Steven W. Schmidt

Steven W. Schmidt, Ph.D. is a Professor of Adult Education and the Adult Education Program Coordinator in the Department of Interdisciplinary Professions at East Carolina University, in Greenville, North Carolina. He holds Ph.D. and MS degrees in adult education from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee and a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. Schmidt's major areas of research and writing activity include workplace learning, cultural competence, and online teaching and learning.

Schmidt is the 2014 president of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education. His research studies have been published in a variety of journals, and he has made presentations at national and international conferences. Additionally, he serves on editorial review boards of several major journals that focus on adult education and human resource development.

Prior to joining the faculty of East Carolina University, Schmidt spent 18 years in the Fortune 500, working in the areas of marketing, public relations, and employee training and development. He is the recipient of the 2009 Early Career Award from the National Commission of Professors of Adult Education. This annual award recognizes outstanding achievement in teaching and research by a new professor. He is also the recipient of East Carolina University's 2016 Max Ray Joyner Award for Outstanding Teaching via Distance Education.