Cody Christensen

Title

Associate Professor

Office Building

Wagner Hall

Office

143

Mailing Address

Wagner Hall 143
School of Health and Human Sciences-Box 2275A
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

CV

Education

• Ed.D. in education: educational administration; adult and higher education | University of South Dakota
• M.S. in education: curriculum and instruction | South Dakota State University
• B.S. in education: career and technical education | South Dakota State University

Academic Interests

• Aviation industry
• Workforce demands
• Aerial application training

Academic Responsibilities

• AVIA 101 Intro to Aviation
• AVIA 170 Introduction to Flight Theory 1
• AVIA 171 Introduction to Flight I
• AVIA 302 Aviation Law
• AVIA 310 Independent Flight Training
• AVIA 340 Advanced Flight Principles 
• AVIA 350 Tailwheel Transition
• AVIA 375 Professional Pilot Theory II
• AVIA 377 Professional Pilot Flight II

Previous Courses:

• AVIA 120 Exploring Aviation
• AVIA 200 Aviation Safety
• AVIA 440 Curriculum Design in Aviation
• AVIA 489 Senior Aviation Seminar
• AVIA 494 Internship

Committees and Professional Memberships

• Faculty Senate 2020-2025
• Academic Appeals Committee2023-2025
• EHS Faculty Advisory Committee 2021-2025
• Committee on Committees - Faculty Senate 2022-2023
• Program coordinator 2014-2022

Awards and Honors

• 2020, University Aviation Association Laursen Award for teaching excellence in collegiate aviation education

Work Experience

• Airline transport pilot
• Multiengine instructor 
• Former airline pilot
• Ground training instructor in part 121 airline

Publications

1. Leonard, A., Christensen, C. and Hendricks, J. (2020). Needs Based Assessment of Agricultural Pilots in the Upper Midwest. International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics and Aerospace, 7(1). DOI: 10.15394/ijaaa.2020.1434.
2. Smith, MaryJo; Smith, Guy; Bjerke, Elizabeth; Carney, Thomas; Christensen, Cody; Craig, Paul; and Niemczyk, Mary. (2017). Pilot Source Study 2015: A Comparison of Performance at Part 121 Regional Airlines between Pilots Hired before the US Congress Passed Public Law-111-216 and Pilots Hired after the Law’s Effective Date. Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering: Vol. 6: Iss. 2, Article 4.
3. Smith, Guy; Bjerke, Elizabeth; Smith, MaryJo; Christensen, Cody; Carney, Thomas; Craig, Paul; and Niemczyk, Mary (2016) "Pilot Source Study 2015: An Analysis of FAR Part 121 Pilots Hired after Public Law 111-216—Their Backgrounds and Subsequent Successes in US Regional Airline Training and Operating Experience," Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering: Vol. 6: Iss. 1, Article 9. DOI: 10.7771/2159-6670.1140.
4. Adjekum, D. K., Keller, J., Walala, M., Christensen, C., DeMik, R. J., Young, J. P. and Northam, G. J. (2016). An Examination of the Relationships between Safety Culture Perceptions and Safety Reporting Behavior among Non-Flight Collegiate Aviation Majors. International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 3(3). DOI: 10.15394/ijaaa.2016.1134.
5. Bjerke, Elizabeth; Smith, Guy; Smith, MaryJo; Christensen, Cody; Carney, Thomas; Craig, Paul; and Niemczyk, Mary (2016). Pilot Source Study 2015: US Regional Airline Pilot Hiring Background Characteristic Changes Consequent to Public Law 111-216 and the FAA First Officer Qualifications Rule. Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering: Vol. 5: Iss. 2, Article 1. DOI: 10.7771/2159-6670.1133.
6. Adjekum, D.  K., Walala, M., Keller, J., Christensen, C., DeMik, R. J., Young, J. P. and Northam, G. (2015). An Analysis of the Effects of Demographic Variables and Perceptions on the Safety Reporting Behavior in Collegiate Flight Programs. International Journal of Aviation Sciences.
7. Adjekum, D. K., Keller, J., Walala, M., Young, J. P., Christensen, C. and DeMik, R. J. (2015). Cross-Sectional Assessment of Safety Culture Perceptions and Safety Behavior in Collegiate Aviation Programs in the United States. International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 2(4). DOI: 10.15394/ijaaa.2015.1074.
8. Christensen, C. & Card, K. A. (2014). Specialized Aviation Flight Accreditation Under Public Law 111-216 Aviation Program Administrators’ Perceptions. Collegiate Aviation Review.32 (2).