COE Faculty Directory
COE Staff Directory
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| Name |
Dept. |
Phone* | Interests |
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| Alexander, Creighton | T&L | 478-1549 |
Technology and new technology developments that assist teaching |
| LTHD | 478-0697 | Educator stress factors, mobility of minority educators, politics in education, personality traits of successful leaders, motivation to school reform, high stakes testing, unsung heroes in education | |
| CFR | 478-0201 | Literacy remediation in sociocultural contexts, (re)writing a literacy identity and (re)imaging a literate self through literature, professional development in comprehension instruction, critical literacy and the teaching of writing and use of technology in literacy education | |
| Bath, Dianne | GA Center for Educational Renewal | 478-5719 | School renewal |
| Battle, Dorothy | CFR | 478-0355 | Gifted education, adolescent psychology, exceptional child education, teaching secondary and postsecondary students |
| Beck, Scott | T&L | 478-0354 | Children's literature, Mexican American and migrant education in rural South, immigrant and migrant education, ESOL; Mexican American/Chicano culture and experience, history of education |
| Bennett, Missy | T&L | 478-0356 | Partnerships and professional development schools, rural education, working with students from poverty, effective teaching strategies, teacher education |
| Bergin, Jim | LTHD | 478-0873 | Counseling with K-12 students, specifically group counseling and group guidance with elem/mid school students, planning, implementing, and evaluation of developmental school counseling programs |
| Bodur, Yasar | T&L | 478-7285 | Multicultural teacher education, diversity in general and linguistic diversity in particular, field-based teacher education, reflective practice, classroom management |
| Bragg, Ennis | LTHD | 478-5250 | Leadership and Administration in Higher Ed, at-risk students, high school reform, teacher efficacy |
| Brewton, Cherry | T&L | 478-5674 |
Diversity issues in science education, gender issues in science, mathematics and technology, effective teaching strategies, cooperative learning |
| Brinson, Mac | LTHD | 478-5324 |
Politics of education |
| Brooks, Sharon | LTHD | 478-7267 | |
| Carlson, Randal | LTHD | 478-5260 | Technology enhanced learning-new applications of technology to instruction, assessment, evaluation, research design, instructional design, hardware/software issues |
| Chambers, Wendy | CFR | 478-5921 | Developmental psychology, cognitive development in early childhood, memory development, development of understanding of the mind, pretend play and its influence on cognitive development, logical reasoning in children |
| Chamblee, Gregory | T&L | 478-5701 | Technology in all areas, integrating technology in P-12 mathematics, using differing strategies to teach mathematics, curriculum alignment |
| CFR | 478-5715 | Social and cultural foundations of education, media studies, documentary filmmaking, critical pedagogy, postcolonial theory | |
| Chance, Cindi | Dean | 478-5649 | School reform, school improvement, at-risk youth |
| Chassereau, Karen | T&L | 478-7644 | |
| Clark, Kenneth | LTHD | 478-0002 |
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| Crawford, Kathleen | T&L | 478-5042 | Implementing effective standards-based classrooms, strategy-based literacy instruction, Readers/Writers Workshops, literacy assessment, children's literature, classroom management techniques, mentoring beginning teachers |
| Diamanduros, Terry |
LTHD | 478-1548 | Childhood trauma, the psychological impact of trauma on boys, mental health consultation in schools, neurodevelopmental and psychoeducational assessment, the role of school psychologists in school and outside school settings, early intervention and infant development |
| Dmitriyev, Grigory | CFR | 478-5545 | Curriculum studies, multicultural education, comparative education |
| Downs, Beth | LTHD | 478-5634 | Technology integration in instruction, online learning, learner characteristics, message design |
| Draper, Christine | T&L | 478-5492 | Children's/young adult literature, teacher education, literacy, reading/writing workshop, reader response theory, qualitative research |
| Edwards, Elizabeth Carr | CFR | 478-5859 | Critical inquiry pedagogy, sociocultural pedagogical theory, transactional theory, language and literacy development, vocabulary, struggling readers |
| Franks, Susan | T&L | 478-0073 | Early childhood language arts (grades pre-k - fifth), literacy development |
| Gilpin, Lorraine | T&L | 478-5614 | Curriculum, curriculum theory, instructional planning, supervision, literacy in general and writing in particular, multicultural ed, impact of socio-economic status, gender, race, etc. on education |
| Griffin, Bryan | CFR | 478-0488 | Student ratings of instruction, high school dropout issues, issues of motivation, research methods & designs, statistics, survey sampling & development, measurement |
| Griffin, Marlynn | CFR | 478-0695 | Assessment-classroom and standardized, curriculum alignment, text processing, adjunct displays as they assist with learning, instructional improvement issues |
| Hammitte, Diana | T&L | 478-5041 | Collaboration in special education and teacher preparation in special education |
| Harris, Kymberly | T&L | 478-7629 | Appropriate delivery of services for students with disabilities in alternative placement and residential treatment facilities, transition goals and services for incarcerated youth with disabilities, learning modality principles and self-determination as a motivational approach |
| He, Ming Fang | CFR | 478-1546 | Experiential, narrative approaches to curriculum, teaching, learning, and research in relation to bilingual/bicultural education and multilingual/multicultural education; cross-cultural teacher education and curriculum studies with a particular focus on linguistically and culturally diverse student education; using cross-cultural life based literary texts and multicultural arts in teacher education |
| CFR | 478-7831 | Early childhood education; early childhood related field experiences; human growth and development that spans from prenatal development through adolescents; educational psychology focusing on student motivation, discipline and management techniques for maintaining a positive learning environment | |
| Jackson, Mary | LTHD | 478-5736 |
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| Jenkins, Steve | CFR | 478-5300 | Research design and statistical analysis |
| Johnson, Connie | T&L | 764-5726 | |
| Kenney, Stephanie | Assoc Dean | 478-5247 |
Classroom management, General Ed./Special Ed. Collaboration, and mentoring |
| Lake, Robert | CFR | 478-5125 | Imagination and aesthetic education, narrative inquiry, student internships, small schools movement, critical reading theory, post-colonial education, alternative assessment, problem-finding/solving education |
| LaMontagne, Maggie | T&L | 478-0353 | Families, preschoolers with disabilities, program evaluation, collaboration, dual certification |
| Liston, Delores | CFR | 478-1551 | Curriculum Studies, philosophy of education, feminism, gender studies, neuroscience, joy in education, ethics and education, parental involvement in schools |
| Lu, Hsiu-Lien | T&L | 478-5932 | Pre-service teacher supervision, peer coaching |
| Marshall, Anne | CFR | 478-0008 | Research methodology, qualitative inquiry, students at risk, children's social development and peer networks |
| Mallory, Barbara | LTHD | 478-1428 | Instructional leadership in an era of accountability, shared leadership and professional learning, high school reform, K-12 school improvement, the principalship K-12 |
| Marina, Brenda | LTHD | 478-0510 | Leadership though mentoring, diversity in mentoring, women in leadership, multicultural competence in higher education, faculty development for the first-year experience |
| Maudlin, Julie | T&L | 478-5236 | |
| McKenna, Beverly | T&L | 478-5092 651-3506 |
Global education, teacher preparation, literacy, and motivational strategies |
| McKinny, Betty | T&L | 478-1917 | Standards and school reform, No Child Left Behind legislation, gifted education, teacher education, effective teaching strategies, differentiated curriculum, parallel curriculum, diversity issues, at risk students, and multicultural education |
| Mitchell, Christy | T&L | 764-9340 | |
| Moore, Michael | CFR | 478-0211 | Literacy, English education literature, content reading, problem finding and solving, reading/writing connections, composition, editor of English Education published by the National Council of Teachers of English |
| Morris, Marla | CFR | 478-5942 | Curriculum Studies, Eastern and Central European history, Holocaust Studies, psychoanalysis, queer theory, poststructuralism |
| Nelson, Betty | T&L | 478-5983 | Effects of inclusive educational setting- both preschool and 5-21; teacher preparation- preservice teacher development- successful ways to supervise and mentor; effects of having a family member with a disability |
| Parks, Fayth | LTHD | 478-5738 | Mental health, folk idioms, spirituality, cultural competency in counselor education and psychology, student services in higher education |
| Powell, Pam | T&L | 478-0825 |
Early Childhood Language Arts and Children's Literature |
| Rea, Dan | CFR | 478-1547 | Motivational strategies, learning strategies, creative thinking strategies |
| Reidel, Michelle | T&L | 478-5806 | |
| Repman, Judith | LTHD | 478-5394 | Information literacy, school library media centers, applications of technology in the teaching/learning process, online and distance learning |
| Reynolds, William | CFR | 478-0291 | Post-structural analysis of curriculum issues, curriculum theory, film studies, cultural curriculum studies, critical teaching, critical thinking, Freirian approaches to pedagogy |
| Rittschof, Kent | CFR | 478-0696 | Educational Psychology, learning and cognition, and instructional technology, teacher differences |
| Robbins, Judi | T&L | 478-0210 | Language and literacy development, EC language arts with an interest in writing |
| Schriver, Martha | T&L | 478-5783 |
Gender issues in science, mathematics and technology, teacher beliefs, science teacher efficacy, and integration of technology |
| Schulz, Lisa | LTHD | 478-0498 | Implementation of developmental comprehensive school counseling programs, identity development of professional school counselors, Social Justice issues in particular related to Latino students, alienation of youth in public schools, group work with adolescents, international counseling programs |
| Scott, Heather | T&L | 478-7088 | |
| Sheppard, Katie | T&L | 764-8408 | |
| Sheppard, Ronnie | T&L | 478-0198 | Literacy: ages 10-15, teaching and consulting in middle grades literacy |
| T&L | 478-5768 | Effective instruction in elementary mathematics, equity of instruction for students with special needs in mathematics, mentoring programs | |
| Spencer, Leon | LTHD | 478-5917 | Cross-cultural counseling; multiculturalism, racism and oppression; families |
| Stewart, Patricia | LTHD | 478-0502 | |
| Strauser, Beverly | T&L | 478-5747 |
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| Tekleselassie, Abebayehu | LTHD | 478-5567 | Risk and resilience in students' trajectories to college enrollment, persistence, and degree attainment; the effects of financial aid policies on persistence and degree attainment (in the international context and in the US); teachers' salary and compensation policies; the nexus between research and practice in education |
| Tharp, Kelly | CFR | 478-5425 | |
| Thomas, Deborah | Assoc Dean | 478-5648 or 912-651-2642 |
Teacher preparation, middle school concept implementation and development, reading and writing across the curriculum |
| Todd, Sandra | T&L | 739-1535 | |
| Tomlin, Marlene | T&L | 526-3492 | Methods II, student teaching, special education |
| Tootle, Kathleen | T&L | 478-5585 | Educating current and future general education teachers about appropriate accommodations and successful teaching strategies for students with disabilities, collaborating with general education teachers in an inclusive setting, working with teacher preparation and preservice teacher programs, mentoring beginning teachers, teaching students with disabilities to self-advocate |
| Tremble, Johnny | T&L | 478-7630 | Classroom management, teacher leadership, at risk youth. |
| Trimble, Susan | T&L | 478-5596 | High performing schools, teacher leadership, and increasing student performance |
| Tysinger, Jeff | LTHD | 478-5051 | |
| Van Tassell, Christine | T&L | 764-3171 | Mentoring teachers new to the profession |
| Weaver, John | CFR | 478-1709 |
Cultural studies of science and |
| Weems, Denise | T&L | 478-1268 | Parental involvement, children's literature, differentiated instruction, curriculum and instruction, No Child Left Behind, increasing student achievement, closing the achievement gap, Best Practice, research based instructional strategies, effective reading instruction |
| Williams-Johnson, Meca | CFR | 478-5252 | School reform, school choice, home education, parental involvement, student motivation, teacher efficacy, emotions in teaching and learning, qualitative research design, mixed-method in social research, African-American education, multicultural curriculum, black feminist theory |
| Zgonc, Kimberly | T&L | 478-5441 | Inclusive practices for students with mild disabilities in secondary settings, collaboration between general and special educators |
| Zinskie, Cordelia | CFR | 478-0672 | Innovative methods of teaching statistics, online learning, service learning |
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| Name |
Dept./Position |
Phone* | Point of contact for: |
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| Aberson, Susan | Administrative Coordinator for Graduate Programs | 478-1447 | Support of COE graduate programs |
| Allen, Muriel | T&L and GCER - Administrative secretary | 478-7689 | Support of programs in the Department of Teaching and Learning and also support of activities of the Georgia Center for Educational Renewal (GCER). Works with each of the two units; COE staff advisory committee |
| Anderson, Tabitha | LTHD - Administrative secretary | 478-5307 | Support of programs including Counselor Education, Educational Leadership, Educational Administration, Higher Ed. Admin, Instructional Technology and School Psychology. |
| Avant, Becky | SSC - Academic advisor | 478-0449 | Coordinator of student success |
| Burns, Earnestine | SSC - Academic advisor | 478-0305 | Coordinator of student success for: Pre-Ed Early Childhood, Middle Grades, all Business Ed, and Technology Ed. |
| Campopiano, Glenn | PRISM - financial manager | 478-5705 | Financial management for the Partnership for Reform in Science and Mathematics (PRISM) project at Georgia Southern. |
| Chance, Cindi | Dean | 478-5649 | Dean of College |
| Collins, Pat | CFR - Administrative secretary | 478-5091 | Support of programs including Reading Education and Curriculum Studies. |
| Colson, Donna | OUTE - Instructional resource specialist II | 478-5762 | COE database maintenance and training (TK20), Assessment Committee member, Technology Committee member, Southern Educator editor, COE staff advisory committee. |
| Egger, Mary | CATES - Administrative specialist | 478-5200 | Facilitate off-campus graduate courses, curriculum committee support, PLU credit, catalog revision, COE webmaster, Southern Educator editor. |
| Hickman, Dianne | Dean's Office - Interim Secretary to the dean | 478-5649 | Appointments with dean, reservations for 1100J, COE elections support, Board of Advisors support, building maintenance requests to physical plant. |
| Hooks, Marie | Dean's Office - Administrative assistant | 478-5648 | Receptionist for dean's office, routing of graduate admission applications, Student Affairs Committee support, GA applications, Dean's List certificates, room scheduling and reservations for 1100C, 2148, and lecture hall, COE lost & found, COE staff advisory committee. |
| Kenney, Stephanie | Associate dean for undergraduate, teacher education, and accreditation | 478-5247 | Undergraduate education oversight, grant activities supporting undergraduate education, Title II and BOR reports, NCATE/PSC accreditation, NNER activities, TEC coordination. |
| Martin, Gloria | SSC - Administrative secretary | 478-0698 | Receptionist for Student Success Center, maintain certification data for non-degree students. |
| Mathew, Wanda | T&L - Administrative secretary | 478-5203 | Support of programs including Early Childhood Ed, Middle Grades Ed., P-12 Programs, Secondary Ed., and Special Education. |
| Moller, Claudia | Dean's Office - Special Projects Coordinator | 478-0671 | Coordinates special projects for the college, such as Southern's Art Extravaganza, development activities, and homecoming events. Also assists the COE Alumni Advisory Committee. |
| Parsons, Pat | OUTE - Director of field experiences and partnerships | 478-0499 | Coordinates the placement of all preservice teacher candidates, coordinates the activities of COE partner schools, supports ongoing work of the Professional Development District, coordinates BOR initiated P-16 activities and COE's International Learning Community, and Southern Educator editor. |
| Rich, Fredrick | PRISM Co-principal investigator; Professor of Geology & Geography, College of Science and Technology | 478-5792 | Co-Principal Investigator for the Partnership for Reform in Science and Mathematics (PRISM) project at Georgia Southern. |
| Rivera, Michelle | IRC - Instructional services coordinator | 478-5130 | Manage IRC; technical support to faculty and students; maintain instructional equipment in COE classrooms; schedule computer labs, teaching stations and instructional equipment. |
| Saunders, Laura | SSC - Academic advisor | 478-5814 | Coordinator of student success for: all secondary programs (other than Business Ed and Tech Ed), P-12 programs (except Special Ed), and Pre-Ed Middle Grades; COE staff advisory committee. |
| Smith, Sherry | OUTE - Administrative secretary | 478-1437 | Reservations for 1103F; student teaching evaluations; Partner School Program, ILC (International Learning Community), and undergraduate field placement support; UTE budget management; TEC staff support; UTE webmaster; Youth-at- Risk conference support. |
Thomas, Deborah | Interim associate dean graduate, research, sponsored programs & development | 478-5648 | Graduate education oversight, graduate recruitment, admission & registration issues, graduate admission approval, grad exceptions/appeals, GA assignments, liaison with COGS, develop/support research and grant initiatives, liaison with Georgia Southern Foundation. |
| Thompson, Chris | SSC - Director of Student Success Center and Certification Officer | 478-5383 | Coordination of undergraduate advisement, all transcript evaluations for initial certification and HOPE Promise and HOPE Teacher Scholarships, alternative certification implementation, GACE preparation, liaison to PSC and University's Academic Advisement Council, sign-off on PSC forms for certification, Southern Educator editor. |
| Walker, Debbie | PRISM P-12 Coordinator | 478-5774 | PRISM P-12 Coordinator for the Partnership for Reform in Science and Mathematics (PRISM) project at Georgia Southern. |
| West, Jenane | OUTE - Administrative assistant | 478-5247 | Support of OUTE activities including the placement of all preservice teacher candidates; student teaching applications and placements; PAQ (Guarantee) support. |
* Telephone area code is 912 unless otherwise noted.