Rate My Professor Karen Lounsbury

Dr. Karen Lounsbury serves as Associate Professor in the School of Education within the College of Education, Human Performance, and Health at the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg. She earned her undergraduate degree from James Madison University and obtained a Master of Education and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her office is located in HEC 3009, and she can be reached at internal phone extension 7402. Lounsbury's scholarly work centers on critical issues in higher education, particularly academic incivility, emotional intelligence, and professional role socialization. Her research examines perceptions of incivility among faculty and students, the interplay between emotional intelligence and disruptive behaviors, and the imperative for addressing incivility during professional training.

Lounsbury has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed publications in reputable journals. Notable works include 'An Analysis of the Perceptions of Incivility in Higher Education' published in the Journal of Academic Ethics in 2022, which investigates faculty and student experiences with uncivil conduct; 'Disruptive Academic Behaviors: The Dance Between Emotional Intelligence and Academic Incivility' in the Journal of Christian Nursing in 2022, exploring how emotional intelligence influences academic environments; and 'An Imperative Responsibility in Professional Role Socialization: Addressing Incivility' again in the Journal of Academic Ethics in 2024, emphasizing institutional responsibilities in fostering professional conduct. These studies received funding from the University of South Carolina Upstate Office of Institutional Equity, Inclusion, and Engagement. Additionally, she instructs advanced courses such as EDEC U742: Advanced Study of Early Childhood Curricula and Programs. Lounsbury has contributed to conference sessions, including presentations on diversity, inclusion, equity, and technology integration in early childhood education at events like the North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children annual conference. She is listed with the Department of Education for Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies journal. The USC Upstate community recognizes her as an inspiring professor.