Biography

Jim is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Global Human Resource Development program. He is also employed as a Senior Researcher at the Center on Education and Work within the College of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has served as the leader for several private and public sector research and evaluation teams and advisory panels. Prior to his work at the Center, he worked for 12 years as the Manager for Learning Research and Evaluation at Motorola University and worked extensively in Asia/Pacific Rim countries, the Peoples Republic of China, Mexico, and Western Europe. He has also been a public educator for 15 years in secondary vocational education, a Peace Corps Vounteer in the Dominican Republic, and has published several articles on vocational special needs education evaluation and performance improvement programs. Jim's ongoing program of research focuses on US government and private sector HRD policies and programs that specifically address the transition of individuals to knowledge-intensive employment, education, and training environments. An underlining theme of Jim’s investigations has been to inform US public and private sector policy formation with data relevant to investing in the retraining of individuals with disabilities for employment within Information Age work environments. Dr. Frasier received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan, Certificate of Advanced Study from the University of Vermont, and Doctor of Philosophy in Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.