Dr. Susan J. Olson

Susan J. Olson Ph.D

Professor Emeritus
College of Education


Professional Organizations

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), 1999-2015

American Technical Education Association (Life Member)

  • Membership and Promotion Committee
  • Editorial Board, 2001-present
  • Offering workshop credit for conference participation, 2007-present
  • Elected Chair Editorial and Publications Committee, 2008-2011

American Career and Technical Education Association (Life Member)

  • Technical Education Division
  • Elected to Policy Committee (1991-1994; 1999-2003)
  • Editorial and Publications Committee for the Vocational Education Journal, 1991-94
  • Public Relations Committee, 2001-2003
  • National Conference Planning Committee, 1990-1997, 2000
  • Resolutions Committee, 1994-1997
  • Vice President, Technical Education Division Nominee, 1996
  • Appointed Committee Member, Teacher Quality Task Force, 2007-2008

Association of Career and Technical Education Research, Division of American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2010-present

  • Reviewer, Professional Development Conference 2014; Outstanding Journal Article Reviewer, 2014

Institute for Lifespan Development and Gerontology, The University of Akron

  • Fellow, 2014-present

National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators

  • Vice President for Industrial Training, 1993-1995
  • Newsletter Editor, 1994-1995; Assistant Editor, 1991-1993
  • Reviewer for outstanding manuscript, 1996-2009
  • Vice President, Technical Education Division, 2005-2008

Online Learning Consortium

  • Member, 2011-2015
  • Conference presentation reviewer, Sloan-C Online International Conference, 2012, 2013, 2014