Stephen Shackelford
Visiting Assistant Professor
College of Business
Contact Information
BTC 226
Stephen Shackelford
Visiting Assistant Professor
College of Business
Education
- Doctoral Student Eastern Kentucky University Ed.D. Program
- M.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University
- B.S., Berea College
Research & Academic Interests
- Generative AI in Higher Education
- Generative AI Adoption in Small Business
- Math Anxiety
Publications
- Briggs, F., & Shackelford, S. (2026, April) INTEGRATING AI AGENTS AND AUTOMATION IN RURAL APPALACHIA: ADOPTION, CHALLENGES, AND STRATEGIES. Part of student-led McNair Scholars Research Project. Accepted by 2026 Appalachian Research in Business Symposium for publication and presentation.
- Shackelford, S., Graham, J., & Wilson, K. B. (2025, March). DO THE MATH III: BEFORE AND AFTER INTERVENTION. Presented at 2025 Appalachian Research in Business Symposium.
- Shackelford, S., Wilson, K., Graham, J., & Robles, M. (2024). Can AI pass? An experiment in online education. Presentation at Marshall University Virtual Conference, November 1, 2024. Awarded "Best in Category for Business and Technology".
- Shackelford, S., Graham, J. & Wilson, K. (2024, April). DO THE MATH II: BUILDING A MATH MENTALITY. Accepted for inclusion in Appalachian Research in Business Symposium Conference.
- Shackelford, S., & Mahaney, R. C. (2023, March). DO THE MATH: OVERCOMING MATH ANXIETY. In 2023 Appalachian Research in Business Symposium Conference Committee (Vol. 2, p. 175).
Education
- Doctoral Student Eastern Kentucky University Ed.D. Program
- M.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University
- B.S., Berea College
Research & Academic Interests
- Generative AI in Higher Education
- Generative AI Adoption in Small Business
- Math Anxiety
Publications
- Briggs, F., & Shackelford, S. (2026, April) INTEGRATING AI AGENTS AND AUTOMATION IN RURAL APPALACHIA: ADOPTION, CHALLENGES, AND STRATEGIES. Part of student-led McNair Scholars Research Project. Accepted by 2026 Appalachian Research in Business Symposium for publication and presentation.
- Shackelford, S., Graham, J., & Wilson, K. B. (2025, March). DO THE MATH III: BEFORE AND AFTER INTERVENTION. Presented at 2025 Appalachian Research in Business Symposium.
- Shackelford, S., Wilson, K., Graham, J., & Robles, M. (2024). Can AI pass? An experiment in online education. Presentation at Marshall University Virtual Conference, November 1, 2024. Awarded "Best in Category for Business and Technology".
- Shackelford, S., Graham, J. & Wilson, K. (2024, April). DO THE MATH II: BUILDING A MATH MENTALITY. Accepted for inclusion in Appalachian Research in Business Symposium Conference.
- Shackelford, S., & Mahaney, R. C. (2023, March). DO THE MATH: OVERCOMING MATH ANXIETY. In 2023 Appalachian Research in Business Symposium Conference Committee (Vol. 2, p. 175).