Dr. Elnora Farmer

Faculty Member

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

Biography

Dr. Elnora Farmer is a Senior Lecturer and Program Coordinator for the Bachelor of Applied Science program at Clayton State University. She brings over 20 years of teaching experience and began her career in finance and banking, with experience across multiple areas, including financial analysis and commercial banking. Dr. Farmer holds an Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Practice from the University of North Georgia, an MBA in Finance from The Ohio State University, and a BS in Business Administration with a major in Finance from Miami University. She is actively engaged in professional service, including the Georgia Association of Women in Higher Education, and serves on departmental, college-level, and university committees. Her research interests include leadership and workforce development, financial and economic literacy, and high-impact teaching practices, and she is committed to student development and success.

Education

EdD, Higher Education Leadership and Practice, University of North Georgia, 2024

MBA, Finance, The Ohio State University, 1994

BS, Finance, Miami University, 1992

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

Awards and Honors

Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi, Honor, 2023

Georgia Teaching Fellows Program, University of Georgia Institute of Higher Education, Honor, 2020

Intellectual Contributions

Christie H Burton, Xueyu Cheng, Elnora D. Farmer, Bryan LaBrecque, Sheryne Southard, Breaking the Textbook Cartel Results in Gains for Online Students, Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration – June 2019

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, Education for the Future: Higher Education’s Evolving Role in Entrepreneurial and Innovative Learning, Georgia Educational Research Association Conference - 2024, Georgia Educational Research Association – February 2 2024

Elnora D. Farmer, Reframing the Integration of High Impact Practices: Adapting to Shifts in Workforce Dynamics, 2023 USG Teaching and Learning Conference, USG – March 2023

Christie H Burton, Xueyu Cheng, Sheryne Southard, Bryan LaBrecque, Elnora D. Farmer, Breaking the Textbook Cartel Results in Gains for Online Students, Distance Learning Administration Conference , University of West Georgia – June 24 2019

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, 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

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.