Faculty Experts
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Education
Heidi L. Andrade
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology
Classroom assessment; including rubrics; formative assessment; performance assessment; self-assessment; self-regulated learning
Robert Bangert-Drowns
Acting Dean
School of Education
Associate Professor
Department of Educational Theory and Practice
Computers in education; student motivation in learning; improving student learning
Kristin V. Christodulu
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Autism spectrum disorders, developmental disabilities, challenging behavior, positive behavior support, sleep disturbances
Virginia Goatley
Associate Professor
Department of Reading
Literacy instruction; literacy/social studies; connections; Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC)
Abbe Herzig
Abbe Herzig
Educational Theory and Practice
Women in science; women in mathematics; minorities in science; people of color in science; mathematics education; diversity equity in education; postgraduate education; statistics in the media; statistical literacy
Kevin Kinser
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies
For-profit (proprietary) higher education; post-secondary accreditation policy
Judith A. Langer
Distinguished Professor
Department of Educational Theory and Practice
Student learning; literacy; reading; writing; instruction; literature; English; testing; school success
Carla J. Meskill
Associate Professor
Department of Educational Theory and Practice
Language of teaching and learning with technology; distance/online education; computer assisted language learning (CALL); second language and bilingual education; media literacy; electronic literacy
Amanda B. Nickerson
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology
School crisis prevention and intervention; emergency preparedness in schools; students with emotional and behavioral disorders; children and early adolescents' strengths; relationships with parents and peers
John D. Pomeroy
Assistant Director of International Recruitment
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
International recruitment; foreign education systems; international education; international relations
Carol P. Stenger
Sexuality Counselor
University Counseling Center
Sexuality; sexual health; sex education; European approaches to sex education; AIDS/HIV; sexually transmitted diseases and infections; adolescent sexuality; internet pornography
Marcia E. Sutherland
Chair, Associate Professor
Department of Africana Studies
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Social and psychological development of black children, inclusiveness of education, transracial adoption, HIV/AIDS and people of African descent, enslavement and colonial experiences of people of African descent, black studies, mock jury trials, nonverbal behavior of people of African descent
Sandra Vergari
Associate Professor
Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies
Charter schools; K-12 education reform policy; politics of education policy
Jianwei Zhang
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Theory and Practice
Technology-supported innovations in learning; knowledge-creating communities
