Janet Fox
Specialization: Administration, Human Development, Volunteer Development
Dr. Janet Fox’s professional interests lie at the intersection of leadership development, instructional design, and positive youth development, particularly through family and consumer sciences programming. Her leadership work focuses on developing effective supervisory practices, including setting clear performance expectations, creating supportive environments, and empowering teams and volunteers for retention and growth. She is passionate about fostering communities of practice, such as lesson study and experiential learning, to enhance instructional design. In the area of positive youth development, Dr. Fox advocates for strong youth-adult partnerships, community engagement, and youth protection frameworks. Across all these interests, her work is grounded in the goal of supporting work-life balance, informed by her commitment to engaged scholarship that bridges theory and practice.
Dr. Fox provides administrative leadership for the University of Tennessee Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Program that focus on Consumer Economics, Health and Safety, Human Development, and Nutrition and Food Safety.
- Dr. Janet Fox's research focuses on key areas such as work-life balance, instructional design, positive youth development, and supervisory leadership, with an emphasis on family and consumer sciences and workplace quality. Her work integrates engaged scholarship, aiming to bridge the gap between academic research and practical applications in both educational and organizational settings. Dr. Fox’s research aims to foster environments that promote well-being, growth, and productivity across diverse sectors.
2621 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4530
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace, University of South Floria, Issued 10/30/2021
- Mental Health First Aid, Louisiana State University, Issued 5/9/2018
- Leadership Enhancement and Peer Support (LEAPS) , University of Tennessee, Issued 11/1/2024
- Engaging Communities of Practice through Lesson Study , University of California - Davis, Issued 4/14/2017
- Title IX Training, Louisiana State University, Issued 5/3/2016
- LEAD 21: Leadership for the 21st Century, University of Georgia, Issued 5/20/2015
- LSU AgCenter Internal Leadership , Louisiana State University, Issued 7/17/2012
- Cooperative Learning Strategies, Kagan Professional Development, San Clemente, CA, Issued 2/20/2009
- Doctorate, Bilingual and Multilingual Education, Univ Nebraska Lincoln*, 2000
Janet Fox
2621 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4530
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace, University of South Floria, Issued 10/30/2021
- Mental Health First Aid, Louisiana State University, Issued 5/9/2018
- Leadership Enhancement and Peer Support (LEAPS) , University of Tennessee, Issued 11/1/2024
- Engaging Communities of Practice through Lesson Study , University of California - Davis, Issued 4/14/2017
- Title IX Training, Louisiana State University, Issued 5/3/2016
- LEAD 21: Leadership for the 21st Century, University of Georgia, Issued 5/20/2015
- LSU AgCenter Internal Leadership , Louisiana State University, Issued 7/17/2012
- Cooperative Learning Strategies, Kagan Professional Development, San Clemente, CA, Issued 2/20/2009
- Doctorate, Bilingual and Multilingual Education, Univ Nebraska Lincoln*, 2000
Dr. Janet Fox’s professional interests lie at the intersection of leadership development, instructional design, and positive youth development, particularly through family and consumer sciences programming. Her leadership work focuses on developing effective supervisory practices, including setting clear performance expectations, creating supportive environments, and empowering teams and volunteers for retention and growth. She is passionate about fostering communities of practice, such as lesson study and experiential learning, to enhance instructional design. In the area of positive youth development, Dr. Fox advocates for strong youth-adult partnerships, community engagement, and youth protection frameworks. Across all these interests, her work is grounded in the goal of supporting work-life balance, informed by her commitment to engaged scholarship that bridges theory and practice.
Dr. Fox provides administrative leadership for the University of Tennessee Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Program that focus on Consumer Economics, Health and Safety, Human Development, and Nutrition and Food Safety.
- Dr. Janet Fox's research focuses on key areas such as work-life balance, instructional design, positive youth development, and supervisory leadership, with an emphasis on family and consumer sciences and workplace quality. Her work integrates engaged scholarship, aiming to bridge the gap between academic research and practical applications in both educational and organizational settings. Dr. Fox’s research aims to foster environments that promote well-being, growth, and productivity across diverse sectors.