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Experts - Education, K-12

Terry Ackerman
Professor & Department Chair, Educational Research Methodology
PhD University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
(336) 334-3474, taackerm@uncg.edu

  • Measurement
  • Item Response Theory
  • Computerized Adaptive Testing
  • Differential Item Functioning

Sandra Andrews
Assistant Professor, Library & Information Studies
PhD Florida State University
(336) 334-5738, sdandre2@uncg.edu

  • School Library Media Centers
  • Censorship in Libraries
  • 21st Century Learning and technology

Ian D. Beatty
Assistant Professor, Physics & Astronomy
PhD University of Massachusetts Amherst
(336) 256-8600, idbeatty@uncg.edu

  • The Use of Electronic "Classroom Response Systems" (a.k.a. "clickers") in K-12 and University Classrooms
  • General Issues of Science Education

Sarah Berenson
Distinguished Professor, Teacher Education & Higher Education
PhD Florida State University
(919) 787-2298, sbberens@uncg.edu

  • The importance of teaching problem solving and mathematical reasoning in K-12 schools

Charles Bolton
Professor, History
PhD Duke University
(336) 334-5204, ccbolton@uncg.edu

  • School integration
  • Oral history

Shelly Brown-Jeffy
Associate Professor, Sociology
PhD University of Michigan
(336) 334-5295, slbrown2@uncg.edu

  • Race & Ethnicity
  • Race & Education
  • Poverty
  • Social Inequality

Jean Camp
Professor Emeritus, Teacher Education & Higher Education
MEd The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 334-3402, jean_camp@uncg.edu

  • Instructional Technology

Heidi Carlone
Associate Professor, Teacher Education & Higher Education
PhD University of Colorado at Boulder
(336) 256-0495, heidi_carlone@uncg.edu

  • Science Education
  • Gender & Equity in Science Education

Kathleen Casey
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison
(336) 334-3461, caseyk@uncg.edu

  • Curriculum theory
  • Poverty & Education
  • Political Analysis of Education
  • Narrative Research

Micheline Chalhoub-Deville
Professor, Educational Research Methodology
PhD The Ohio State University
(336) 334-3471, chalhoub-deville@uncg.edu

  • Foreign Language Testing & Assessment
  • NCLB and ELL testing, Title III
  • Articulation Between Schools & Universities
  • University admission tests

Ang Chen
Professor, Kinesiology
PhD University of Maryland
(336) 256-8566, a_chen@uncg.edu

  • Children/Adolescents Motivation for Exercise and Physical Activity
  • Physical Activity Benefits for Children
  • Educational Physical Activity Programming

Mary Compton
Associate Professor, Specialized Education Services
EdD University of Virginia
(336) 334-3771, mvcompto@uncg.edu

  • Deaf Education
  • Teaching Deaf Children to Communicate Using Speech and Residual Hearing
  • Social Interaction Between Deaf & Normal Hearing Children
  • Language and Speech Development in Deaf / Hard of Hearing & Normal Hearing Children
  • Teacher Preparation & Deafness
  • Early Intervention Training & Deafness

Jewell Cooper
Assistant Professor, Teacher Education & Higher Education
PhD The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 334-3438, jecooper@uncg.edu

  • Teacher Education
  • Multicultural/Equity Education

Duane Cyrus
Associate Professor, Dance
MFA University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(336) 256-1486, dacyrus@uncg.edu

  • Entrepreneurship in the Arts
  • Performing Arts
  • Dance
  • Arts Education

Ann W. Davis
Clinical Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
EdD The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 516-2542, awdavis@triad.rr.com

  • School Executive Leadership for Higher Student Engagement and Performance
  • Leading in a Culture of Change - Turning Around Low-Performing High Schools
  • Mentoring Beginning Principals
  • 1:1 Computing in Today's School Environment

Karen De Naples
Assistant Professor, Specialized Education Services
MS University of Rochester
(336) 334-3448, kmdenapl@uncg.edu

  • Deaf Culture
  • Deaf-related issues such as in education, raising deaf children, etc.
  • Deaf parent of deaf and hard of hearing children

Donna M. Duffy
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
Director, Program for the Advancement of Girls and Women in Sport and Physical Activity
PhD The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 334-3025, dmduffy@uncg.edu

  • Girls and women in sport and physical activity
  • Physical Education and teacher education
  • Integrated learning for classroom teachers

Lisa Eads
Visiting Professor, Human Development & Family Studies
MAT Salem College
(336) 602-9262, lmeads@uncg.edu

  • Supporting Children - Building Futures
  • Brain Scans to Lesson Plans - Developmentally Appropriate Higher Education
  • Socially Responsible Education
  • Any topic relating to Early Intervention for Children and Child Poverty

Catherine Ennis
Professor, Kinesiology
PhD University of Georgia
(336) 256-8565, c_ennis@uncg.edu

  • Children and Adolescent Physical Activity/Physical Education
  • The Science of Healthful Living Middle School Physical Education; Addressing the Obesity Crisis with Body and Mind

Perry Flynn
Associate Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders
Consultant, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction in the area of Speech-Language Pathology
MEd The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 256-2005, pfflynn@uncg.edu

  • Speech-Language Pathology Services in School Settings
  • Speech-Language Pathology Service Delivery Models in schools
  • Law to Practice in Speech Language Pathology in Schools
  • Equestrian Therapy

Linda Gann
Assistant Professor, Library & Information Studies
PhD The University of Oklahoma
(336) 334-3479, lagann@uncg.edu

  • School Libraries: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
  • Reading Best Practices (for adults, teachers, school administrators)
  • National Accreditation Standards and Guidelines for School Library Media Programs
  • Censorship, intellectual freedom

Mariche Garc’a-Bayonas
Associate Professor, Languages, Literatures, & Cultures
PhD Indiana University
(336) 334-3588, megarcia@uncg.edu

  • Second Language Acquisition
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Phonetics/Phonology
  • Linguistics

Charles P. Gause
Associate Professor, Teacher Education & Higher Education
PhD Miami University
(336) 334-3675, drcpgause@gmail.com

  • African American and Latino Student Achievement
  • Democratic Education
  • Transformational Leadership
  • Closing the Achievement Gap and Public Schooling

Kevin M. Geraldi
Associate Professor, Conducting
DMA University of Michigan
(336) 334-5435, kmgerald@uncg.edu

  • Classical music
  • Band, Orchestral, and Chamber Music
  • Music Education

Bert Goldman
Professor Emeritus, Teacher Education & Higher Education
EdD University of Virginia
(336) 334-3464, goldman@uncg.edu

  • College Student Retention
  • Academic Flexibility
  • Researchers' Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures
  • Standardized Tests: What they measure and their weaknesses
  • Significant findings in research: How do researchers determine this

Patricia Gray
Senior Research Scientist, Music Research Institute
DMA University of Cincinnati
(336) 256-1479, p_gray@uncg.edu

  • Musical Structures in the Wild
  • Musical Abilities of Other Species
  • Theory of Mind and Music Research
  • Innovation in Education: Interdiisciplinary Biomusic

Belinda J. Hardin
Associate Professor, Specialized Education Services
PhD The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(336) 256-1083, bjhardin@uncg.edu

  • International Early Childhood Education
  • Services for Young Children with Disabilities
  • English Language Learners

Ye He
Assistant Professor, Teacher Education & Higher Education
PhD The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 334-3452, y_he@uncg.edu

  • Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL), Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Kimberly Kappler Hewitt
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
PhD Miami University
(336) 430-2360, kkhewitt@uncg.edu

  • Ethical and Efficacious Use of Data in Education
  • Educational Leadership
  • Implementation of Change & Reform
  • Curriculum Leadership
  • Value Added Measures of Educational Effectiveness (including use of value added for educator evaluation)
  • Differentiation
  • Formative Assessment

Glenn Hudak
Professor, Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison
(336) 334-3465, gmhudak@uncg.edu

  • Psychoanalytical Thought & Education
  • Liberation Theology
  • Critical Pedagogy

Bree Jimenez
Assistant Professor, Specialized Education Services
PhD The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
(336) 334-3447, Bajimene@uncg.edu

  • General Curriculum Access for students with Significant Intellectual Disability

Wayne Journell
Assistant Professor, Teacher Education & Higher Education
PhD University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(336) 334-4095, wayne_journell@uncg.edu

  • Secondary Social Studies Instruction
  • Civic/Political Education
  • Technology Integration into Social Studies Instruction
  • Online Instruction/E-Learning

Stephanie Kurtts
Associate Professor, Specialized Education Services
PhD The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 456-3079, sakurtts@uncg.edu

  • Instructional Methods & Assessment for Children With Disabilities
  • Consultation & Collaboration
  • Preparing Pre service Teachers to Meet the Needs of Children With Disabilities in Inclusive Settings
  • Peer Coaching With Pre service Teachers
  • Issues in Special Education
  • Disabilities in Inclusive Settings

Karen M. La Paro
Associate Professor, Human Development & Family Studies
PhD University of New Orleans
(336) 256-0097, kmlaparo@uncg.edu

  • early childhood education
  • effective classrooms
  • preparing early childhood teachers

Carl Lashley
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
EdD Indiana University
(336) 334-3745, carl_lashley@uncg.edu

  • Teacher and Principal Preparation, Recruitment, and Retention
  • School Law
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act
  • Technology and Education

Barbara Levin
Professor, Teacher Education & Higher Education
PhD University of California, Berkeley
(336) 334-3443, bblevin@uncg.edu

  • Teacher Education in Professional Development Schools
  • Teacher Thinking & Development
  • Electronic Portfolios for Teacher Licensure
  • Problem-Based Learning for Teachers
  • Integrating Technology into K-12 Curriculums
  • On-line Learning Tools
  • Teacher Action Research

Todd Lewis
Associate Professor, Counseling & Educational Development
PhD Kent State University
(336) 334-3422, tflewis@uncg.edu

  • Substance Use Issues Among College Students
  • Theoretical Models of Behavior
  • Adlerian Theory
  • Research Design & Methodology
  • Motivational Interviewing

Rebecca MacLeod
Associate Professor, Music Education
PhD Florida State University
(850) 294-3432, rbmacleo@uncg.edu

  • Teaching at-risk and underserved populations
  • Orchestra programs in the public schools

Nicole M. Martin
Assistant Professor, Teacher Education & Higher Education
PhD MIchigan State University
(336) 676-4250, nmmarti2@uncg.edu

  • Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening
  • Children's Literacy Development
  • Informational Literacy
  • Teaching in Elementary Schools or Urban Education

Catherine Matthews
Professor, Teacher Education & Higher Education
PhD The University of Kansas
(336) 334-3444, cmatthews@uncg.edu

  • Natural History & Science Education
  • Outdoor Education & Nature Study
  • Environmental Education
  • Role Models in Science

Constance L. McKoy
Associate Professor, Music Education
Coordinator for Music Student Teaching, Music Education
PhD The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 334-5478, clmckoy@uncg.edu

  • The Value of Music & the Arts in Education
  • Culturally Responsive Teaching in Music or in the Arts
  • Students' Access to Arts Education in Schools

Sam Miller
Professor, Teacher Education & Higher Education
PhD University of Michigan
(336) 334-3445, sam_miller@uncg.edu

  • Student Cognition & Motivation - Focusing on Classroom Instruction & Assessment, Tutoring, & School Reform

Carol A. Mullen
Professor & Department Chair, Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
PhD University of Toronto
(336) 334-4737 , camullen@uncg.edu

  • Mentoring and leadership with respect to students and faculty
  • Professional development of graduate students, junior faculty, and developing school leaders
  • Departmental cultures of collaboration, collegiality, and cooperation
  • Mentoring and coaching at the national and international level
  • Social justice leadership with respect to school and university relations

Craig Peck
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
PhD Stanford University
(336) 334-9877, c_peck@uncg.edu

  • School Principals
  • School and School District Reform Efforts

Jeanie Marklin Reynolds
Lecturer, English
PhD The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
(336) 334-3981, jmreyno3@uncg.edu

  • Teacher Education
  • The Teaching of Writing
  • Young Adult Literature

Marcia L. Rock
Associate Professor, Specialized Education Services
PhD University of Pittsburgh
(336) 256-8640, mlrock@uncg.edu

  • Technology in Teacher Preparation - General and Special Education
  • Positive Behavior Support - Schoolwide, Classwide, Individual Student Systems
  • Strategic Self Monitoring for Students With ADHD
  • Effective Instruction for Students with Emotional and/or Behavior Disorders

Amy Lynn Rose
Lecturer, Educational Research Methodology
MEd North Carolina State University
(919) 4758283, acallipare@yahoo.com

  • Writing Assessment Items
  • Teaching Novels in the Classroom

Dale Schunk
Professor, Teacher Education & Higher Education
Dean, School of Education
PhD Stanford University
(336) 334-3403, dhschunk@uncg.edu

  • Motivation
  • Observational Learning
  • Self-Regulation

Svi Shapiro
Professor, Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
EdD Boston University
(336) 334-3466, hsshapir@uncg.edu

  • Violence & Schools
  • Moral & Social Dimensions of Education
  • Education & Democracy
  • The Israeli / Palestinian Conflict
  • Educational Reform
  • Critical Perspectives on Standardized Testing
  • Peace Education
  • Jewish & Spiritual Perspectives on Education

Paul Stewart
Professor, Music Performance
DMA Florida State University
(336) 334-5380, pbstewar@uncg.edu

  • Past President of the Music Teachers National Association
  • Topics Related to Piano Teaching

Ada Vallecorsa
Professor, Specialized Education Services
PhD University of Pittsburgh
(336) 334-3406, alvallec@uncg.edu

  • Learning Disabilities
  • Attention Deficit Disorder
  • Writing Assessment & Instruction for Students With Learning Disabilities
  • Curriculum Based Assessment & Program Evaluation

Amy Vetter
Assistant Professor, Teacher Education & Higher Education
PhD University of Texas at Austin
(336) 420-7447, amvetter@uncg.edu

  • Teacher Research
  • English Education

Leila Villaverde
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
PhD Pennsylvania State University
() , levillav@uncg.edu

  • Critical Pedagogy
  • Cultural Foundations
  • Curriculum Studies
  • Feminist Theory
  • Aesthetics

David Wharton
Associate Professor, Classical Studies
PhD The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(336) 334-5726, wharton@uncg.edu

  • Latin in the Secondary School Curriculum
  • Latin / Ancient Greek Language and Literature
  • The Classical World
  • Linguistics

P. Holt Wilson
Assistant Professor, Teacher Education & Higher Education
PhD North Carolina State Univerity
(336) 334-4669, phwilson@uncg.edu

  • Mathematics Education

David Wyrick
Associate Professor, Public Health Education
PhD The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(336) 334-4501, dlwyrick@uncg.edu

  • Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention with High School and College Students and Student-Athletes
  • Prevention of High-Risk Drinking with College Students
  • Protecting and Promoting Health through Entrepreneurship
 

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