Research, Evaluation, Statistics, Assessment Ph.D.

About  

Degrees, minors  and certificates in Research and Educational Foundations are designed to prepare individuals to:

  • initiate or direct applied or institutional research in college, private or public agencies, and school systems
  • teach applied statistics and research methodology in institutions of higher learning
  • advise graduate and undergraduate students relative to the research process involved in theses, dissertations, and projects
  • utilize available computer packages for statistical and information processing
  • serve as consultants to agencies involved in research or evaluation

Careers may include, for example, tenure-track faculty, researchers and statisticians, grant evaluators, policy analysts, assessment specialists

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REF Courses

Course Schedule
2012-2013 Courses

Course Sequencing
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Course Descriptions
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People
Faculty

Thomas J. Lipscomb, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Dean

Forrest Lane, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Richard Mohn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Thomas O’Brien, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair

Kyna Shelley, Ph.D.
Professor
Program Coordinator

Kamden Strunk
Assistant Professor

Yen To, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

 Affiliated Faculty

Lilian Hill, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Adjunct Faculty

James T. Johnson, Ph.D.
Irene Dearman, Ph.D.
David King, Ph.D.
Stephen Thorpe, Ph.D.

Contact us
Program Coordinator
Kyna Shelley, Ph.D.
kyna.shelley@usm.edu

Administrative Assistant
Doris Vines
Educational Studies and Research
doris.vines@usm.edu

Address
135 Owings-McQuagge Hall
University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive, #5093
Hattiesburg MS 39406-0001
601.266.4621
Fax: 601.266.4233