Doctorate in Project Management Business Research, [professional learning focus], high distinction, 2005, RMIT University
Project Management Professional™ [internationally licensed], 1996, Project Management Institute (registrar of good standing)
Master of Business in Administration [marketing & new product development focus], honours, 1994, Birmingham University
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration [strategy and resource management], honours, 1993, Birmingham University
Certified Netware Administrator [Internet technology & security], 1990, Novell
Fellow, Life Management Institute [actuarial math & pension systems], distinction, 1989, Life Office Management Association
Business Technology [analysis, design & management], honours, 1983, University of NB Community College

Chief Editor, International Journal of Risk & Contingency Management. ISSN: 2160-9624. Profile. Call-for-papers [4 special issues available]. Area Editor, International Journal of Information Technology Project Management. ISSN: 1938-0232. Profile. Call-for-papers.. Associate Editor, Asian EFL Journal. ISSN: 1738-1460. Profile. Call-for-papers. (High impact Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa Middle East). Associate Editor, International Journal of Information & Communication Technology Education. ISSN: 1550-1876. Profile. Call-for-papers. Associate Editor, Interdisciplinary Studies on Information Technology and Business. ISSN: 1923-9718. Profile. Call-for-papers. Associate Editor, International Journal Technology & Educational Marketing. ISSN: 2155-5605. Profile. Call-for-papers.

Dr Strang lectures at campus and online in business/science programs. He specializes with interdisciplinary applied research, across cultures, and he is skilled with triangulating qualitative and quantitative data. He has successful research projects within several disciplines: academic/higher education, early child development/social services, technology consulting and process management, agriculture, aquaculture/fisheries, energy creation (hydro, fossil, nuclear), new product / service development (insurance actuarial, pension systems), legal/justice, and project management. He offers expertise with online e-learning system analysis and design (including accreditation). He is experienced with generally-accepted research methods/statistical techniques and he supervises doctoral students. Dr Strang is a globally-respected academic/business researcher and serves as associate/editor on several scholarly journals. He has numerous publications since 1981 (some representative examples are cited below).

Example scholarly research publications:

• Strang, KD. (2012, January 26). Evaluating marketing investment projects in the uranium mining industry. Paper presented at the System of Systems Conference, El Paso, TX USA. ITEA 
• Strang, KD. (2012). Investment selection in complex multinational projects. International Journal of Information Technology Project Management, 3(2), [in-press].
• Strang, KD. (2012). Teaching case study: Risk mitigation for hurricanes near Texas coast oil refineries. International Journal of Risk & Contingency Management, 1(1), 34-36. IGI
• Strang, KD. (2012). Importance of verifying queue model assumptions before planning with simulation software. European Journal of Operational Research, 218(3), DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2011.1010.1054. Elsevier
  
• Strang, KD. (2012). Integrative portfolio selection techniques applied to an energy creation case study. In J. Söderlund & R. Müller (Eds.), The Frontiers of Project Portfolio Management (in-press). London: Wiley. 
• Strang, KD. (2011). Multicultural face of organizations. In M. A. Sarlak (Ed.), The New Faces of Organizations in the 21st Century (Vol. 5, pp. 1-21). Duluth: North American Institute of Science and Information Technology. ISBN: 978-0986533525.
• Strang, KD. (2012). Applying multidisciplinary logistic techniques to improve operations productivity at a mine. Logistics Research Journal, 3(4), 207-219. Springer
• Strang, KD. (2011). Articulating knowledge sharing processes in multinational e-business product designing. International Journal of Collaborative Enterprise, 2(2/3), 203-224. Inderscience
• Strang, KD. (2011). E-learning effectiveness in a quantitative course: theoretical versus industry-related assignment problems. International Journal of Information Communication and Technology Education, 7(2), 57-68. IGI
• Strang, KD. (2011). Portfolio selection methodology for a nuclear project. Project Management Journal, 42(2), 81-93. WileyPMI
• Strang, KD. (2011). Asynchronous knowledge sharing and conversation impact on grade in an online business course. Journal of Education for Business, 86(4), 223-233. Heldref@T&F
• Strang, KD. (2011). Logistic planning with nonlinear goal programming models in spreadsheets. International Journal of Applied Logistics, 2(3), [in-press]. IGI
• Strang, KD. (2011). How can discussion questions be effective in online MBA courses? International Journal of Information and Learning Technology in Campus-Wide Information Systems, 28(2), 4-19. Emerald
• Strang, KD. (2011). Constructivism in synchronous and asynchronous virtual learning environments for a research methods course. International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning, 2(3), 50-63. IGI
• Strang, KD. (2011). Cohesion, personality and transactional leadership effect on networked marketing team performance. International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations,  [in-press]. Inderscience
• Strang, K. D. (2011). Skype synchronous interaction effectiveness in a quantitative management science course. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 9(3), 354-370. DecisionSciencesInstitute.
• Strang, KD. (2010). Leadership substitutes and personality impact on time and quality in virtual new product development. Project Management Journal, 42(1), 73-90. WileyPMI printed 2011
• Strang, KD. (2010). Radioactive manufacturing projects and politics: scientist and politician normalized risk decision processes. International Journal of Management and Decision Making, 11(2), 94-106. Inderscience
• Strang, KD. (2010). Knowledge articulation dialog increases online university science course outcomes. Journal of Education & Information Technology, 15(4), 92-107. Springer
• Strang, KD. (2010). Measuring self-regulated e-feedback, study approach and academic outcome of multicultural university students. International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning, 20(2), 239-255. [Special issue: Focusing on Electronic Feedback: Feasible Progress or Just Unfulfilled Promises?] Inderscience
• Strang, KD. (2010). Education balanced scorecard for online courses: Australia and USA best-practices. Journal of Cases on Information Technology, 12(3), 48-65. IGI
• Strang, KD. (2010). Comparing learning and knowledge management theories in an Australian telecommunications practice. Asian Journal of Management Cases, 7(1), 33-54. Sage
• Strang, KD. (2010). Effectively Teach Professionals Online: Explaining and Testing Educational Psychology Theories. Germany: VDM. ISBN: 978-3639230840 [see Amazon peek inside feature]
• Strang, KD. & Chan, C. (2010). Simulating e-business innovation process improvement with virtual teams across Europe and Asia. International Journal of E-Entreprenheurship and Innovation, 1(1), 22-41. IGI-Global
• Strang, KD. (2010). Articulating tacit knowledge in multinational e-collaboration on new designs. In P. Francq (ed.), Collaborative Search and Communities of Interest: Trends in Knowledge Sharing and Assessment (pp. 206-238). London: ISR. ISBN: 978-1615208418
• Strang, KD. (2009/2010). Global culture, learning style and outcome: An interdisciplinary empirical study of international students. Journal of Intercultural Education, 21(6), 519-533. T&F-Routledge [delayed volume/issue scheduling/printing]
• Strang, KD. (2009). How multicultural learning approach impacts grade for international university students in a business course. Asian English Foreign Language Journal, 11(4), 271-292. TimeTaylor
• Strang, KD. (2009). Assessing team member interpersonal competencies in new product development e-projects. International Journal of Project & Organisation Management. 1(4), 335-357. Inderscience
• Strang, KD. (2009). Measuring online learning approach and mentoring preferences of international doctorate students. International Journal of Education Research, 48(4), 245-257. ScienceDirect@Elsevier
• Strang, KD. (2009). Using recursive regression to explore nonlinear relationships and interactions: A tutorial applied to a multicultural education study.
  Journal of Practical Assessment Research and Evaluation, 14(3), 1-13. SPARC: http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=14&n=3
  Reprinted: (2010). Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education (3rd ed.), Association for Study of Higher Education. ISBN: 978-0558575793
• Strang, KD. (2009). Sharing NPD knowledge in e-business: A grounded theory case study of a mobile phone company. International Journal of Internet and Enterprise Management, 6(3), 189-201. Inderscience
• Strang, KD. (2009). Multicultural e-education: Student learning style, culture and performance. In H. Song & T. Kidd (eds.), Handbook of Research on Human Performance and Instructional Technology (pp. 392-412). TX: Information Science Reference. ISBN: 978-1605667829
• Strang, KD. (2009). Improving supervision of cross-cultural post graduate university students. International Journal of Learning and Change, 4(2), 181-202. Inderscience
• Strang, KD. (2009). Balanced assessment of flexible e-learning versus face-to-face courses at an Australian university. In S. Mukerji & P. Tripathi  (eds.), Cases on Technological Adaptability and Transnational Learning: Issues and Challenges (pp. 42-68). NY: IGI. ISBN: 978-1615207794.
• Strang, KD. (2009). International university student diaspora: Finding culture and learning style to improve online pedagogy, Proceedings of Conference on Culture in Higher Education, Signapore, December.
• Strang, KD. (2009). An empirical review of project management industry multicultural e-business needs. In Proceedings of the Australian Project Management Institute Researcher Forum. University of Technology, Australia; Feb & Oct 2009. AIPM double-blind peer-reviewed paper synopsis
• Strang, KD [contributor]. (2008). A guide to the project management body of knowledge. NC: Project Management Institute. ISBN 9781933890517
• Strang, KD. (2008). Collaborative synergy and leadership in e-business. In J. Salmons & L. Wilson (eds.), Handbook of Research on Electronic Collaboration and Organizational Synergy (pp. 409-429); PA: IGI Global. ISBN: 978-1605661063
• Strang, KD. (2008). Quantitative online student profiling to forecast academic outcome from learning styles using dendrogram decision models. Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 2(4), 215-244. Emerald
  
• Strang, KD. (2008). Interdisciplinary theories and statistical techniques underlying the collaborative-synergy-leadership-ebusiness model. In Proceedings of Studying Electronic Collaboration: Research, Theories and Methods. Vision2Lead, OSSIA, NY; November 6. OSSIA-WP
• Strang, KD. (2008). Online education: Applying experiential e-learning, andragogy and knowledge management principles using [technology]. In S. Garren (ed.), Proceedings of the 6th Annual Illinois Online Conference, 16-23 January; Chicago, IL: University of Illinois. Live online webinar
• Strang, KD. (2007). Examining effective technology project leadership traits and behaviours. Computers in Human Behaviour, 23(1), 424-462. ScienceDirect@Elsevier
• Strang, KD. (2007). E-learning theory, technology & training: Delivering an MBA in PM grounded on competencies linked to business industry needs. 14-16 Feb 2007; In S. Garren & J. Walber (eds.), Proceedings of Innovation, Education, Technology, and You: Online Conference for Teaching & Learning; Chicago, IL. LT&UI: www.learningtimes.net/media/IOC2007/strang_73.pdf
• Strang, KD. (2006). Advancing project management by applying learning goal theory in online professional education. Ann Arbor, MI: Proquest Information & Learning. ADT&UMI
• Strang, KD. (2005). Examining effective and ineffective transformational project leadership. Journal of Team Performance Management, 11(3/4), 68-103. Emerald
• Strang, KD. (2003). Achieving organizational learning across projects. In J. Kardon (ed.), Proceedings of the PMI Global Congress, Sept; Baltimore, MD. Available: PMI