Swayne - College of Education - James Madison University

Employment:
Dominic “Nick” Swayne
1560 Gilmer Circle, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
swaynedd@jmu.edu – (540) 246-4948
2011 – Present Interim Director James Madison University Education Support Center
2011 – Present 4-VA Coordinator at James Madison University
2006 – Present Director of External Relations and Outreach, James Madison University
College of Education
Education:
M.S. Computer Science, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, Pending.
M.A. Public Administration, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 1994.
B.S. Political Science, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 1983.
Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 1998.
Combined Arms Service Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 1992.
Teaching and Research Experience
Principal Investigator JMU VIRSE 3 (Virginia Initiative for Robotics in STEM Education year
3). SCHEV funded program seeking to improve quality of science and math instruction in
grades 4-12. Funded - $200,000 in June 2011.
2008 – Present Smithsonian Institute – Instructor – Advanced Robotics workshop for
middle school students.
Principal Investigator JMU-RC (Rockwell-Collins). Privately funded endeavor to support STEM
education through outreach to rural, high-needs, and urban schools. Funded $40,000 in August
2011.
Principal Investigator JMU VIRSE2 (Virginia Initiative for Robotics in STEM Education year
2). SCHEV funded program seeking to improve quality of science and math instruction in
grades 4-12. Funded - $215,000 in June 2010.
Principal Investigator JMU-RC (Rockwell-Collins). Privately funded endeavor to support STEM
education through outreach to rural, high-needs, and urban schools. Funded $30,000 in June
2010.
Principal Investigator JMU-SAIC (Scientific Applications International Corporation). Privately
funded endeavor to support STEM education through outreach to rural, high-needs, and urban
schools. Funded $5,000 in June 2010.

Dominic “Nick” Swayne
1560 Gilmer Circle, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
swaynedd@jmu.edu – (540) 246-4948
Principal Investigator JMU VIRSE (Virginia Initiative for Robotics in STEM Education).
SCHEV funded program seeking to improve quality of science and math instruction in grades 4-
12. Funded - $225,000 in June 2009.
Principal Investigator JMU-RC (Rockwell-Collins). Privately funded endeavor to support STEM
education through outreach to rural, high-needs, and urban schools. Funded $20,000 in June
2009.
Principal Investigator JMU PRISM2 (Partnership in Realizing Improvements in Science and
Math year 2). SCHEV funded research program seeking to improve quality of science and math
instruction in grades 4-6. Funded - $250,000 in June 2008.
Principal Investigator JMU-Luna (Luna Innovations). Privately funded endeavor to support
STEM education through outreach to rural, high-needs, and urban schools. Funded $5,000 in
June 2008.
Principal Investigator JMU-RC (Rockwell-Collins). Privately funded endeavor to support STEM
education through outreach to rural, high-needs, and urban schools. Funded $10,000 in June
2008.
Principal Investigator JMU-Dominion (Dominion Power). Privately funded endeavor to support
STEM education through outreach to rural, high-needs, and urban schools. Funded $10,000 in
June 2008.
Principal Investigator JMU PRISM (Partnership in Realizing Improvements in Science and
Math). SCHEV funded research program seeking to improve quality of science and math
instruction in grades 4-6. Funded - $330,000 in June 2007.
Principal Investigator JMU-Dominion (Dominion Power). Privately funded endeavor to support
STEM education through outreach to rural, high-needs, and urban schools. Funded $10,000 in
June 2007.
Instructor, Human Resource Development - Leadership in Organizations (HRD/LTLE 245),
Department of Learning Technology and Leadership Education, James Madison University,
Harrisonburg, VA (Fall 2006 – present)
Instructor, Adult Human Resource Development – Leadership and Facilitation, Department of
Learning Technology and Leadership Education, College of Graduate and Outreach Programs,
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA (Spring 2007)
Professor of Military Science and Leadership, Department Head, Military Science – Command
and Leadership (Fall 2001 – 2007)

Service:
Dominic “Nick” Swayne
1560 Gilmer Circle, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
swaynedd@jmu.edu – (540) 246-4948
2011 Present Chair – Harrisonburg City School Board;
2009 – Board Member – Harrisonburg City School Board
2008 – Present Board Member – Massanutten Technical Center
2007 – Present Executive Director Virginia – DC FIRST LEGO League
2003 – Present Board Member Shenandoah Valley Technology Council
2006 – 2007 President of the Board, Harrisonburg Children’s Museum;
2002 - 2008 Board Member
2006 -2008 Board Member, Harrisonburg Education Foundation
Peer-Reviewed Publications:
Swayne, Dominic D. and Hunzeker, Kenneth (2001), Fighting With and Against FIRES: The
Transformation Continues. The Field Artillery Journal (September-October), 25-28.
Swayne, Dominic D. and Moran, Eric (2001), Reactive Targeting: New Capabilities. The Field
Artillery Journal, (May-June), 24-27.
Presentations:
Swayne – Invited presenter – National Academy of Science and Engineering, K12 Education
Integrated STEM Education Committee hearing, February 2012
Swayne, Hall, Lemon, Brownscombe – Training Clinical Faculty in a Consortium of Institutes of
Higher Education, ATE Conference, March 2012
Swayne – Expanding the Capacity of FIRST through Modular Tournament Logistics, June 2011
Swayne, Hughes, Perritt, Barnes, Benson – Partnerships in Realizing Improvements in Science
and Mathematics; University of Georgia PRISM Conference, September 2008