Curriculum vitae

None of us are our CVs, but here's mine anyway.

Last updated May 2026.

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Position
  • Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership

    Northern Arizona University. College of Education.
  • Lead Faculty, Community College & Higher Education sub-unit

    Northern Arizona University. Curriculum, doctoral admissions, program review.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership

    Northern Arizona University.
  • Instructional Fellow, Master Educator Course

    University of Louisville & U.S. Army Cadet Command. Concurrent appointment.
  • Faculty and student affairs roles at UNT, Northern Michigan, MSU, Texas State, SIU Carbondale.

    See full CV for detail.

Current fellowships
  • Provost Leadership Fellow

    Northern Arizona University.
  • Faculty Wellness Inaugural Fellow

    Northern Arizona University.
  • ACUE Facilitator, Effective Online Teaching Practices

    Association of College and University Educators.

Education
  • Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education

    Michigan State University. Dissertation: Adult Learners at Community Colleges — Influence of Technology and Digital Literacy on Marginality and Mattering.
  • College Student Personnel

    Southern Illinois University — Carbondale.
  • English Literature & Philosophy

    Texas Tech University.

Selected publications

Recent first. Full publication list, including earlier work, in the downloadable CV.

  • Beyond the campus: The power of e-mentoring in modern higher education.

    Brazelton, G. B., & Baciu, C. B. Emerald Publishing.
  • Solo faculty program coordinators in student affairs-related graduate programs.

    Olt, P. A., Nasser, M., Vital, M. V., Tolman, S., … Brazelton, G. B., … Mayo, C. E. P. The Qualitative Report, 31(1), 5686–5709.
  • Why teach online? & Reflections on assessment and student performance.

    Two chapters in M. Dereshiwsky (Ed.), Voices from the field: Lessons learned from online instruction. ICPEL Press.
  • No new friends: The desolate realm of higher education / student affairs pre-tenure faculty.

    Sasso, P., Brazelton, G. B., & Shelton, L. J. Higher Education Politics and Economics, 10(1), 11–34.
  • Trustworthiness and ethics in research: Using reflexivity to see the self in ethical research.

    Brazelton, G. B., & Ononuju, I. In Terosky, Baker, & Sun (Eds.), A Practical Guide to Teaching Research Methods in Education. Routledge.
  • Virtual delivery of student services: Lessons for post-COVID higher education. (Co-edited volume.)

    Brazelton, G. B., Hunter, K., Hugus, E., Becker, B. K., & Tkatchov, M. (Eds.). New Directions for Student Services.
  • Shifting modalities: Lessons of the transition to e-learning due to COVID-19.

    Brazelton, G. B., & Buford, B. In Bista, Allen, & Chan (Eds.), Impacts of COVID-19 on International Students and the Future of Student Mobility. Routledge.
  • Online course engagement through relationship management and content creation.

    Brazelton, G. B. In Culver & Trolian (Eds.), Effective Instruction in College Classrooms. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 164, 105–113.

Selected recent talks
  • Professional development in the age of AI.

    Keynote panel, NAU Employee Development Days. Flagstaff, AZ.
  • One year later: Revisiting our initial thoughts and reactions to ChatGPT.

    With D. Pratt. Critical Questions in Education Annual Conference.
  • “In loco parentis” and the difficult love of serving in place of the parent.

    With J. Stooksberry. Conference on Higher Education Values, Identity, Belonging, and Purpose.
  • ChatGPT and academic integrity: Changing the narrative of “disruptive” technology in education.

    With D. Pratt. Critical Questions in Education Annual Conference.

Selected service
  • Vice President, Faculty Senate

    Northern Arizona University. Senator since 2020; Parliamentarian 2023–25.
  • Generative AI Scholar Cluster Hire Search Committee

    Northern Arizona University. Committee member.
  • Lead Commencement Marshall

    Northern Arizona University. Marshall since 2018.
  • Co-Chair, Generative AI in Education Provost Taskforce

    Northern Arizona University.
  • University Budget Advisory Board

    Northern Arizona University. Member.
  • Peer review & editorial

    Research-in-Brief Reviewer, Journal of College Student Development. Reviewer for additional journals on request.

Doctoral mentorship

As of May 2026, served as chair of 17 dissertation committees and member of 15 more, primarily in higher-ed leadership, community-college contexts, and the technology / pedagogy intersection. Full list in the CV.


Recent grants
  • Transformation through Artificial Intelligence in Learning (TRAIL) Award

    Northern Arizona University. $5,000.

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