Paul Rainey
Series | Flipped-classroom Career Exploration
During his years as a Fellow of this pd|hub Collection, Foundations of Career Exploration, Dr. Rainey served as Senior Career Coordinator for Graduate Student Career Services at Texas A&M University. He had over eight years of professional expertise in career and professional development, including over 1500 direct contact hours with students at liberal arts, state land-grant, and research-intensive institutions. With Ms. Marilyn Yeager, Rainey co-led and co-taught the IDP Career Exploration Series, a flipped-classroom career exploration series competitively selected to be part of the pd|hub Collection: Foundations of Career Exploration for PhD Scientists. Rainey’s leadership accomplishments included developing an online training program for staff and faculty across the University of Louisiana System to embed career development into post-COVID online instructional courses. Rainey was an active member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), Southern Association of Colleges and Employers, and Graduate Career Consortium. Rainey holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Lock Haven University, a master’s degree in Industrial and Labor Relations and doctorate in Administration and Leadership Studies from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and a master’s degree in Student Affairs Counseling from Youngstown State University.