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Meet the Faculty & Staff of the School of Teaching and Learning

Our faculty have valuable diverse backgrounds and experiences that enrich the preparation of our graduates and enable our teacher candidates to successfully teach in our rapidly changing society. It is our goal to prepare professionals who will contribute to the positive development of all persons and to foster the development of effective schools for all children and young adults.

Kelly Tracy

Professor

Ph.D.; Director, Literacy Education

Holly Henderson Pinter

Associate Professor

Ph.D.; Assistant Director, Middle Grades Education

Jennifer Barrett-Tatum

Associate Professor

Ph.D.; Literacy Education

Tammy Barron

Associate Professor

Ph.D.; Special and Inclusive Education

Bob Beaudet

Associate Professor

Ph.D.; Health & PE

Eleanor Blair

Professor

Ph.D.; Curriculum & Instruction

Lisa Bloom

Professor

Ed.D.; Special and Inclusive Education

Patricia Bricker

Professor

Ph.D.; Jay M. Robinson Distinguished Professor in Educational Technologies

Pam Buskey

Teaching Associate Professor

Ed.D.; Curriculum & Instruction

Tara Campbell

Clinical Assistant Professor

Ph.D.; Curriculum and Instruction, Clinical Assistant Professor and Early Field Placement Coordinator

Dale Carpenter

Professor

Ed.D.; Special and Inclusive Education

Resa Chandler

Associate Professor

Ph.D.; Health & PE

David Claxton

Professor Emeritus

Ed.D.; Health & PE

Karena Cooper-Duffy

Professor

Ph.D.; Special Education

Sharon Dole

Professor Emeritus

Ph.D.; Special and Inclusive Education

Kristy Doss

Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Special and Inclusive Education

Kim Elliott

Teaching Assistant Professor

Ed.D.; Curriculum and Instruction

Melissa Faetz

Associate Instructor

M.A.Ed.; Elementary Education

Larry Fisher

Assistant Professor

Ph.D.; Special and Inclusive Education

Dan Grube

Associate Professor

Ph.D.; Health & PE

Mary Jean Ronan Herzog

Professor Emeritus

Ed.D.; Curriculum and Instruction

Lisa (Leigh) Hilger

Associate Instructor

M.S., Health & PE

Kelly Kelley

Professor

Ph.D., Special and Inclusive Education

Nancy Luke

Associate Professor

Ph.D.; Educational Technology

Gayle Maddox

Professor

Ph.D.; Health & PE

Justin Menickelli

Associate Professor

Ph.D.; Health & PE

Monica Miller

Associate Instructor & Lead Field Supervisor

MAEd

Denise N. Morgan

Professor

Ph.D., Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Early Literacy

Tom Oren

Professor Emeritus

Ph.D.; Special and Inclusive Education

Bob Perkins

Teaching Assistant Professor

Ed.D.; Elementary and Middle Grades Education

Adam Phillips

Instructor

MAT, Health & PE

Carrie Rogers

Professor

Ph.D.; Elementary Education

Terry Rose

Assistant Professor

Ed.D.; Math Education

Charmion Rush

Associate Professor

Ph.D., Special and Inclusive Education

Roya Scales

Professor

Ph.D.; Literacy Education

Alyssa Sinyard

Associate Instructor

M.Ed.; Health and PE

Donald Sinyard

Instructor

M.Ed.; Health and PE

David Strahan

Professor Emeritus

Ed.D.; Middle Grades Education

Amy Stringer

Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Health & PE

Adrienne Stuckey

Associate Professor

Ph.D., Special and Inclusive Education

Cristina Viera

Clinical Assistant Professor

Ph.D., LEAP Curriculum Liaison

David Virtue

Professor

Ph.D.; Taft B. Botner Distinguished Professor, Middle Grades Education

Thomas Watterson

Associate Professor

Ph.D., Health & PE

Keith West

Associate Instructor

M.S., Health & PE

David Westling

Professor Emeritus

Ed.D.; Special and Inclusive Education

Kim Winter

Professor

Ph.D.; CEAP Dean, Middle Grades Education

Bradley Witzel

Professor

Ph.D.; Adelaide Worth Daniels Distinguished Professor, Special and Inclusive Education

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Katie Roper Administrative Support Specialist
Bethany Cain Administrative Support Associate
Steve Wargo Support Services Associate
Susan Buchanan Administrative Support, University Participant Program
Alexandra Raxter University Participant Program
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