Center for Adult and Professional Studies

Email: gwallace@apu.edu

Gail Wallace, Ph.D., is a professor for Azusa Pacific University’s (APU) Center for Adult Professional Studies (CAPS). Prior to that, Wallace taught as an adjunct for APU’s Human Development Program for several years. More previous experience includes 17 years as a staff nurse and educator at Foothill Presbyterian Hospital in Glendora, CA and 3 years as the Director of Children and Family ministries at Horizons Community Church in San Dimas, CA. There, Wallace planned and conducted educational programs for various hospital constituencies in addition to staff supervision responsibilities. Also, she served as a Lay Training Associate for the Willow Creek Association, affiliated with Willow Creek Community Church in Barrington, Illinois, where she assessed training needs, coordinated conference workshops, and worked with the Director of Training in the area of curriculum development.

Doctorate in Education-Walden University, 2005
Master of Arts in Education-Azusa Pacific University, 1996
Bachelor of Science in Nursing-Azusa Pacific University, 1979

Credentials/Certifications
Certificate in Prior Learning Assessment-DePaul University
Certificate in Group Development Consulting-GDQ Associates

Presentations
Wallace, Gail. "Encouraging Healthy Group Development in Adult Degree Cohorts," Conference Proceedings, University Continuing Education Association Regional Conference, Chicago, 2005

Academic Experience
Curriculum Developer, The Center for Adult and Professional Studies (CAPS), Azusa Pacific University

Curriculum Developer, Humans: Self and Others, Azusa Pacific University

Industry Experience
Instructor, The Family and Childbirth Education Program, Foothill Presbyterian Hospital

Honors, Awards, Recognition
Research and Publication Award, University Continuing Education Association, 2004

Associations, Boards, Committees
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
American Association for Adult and Continuing Education