Curriculum & Instruction
Anne E. Adams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research interests: teachers’ use of literacy strategies in mathematics classes and in using literacy strategies to help students make meaning of mathematics, teaching and learning mathematics with understanding for all students, especially the role of literacy strategies, discussion, and use of representations in helping students make meaning of the mathematics they are learning.
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Assistant Professor
Research interests: teachers’ use of literacy strategies in mathematics classes and in using literacy strategies to help students make meaning of mathematics, teaching and learning mathematics with understanding for all students, especially the role of literacy strategies, discussion, and use of representations in helping students make meaning of the mathematics they are learning.
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John Davis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Geological Science and Curriculum & Instruction
Research interests: Science teaching methodology, Increasing science literacy, and Pre-K-12 school structure and function
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Associate Professor, Geological Science and Curriculum & Instruction
Research interests: Science teaching methodology, Increasing science literacy, and Pre-K-12 school structure and function
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Emily Duvall, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research interests: Dynamic Assessment; Vygotsky's Cultural-Historical Approach; Sociocultural theory; Cultural Historical Activity Theory as Methodology; Democratic-Hermeneutic Activity Theory (Vygotsky/ Gadamer/ Dewey); Multiliteracies and transmediation; Developing the aesthetic response to reading & writing; Multicultural / Multiracial awareness development in pre-service teachers; Using Theatre of the Oppressed for pre-service teacher development; Herstory narratives of literacy development
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Assistant Professor
Research interests: Dynamic Assessment; Vygotsky's Cultural-Historical Approach; Sociocultural theory; Cultural Historical Activity Theory as Methodology; Democratic-Hermeneutic Activity Theory (Vygotsky/ Gadamer/ Dewey); Multiliteracies and transmediation; Developing the aesthetic response to reading & writing; Multicultural / Multiracial awareness development in pre-service teachers; Using Theatre of the Oppressed for pre-service teacher development; Herstory narratives of literacy development
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Keonghee Tao Han, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research interests: English Language Learners’ academic and social issues in the mainstream classrooms; Diversity in higher education; International students’ learning and social adjustment issues; and Parent involvement and schooling among diverse ethnic/racial groups
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Assistant Professor
Research interests: English Language Learners’ academic and social issues in the mainstream classrooms; Diversity in higher education; International students’ learning and social adjustment issues; and Parent involvement and schooling among diverse ethnic/racial groups
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Paul Gathercoal, Ph.D.
Department Chair; Professor
Research interests: Webfolios in education and teaching and learning at a distance; Neuroscience, behavior and cognition; Research on the implementation of Judicious Discipline in schools; the Effects of violent media messages on individuals and society; Service learning and innovative technologies; and the Metacognitive and metalinguistic links between media literacy and reading comprehension.
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Department Chair; Professor
Research interests: Webfolios in education and teaching and learning at a distance; Neuroscience, behavior and cognition; Research on the implementation of Judicious Discipline in schools; the Effects of violent media messages on individuals and society; Service learning and innovative technologies; and the Metacognitive and metalinguistic links between media literacy and reading comprehension.
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Deanna Gilmore, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Research interests: Education for English Language Learners; Teaching EFL in Higher Education; Literature Circles with English Language Learners; Diverse Family Structure Children’s Literature
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Lecturer
Research interests: Education for English Language Learners; Teaching EFL in Higher Education; Literature Circles with English Language Learners; Diverse Family Structure Children’s Literature
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Terry Jentsch
Instructor
Focus areas: Undergraduate teacher preparation, Positive behavioral supports
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Instructor
Focus areas: Undergraduate teacher preparation, Positive behavioral supports
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Anne Liu Kern, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research interests: Teacher development, Science teaching and Learning, Cooperative learning and team functioning
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Assistant Professor
Research interests: Teacher development, Science teaching and Learning, Cooperative learning and team functioning
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Cherie Major, Ph.D.
Professor
Research interests: Middle school education, university partnerships with schools, instructional strategies
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Professor
Research interests: Middle school education, university partnerships with schools, instructional strategies
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Melissa McConnell, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Research interests: Literacy Intervention for Children with Learning Disabilities; Response to Intervention(RTI); Early Childhood Literacy Instruction
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Assistant Professor
Research interests: Literacy Intervention for Children with Learning Disabilities; Response to Intervention(RTI); Early Childhood Literacy Instruction
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Rodney McConnell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research interests: Secondary Writing Instruction; Use of reading and writing to enhance student understanding of math and science concepts; Secondary Literacy Instruction for Children with Learning Disabilities
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Assistant Professor
Research interests: Secondary Writing Instruction; Use of reading and writing to enhance student understanding of math and science concepts; Secondary Literacy Instruction for Children with Learning Disabilities
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Jerine Pegg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research interests: Student cognition (development of scientific explanations, argumentation, and reasoning), Curriculum integration (particularly integration of science and literacy, and integration of STEM), Professional development (mentoring, scientist-teacher partnerships, teacher change)
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Assistant Professor
Research interests: Student cognition (development of scientific explanations, argumentation, and reasoning), Curriculum integration (particularly integration of science and literacy, and integration of STEM), Professional development (mentoring, scientist-teacher partnerships, teacher change)
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Elizabeth Reynolds, Ed.D
Associate Professor
Research interests: Many variables that impact the learning and development of the individual, such as gender, spatial performance, and cognitive style. Research topics that pertain to my classroom scholarship, additionally include Gifted and Talented Education, Exemplary Teaching, and Aggression in the Schools.
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Associate Professor
Research interests: Many variables that impact the learning and development of the individual, such as gender, spatial performance, and cognitive style. Research topics that pertain to my classroom scholarship, additionally include Gifted and Talented Education, Exemplary Teaching, and Aggression in the Schools.
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Melissa Saul, Ph.D.
Research interests: Cultural studies and social thought in education, peace education, social justice, and ecological sustainability.
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Research interests: Cultural studies and social thought in education, peace education, social justice, and ecological sustainability.
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