Shannon Alpert

Academic Title

Assistant Teaching Professor

Education:

Doctor of Education from University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2011)

Master of Science in Instructional Technology from Georgia State University

Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Secondary Education from Georgia State University

Bio:

Shannon Alpert joined Northeastern University at the end of 2014. She earned her undergraduate (English/secondary education) and masters (instructional technology) degrees from Georgia State University in Atlanta. She spent the first 15 years of her career leading projects and teams responsible for creating learning solutions in the telecommunications and financial services industries. In addition to being a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), she earned her doctoral degree in educational leadership from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where the focus of her research was on how projects are managed in academic settings. For the past eight years, she has taught instructional design, organizational leadership, and project management for masters and doctoral students in addition to chairing doctoral research studies.

When she is not working, she loves to run, read, hike, and spend time with family.

Professional Experience:

2014 - Present: Northeastern University, College of Professional Studies - Assistant Teaching Professor

2014 - 2016: Charlotte Preparatory School - Project Manager

2011 - 2014: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, College of Education - Faculty Member

2011: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Information Technology Services Program Office - Project Consultant

1997 - 2009: Bank of America - Senior Vice President

1995 - 1996: AT&T - Project Manager and Instructional Technologist

1994 - 1995: Hall County School System - High School English Teacher

Awards and Activities:

Current Service Activities

Project Management Institute, Nashville Chapter - Vice President for Administration: April 2019 - Present
Northeastern University, College of Professional Studies, Faculty Academic Council: July 2017 – Present
Northeastern University, College of Professional Studies, Vice Chair for the Professional Standards Committee: July 2017 – Present

Professional Memberships

Project Management Institute (PMI)
Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
International Dyslexia Association (IDA)

Recent Publications and Presentations

Alpert, S. A. (2019, April). Collaboration is key: The importance of including learning and support partners in projects. Paper presented at Project Management Institute – Nashville Chapter, Nashville, TN.
Donlan, P., & Alpert, S. A. (2018). Faculty lived experiences integrating technology-assisted educational practices into an entry-level physical therapy curriculum. Journal of Physical Therapy Education, 32(1), 87-93.

Honors

Bank of America, Summer Intern Manager of the Year: 2001
Bank of America, Customer Experience Leadership Award: 2002, 2003
Bank of America, Spirit Medallion for Risk Rating Scorecard Project: 2007

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