Meet the
Deason Group
Dr. Chris Deason
Dr. Chris Deason received his Doctorate in Educational Instructional Technology from Texas Tech University in June 2008. His dissertation and research focus was Technology-Mediated Culturally Relevant After-School Programs. Chris has a passion for teaching and helping at-risk and underpriveleged learners grow their knowledge and skills.
Chris’ twelve years of K-12 classroom teaching experience eventually led to his triangulated mixed methods dissertation, which examined and explored the combined use of hip-hop pedagogy and digital audio workstations to impact reading motivation for 4th and 5th graders. Following his final dissertation defense, he exited K-12 education and entered higher education at Full Sail University where he continues to teach in their online Instructional Design and Technology Master of Science Degree. Dr. Deason has spent the last 10 years coaching and consulting with dissertation writers. He earned his Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) license in 2017 from the Co-Active Training Institute (CTI), the most highly respected coaching program in the United States.
In addition to teaching and coaching, Chris is an active scholar. He has published peer reviewed articles and book chapters within the field of instructional technology. He maintains membership in several professional organizations including the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE), and the Southwest Educational Research Association (SERA).
Let Chris put his experience to work for you during your climb to scholarship.
Jeff Hume-Pratuch
Jeff Hume-Pratuch is a professional editor with extensive experience in scholarly publishing and academic editing. The common thread running through her work has been a desire to help writers communicate their ideas to readers in the best possible way.
Over the past decade, she has edited more than 100 dissertations and theses for candidates in fields such as psychology, education, nursing, and business administration. For 8 years, she edited and supervised the copyeditors for the flagship research journals of the American Psychological Association.
Daily immersion in the APA Publication Manual and the real-life problems experienced by its users impelled her to develop creative ways of explaining complex issues and addressing challenges not covered by the manual. As part of APA’s outreach mission, she wrote for the APA Style Blog, helped launch APA Style’s social media presence on Twitter and Facebook, and presented workshops on getting published and using APA Style. However, she is equally comfortable working with Chicago/Turabian, Harvard, and other style manuals. Prior to her time at APA, Jeff was Director of Publications for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, where several of her publications won national recognition. She received a BA in Liberal Arts from St. John’s College in Annapolis, MD. When not otherwise engaged, she can usually be found editing weeds from her Virginia garden.
Let Jeff put her extensive copy-writing and proofreading experience to work for you during your climb to scholarship.