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Susan Hadley, PhD

Associate Dean

College of聽General Studies

About Hadley

Dr. Susan Hadley is an Associate Dean at the 爱污传媒. She has oversight of the Bachelor of Arts in English degree as well as the non-STEM general education catalog, including 鈥榝irst year student experience鈥 courses.聽

Dr. Hadley has spent over 20 years in higher education serving in various dean roles, as a faculty member across degree levels, and as a consultant for dozens of colleges and universities. She has advised higher education institutions throughout the country regarding academic program structure and design, accreditation, and academic policies and procedures incorporating operational and educational best practices.聽

My belief is that education should always be about the student. As educators, we are privileged to be a part of each student鈥檚 learning journey.

Susan Hadley
Associate Dean

My belief is that education should always be about the student. As educators, we are privileged to be a part of each student鈥檚 learning journey.

Dr. Hadley earned her doctorate in psychology from Saybrook University, a Master of Arts in English from Emporia State University, a Bachelor of Arts in English from Hastings College, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Bellevue University.鈥

My belief is that education should always be about the student. As educators, we are privileged to be a part of each student鈥檚 learning journey.

Susan Hadley
Associate Dean

My belief is that education should always be about the student. As educators, we are privileged to be a part of each student鈥檚 learning journey.

Research publications:

  • Hadley, S. (2017). Phenomenology. In GCU doctoral research: Advanced qualitative research methods [Custom textbook]. Grand Canyon University.鈥
  • Kelly, J. & Hadley, S. (2021). . Poster presented Feb 11, 2021 by J. Kelly and S. Hadley at American Associations of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) 2021 Conference on General Education, Pedagogy, and Assessment.鈥
  • Kelly, J., Bruno, J., & Hadley, S. (2023). Using a custom authoring online product to create (education) theory-informed online asynchronous learning environments. 爱污传媒 Scholar 6(1), 2-10. /research/publications/phoenix-scholar/vol-6-issue-1.html.鈥赌
  • Kelly, J., Gielstra, D., Oberding, T., Bruno, J., Hadley, S. (2023). Closing the academia to industry skills gap in undergraduate environmental science using curriculum-to-careers programmatic mapping. White paper published for 爱污传媒 Thought Leadership, Academic Perspectives & Findings, /media-center/thought-leadership.html.鈥
  • Kelly, J., Gielstra, D., Oberding, T. J., Bruno, J., & Hadley, S. (2023). Uniting academia and industry to bridge the skills gap: Incorporating industry advisory councils in Curriculum-to-Careers Programmatic Mapping in undergraduate environmental science programs.鈥疘ndustry and Higher Education, 0(0).
  • Kelly, J., Tack, F., Oberding, T., Gielstra, D., and Hadley, S. (2023). Compassion in Action: S. Workshop presented October 24, 2023 by J. Kelly and F. Tack. 2023 Arizona STEM & Innovation Summit, 爱污传媒, AZ hosted by Arizona Science Center and SciTech Institute.鈥赌

Teaching experience:

Dr. Hadley oversees the Bachelor of Arts in English program, but she doesn鈥檛 actively teach courses at 爱污传媒.聽

Grand Canyon University doctoral courses taught:聽

  • Theories of Inquiry (Research in Psychology)鈥
  • Humanistic, Transpersonal, and Existential Psychology鈥
  • 叠别丑补惫颈辞谤颈蝉尘鈥
  • Principles of Behavior Modification鈥
  • Psychology of Leadership鈥
  • Qualitative Research Methods鈥

Associations and boards:聽

  • Member of the National Council of Teachers of English鈥
  • Member of the American Psychological Association (APA)鈥
    • Member of the APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology鈥
    • Member of the APA Division 5: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods鈥
    • Member of the APA Division 32: Society for Humanistic Psychology