Dr. Elnora Farmer

Faculty Member

Office: Faculty Hall 131A
Interdisciplinary Studies
College of Arts & Sciences
ElnoraFarmer@clayton.edu
Phone: (678) 466-4802

Biography

Received an Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Practice from the University of North Georgia, a Master of Business Administration from The Ohio State University, with an emphasis in finance, and a B.S. in Business Administration from Miami University majoring in finance. Also, received a Graduate Certificate in Human Resources from the Keller Graduate School of Management.

Education

MBA, Finance, The Ohio State University, 1994

BS, Finance, Miami University, 1992

Other, Human Resource Management, Keller Graduate School of Management, 2011

Contracts, Grants, and Sponsored Research

Bryan LaBrecque, Christie H Burton, Sheryne Southard, Xueyu Cheng, Elnora D. Farmer, Affordable Learning Georgia, USG, State, 25800, Funded – Spring 2018 to Fall 2018

Presentations

Elnora D Farmer, Effective Instructional Strategies for Hybrid, Online, and Distance Education Courses, Symposium for Part-Time, Adjunct, and Contingent Educators Conference, SPACE - Symposium for Part-Time, Adjunct, and Contingent Educators – June 2016

Elnora D Farmer, Elevating Student Outcomes: The Strength of Connection, Georgia Association for Women in Higher Education Conference, GAWHE - Georgia Association for Women in Higher Education – March 2018

Elnora D. Farmer, Antoinette S. France-Harris, Shandra McDonald, Francine Norflus, Picking up the PACE - Enhancing Student Learning Through Partnering Academics and Community Engagement , 2019 University System of Georgia Teaching and Learning Conference: Best Practices for Promoting Engaged Student Learning , University System of Georgia – April 11 2019

Elnora D Farmer, Francine Norflus, Antoinette S. France-Harris, Shandra McDonald, Picking up the PACE - Enhancing Student Learning Through Partnering Academics and Community Engagement (Proposal), The USG Teaching and learning conference, The University System of Geogia – December 2018

Service to the University & University System of Georgia

College, Arts & Sciences College Curriculum Committee, Committee Chair – August 2024 to Present

College, College of Arts & Sciences Teacher of the Year Committee, Committee Member – August 2020 to Present

College, Minigrant Committee, Committee Member – August 2019 to Present

Service to the Profession

Committee Member, Georgia Association of Women in Higher Education, State – September 2019 to Present

Member, Georgia Piedmont Technical College Interdisciplinary Studies Advisory Board, Local – November 2023 to Present

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, International – November 2023 to Present

Teaching Interest

Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Ethics, Enterprise/Workplace Strategies, Finance and Economics

Research Interest

Internship access and completion for first-generation business students; internship structures; high impact practice and curricula integration; finance/financial literacy and entrepreneurship, leadership, and online/distance learning & instructional/student strategies.