Jie Ke, PhD
Interim Director of the School of Lifelong Learning and Associate Professor of Human Resource Development.
Interim Director and Associate Professor of Human Resource Development
Dr. Jie Ke obtained her Ph.D. in Human Resource Development (HRD) from Texas A&M University and an MBA from EDHEC in France. Her research interests include eLearning effectiveness, workplace ethics, artificial intelligence (AI) ethics, sustainable HRD/HRM/HR, Chinese and international HR development and management, and women's leadership.
Dr. Ke co-edited the first book on Chinese women's leadership and has served on the Board of Directors and chaired the China SIG and the International Committee for the Academy of Human Resource Development. She has been an external evaluator for two NSF grant projects and is currently leading two NSF-funded projects on AI-assisted enhancement and evaluation of STEM students' learning at HBCUs.
Dr. Ke teaches HRD courses and general leadership and communication classes for the School of Lifelong Learning.
- Title
- Interim Director, School of Lifelong Learning
- Rank
- Associate Professor of Human Resource Development
- School
- Lifelong Learning
- Teaches
- HRD courses, leadership and communication
- Current Research
- Two NSF-funded projects on AI-assisted learning at HBCUs
- Phone
- (601) 979-8892
- jie.ke@jsums.org
Degrees earned
Selected publications
- Ke, J. (2025). Enhancing critical thinking skills through writing-to-learn pedagogy in STEM education. The Researcher, 31(3), 1–18.
- Chang, Y.L., & Ke, J. (2024). Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence (SRAI) empowered people analytics: towards corporate social responsibilities and sustainability. Human Resource Development Review, Special Issue: People Analytics — One Giant Leap for Connecting Theories and Practice, 1–33. doi.org/10.1177/15344843231200930
- Li, E.H., Feng, Y., & Ke, J. (accepted, 2024). Challenges and ethical concerns of utilizing AI in training and development. In Amin A., Khalil D., & Jessica L. (Eds.), Artificial intelligence in human resource development: Transforming and redesigning the process. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Chang, Y.L., & Ke, J. (accepted, 2024). Implementing socially responsible AI to facilitate organization change, sustainability, and future readiness. In Amin A., Khalil D., & Jessica L. (Eds.), Artificial intelligence in human resource development: Transforming and redesigning the process. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Ke, J., & McLean, G.N. (Eds.) (2023). Chinese women in leadership. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Ke, J., & Bingham, M.J. (2023). China in a non-Asian context. In J. Ke & G.N. McLean (Eds.), Chinese women in leadership. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Ke, J., & Sun, J.Y. (2023). Overview: why are we focusing on developing women leaders in China? In J. Ke & G.N. McLean (Eds.), Chinese women in leadership. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Ke, J., Bingham, M., Kang, R., & Liu, D. (2021). International perspective on teacher continuing and professional development: implications for HRD. Journal of HRD Practice, Policy and Research, 5(1), 23–42.
- Kang, R., Hyatt, C., & Ke, J. (2020). Faculty intellectual property rights in distance learning courses. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice. Read on ProQuest
- Li, J., Sun, J., Lianjuan, W., & Ke, J. (2020). The development of the second-generation women successors in Chinese family-owned businesses: implications for HRD. Advances in Developing Human Resources, Special Issue: Global Women Entrepreneurs, 2(2). doi.org/10.1177/1523422320907043
- Ke, J., & Wheaton, D.L. (2019). Proposing an andragogy-aligned instructional design to improve persistence and completion of non-traditional adult undergraduates. The Nontrad Journal. ANTSHE publications
- Bingham, M., Ke, J., Wilson, C., Smith, G., & Lewis, C. (2019). An analysis of selected credit for prior learning programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and a Predominantly White Institution. The Nontrad Journal. ANTSHE publications
Certificates
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1400 John R. Lynch Street
Jackson, MS 39217