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Hire Dr. Michael S.

United States

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Expert Academic Editor/Dissertation Editor/Thesis Editor

Profile Summary

My background and experience include 20+ years in coaching fellow faculty and learners as well as scholarly professionals in the successful development of their academic journal articles, books, thesis, and dissertations. My thought leadership competencies within the private, public, and academic sectors position me to comprehend and understand your particular needs for recognition and success. My goal is to successfully apply my decades of academic successes and corporate executive experience to the development and delivery of writing/editing services for authors who are trying to publish academic works in English. My experience and background can help your publications shine like a light and appropriately position you for achieving your positional vision, credentialing, or promotion. I have energized and strengthened an international range of learners, academics, and professionals I coached to write clearly, succinctly, and precisely with passion within the context of their academic and professional fields. Point in fact…I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT READING AND WRITING AND HAVE BEEN FOR MOST OF MY LIFE. My passion has continually helped to enthuse those I coach and mentor, especially in terms of focused research and presenting the results. My academic and professional content publishing experience has been recognized by numerous institutions and professional bodies with awards over the last 40 years. I have served as a dissertation coach, book editor, dissertation chair, thesis coach, thesis/dissertation content expert, dissertation/thesis editor, contributing editor, manuscript editor, journal reviewer, conference reviewer, and book reviewer to a long list of professional publishers and academic journals. I am the author of numerous journal articles, three books, and a range of papers in conference proceedings. My approach to developmental editing, copyediting, line editing, and proofreading can boost the value proposition of the status of your publication. Because of my in-depth experience, my editing services encompass a range of options but are charged at a premium. I have been a contributing author/editor for: • Manuscript Reviewer and Editorial Board member: Journal of Applied Teaching and Learning, • Manuscript Reviewer: Journal of Education Innovation and Communication, • Manuscript Reviewer: International Journal of Game-Based Learning, • Manuscript Reviewer: International Journal of Education and Development using ICT, • Manuscript Reviewer: Simulation and Gaming Journal, • Manuscript Reviewer: Journal of Games, Self, & Society, • Manuscript Reviewer: Online Learning Journal, • Manuscript Reviewer: South African Journal of Information Management, • Manuscript Reviewer: World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, • Manuscript Reviewer: Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, • Manuscript Reviewer: Journal of Competitive Intelligence Management, • Manuscript Reviewer: Decision Support Systems, • Editorial Board Member: VINE: The Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, • Editorial Board Member: Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching • Editorial Advisory Board Member: Girard, J.P. Social Knowledge: Using Social Media to Know What You Know. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. Book author/editor: • Krumenacher, M. J. (2021). Quarry Regulatory Control and Permitting: Defending the Foundation of a Sustainable Society. WI: Mark J. Krumenacher. • Sutton, M.J.D., Allen, K. (2019). Emotify!: The Power of the Human Element in Game-Based Learning, Serious Games and Experiential Education. NY: EIGAMES LLC. • Sutton, Michael (2020). Compilation of Journals: Information Sources for the Topics of Game-Based Learning, Simulations, Serious Games, Gamification, Virtual Reality, and Immersive Learning. FUNIFICATION LLC. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.29519.48800. • SAGE Publishing new edition proposal for a 2nd edition of Designing and Managing a Research Project—A Business Student’s Guide by M.J. Polonsky and D.S. Waller; and 2nd edition of Understanding Leadership by Gayle C. Avery (2009); • Thompson Publishers book proposal for Knowledge Management: People, Process, and Technology (2008); • Sutton, M.J.D. (1996). Document Management for the Enterprise: Principles, Techniques, and Applications. New York: John Wiley & Sons, (also translated into Russian). Contact me today to discuss your editorial services needs so I can help your work speak for itself.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Library & Information Science
• ★ Educational Innovation
• ★ Experiential Education
• ☆ Information Engineering
• ☆ Information Systems
• ☆ Information & Knowledge Management
• ☆ Ethnology & Ethnography
• ☆ Phenomenology
• ☆ Educational Effectiveness
• ☆ Adult Education
• ☆ Technology Education
• ☆ Curriculum Planning & Development
• ☆ Research
• ☆ Business Education
• ☆ Management
• ☆ Innovation Management
• ☆ Management Information Systems
• ☆ Management Consulting

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting

Research User Research, Meta-Research, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Work Experience

Professor

Anaheim University

2015 - Present

Chief Game-Based Learning Officer

FUNIFICATION

2014 - Present

Dissertation Chair, Dissertation Content Expert, Adjunct Professor

Grand Canyon University

2015 - 2020

Dissertation Co-Chair: Information Sciences, PhD Program

Universidade Estadual Paulista

2014 - 2017

Adjunct Professor

Northwest Nazarene University

2016 - 2016

Associate Professor

Westminster College

2007 - 2016

Adjunct Professor

Boise State University

2013 - 2015

Assistant & Coordinator of the KM Concentration

Kent State University

2004 - 2007

Education

PhD (School of Information Studies)

McGill University

2000 - 2007

Bachelor of Independent Studies

University of Waterloo

1986 - 1989

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

CONFERENCE PAPER

Sutton, M.J.D. (2020). A Game-Based Learning Initiatives: The Emergent Role of the Transformation Agent, Turkey Gamification Summit, April 2020.

Sutton, M.J.D. (2018). Game-Based Learning--Language of the Future for Overcoming Complexity, Learning Technologies Conference, Jan-Feb. 2018, London, UK .

Sutton, M.J.D. (2017). Virtual Reality for Constructing Flow and Flow-based Leadership: The FLIGBY Simulation Experience,International Business Learning Games Competition Conference, The Business Excellence Institute [Ireland], Sept. 2017, Lisbon, Portugal.

Sutton, M.J.D. (2017). The FLIGBY Simulation: Virtual Reality for Building Flow and Flow-based Leadership Competencies, International Serious Play Conference, July 2017, Washington, DC .

Sutton, M.J.D. (2015). Could Serious Games & Simulations Motivate Stakeholder Strategy in Knowledge Management Initiatives, South African Knowledge Management Summit 2015, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa.

Sutton, M.J.D. (2015). Gamification in Knowledge Management Initiatives -- Serious Games – Knowledge Acquisition, Codification, and Sharing, Knowledge Management Australia 2015 Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

Sutton, M.J.D. Successful Experiential Learning: Blogs and Wikis for Personal Knowledge Management, Knowledge Mobilization, and Entrepreneurship Courses. 2nd Annual Conference 2014 Higher Education Teaching & Learning (HETL), Anchorage, AK.

Sutton, M.J.D. (2013). Wikis and blogs as the core technology for increasing classroom engagement in studying Knowledge Management (KM)/Knowledge Mobilization: Two cases. 1st Annual 2013 Conference Higher Education Teaching & Learning (HETL), Orlando, FL.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Jorge, C.F.B., Valentim, M.L.P., Sutton, M.J.D.(2020). Knowledge networks as an innovation strategy in the food industrial: A case study at Danilla Foods,Redes de conhecimento como estratégia de inovação na industrial alimentícia: Um estudo de caso na Danilla Foods . Informacao e Sociedade. 30. (2).

Jorge C.F.B., Sutton, M.J.D. (2017). FUNIFICATION 2.0: Knowledge mobilization model for corporate and educational game-based learning, World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 14(2/3), [Online] .

Ahmed, A. & Sutton M.J.D. (2017). Gamification, serious games, simulations, and immersive learning environments in knowledge management initiatives, World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 14(2/3), .

Jogos como estratégia na construção e gestão do conhecimento no contexto da inteligencia organizacional. (2016). Perspectivas Em Gestão & Conhecimento, Edição especial: Inteligência Organizacional e Gestão do Conhecimento, 6(1), 103-118. ++++++++++++ Jorge, C. F. B., Sutton, M. J. D. (2016). Games as a strategy in building knowledge management in the context of organizational intelligence. Perspective in Management and Knowledge, Special Issue: Organizational Intelligence and Knowledge Management, 6, 103-118. (Published in Portuguese) .

Sutton, M.(2001). A provisional knowledge management taxonomy -The need for a community of interest to create an authoritative taxonomy . Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting. 38. p. 621-632.

Sutton, M.J.D., Lemay, P.J.(1999). Terms of reference: The foundation for implementing document management systems . Information Systems Management. 16. (1). p. 78-83.

BOOK

Sutton, M.J.D., Allen, K. (2019). Emotify!: The Power of the Human Element in Game-Based Learning, Serious Games and Experiential Education. NY: EIGAMES LLC.

Sutton, M. J. D. (2016). Compilation of Journals: Information Sources for the Topics of Game-Based Learning, Simulations, Serious Games, Gamification, Virtual Reality, and Immersive Learning. Boise, ID: Funification.biz.

Sutton, M.J.D., Hazeri, A.(2012). Using the wiki as an experiential learning tool to engage students in undergraduate and graduate university courses . Cutting-Edge Technologies in Higher Education. 6. (PARTA). p. 195-225.

Sutton, M.J.D. (1996). Document Management for the Enterprise: Principles, Techniques, and Applications. New York: John Wiley & Sons, (also translated into Russian) .

BOOK CHAPTER

Sutton, M.J.D. and Hazeri, A. (2012), Using the Wiki as an Experiential Learning Tool to Engage Students in Undergraduate and Graduate University Courses. In C. Wankel, and P. Blessinger, P. (Ed.), Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Online Learning Activities (Cutting-Edge Technologies in Higher Education, Vol. 6 Part A). Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 195-225 .

Sutton, M.J.D. (2010). Preliminary Research Context for Investigating the Use of Wikis as Knowledge Management Tools to Project Management-based Initiatives. In T.K. Srikantaiah, M.E.D. Koenig, and S. Hawarden (Eds.). Convergence of Project Management and Knowledge Management. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press .

Sutton, M. (2009). A Manifesto for the Preservation of Organizational Memory Associated with the Emergence of KM Educational Programs. In J. P. Girard (Ed.), Building Organizational Memories: Will You Know What You Knew? Hershey, PA: IGI Global .

Sutton, M.J.D.(2009). A manifesto for the preservation of organizational memory associated with the emergence of knowledge management educational programs . Building Organizational Memories: Will You Know What You Knew?. p. 225-243.

Sutton, M.J.D.(2001). Knowledge portal classification technology:Mapping knowledge landscapes . Architectures for E-Business Systems: Building the Foundation for Tomorrow's Success. p. 765-775.

Sutton, M.J.D.(2001). Strategies for an archives management program . Oracle Internals: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for DBAs. p. 279-290.

Sutton, M.J.D.(2000). Strategies for an archives management program . Designing a Total Data Solution: Technology, Implementation, and Deployment. p. 361-372.