Royce Ann Collins
Department Chair
Educational Leadership
Professor
Adult Learning and Leadership
Contact Information
racollin@k-state.edu
913-307-7353
Royce Ann Collins, Ph.D., is currently chair of the educational leadership department and professor of adult learning and leadership at Kansas State University. She has over 30 years of experience in teaching and administering higher education programs for adult learners. While well-known and awarded for her administrative experience, Collins is at heart devoted to the art of teaching adult students and providing them the opportunity to learn and improve.
Collins has won national and regional awards for her teaching, research and scholarship. In 2016, she was presented with the College of Education, Michael C. Holen Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award. In 2014, she was presented with the Council for Accelerated Programs Lifetime Achievement Award for her leadership, advocacy and research on adult learners in higher education, specifically in accelerated formats. In 2011, she was presented with the University Professional and Continuing Education Association’s Research and Scholarship Award. She received an inaugural appointment to the Kansas State University Academy of Fellows in March 2013.
Education
- Ph.D., Adult and Continuing Education, Kansas State University, 2005
- M.A., Higher Education Administration, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1993
- M.R.E, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri, 1987
- B.A, Special Education Learning Disabilities, Northeastern Oklahoma State, 1983
Research Interests
Adult learning, program assessment and evaluation, cognitive development and faculty development in higher education.
Current Scholarly Work/Publications
Collins, R.A. & Zacharakis, J. (2023). Continuous challenges: Case study of a sustainable university adult education graduate program. Adult Learning 34(2), 111-116. https://doi.org/10.1177/10451595221106171
Collins, R.A. & Martin, J. (2023). Military education careers and adult education. In C. Monaghan, P. Isaac-Savage, & P. Putman (Eds.), Career pathways through adult education: Perspectives and opportunities, Chapter 17. AAACE Publication Series.
Collins, R.A., Campbell, S., Chang, K., & Frenzel, F. (2021, September). Higher education in a pandemic: Adult learners and COVID-19. 2020-2021 Final Report. DeBruce Foundation and Urban Education Research Center, Kansas City, MO.
Collins, R.A. (2020) Interdisciplinarity in adult and continuing education. In T. Rocco, M.C. Smith, R. Mizzi, L. Merriweather, & J. Hawley (Eds.) 2020 Handbook for Adult and Continuing Education (pp. 31-37). Stylus Publishing.
Collins, R.A., Welch, R., & Martin, J. (2020). Assessment and evaluation practices in army military education. In L. Hill (Ed.) Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability in Adult Education (pp. 72-85). Stylus Publishing.
Ross-Gordon, J. & Collins, R.A. (2020). Assessment and evaluation practices for adult students in higher education. In L. Hill (Ed.) Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability in Adult Education (pp. 182-197). Stylus Publishing.