Phone: 828-227-3323
Email: karvonen@wcu.edu 
Office Address: Killian 239
Website: http://paws.wcu.edu/karvonen/

Date of Appointment: 2004

Education:

• Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 2004.
• M.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1996.
• B.A., Alma College, 1993.

Research Interests:

• Alignment within educational systems; alternate assessment for students with significant disabilities; school-based health and mental health interventions; mixed methods research and evaluation methodology.

Teaching: 

• Master's- and doctoral-level research methods, statistics, program evaluation, qualitative research.