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Dr. Dora Finamore
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Skills & Interests
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Business / Corporate Social Responsibility
(Expert)
Business psychology is a growing field including fundamental business practices understanding human behavior to improve productivity, and efficiency, and understanding how the diversity of culture in workplaces helps to enhance and develop skills for thriving in any business. - Social Sciences / Psychology / Personality (Advanced)
Associations
- American Association of University Professors (AAUP) & American Assc of University Women (AAUW)
Member 11/2020 – Current
Publications
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Dora Finamore, E. Valerie Hewitt, Loretta A. Millam, Michelle M. Reinhardt, and Linda Watson.
(2022).
Promoting and Sustaining a Growth Mindset in Online Classrooms Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic
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Hochanadel, A, & Finamore, D.
(2015).
Fixed And Growth Mindset In Education And How Grit Helps Students Persist In The Face Of Adversity
in Journal of International Education Research (JIER).
(11(1), 47–50.).
https://doi.org/10.19030/jier.v11i1.9099 - Finamore, Dora co-author. (March 2012). Electronic Media: A Motivational Strategy for Student Success in Online Journal of Distance Education Administration. (Volume XV, Number 1).
Teaching Experience
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Academic Strategies for the Business and Military Professional
(Winter 2022)
- Purdue University Global – Business
- Designed to facilitate personal & professional success, this course introduces students to the purposes & processes of university education. An emphasis is placed on study, critical thinking, & communication that support academic achievement. Students examine the relationship between learning & motivation, managing stress & emotional intelligence.
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Theories of Personality, Positive Psychology, Multicultural Psychology and others
(Winter 2022)
- Northcentral University – Psychology
- 21 years teaching at NCU until November, 2022
Honors & Awards
- Dr Dora Finamore- Purdue University Global Senate (07/2022)
In July 2022, Dora was elected to the Purdue University Global Faculty Senate to serve faculty and students
Presentations
- The Pursuit of Research, 05/19/2021
Pursuit of Research Series: Purpose of Research. [Live Presentation], 4/18/2022 Dora presented at the CTL Live Event presentation for research with colleagues
Positions
- Professor (05/2004 – Current) Purdue University Global
- Distinguished Core Adjunct Professor (11/2001 – 11/2022) NCU