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Biography - Angela M Gibson

Dr. Angela M. Gibson serves as an Instructional Strategist in the Instructional Design and Development Team at American Public University System. Additionally, she serves as adjunct faculty for the College 100 program at APUS. Angela also teaches courses online in the Masters of Adult Education program at the Texas A&M University–Kingsville.

Angela has served at state funded community colleges and universities, private universities, and for-profit institutions teaching face-to-face, blended, and fully online courses. She has a background in educational leadership, adult education, community college education, higher education, and student affairs with emphasis in instructional design and development. Previous to APUS, Dr. Gibson served as Lead Instructor for the College Success program at South Texas College, as the Director of Housing and Residence Life at Florida Gulf Coast University, as well as serving in multiple Student Affairs positions at various universities.

Angela presents at national and international conferences including the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the Sloan-Consortium International Conference on Online Learning. Her research interests include student engagement and success, the role of online and emerging technology in course design and instruction, and Hispanic student success. She integrates theory into practice through conducting research on student retention as well as best practices in online learning.

Dr. Gibson has published in various peer reviewed journals such as the Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, Community College of Research and Practice, and Issues in Educational Research. She is active in regional and national education associations performing in roles as division co-chair, session chair and session discussant, graduate student mentor and discussant, and paper submission reviewer. Additionally, she serves on an editorial review board for an education journal.

Dr. Gibson received a B.A. in International Relations from George Mason University, a Masters of Arts in Human Performance Systems, with a Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design, from Marymount University, and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, with concentrations in Adult Education, Higher Education, and Community College Education, from Texas A&M University - Kingsville.