Dr. Tamra Connor
Associate Dean for Accreditation and Operations & Professor
Dean of Business
Office
SFHB State Farm Hall Of Business 405
Office Hours
If I am not in a meeting, you will find me in my office between 8:30 and 4:00 Monday - Friday
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Biography
Associate Dean for Accreditation and Operations
Finance Professor
Specialization: Financial Well-Being and Financial Literacy
Current Courses
285.001Professional and Graduation Information Survey
285.001Professional and Graduation Information Survey
Teaching Interests & Areas
Personal Financial Management
Leadership
Research Interests & Areas
Personal Finance
Financial Literacy
Leadership
PhD Education
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
MS Business Education
Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business
Stillwater, OK
BS Business Administration
Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business
Stillwater, OK
John Robert Gregg Award for Outstanding Contributions in Business Education
National Business Education Association
2021
Illinois Business Education Association Writer's Hall of Fame
Illinois Business Education Association
2020
Wisdom's Torch
College of Business
2018
Manahan Family Award for Teaching Excellence in Business
Illinois State University
2017
Empirical Research Award in Business Education
Business Education Research Conference
2016
Writer's Hall of Fame
Illinois Business Education Association
2016
National Business Education Association Collegiate Teacher of the Year
National Business Education Association
2016
Illinois Business Education Association Collegiate Teacher of the Year for Outsdanding Service and Dedication to the field of Business Education
Illinois Business Education Association
2014
2013 COUNTRY Financial Research Scholar
COUNTRY Financial Companies
2013
Bill Anderson Outstanding Service Award
International Society for Business Education--United States Chapter
2013
Book, Authored
Davis, T. Personal Financial Literacy for College Students. Great River Learning (EDs). Great River Learning (2017): online.
Davis, T. Assessing online learning readiness: Perceptions of distance-learning stakeholders in three Oklahoma community colleges. Lambert Academic Publishing (2010)
Conference Proceeding
Force, C., Jeffery, J., Davis, T., & Laudenslager, N. Advisors' Perceptions of a Student Professional Organization. Business Education Research Conference (2021)
Force, C., Jeffery, J., Davis, T., & Laudenslager, N. Student Perceptions of a Student Professional Organization. Business Education Research Conference (2021)
Davis, T., & Mountjoy, K. Planning for Student Teacher Success in the Era of Performance-Based Assessments (2019): 2 - 3.
Davis, T., & Mountjoy, K. Supervising Student Teachers in the World of Performance-Based Assessments. Business Education Research Conference in cooperation with the National Business Education Association Annual Convention (2018)
Davis, T., Walstrom, K., & Birkey, R. Network Participation Changes of U.S. College Students: 2009 - 2015. 3rd Annual International Conference on Intelligent Information Technology (2INTECH2017) (2017): 156 - 157.
Encyclopedia
http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar204085
Journal Article
Borowiak, H., & Davis, T. Teacher's Perception of Student Technology Use. The CTE Journal 9.1 (2021): 1-14.
Davis, T. When change is necessary: A SWOT Analysis. Dr. Dany Gray (EDs). Journal for Global Business Education 20 (2021): 5 - 24.
Davis, T. S. & Mountjoy, K. J. (2021). Impact of psychological contact violations: Stories from educators. International Journal for Business Education, No. 161, 9 - 22.
Davis, T., & Owen, B. Economics and Personal Finance. B. C. McEwen, M. A. O'Connor, & B. Brown (EDs), Effective Methods of Teaching Business. National Business Education Association (2020): 190 - 202.
Arnett-Hartwick, S., & Davis, T. Poverty Simulation Participation: Transformative Learning Outcomes among FCS Students. Journal of Research in Technical Careers 3.2 (2019)
Magazine/Trade Publication
Davis, T. Persistence pays off: How we obtained approval for a new Master of Science in Business Education. Business Education Forum 74.2 (2019): 30 - 32.
Newsletter
Connor, T. Advice for the best credit card for people with good credit. Wallet Hub (2023)
Connor, T. Ask the Experts--Secured Credit Cards (2022)
Presentations
Does Utilizing a Lesson Plan Template as an Instructional Support Prepare Pre-Service Teacher Candidates to be More Successful on a Performance-Based Assessment and Build Comfort and Confidence Levels during Student Teaching?. Business Education Research Conference. Business Education Research Conference in cooperation with the National Business Education Association Annual Convention. (2019)
Psychological Contract Breaches in a Diverse Workforce. la Société Internationale pour l'Enseignement Commercial. (2019)
Supervising Student Teachers in the Era of Performance-Based Assessments. la Société Internationale pour l'Enseignement Commercial--International Society for Business Education--International Conference. (2018)
Supervising Student Teachers in the World of Performance-Based Assessments. Business Education Research Conference in cooperation with the National Business Education Association Annual Convention. (2018)
The Role of Feedback in Teacher Education (Encore Presentation). Midwest edTPA Conference. (2018)
Why do I need to create a lesson plan?. National edTPA Implementation Conference. Stanford University. (2018)
Creating an Instructional Framework to Prepare Teacher Education Candidates for Success on a Performance-Based Assessment: A Follow-up Study. Business Education Research Conference in cooperation with the National Business Education Association Annual Convention. (2017)
Perceptions of College/School of Business Faculty Involving the Content and Scope of a Business Communications Class and Self-Efficacy to Evaluate Business Communication Skills of Students. Business Education Research Conference in cooperation with the National Business Education Association Annual Convention. (2017)
The Role of Feedback in Teacher Education. edTPA National Conference. (2017)
Developing an Instructional Framework for edTPA Success. edTPA National Conference. (2016)
Grants & Contracts
2013 University Funding Proposal from Country Financial. Country Financial. (2013)
Assessment of problem solving skills through the use of team-based learning (Phase 2). University of Oklahoma-College of Pharmacy-Seed Grant Program. Illinois State University. (2010)