Dr. Jane Thall

What Sustains Me

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Jane Thall is the Academic Unit Head for Learning, Technology and Leadership Education in the College of Education.  Dr. Thall is an associate professor in the Adult Education/Human Resource Development Program where she teaches courses in Needs Assessment and Performance Analysis, Program Evaluation, Thesis Research, Reading and Research, AHRD Foundations, Research Methods and Consulting.  Before coming to JMU in 2006, she spent 32 years working in the federal government.  Dr. Thall graduated from the University of Mary Washington with degrees in Spanish and International Relations, received a Master of Science Degree in Applied Behavioral Science from Johns Hopkins University and completed her Doctorate in Education, Adult Education and Human Resource Development at George Washington University.  She is married and the mother of two grown sons.