Resume of Patrick W. Carlton, Ph.D.
Resume of Patrick W. Carlton, Ph.D.
NAME:
Patrick W. Carlton 
EXPERTISE:
- Organizational Theory
- Principles of Public administration
- Leadership Skills Development
- Personnel Administration
- Historical Research and Instruction
EDUCATION:
Postdoctoral Studies, Education and Sociology, CASEA, University of Oregon
Ph.D., Educational Administration, University of North Carolina,
Advanced Certificate in Professional Education , Univ. of North Carolina
M.A., History, Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania
M.Ed., Science Education, Univ. of North Carolina
A.B., Botany, Univ. of North Carolina
A.A., Liberal Arts, Louisburg College, N.C.
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:
2011-present– Professor of Public Administration and Undergraduate Coordinator (Tenured)
School of Environmental and Public Administration, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Advise Undergraduate students in the B.S. in Public Administration (BSPA); supervise seven instructors in ongoing delivery of online coursework in the BSPA; teach in the Masters in Public Administration (MPA) program; advise and supervise students in the Ph.D. program. Offer courses in leadership, organizational theory and Principles of Public Administration. Conduct research in these topical areas and direct the Oral History of the Public School Principalship project. Over eighty-five publications.
2000-2011—Professor of Educational Leadership (Tenured). University of Nevada Las Vegas. Teach courses in personnel management, historical foundations of educational leadership, the dissertation prospectus seminar, and direct masters level intern experience. Chaired doctoral dissertations and served as dissertation committee member, and served as Director of the Oral History of the Principalship project.
1996-2000 –Director for International Education, University Office of International Programs, Virginia Tech.
Under the general supervision of the Vice Provost for International Programs, served as Secretary to the University Council on International Programs and the University Task Force on International Education. Assisted staff members in the development of plans for new programmatic initiatives in the international arena. Initiate and implement conferences, plus providing oversight for publication of Global Network, the periodic publication of UOIP. Oversaw UOIP Internet home page. Supervised recognition ceremonies for international scholars and teachers. Served as campus Fulbright Advisor for faculty member applicants and managed incoming Fulbright Scholar’s program. Served as liaison with Alumni Association in building stronger international alumni relations.
1994-1996–Associate Professor of Educational Administration at Virginia Tech.
(Tenured). Taught, advised doctoral students and did research in personnel administration, organizational behavior, school-community relations, leadership and the public school principalship.
1992–1994—Visiting Professor of Educational Administration at Youngstown State University of Ohio. Taught, advised doctoral students and did research in personnel administration, organizational behavior, school-community relations, leadership and the public school principalship.
1974-1992–Associate Professor of Educational Administration at Virginia Tech.
(Tenured). Taught, advised doctoral students and did research in personnel administration, organizational behavior, school-community relations, leadership and the public school principalship.
1971-1973–Director, Office of Sponsored Programs and Research and Director, Extended Education, at the University of the Pacific, in Stockton, California.
Served as principal assistant to Academic Vice President for grants stimulation and management, and was responsible for all off-campus course offerings and non-credit programs. In addition, initiated the newly formed University College (evening college) structure and the University Without Walls program. Taught, consulted and did research.
1969-71–Director, Office of Educational Research Services, New York University’s School of Education.
Served as principal grant and research projects administrator, taught, did research and consulted with local, state and national educational entities.
1967-69–Educational Program Specialist (Administration) U.S. Office of Education, Bureau of Educational Personnel Development.
Served as assistant to Division Director, Division of College Programs and Specialist in the School Administrator Training Program.
Honors and Affiliations
Honors
Recipient of Outstanding Teaching Award, Virginia Tech
Recipient of Distinguished Alumnus Award, Louisburg College
Member, Hall of Fame, Senior Army Reserve Commanders Association
Recipient of President’s Award, Senior Army Reserve Commanders Association
Recipient of Fulbright Teaching Award, Eskisehir, Turkey
Affiliations
Phi Beta Delta, International Honor Society
National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
American Association of School Administrators
Phi Delta Kappa, Educational Honor Society
Oral History Association of the U.S.
Southwest Oral History Association
Phi Theta Kappa, Scholastic Honor Society
Rotary International
Reserve Officers Association of the U.S.
Senior Army Reserve Commanders Association
Recent Publications
Carlton, P.W. (Fall 2011) Organizational climate and the school superintendency: The case of Clark county, Nevada. The Nevada Review. 3(2), 3-31.
Carlton, P.W.(Sept. 2009). Leadership: The ‘constant variable’ in Emergency Management. ECEM News. http://urbanaffairs.unlv.edu/pubadmin/EcemSeptNews.htm.
Salazar, P., Chance, P, and Carlton , P. (Sept., 2008). The role of technology in Leadership Preparation for the millienial generation: the UNLV story. Connexions. http://cnx.org/content/m15113/1.2.
Carlton, P.W. (2006) Utilization of Oral History Interviews as a Graduate Education Instructional Technique. School Leadership Review. 1(2), 2-10.
Carlton, P.W. (2005) “A Community of Professionals: Locally-Based Public School Principals Share Their Craft Wisdom With the World,” in Reflections and Interpretations: Oral History Centre 25th Anniversary Publication. Singapore: National Archives of Singapore.
Carlton, P.W. (2004) Perceptions of Leadership: Retired principals as exemplars of best practice. NCPEA Educational Leadership Review. 5(2), 18-23.
Carlton, P.W.(2002) “Oral History and the Professor: an Academic Epiphany.” The Oral History Review. 29(2), 7-9.
Carlton, P.W. (2001) The Practice of Leadership: The Life and Times of Joshua L. Chamberlain (Rev. ed.) 94 pp. Available: http://www.unlv.edu/faculty/pcarlton/EDA750.html
Carlton, P.W. (2000) “Leadership: the life and times of Joshua L. Chamberlain, a forgotten hero.” Torch Magazine. 74(1), 25-30.
Carlton, P.W. (1998) Principals and the practice of leadership: what does experience teach? AASA Professor. 21(3/4), 27-34.
Carlton, P.W. (1997) Meeting the global challenge: transforming education at Virginia Tech. International Education Forum. 17(2), 151-157.
Carlton, P.W. (1995.) Interest-based collective bargaining at Youngstown State University: a fresh organizational approach. Journal of Collective Negotiations in the Public Sector. 23(4), 333-343.
Carlton, P.W. (1994.) Interest-based collective bargaining at Youngstown State University: an oral history. Youngstown, Ohio: Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor.
Carlton, P.W. (Summer, 1994.) Civil affairs operations in Kuwait: a case of disparate command priorities. Army History. No. 31, 14-22.
Carlton, P.W. (Winter, 1993) Oral history in the Persian Gulf War. OHMAR: A Publication of Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region. 16(1), 5-7.
Carlton, P.W. (Spring, 1993). Joshua Chamberlain: A role model for today’s administrators. The AASA Professor. 15(4), 1-4.
