Faculty Directory
Mrs. Mary Ellen Askew
Clinical Instructor
Areas of Expertise
Literacy, Field Experiences, Gifted
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Curriculum and Instruction
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Dr. Stephen Benigno
Assistant Visiting Professor
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Educational Research and Administration
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Dr. Audra Classen
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Inclusive Education Practices, Evidence-based Assessment Practices, Early Childhood Special Education, Early Literacy, and Universal Design for Learning
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Curriculum and Instruction
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Dr. Noal Cochran
Teaching Professor
Areas of Expertise
Educational Leadership, Use of Personal Narrative, Identity Formation, and Goal Setting
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Educational Research and Administration
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Margie Crowe
Visiting Instructor
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Curriculum and Instruction
Dr. Bridgette Davis
Assistant Teaching Professor
Areas of Expertise
Secondary Education, Biology, Chemistry, General Science and K-12 Reading
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Curriculum and Instruction
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Hollie Filce
Full Professor
Areas of Expertise
Severe Disabilities, Chronic Illness, Special Education
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Special Education
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Dr. Holly Foster
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
Higher Education and Student Affairs
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Educational Research and Administration
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Dr. Dean Franks
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
Social-Emotional Learning, Academic Self-Concept as Motivation, Cultural Self-Concept Related to Education, Inferential Comprehension through Character Perspective Taking, Reading for Diverse Perspectives, STEM Literacy, Content Area Literacy, Reading Motivation, STEM Motivation, and LBGTQ+ educational experiences
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Curriculum and Instruction
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Pamela Gatchell
Visiting Instructor
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Curriculum and Instruction
Dr. Gretchen Goode
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
Literacy Education
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Curriculum and Instruction
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Dr. Jo Hawkins-Jones
Assistant Teaching Professor
Areas of Expertise
Service-Learning; Teacher Education; Culturally Responsive Pedagogy; Literacy; Curriculum and Instruction
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Curriculum and Instruction
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Dr. Andrew Herridge
Assistant Visiting Professor
Areas of Expertise
LGBTQIA, International and Comparative Higher Education, Access and Equity in Higher Education, Institutional Leadership and Policy
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Educational Research and Administration
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Dr. Lilian Hill
Emeritus
Areas of Expertise
Adult education; adult adult literacy; health learning; health literacy; professional learning; assessment and evaluation in adult education; womens's leardership in higher education
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Curriculum and Instruction
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Dr. Jay Howell
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Problem-based inquiry; Qualitative methods; Design-based research; Lesson study; Alternate route licensure; Teacher education; Civic education; Geography education; History education.
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Curriculum and Instruction
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Nancy Hunter
Visiting Instructor
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Curriculum and Instruction
Rose Jenkins
Visiting Instructor
Areas of Expertise
Educational Leadership
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Curriculum and Instruction
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Dr. Masha Krsmanovic
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
Higher Education
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Educational Research and Administration
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Dr. Thomas Lipscomb
Full Professor
Areas of Expertise
Research Methods, Developmental Issues
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Educational Research and Administration
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Dr. Alisa Lowrey
Full Professor
Areas of Expertise
Special Education, Universal Design for Learning, Intellectual Disabilities, Autism
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Special Education
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Dr. Richard Mohn Jr
Full Professor
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Educational Research and Administration
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Dr. Hani Morgan
Full Professor
Areas of Expertise
Educational Policy, International Education, Educational Research
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Curriculum and Instruction
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Professor Thomas O'Brien
Full Professor
Areas of Expertise
Education; History of American Education; Social Foundations of Education; Education Policy and Politics; Race, Class, and Education; School Law; Higher Education
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Educational Research and Administration
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Dr. Shana Oates
Assistant Teaching Professor
Areas of Expertise
Critical Disability Theory; Race & Disability; Ableism; Students with Autism navigating Higher Education.
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Educational Research and Administration
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