Somanita Kheang
Somanita Kheang
Assistant Professor of Educational Studies

Phone:765-285-5471

Room:TC 815


About Somanita Kheang

Somanita Kheang is an Assistant Professor of Educational Studies in Adult and Community Education. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development from North Carolina State University (2023) and her Ed.D. in Instructional Leadership from Lindenwood University (2018). Her research uses andragogy, transformative learning, and the impostor phenomenon to explore adult learning experiences and satisfaction in postsecondary education. She has studied these adult learning theories and phenomena with various research participants, including nontraditional and international students from diverse educational, cultural, and professional backgrounds in higher education.

Education

PH.D. IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, POLICY, AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

North Carolina State University (North Carolina, USA)

ED.D. IN INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP

Lindenwood University (Missouri, USA)

M,ED. IN NON-FORMAL EDUCATION

Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok, Thailand)

B.A. IN ENGLISH LITERATURE

University of Cambodia (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)

B.A. IN FINANCE AND BANKING

Royal University of Law and Economics (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)


Course Schedule
Course No. Term Level Hours Location
Doctoral Dissertation [syllabus] DISS 799.SK1 Fall 2025 Graduate 3.0 Independent Study
Doctoral Dissertation [syllabus] DISS 799.SK2 Fall 2025 Graduate 4 Independent Study
Organizing and Managing Adult and Community Education Programs [syllabus] EDAC 632.800 Fall 2025 Graduate 3.0 Online (Asynchronous)
Adult Learning Theories [syllabus] EDAC 634.800 Fall 2025 Graduate 3.0 Online (Asynchronous)
Independent Study in Adult or Community Education [syllabus] EDAC 690.800 Fall 2025 Graduate 3.0 Independent Study
Special Topics in Adult and Community Education [syllabus] EDAC 698.800 Fall 2025 Graduate 3.0 Online (Asynchronous)