he earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Design from the Florida State University. She is advisor, coordinator, and instructor in UGA’s Instructional Psychology, Training and Technology BSED program at Gwinnett. Before joining UGA’s Instructional Technology faculty, she was an adjunct professor in Georgia State University’s Human Resource Development Graduate degree program. She is a frequent speaker at professional organizations.

Elinor is president of the International Society for Performance Improvement’s (ISPI) Atlanta Chapter, a member of Gwinnett County’s Education Committee, Past-chair of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry’s (TAPPI) Training and Performance Development committee, and was Co-chair of the Board of AT&T’s Alliance for Employee Development, a Union and Management Initiative.

As a business owner and consultant, Elinor provides manufacturing, telecommunications, and transportation industries with integrated performance improvement and feedback systems. She has practical experience conducting needs analyses and return on investment studies, as well as designing distance learning, performance support, and knowledge management systems. Elinor was Director of US Operations for a Vancouver-based performance improvement company and is president of a performance development company in Atlanta.