Barbara Ash, Professor

Dr. Barbara F. Ash

Professor of Education and Human Services
Human Resources, Learning and Performance Graduate Programs

 

Mailing Address

Suffolk University
8 Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108

 

Office

73 Tremont Street, 7th Floor
Room 709
Phone:(617) 573-8280
E-mail:bash@suffolk.edu

 

Degrees

Ed.D. (Adult and Continuing Education), Boston University
M.Ed. (Business Education), Boston University
B.S. cum laude, Boston University School of Management

 

Employment History

  • Professor of Education and Human Services, Education and Human Services Department, Suffolk University
  • Director, Human Resources, Learning and Performance Programs, Suffolk University
  • Designed and Implemented the following graduate degree and certificate programs at Suffolk University:
    • Human Resources Certificate
    • Instructional Design Certificate
    • Organizational Learning Certificate
    • M.S. Degree in Adult and Organizational Learning
    • M.S. Degree in Human Resources
    • Advanced Post-Master’s Program in Organizational Development
    • Joint M.S. Degree in Adult and Organizational Learning and Organizational Development Certificate
    • Joint M.S. Degree in Adult and Organizational Learning and Human Resources Certificate
  • Director, Business Education Programs, Suffolk University
  • Professor and Department Chair, Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MA
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Simmons College, Boston, MA

Adjunct Faculty Appointments
  • Boston University School of Education, Division of Instructional Development and Administration.  Advisor to five doctoral candidates
  • Boston University, School of Education, Department of Adult and Continuing Education.  Served as fourth reader for doctoral dissertation and reader and oral examiner, Comprehensive Examination Committee
  • Boston University Metropolitan College
  • Northeastern University

Consulting Projects

  • National Consultant and platform speaker, Gregg Division, McGraw-Hill Book Company
  • Conducted scores of professional workshops for government and industry, public and private four-year institutions, junior and community college, and business schools throughout the United States and Jamaica, West Indies
  • Adult Basic Education License Advisory Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Education
  • Served as a curriculum consultant for numerous two- and four-year colleges and secondary schools
  • Served on advisory boards for various two-year public and private institutions
  • Served as a visiting team evaluator for two-year colleges and business schools
  • Organized and chaired the Harbor House Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center’s Family Council, Hingham, MA (volunteer service)

Professional Associations

  • Board of Directors, Massachusetts Coalition of Adult Education
  • Member, National, Massachusetts, and Bay Colonies Chapters of the American Society for Training and Development
  • Member, Northeast Human Resources Association
  • Member, Society for Human Resource Management
  • Member, Phi Delta Kappa
  • Member, Organizational Development Network
  • Member, International Society for Performance Improvement, Mass. Chapter
  • Member, Association for Psychological Type
  • Member, New York Association of Continuing Community Education

Selected Honors

  • Rider College (New Jersey), Distinguished Lecturer, 1992
  • Recipient of the Suffolk University Evening Division Association Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year Award
  • Recipient of the Massachusetts Business Educator’s Association Business Educator-of-the-Year Award
  • Past President, Massachusetts Business Educators Association
  • Past President, New England Business Educators Association
  • Past President, Epsilon Chapter, Delta Pi Epsilon

Recent Publications

  • Ash, B.F., "Cognitive Learning Style: Implications for Delivering Instruction, "Journal of Business and Training Education, v.14, fall 2005.
  • Ash, B.F., "Contributing to Your Profession: Three Opportunities," Field Notes," SABES (Massachusetts System for Adult Basic Education Support), Massachusetts Department of Education, v. 14 No. 4, summer 2005.

Research Interests

  • Learning and teaching styles
  • Instructional strategies and training methods for adult learners
  • Adult learner participation and motivation
  • Curriculum and instructional design
  • Continuing learning for the professions

Courses Taught

  • EHS 650    Instructional Design
  • EHS 652    Training Methods for Adult Learners
  • EHS 655    Continuing Education for the Professions
  • EHS 660    Internship
  • EHS 661    Teaching and Learning Styles
  • EHS 662    Organizational Learning Seminar
  • EHS 670    Special Topics
  • EHS 700    Independent Projects
  • Archer Fellows Seminars