Dr. Lisa Marie Portugal, Ph.D.
Core Faculty,
Department of Teaching and Learning
Dr. Lisa Marie Portugal is a personal and professional life coach, peer-reviewed author, book author, university professor, PhD dissertation chair and doctoral committee member, and faculty supervisor to teacher candidates. She instructs coursework at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels for various US universities and in the United Kingdom. Dr. Portugal was nominated by peer faculty for the 2017 Instructional Excellence Award in the Instruction Category. She is a member Alpha Theta Psi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) an International Honor Society in Education. She has published research papers in journals such as Diabetes Management, World Journal of Educational Research, Online Journal of Neurology and Brain Disorders, Journal of Instructional Research, CPQ Medicine, Journal of Natural & Ayurvedic Medicine, Archives of General Internal Medicine, Biomedical: Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, Examines in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Journal of Instructional Research, International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design, Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, Academic Leadership the Online Journal, Advancing Women in Leadership Online Journal, and Higher Education Perspectives.
She is on the Editorial Board for Journal of Experimental Neurology, EC Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, International Journal of Diabetology & Vascular Disease Research (IJDVR), International Journal of Diabetology & Vascular Disease Research (IJDVR), Open Access Journal of Endocrinology (OAJE), Interventions in Obesity & Diabetes, Archives of Diabetes & Obesity (ADO), CPQ Medicine Journal, Journal of Endocrinology and Disorders, Nursing and Health Care, Applied Science and Technology, Scholar Journal of Applied Sciences and Research, Journal of Biotechnology and Bioresearch, and JResLit Journal of Case Reports.
Education
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Master's in Secondary Education
University of Phoenix -
Bachelor's in Media Arts and Fine Arts
University of Arizona -
Master's in Educational Business Administration Human Resources
American College of Education -
Doctorate in Leadership for Higher Education
Capella University -
Master's in Health and Wellness Education
American College of Education
Research Interests
- Leadership
- Adult Learning
- Nontraditional & At-Risk Learners
- Online Learning
- Health & Wellness
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Mental Health
- Pharmaceuticals, Drugs, Vaccines, Medications
- Naturopathy Medicine
Her expertise and research interests include health and wellness, cancer, diabetes, child and adult vaccines, Big Pharma prescription drugs, allopathic medicine, naturopathic medicine, GMO foods, pesticides, government legislation, student engagement and success, student retention, adult learning theory, adult, nontraditional, and at-risk learners, faculty retention, hiring practices, faculty burn-out, best practices in online learning, emerging technology in course design and instruction, online education, learning styles, diversity leadership, transformational leadership, and the Community of Inquiry Framework.