Oman. Review of International Business and Strategy 31(4), 556-575.

Dawood, M., Zhang, B., Al-Asfour, A., & Nilofar, M. (2021). External debt and economic growth: A heterogenous static panel study in Asian developing and transition economies, Estudios de Economía Aplicada, 39(2), 1-17.

Zhang, B., Dawood, M., & Al-Asfour, A. (2020). External debt and economic growth: A dynamic panel study of granger causality in developing economies. Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, 7(11), 607-61.

Brooks, M., & Al-Asfour, A. (2020). Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and materialism: A correlational and experimental investigation of faculty employed at minority serving institutions. Journal of Faculty Development, 34(3), 9-19.

Al-Asfour, A., White Shield, S., & Freeman, Jr, S. (2020). Effective strategies and characteristics that lead Native American students to complete graduate education. Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 31(2), 1-16.

Al-Asfour, A., Rajasekar, J., & Al Mashrafi, A. (2020). Fostering organisational dynamic by promoting creativity of employees in the public sector. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 12(7), 150-173.

Al-Asfour, A., Tlaiss, H., & White Shield, S. (2019). Work experiences of Native Americans: A qualitative study. Journal of Career Development, 48(2), 91-104.

Freeman, Jr. S., Krier, K., Al-Asfour, A., & Thacker, R. (2019). An examination of the barriers to leadership for faculty of color at U.S. universities. Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, 16(1), 361-376.

Rendon, A., & Al-Asfour, A. (2019). Lakota female scholarship: A collective case study on transcending Indigenous educational pathways and persistence at the graduate level. Journal of Educational Issues, 5(2), 97-117.

Butler, K. R., & Al-Asfour, A. (2018). Factors that influence the persistence of Native American student
at tribal colleges and universities. Tribal College and University Research Journal, 3(1), 42-57.

Al-Asfour, A., & Young, S. (2018). Perceived faculty professional development needs at tribal colleges 
and universities. Tribal College and University Research Journal, 2(1), 68-89.

Al-Asfour, A., Tlaiss, H., Khan, S, A., & Rajasekar, J. (2017). Saudi women’s work challenges and
barriers to career advancement. Career Development International, 22(2), 184 -199. University Research Excellence Award from Deanship of Scientific Research King of Abdulaziz University, KSA. 

Al-Asfour, A., & Young, S. (2017). Faculty professional development needs and career advancement at tribal colleges and universities. Journal of Faculty Development, 31(1), 41-48.

Al-Asfour, A., & Abraham, M. (2016). Strategies for retention and persistence for Native American students in higher education. Tribal College and University Research Journal, 1(1), 46-56. 
Chisha, M., Al-Asfour, A., & Dana, L-P. (2016). The role of regional economic communities in Africa: Perspectives from stakeholders in Urban Zambia. International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 17(1), 33-44.

Al-Asfour, A., & White Shield, S. (2015). Leadership for multicultural organizations. Journal of
Leadership and Management, 3(5), 67-74.

Khan, S, A., Rajasekar, J., & Al-Asfour, A. (2015). Organizational career development practices: Learning from an Omani company. International Journal of Business and Management, 10(9), 88-98.
Al-Asfour, A. (2014). Improving motivation and persistence of human resource students’ online learners through the use of e-mails communication: A study using a single case study design. Journal of Learning in Higher Education, 10(2), 1-8.

Al-Asfour, A., & Lettau, L. (2014). Strategies for leadership styles for today’s multi-generational workforce. Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, 11(2), 58-69.
Al-Asfour, A., & Khan, S. (2014). Workforce localization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Issues and challenges. Human Resource Development International, 17(2), 243-353.
Al-Asfour, A. (2012). Empirical investigation into compensation preferences for diversified employees. International Journal of Human Resource Studies, 2(4), 118-125.

Al-Asfour, A. (2012). Examining student satisfaction of online statistics courses. Journal of College 
Teaching & Learning, 9(1), 33-38.

Al-Asfour, A., & Bryant, C. (2011). Perceptions of Lakota Native American students taking an online business course at Oglala Lakota College. American Journal of Business Education, 4(10), 43-50

Professional Organizations and Associations

ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS
Editorial Board Member/ Journal Reviewer 
• Career Development International September 2022– Present Reviewer
• Advances in Developing Human Resources February 2021– Present
• Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development September 2020 – February 2022
• Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education November 2016 – Present
Reviewer
• The Journal of Faculty Development November 2016 – Present
Reviewer 
• Human Resource Development International June 2014 – Present
Reviewer
• Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 
Editorial Board member for the following peer review journals: December 2012 – Present
International Journal of Human Resource Studies
International Journal of Learning and Development
• American Journal of Business Education (AJBE) January 2011 – Present 
Reviewer 

Invited Journals Review
• Journal for Multicultural Education (IJME),
• World Journal of Educational Research (WJER),
• Merit Research Journal of Education and Review (MRJER), 
• Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association (NRMER)