Jonathan E Messemer

Biography

" Dr. Jonathan E. Messemer is currently an Associate Professor of Adult Learning and Development at Cleveland State University. Dr. Messemer has served on the graduate faculty in the College of Education and Human Services since 2006. He previously served as the Program Coordinator for the Adult Learning and Development Master's Degree Program. Dr. Messemer teaches in the Urban Education: Adult, Continuing, and Higher Education Ph.D. Program at Cleveland State University, where he has refereed nearly 20 dissertations serving as the Chairperson or Research Methodologist. Dr. Messemer's research interests include: adult literacy, correctional education, educational program planning theory and evaluation, student satisfaction, teacher decision-making, and survey development. Prior to his work in adult, continuing and higher education, Dr. Messemer served as a Research Analyst and Data Systems Manager for the Department of Urology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana. While at Indiana University Dr. Messemer developed the largest U.S. research dataset for the study of Testicular Cancer. Dr. Messemer co-authored numerous research articles in medical journals and co-authored numerous presentations at medical conferences that pertained to the topic of testicular cancer."

Research Interest

" Dr. Messemer is a quantitative research methodologists who is interested in the following areas of study: 1. Adult Literacy, 2. Adult Education Program Planning Theory and Evaluation, 3. Continuing Medical Education, 4. Correctional Education, 5. Faith-based Programs for Adult Inmates, and 6. Power, Politics, and the Art of Negotiation."