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Cara Meixner
Assistant Professor of Graduate Psychology
Faculty Consultant, Center for Faculty Innovation
Email: meixnecx@jmu.edu
Phone: 540-568-4846
Office: East Campus Library, Rm. 5111
Education & Professional Qualifications
Ph.D |
Antioch University (October 2008) |
M.A |
University of Maryland (May 2000) |
B.S. |
James Madison University (May 1998) |
Biography
Prior to returning to my beloved JMU (indeed, I bleed ‘purple and gold’), I directed a leadership center at Rollins College and taught courses in leadership studies, women’s studies, and hunger & homelessness. A return ‘home’ has my husband and I excited about four seasons, hikes in the Shenandoah Park, and geographical proximity to several big cities.
In my spare time, I am an avid reader, independent & foreign film fanatic, and restaurant connoisseur. I am a happy, compassionate person who loves life and relishes relationships.
Teaching Interests & Program Affiliations
My primary role at James Madison University is with the Center for Faculty Innovation (www.jmu.edu/cfi); my work connects with and supports the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, service-learning and off-campus engagement, leadership learning, and the development and transition of early career faculty.
Formal teaching interests include leadership studies; organizational behavior; women’s studies; and qualitative theories and methodologies. Informally, I enjoy facilitating sessions on meditation, mindfulness, and centering techniques.
Scholarship
My dissertation features the constructivist, grounded theory study of faculty members’ inner development when engaging in service-learning with undergraduates. Research interests also include gender, culture and leadership; film and popular culture; and postmodern inquiry.
