Dr. Clark Hickman earned his doctorate from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1993. He studies self-efficacy theory as it relates to motivation to learn, as well as student and instructor behaviors.

Teaching:

Dr. Hickman teaches Ed Rem 6710: Educational Research Methods and Design. He also occasionally serves as a research methodologist on doctoral dissertation committees.

Administration:

As Associate Dean for Continuing Education, he oversees the off-campus credit course offerings and designs non-credit professional development programs for teachers and counselors. He belongs to the following College-wide committees: Dean's Advisory Board for Online Learning and the Dean's Committee on Alternative Certification. He is also a member of the Dean's Cabinet and a member of the Continuing Education Dean's Group. Professionally, Dr. Hickman holds membership in the University Continuing Education Association, the American Educational Research Association, and the Missouri Association for Colleges of Teacher Education.

Research:

Dr. Hickman's research interests are in the areas of self-efficacy theory as well as on issues relating to the design, conduct, and evaluation of distance education programs, particularly online courses.

Selected Papers:

Hickman, C.J., Bielema, C., Gunderson, M. (2005).  Challenges in the design, development and delivery of online assessment and evaluation. In Howell, S. & Hricko, M. (Eds.). Online assessment and evaluation.  Hershey: Idea Group Publishers.

Hickman, C.J. (2003). Results of survey regarding distance education offerings. Invited paper to the University Continuing Education Association national conference, Chicago, IL.

Hickman, C.J. & Bielema, C. (2002). Investigating the Experiences of online learning: An evaluation. Refereed paper presented to the University Continuing Education Association national conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hickman, C.J. (1998). Medical information and the internet: Social and educational implications for patients. Refereed paper presented to the International Conference on the Social Impact of Information Technologies, St. Louis, MO

Hickman, C.J. (1999). Public policy implications associated with technology assisted distance learning. Adult Learning (10),3: 17-20.