• International teaching and research experience in Canada, United States, England, and Kazakhstan (a developing nation that the ‘Economist’ magazine lists as one of the top ten in economic growth).
• Two years’ teaching experience with a reputation for creative lessons and excellent class management skills
• Comfortable and experienced in developing rapport with and lending support to adult learners from diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds
• Enthusiastic Participant – worked to successfully implement a practice oriented dissertation program
• Creative and Intuitive Problem Solver – overcoming challenges of over-crowded classrooms, students’ culture-shock, and equipment shortages
• Adaptive Team Member – quickly adapted to differing academic requirements within a team environment
• Deeply committed to high quality education

• Academic scholarship, Department of Commerce, University of Birmingham, England
• Thesis Topic – Organization Design in Marketing

• Originally commenced at University of Calgary (thesis supervisor and advisor transferred universities when accepted a position in England as Head of Commerce)
• The University of Birmingham is accredited by AMBA and is listed in the September 2004 ‘Economist’ magazine as having the number one MBA program in the UK and number 25 in the world.
• Courses included: Financial Accounting, Managerial Economics, MIS, Operations Management, Human Resources, Marketing Management, Strategic Business Analysis, International Marketing, Marketing Research, Ethics in Commerce, Project Management, International Ethics, Strategy and Organizational Behavior
• Dissertation Topic – Ethics in International Business

• Concentration – Therapeutic Methods and Research
• Thesis Topic – Field Work Supervision
• Advisor: Forrest C. "Bud" Hansen, Ph.D.

• Concentration – Field Work and Research

• Concentration – Canadian Studies: Political Science and Economics

Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota

• Worked with other faculty of School of Business in applying for accreditation with AACSB.
• Developed course material and taught Principles of Marketing, Retailing, and Marketing Research to Undergraduates
• Member of ADA Accommodation and Advisory Committee and Library Committee.
• Continued to develop research stream including community and academic research.

KIMEP, Almaty, Kazakhstan

• Developed course material and taught International Management, Public Relations, and Business Marketing to Undergraduate and MBA students.
• Develop new courses within new specializations.
• Served on a number of departmental committees including the Doctoral Committee, Academic Standards Committee, Quality Assurance Committee, and Research Committee.
• Developed a guideline for students concerning plagiarism and referencing.
• Worked to design methodology to ensure course and exam quality and equity throughout the department.
• Ensured Catalog was consistent with course offerings.
• Undertook selected consulting assignments for government, NGO, and business clients
• Worked with Department Chair and College Dean on Sustainable Urban Futures Center initiatives
• Worked with colleague in EU funded CSUF, "Civic and Women Rights Education for Young Women"
• Continued to develop research stream including community and academic research

Touro University International

• Teaching two on-line courses in Management and Business English

University of Birmingham, England

• Developed course material and taught Marketing Research to graduate students, including classroom lectures and small group seminars
• Created an environment of excitement about marketing research resulting in many students wanting to pursue this field upon graduating
• Taught Introduction to Marketing to Bachelor’s level accounting students
• Assisted in teaching MarkStrat, a computer simulation of a marketing environment
• Overcame language barriers through small group instruction
• Created an open atmosphere wherein students began to examine their skills in a holistic marketing environment and accepted negative results as a way to learn
• Worked with students to complete ‘live’ dissertation projects within the community

University of Lethbridge, Calgary Campus

• Developed course material and taught Marketing Research to Bachelor’s level students
  • Assisted students in learning SPSS to use in a field work course assignment
  • Introduced students to new concepts they commented were useful in other courses
  • Created a learning environment wherein students were not afraid to risk

University of Calgary

• Developed course material and taught Social Work Methods to Bachelor’s level students

MC College, Calgary Campus

• Director of small independent college for cosmetology and aesthetics
  • Overcame and mediated numerous staffing difficulties, including staff-student conflict and inter-department conflict
  • Increased student enrolment levels
  • Increased college’s community PR and college-community collaboration
  • Implemented marketing modules into one site’s curriculum

• Contracted as supervisor of social workers, administrative staff, and therapists within three human services firms
  • Responsible for all administrative aspects including budget preparation, compliance, and reporting and interim and final reporting to funding bodies
  • Responsible for supervision of all workers and all cases

1992 – 2000

• Utilized SPSS and NVivo programs
• Qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
• Survey and evaluation research techniques

Diversity Here and Now: Holistic and Sustainable Approaches to Multicultural Learning, November 2005.

Northern State University International Business Conference October 2005.

American Marketing Association Sheth Doctoral Consortium June 2003.

Freeman, I. (2003). Mapping B-2-B Interaction with the Tetrahedron Model – Academy of Marketing Conference July 2003.

Freeman, I. (2003). Innovative Marketing Paradigms – Academy of Marketing Doctoral Consortium July 7-8, 2003.

Freeman, I. (2003). Internationalization from a Marketing Perspective – Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Conference June 14-17, 2003.

Freeman, I. and Knight, P. (2005). The Application of Emotional Intelligence in Teams. ASAC 2005 Conference, Toronto, Ontario.

Freeman, I. and Knight, P. (2005). Regionalism in Hiring Practices of University Business Schools – A Canadian Study – (Abstract only printed). The 9^th International Conference on Global Business and Economic Development, Seoul, Korea, May 2005

Knight, P. and Freeman, I. (2004). Hiring Criteria of Canadian Business School-Focus on U.K. PhD Graduates, Winner of Best Paper Award for the Management Education of ASAC at the 2004 Conference, Quebec, PQ.

Low, P. and Freeman, I. (2006). Fashion Marketing to Women in Kazakhstan. Journal of Fashion Management. (Details to be provided when received.)

Freeman, I. and Knight, P. (2006). Regionalism in hiring practices of University Business- a Canadian Study. Higher Education Policy. (Details to be provided when received.)

Freeman, I. (2006). Performance Management: Is it Enough? International Journal of Business Performance Management. (Details to be provided when received.)

Freeman, I. and Thomas, M. (2005). Consumerism in Education, International Journal of Educational Management, 2, 2005.

Noted as researcher in Hardina, D. Do Canadian social workers practice advocacy? Journal of Community Practice, Vol. 2(3), 97-121.

Freeman, I. and Auld, J. (2005). Global Navigation Satellite Systems Technology: Critical Issues, in Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Margherita Pagani, Ph. D. (Ed.), Milan, Italy: Bocconi, Italy.

Freeman, I. and Shillington, L. Perspectives on Studying Abroad: A Survey Analysis. Submitted December 2005.

Freeman, I., Knight, P. and O’Reilly, N. Olympic mascots: Teambuilding or marketing? Submitted November 2005.

Freeman, I. and Knight, P. Fostering Global Perspectives in Undergraduate Marketing Students – A Kazakhstani/ Canadian Collaboration. Submitted May 2005.

Freeman, I. and Robertson, R. Tourism: Is Kazakhstan open for business? Submitted October 2005.

Freeman, I. and Robertson, R.. Internationalization of Small Enterprise in an Emerging Economy. Submitted October 2005.

Freeman, I. and Low, P. Learning in Kazakhstan. Submitted October 2005.

Global / International Organization and Consumer Theory and Behavior, Business-to-Business, Public Relations, Ethics, Services/Not-for-Profit Marketing, and Quality Assurance.