Dr. Phillip A. Olt
Associate Professor
Education Research Methods
Curriculum & Instruction (Program Coordinator)
600 Park Street
Rarick Hall 245
Hays, KS 67601
(785) 628-4413
paolt@fhsu.edu
Education
Ed.D. in Educational Administration (Adult & Postsecondary)
University of Wyoming, 2018
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership
University of West Florida, 2008
B.A. in History
University of West Florida, 2006
A.A. in General Studies
University of Alaska Anchorage, 2005
Featured Courses
AEP 803 - Educational Research
SPED 803 - Special Education Research
Research Interests
Special populations in higher education
Interaction between distance students and institutional employees
Innovative and hybrid qualitative research methodology
Featured Publications
Olt, P. A., Nasser, M., Vital, L. M., Tolman, S., Archibald, J. G., Bodine Al-Sharif, M. A., Blue Brazelton, Carducci, R., Houdyshell, M., McMickens, T. L., Meixner, C., Mistretta, M., Paciej-Woodruff, A., Stevens, R., Wendle, A., & Mayo, C. E. P. (2026). Solo faculty program coordinators in student affairs-related graduate programs. The Qualitative Report, 31(4), 5686-5709.
Olt, P. A. (Ed.). (2025). Understanding and doing research in education & the social sciences. FHSU Digital Press.
Olt, P. A., Whitaker, W., Kastle, S., & Kriley, T. (2024). A pilot study of factors affecting student veterans' college choice. Journal of Veterans Studies, 10(3), 23-33.
Olt, P. A., & Teman, E. D. (2019). Un[bracketed]: Phenomenological polyethnography. Qualitative Research Journal, 19(2), 146-155.
Olt, P. A. (2018). Virtually there: Distance freshmen blended in classes through synchronous online education. Innovative Higher Education, 43, 381-395.