Julie A. Chadd

Julie A. Chadd is a Professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Foundations at Eastern Illinois University (EIU). She specializes in Career and Technical Education, with research interests in teaching methods, active learning, service learning, and integrated learning. Dr. Chadd advises Pi Omega Pi, the business education honor society, and teaches courses in Career and Technical Education and the Master of Science in Technology program.

Education:

• BS in Business Education, Southeast Missouri State University
• MS in Workforce Education and Development, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
• PhD in Workforce Education and Development, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Her research focuses on student financial aid challenges, cross-cultural competence in study abroad programs, active learning strategies, and policy implications for career education. She has published peer-reviewed articles in journals like Journal of Student Financial Aid and Career and Technical Education Research.

Awards include the Illinois Business Education Association's Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award and the Outstanding New Teacher of the Year Award. She teaches courses such as CTE 2000, CTE 3400, CTE 4913, and CTE 4923, focusing on teaching methods and cooperative education coordination.