E. Alana James

E. Alana James, Ed.D. specializes in action research methods and is a doctoral mentor and independent academic working with several universities for either Education or Management programs. Her next publication from Sage will be A map for writing your dissertation: Proven methods for finishing faster (due out October, 2013). This work evolved out of her international work with doctoral students through www.doctoralnet.com. You can find her work with the doctoral community as DoctoralNet on twitter, facebook and Google +.

Students provided both the impetus and many of the stories used in her second book Action research for business, nonprofits, and public administration: A tool for complex times (Sage, 2011). Alana, always a leader in the use of Participatory Action Research methods across networks to aid the underprivileged has expanded her understanding through facilitating the Future(s) of Education Project which uses international teams in virtual environments to propose and study examples of new designs for education. Ancillary items for this book are available through the website maintained for that purpose on the site www.ar4everything.com.

She reinvented her life to move half way around the world from where she began and because of the wealth of learning during that transition she authors ideas on health and wellness on her personal site at www.ealanajames.com where you can connect with her as a writer, a consultant or speaker. Alana knows that we are never to old to create a new beginning and from that to transform. She now lives in Ireland with her partner, their two dogs and a cat.