Morgan McAfee

Dr. Morgan A. McAfee has a PhD in Methodology, Measurement, and Analysis from the University of Central Florida (UCF), along with an MBA from the Jack Welch Management Institute, an MA in educational psychology from UCF, and a BS in Legal Studies. She has taught in higher education in various capacities since 2013, and works full-time in the health insurance sector. In 2024 she joined Walden University as Contributing Faculty for doctoral dissertation committees due to her specialty in quantitative and qualitative methodology.

Education

PhD, University of Central Florida

MBA, Jack Welch Management Institute

MA, University of Central Florida

BS, University of Central Florida

Awards / Honors

Mission Excellence Award, General Dynamics Mission Systems, 2019

Outstanding Mentor of the Year Award, Capella University, 2021

STAR Award, Humana, 2021

STAR Award, Humana, 2024

Stephen Shank Recognition Award, Capella University, 2022

Mission Excellence Award, General Dynamics Mission Systems, 2019

Publications

McAfee, M. Development and implementation of an inaugural impact study for a professional practice doctorate program.

McAfee, M., Hoffman, B. The morass of misconceptions: How unjustified beliefs influence pedagogy and learning. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Presentations

Hoffman, B., McAfee, M. A. (2017). Transfer of knowledge: A modality, knowledge, and conceptual analysis.

McAfee, M., Xu, L., Hoffman, B. (2016). Measuring teaching and learning misconceptions among undergraduate teacher candidates. APA

McAfee, M., Xu, L., Hoffman, B. (2015). Identifying the educational psychology misconceptions among pre-service teachers. APA

Gregg, S., Hartley, D., McAfee, M., Pitz, R., Teaff, J., Clements, P. (2020). Feature-based product line engineering: A report from practitioners. INCOSE

McAfee, M. (2013). Differential impacts of doctoral education on EdD and PhD students: Examining student motivation and subjective well-being during the first two years of doctoral study. ATE

McAfee, M. (2015). Development of a study to determine Ed.D. Degree impact among graduates of a professional practice doctorate program at a large, metropolitan university.

McAfee, M., Xu, L., Hoffman, B. (2016). Development and validation of an educational psychology misconception scale for pre-service teachers.