Joel is a professor emeritus at Kirkwood College. He began teaching in 1966 and retired in 2010. He was a research fellow and a member of the Arlington Institute. He was on the editorial board of Psychology and Education and was on the board of education. He has hundreds of publications, is featured in Marquis’ Who’s Who, and toured with 40 others on an IOOF tour for peace.
During his time at UNO, he was elected vice president of the junior and senior class, was a technical writer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the criminal justice department, and was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Pi Kappa Alpha. He received post master’s work at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and South Dakota State University in Brookings. He has self-published five books and received the Dana College Spirit Award for all-time top-five faculty.
Since retiring, he has been writing and doing book reviews and articles. His blog is 56thst.com, and it has thousands of entries.
