Jo Axe is the Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research. Axe's research has recently focused on learning community development, supportive employment programs for youth at risk of homelessness, and trauma-informed transition training for foster and kinship caregivers. She has been highly involved in the Royal Roads community, participating in more than 40 committees, work groups and task forces. She is also very active in the local community; she has volunteered with the Caring Families Society since 2013 and with Zero Ceiling since 2024, and has been involved with other groups such as the Certified General Accountants Association, the British Columbia Foster Parents Association and the Heart and Stroke Society. Axe has taught in online, on-campus, and in blended and hybrid learning environments.
Experience
Axe joined Royal Roads in 2000 as an associate faculty member in the Faculty of Management, becoming an instructor/course manager in 2002. In 2006, she became an assistant professor/intellectual lead in accounting. From 2008 to 2012, she was an associate professor and associate dean in the Faculty of Management and then joined the Division of Education Studies. In 2013, she became the founding director of the School of Education and Technology. Before teaching, Axe worked for several Greater Victoria companies in accounting, general management and controllership roles. She also spent four years in public practice working on corporate and personal tax assignments.
Axe is a Chartered Professional Accountant/Certified General Accountant.
Education
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PhD
University of Bradford, UK
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MA in Distributed Learning
Royal Roads University
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Bachelor of General Studies
British Columbia Open University
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Post-graduate diploma in research methods
University of Bradford, UK
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Teaching certificate
Durham University
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Learning Facilitator & Instructional Skills Workshop certificates
Royal Roads University
