Board of Advisors – Alison A. Carr Chellman, PhD

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Alison A. Carr Chellman, PhD

Dr. Alison A. Carr Chellman is currently the Dean of the School of Education and Health Sciences at the University of Dayton.

Her current research and teaching includes work with games in schools, both educational and commercial/entertainment.  She is currently interested in the attitudes of teachers and parents toward gaming in the classroom and has a TED talk on the topic of using games to re-engage boys in their own schooling.

She has published widely in refereed journals, has written 6  books, and many book chapters and manuscripts around issues associated with systemic change, diffusion of innovations and emancipation.

She serves on the editorial board for *Educational Technology Research and Development, and E-learn Magazine.

*Her book, *Instructional Design for Teachers* from Routledge publishers helps to improve classroom practice with systematic approaches to the creation of new curriculum and instruction.

She is currently working on research related to Negentropy—energy capture and release for organizational transformation.