Joelle Carter

Dr. Joelle Davis Carter has more than 20 years of teaching and administration experience in higher education primarily serving in roles to ensure academic student success. Her teaching experience has included facilitating learning for both graduate and undergraduate students focused on the first-year experience, diversity and inclusion, social and cultural diversity in counseling and organizational leadership. Dr. Carter has held a number of senior level administrative roles such as Dean for Student Development, Assistant Vice President for Retention and Student Services and Director of Undergraduate Programs on campuses such as Piedmont Community College, Western Kentucky University and George Washington University respectively. In her capacity at Walden University, Dr. Carter serves as a Contributing Faculty member for the doctoral higher education program in the Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership. In this capacity, she provides online instruction, feedback and support for students engaged in the dissertation process. Dr. Carter received her Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Leadership from the University of Maryland College Park, Master of Arts degree in Student Development from The Ohio State University and Bachelor of Science degree in Middle Grades Education from Winston-Salem State University.

Courses Taught

EDDD 8990-238 - Completing Doctoral Capstone

EDDD 8990-239 - Completing Doctoral Prospectus

Education

PhD, University of Maryland College Park

MA, The Ohio State University

BS, Winston-Salem State University

Public Service

Durham County Women's Commission, Board Member - Durham

Awards / Honors

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., African American Relations Committee of Bowling Green, Kentucky, 2014

Melvene Draheim Hardee Award, Southern Association for College Student Affairs, 2011

Publications

Carter, J. D. (2023). The Tale of Two Institutions: An Examination of White Student Engagement on Public HBCU Campuses. The Payne Center Book Series

Carter, J. D. (2019). The influence of business case study competitions on students' perceptions of learning. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly

Presentations

Carter, J. D. (2015). Considering the Complexities: A Closer Examination of Diversity on Historically Black College and University Campuses. SACSA

Carter, J. D. (2015). Sisters Helping Sisters: Creating Partnerships While Navigating the Doctoral Process for Women of Color. Southern Association for College Student Affairs