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NSU Alumni Spotlight: Jeffrey Forrest
Passion for a subject can take a person to unexpected places – just ask Jeff Forrest. A former commercial pilot flying “traffic watch” for a radio station, Forrest’s passion has taken him beyond aviation into the realm of aerospace, and into academia. He has piloted glider, seaplane, and corporate jets. He has also developed an air charter service and an aviation-training program for K-12 students.
Already possessing graduate degrees in aviation management and aerospace systems management, Forrest (Ph.D. ’06) arrived at Nova’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences. His doctoral studies focused on information policy and aviation information systems. “I felt at home from day one at Nova. The faculty were outstanding, and the coursework was right up my alley.”
His dissertation involved knowledge diffusion and barriers to sharing safety information in aviation. “Dr. Steven Zink was a valuable mentor. His core interest for my topic turbo-charged my dissertation.”
Forrest currently serves as Chair of the Aviation and Aerospace Science Department at Metropolitan State College of Denver. He has achieved full professorship and claims that “reinventing myself and becoming successful in my academic career has been my most rewarding experience thus far.”
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