Meet our faculty
Dr. Applequist
Dr. Applequist specializes in:
- early intervention
- early childhood special education
Her methodologies include:
- survey
- case study
- narrative
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Shadow Armfield
Information coming soon.
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J. Michael Blocher
Dr. Blocher specializes in:
- technology integration
- instructional design and curriculum development
Methodologies include:
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Jeff Bloom
Information coming soon.
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Ward Cockrum
Dr. Cockrum specializes in reading instruction, and his
methodologies include:
- experimental and quasi-experimental
- correlational
- causal-comparative
Contact Dr. Cockrum
Thomas Fetsco
Dr. Fetsco specializes in:
- cognitive learning theory
- information-processing and assessment
- program evaluation
His methodologies include:
- experimental and quasi-experimental
- causal comparative
- correlational
Contact Dr. Fetsco
*Dr. Fetsco cannot act as a committee chair, but can act an outside
member
Jean Ann Foley
Information coming
soon.
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Norbert Francis
Dr. Francis specializes in bilingual and multicultural
education and linguistics.
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Willard Gilbert
Dr. Gilbert specializes in:
- Indian education
- curriculum development
- teacher workshops in English as a Second
Language and bilingual education
- Native science curriculum
His methodologies include:
- experimental and quasi-experimental
- correlational
- survey
- case study
- ethnographic
- action research
- historical
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Paula Greene
Information coming soon.
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Mariella Herold
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Patty Horn
Information coming soon.
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Gae Johnson
Dr. Johnson specializes in:
- mathematical problem solving
- mathematics anxiety
- mathematics standards
Methodologies include:
- correlational
- casual-comparative
- survey
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Jennifer Kurth
Information coming soon.
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Christine Lemley
Information coming soon.
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Sherry Markel
Information coming soon.
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Susan Unok Marks
Dr. Unok Marks specializes in:
- applied behavior analysis and support plans for
students with challenging behaviors
- autism
- teacher professional development
- program evaluation
Contact Dr. Unok Marks
Gretchen McAllister
Dr. McAllister specializes in:
- interdisciplinary curriculum development
- multicultural, cross-cultural, and culturally-responsive
teaching
- teacher education
Methodologies include:
- experimental and quasi-experimental
- correlational
- survey
- case study
- narrative
Contact Dr. McAllister
Catherine Medina
Dr. Medina specializes in:
- special education
- emotionally disturbed
- behavior disordered
Methodologies include:
- survey
- case study
- ethnographic
- narrative
Contact Dr. Medina
Patricia Peterson
Dr. Peterson specializes in:
- international special education
- culturally, linguistically, diverse, exceptional
education
- teacher preparation programs
Her methodologies include:
- experimental and quasi-experimental
- correlational
- survey
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Pam Powell
Dr. Powell specializes in:
- elementary education
- early childhood education
- grade retention
Her methodologies include:
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Greg Prater
Dr. Prater specializes in:
- international special education
- behavior change plans
- methods for teaching students with high
incidence disabilities
Methodologies include:
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Jennifer Prior
Information coming soon.
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Jon Reyhner
Dr. Reyhner specializes in Indian education and reading,
using historical methodologies.
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Frances Riemer
Dr. Riemer specializes in:
- program evaluation
- school improvement
- community
- family
- indigenous populations
- ethnographic research
- childhood studies
- adult literacy
- equity and access issues
- cultural difference and schooling
Methodologies include:
- case study
- ethnographic
- action research
Contact Dr. Riemer
Michael Roberts
Information coming soon.
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Karen Sealander
Dr. Sealander specializes in:
- informal and formal assessments of students who
are having difficulty in the school setting, both general education and special
education
- intervention in academic and behavioral areas,
including FBA and strategies instruction
- test-taking and study skills
Her methodologies include:
Contact Dr. Sealander
Sandy Stone
Dr. Stone specializes in:
- multiage
- emergent literacy
- play
- portfolio assessment
- professional development schools
Methodologies include:
- case study
- ethnographic
- action research
- narrative
Contact Dr. Stone
Laura Sujo de Montes
Dr. Sujo de Montes specializes in:
- educational technology
- online learning
- English as a Second Language and technology
- professional development
Her methodologies include:
- experimental and quasi-experimental
- survey
- case study
- ethnographic
- evaluation
- action research
Contact Dr. Sujo de Montes
Vicki Ross
Information coming soon.
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Chih-Hsiung Tu
Dr. Tu specializes in:
- distance learning
- socio-cultural learning
- socio-cognitive learning
- collaborative learning community
- knowledge management
Methodologies include:
- quasi-experimental
- correlational
- survey
- ethnography
- narrative
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Barbara Veltri
Information coming soon.
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Joe Wegwert
Information coming soon.
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Gerald Wood
Dr. Wood specializes in:
- critical geographies of/in education
- school violence
- disability studies
- middle schools
Methodologies include:
- qualitative research
- critical ethnography
- case study research
- auto ethnographic work
Contact Dr. Wood
*Dr. Wood is not eligible to be a chair.