Meet Our Founder and CEO
Dr. Robert O'Keefe Hassell, the founder of iCreate Curriculum Design Center, is a native of Lebanon, Tennessee. He attended Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee where he graduated in 2007, Summa Cum Laude, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English. Dr. Hassell went on to pursue Graduate Studies at Tennessee State University where he obtained a Master's in Education (M.Ed.) in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Education Technology. Subsequently, he earned a Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Curriculum Planning from the Department of Teaching and Learning at Tennessee State University. True to his Education Technology Background, he is also a Certified Apple Teacher.
Dr. Hassell has maintained a highly successful career in education since 2009 and he is a Certified Holistic Life Coach - Radiant Health Institute, LLC. (Nashville, TN). Currently, he works as Learning Support Staff-Writing at Tennessee State University. Additionally, he is an Adjunct Professor of English-Literature and the Title III Writing Center Coordinator for Student Success at American Baptist College.
Dr. Hassell is the author of 4 books to date: Radiant Kids (2016) - Radiant Publishing, Evolve (2017) -B.K. Royston Publishing, LLC., Clergy Conversations: Dealing Practically with the Person Behind the Pulpit (2018) - B.K. Royston Publishing, LLC., and Unleashed: From Potential to Purpose (2019) - B.K. Royston Publishing, LLC.
As an avid scholar, he specializes in Education Technology, Integration, Curriculum, English Education, Literacy, Literature, Professional / Staff Development, Multicultural Education, Curriculum Planning and Programming, Teacher Community, Access and Equity.