Doug Mccoy
As an educator, I am an experienced college professor with over 25 years of experience teaching and over 20 years experience mentoring doctoral dissertations and research. I have extensive experience teaching at a number of institutions of higher education including, National Louis University, Illinois State University, College of DuPage, Capella University, and Walden University. I am quite passionate about teaching and I am also quite passionate about human services and social justice.
My general teaching philosophy is based on experiential learning and the empowerment of the learner. I believe in providing students with the tools and resources that they need to be successful in the classroom. I strive to be accessible to my students to assist them at all stages in their learning process as well as the dissertation process. I have found that the key to the online learning experience is maintaining a strong connection with my students. I have also worked hard to anticipate the needs of my students and in anticipating the needs of my students I can work hard to provide them with the tools they need to be successful in their studies.
Finally, I would share that I truly love working with doctoral students through the dissertation process. I am passionate about both qualitative and quantitative research. I also LOVE to attend residency. However, my favorite experience in the doctoral student journey is GRADUATION. As we say in residency, the best dissertation is a DONE dissertation.
Education
BS, Illinois State University
MS, Illinois State University
EdD, Northern Illinois University
Public Service
Two Rivers Head Start, Chair -
Fox Valley Freedom Travel Baseball Association, Chair - North Aurora
Awards / Honors
Advisor of the Year, Illinois State University - Black Action & Awareness Council, 1992
Best Program, Illinois State Resident Assistant Association, 1994
Kappa Delta Pi, Northern Illinois University, 2000
MWU Customer Service Award, Midwestern University, 1997