Kit Kacirek, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Adult Education
Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders
101 Graduate Education Building
Phone: (479) 575-4875
FAX: (479) 575-3319
kitk@uark.edu
Degrees:
Ed.D., University of Arkansas, Adult Education, 1998
M.Ed., University of Arkansas, Adult Education, 1994
B.S., University of Texas, Natural Science, 1975
Professional Biography:
Kit Brooks teaches Adult Education/Human Resource Development (HRD) at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Her experiences as an external consultant has influenced her teaching philosophy and guides her research agenda which focuses on bridging the gap between theory and practice in HRD and leadership development. In addition to faculty responsibilities, she facilitates professional development services for clients of the Sam M. Walton College of Business Center for Management and Executive Development. Her consulting and research has included several international assignments. She recently she spent a month in Morocco conducting a needs assessment for a proposed women’s health clinic and co-facilitated a leadership development program in Tunisia. Dr. Brooks is currently working with a team of professionals to provide leadership development to an international non-profit organization at their various locations across the globe. She has published practitioner-relevant cases in Training and Development’s In Action Series as well as in various scholarly journals.
Publications/Presentations:
Brooks, K., Crutchfield, E., Martinson, D., Eaves, J., & Smith, G. (2002). Process mapping the three Ps: Planning policies, procedures and programming changes prior to implementing a campus procurement card initiative. In J. j. Phillips & P. P. Phillips (Eds.), In action: Measuring roi in the public sector (pp. 117-130). Alexandria, VA: ASTD Publishing.
Book Review
Brooks, K. (2003). [Review of the book Primal leadership: Realizing the power of emotional intelligence]. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 14(2), 235-238.
Peer Reviewed Articles
Nafukho, F., Hariston, N., & Brooks, K. (submitted 2004). Human capital theory, HRD and economic growth. Journal of European Industrial Training (JEIT).
Nafukho, F., Thompson, D, & Brooks, K. (2003). Factors predicting success in a distance learning undergraduate HRD program. International Journal of Vocational Education and Training.
Thompson, D., Brooks, K., & Lizarraga, E. (2003). Transfer of learning: From the distance classroom to the workplace. Journal of Evaluation in Higher Education. 28(5), 539 –547.
Thompson, D., Brooks, K., & Lizarraga, E. (2003). Adult students’ and their work supervisors’ perceptions of a non-traditional bachelor’s degree program: A qualitative study. International Journal of Vocational Education and Training. 10(2), 81–92.
Brooks, K., & Hinton, B. (accepted 2002). Women helping women. Convergence Journal, International Council for Adult Education.
Brooks, K. (2002). The influence of focus group feedback on the three organizational levels of an international retailer. Journal of Strategic Direction. 18, 11.
Brooks, K. (2002). The influence of focus group feedback on the three organizational levels of an international retailer. Journal of European Industrial Training (JEIT). 26, 204-206.
Thompson, D., Brooks, K., & Lizarraga, E. (2002). Adult students’ and their work supervisor’s perceptions of a non-traditional bachelors degree program. International Journal of Vocational Education and Training. 10, 81-92.
Thompson, D., Hinton, B., & Brooks, K. (Submitted Fall 2001). Developing and delivering a multi-site distance learning program for working adults. Convergence.