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Downer, Sherida, Department Head (M.A.L.S. Rosary College; B.A. George Williams College), Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology & Educational Media and Technology Program. Teaching Interests: literature and media for children; information access and assessment. Research Interests: integration of technology into teaching and learning; assessment of information available on the web; success of students using technology in learning situations. sheri@auburn.edu l 4036 Haley Center l (334) 844-4460 |
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Adams, Olin, Ph.D. - Associate Professor (PhD, Ohio University; MBA, Mount Saint Mary's College; AB, Centre College), Higher Education. Teaching Interests: business affairs and legal affairs of higher education and of sport. Research Interests: financial management of higher education and the management of intercollegiate athletics. adamsol@auburn.edu l 4068 Haley Center l (334) 844-3052 l Vita |
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Andrzejewski, Carey, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor (Ph.D., M.A., The Ohio State University, M.A., Texas Woman's University, B.S., Berry College), Educational Foundations, Research Methods and Assessment. Teaching Interests: Social foundations of education, qualitative research methods. Research Interests: Teacher identity and expertise, Teacher-student relationships and classroom culture, dance education curriculum and pedagogy. cea0011@auburn.edu l 4054 Haley Center l (334) 844-3012 |
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Bannon, Susan, Ed.D. - Associate Professor, (EdD, Louisiana State; ME, BS, Auburn), School Library/Media Technology. Director of Learning Resource Center. bannosh@auburn.edu l 3402 Haley Center l (334) 844-4291 |
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DiRamio, David, Ph.D. - Associate Professor & Higher Education Program Coordinator (PhD, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; MBA, State University of New York at Buffalo; BS, State University of New York at Buffalo), Higher Education. Teaching Interests: institutional research; assessment & evaluation; student services; university administration. Research Interests: technology's impact on higher education and community colleges. diramio@auburn.edu l 4096 Haley Center l (334) 844-3065 |
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Forbes, Sean, Ph.D. - Associate Professor (PhD, University of Florida; MA, BA Florida), Educational Psychology, Measurement, Evaluation, Research and Statistics. Teaching Interests: assessment for the public school teacher; human growth and development; teaching diverse population; adolescent development. Research Interests: cognitive, physical, and socioemotional development among adolescents and their relationship to educational experiences; ego-identity development and the learning potential of informal educational settings; classroom assessment exposure of pre and in-service teachers. forbesa@auburn.edu l 4056 Haley Center l (334) 844-3083 |
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Groccia, James, Ed.D. - Associate Professor (EdD, University of Tennessee; MS Ed, Hofstra University; BA, Hartwick College ), Higher Education. Director, Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning. groccje@auburn.edu l 118 Foy Hall l (334) 844-8530 |
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Henry, Daniel, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor (PhD; BS, Indiana University), Educational Psychology. Teaching Interests: educational psychology. Research Interests: on-line teaching and learning, behavior setting theory applied to classrooms, inclusion of students with special needs in general education classrooms, metaphor and storytelling as teaching tools. djh0004@auburn.edu l 4016 Haley Center l (334) 844-3068 |
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Hur, Jung Won, Ph.D. - Associate Professor (PhD, Indiana University; MEd, BA, Seoul National University of Education), Educational Media. Teaching Interests: technology integration into curriculum; multimedia development; instructional design and development; learning theory. Research Interests: online teacher professional communities; designing online learning environments; designing technology tools for teachers and students. jwhur@auburn.edu l 4076 Haley Center l (334) 844-3019 |
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Kaminsky, James, Ph.D. - Mildred Cheshire Fraley Distinguished Professor & Foundations Program Coordinator (PhD, MA, Michigan State University; BA, University of Minnesota), Social Foundations. Teaching Interests: philosophy of education; American pragmatism; philosophy; educational research. Research Interests: history of educational philosophy; neo-pragmatism in educational thought; post-modern theory in educational administration; political liberalism. kaminjs@auburn.edu l 4090 Haley Center l (334) 844-3592 |
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Kensler, Lisa, Ed.D. - Assistant Professor (EdD, Lehigh University; MS Old Dominion University; BS George Mason University), Educational Leadership. Teaching Interests: educational Leadership. Research Interests: ecology of leadership and learning; Teacher leadership; Systems thinking in education. lak0008@auburn.edu l 4002 Haley Center l (334) 844-3020 |
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Kochan, Frances, Ph.D. - Wayne T. Smith Distinguished Professor (PhD, Florida State University; MEd, University of Guam; BS, State University of New York at Fredonia), Educational Leadership. Teaching Interests: program development and evaluation; staff development and training; performance assessment and evaluation; curriculum and instruction; management and administration. Research Interests: the relationship of beliefs and practice, collaboration at the individual, organizational, and cross system levels; the principalship; and mentoring. kochafr@auburn.edu l 3084 Haley Center l (334) 844-4446 |
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Kraska, Marie, Ph.D. - Mildred Cheshire Fraley Distinguished Professor (PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia; MPBS, Auburn University; MS, University of Wisconsin-Stout; BS, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Postdoctoral studies in statistical theory and methods), Educational Psychology, Measurement, Evaluation, Research and Statistics. Teaching Interests: research and statistical methods; measurement of learning; program evaluation. Research Interests: assessment of perceptions, values, and beliefs of current educational issues such as values associated with work; perception of students with special needs; student achievement and retention; application of statistical theory to practice; effective instructional practices; learner assessment. kraskmf@auburn.edu l 4064 Haley Center l (334) 844-3806 |
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Lakin, Joni, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor (PhD, The University of Iowa; BS, Georgia Institute of Technology), Educational Psychology, Measurement, Evaluation, Research and Statistics. Teaching Interests: educational research methods and statistics; educational measurement; instrument development; human abilities. Research Interests: educational measurement; test validity and fairness; English language learners; assessment of individual differences (human abilities, interests, personality). jml0035@auburn.edu l 4032 Haley Center l (334) 844-4930 |
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Llanes, Jose, Ph.D. - Professor (PhD, BA, University of Havana), Educational Foundations, Leadership, & Higher Education. Teaching and Research Interests: social foundations; organizational leadership and research. Research Interests: quality systems; organizational culture; systems theory; leadership development. jrllanes@auburn.edu l 4080 Haley Center l (334) 844-3074 |
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Patrick, Lynne, Ed.D. - Associate Clinical Professor & Instructional Leadership Program Coordinator (EdD, Auburn University, Educational Leadership - Administration of Curriculum and Instruction with Leadership Certification). Teaching and Research Interests: instructional Leadership, continuous school improvement, instructional leadership and student achievement, formative assessment and increased student achievement, NCLB & accountability, school culture, school climate, and efficacy. rlp0004@auburn.edu l 4024 Haley Center l (334) 844-3024 |
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Reames, Ellen, Ed.D. - Associate Professor & Educational Leadership Program Coordinator (EdD, Auburn University; EdS, Columbus College; MEd, BS, University of Georgia), Educational Leadership. Teaching Interests: leadership, ethics, curriculum. Research Interests: teacher leadership, organizational culture. reamseh@auburn.edu l 4072 Haley Center l (334) 844-3067 |
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Reed, Cindy, Ed.D. - Professor (EdD, University of Pittsburgh; CAS-SUNY Cortland; MS, BS, SUNY Oswego), Educational Leadership. Director, Truman Pierce Institute. Teaching Interests: curriculum leadership, leadership development, organizational development, educational policy. Research Interests: leadership capacity building, applied transformational leadership, educational policy and advocacy, and collaborative educational reform initiatives. reedcyn@auburn.edu l 108 Ramsey Hall l (334) 844-4488 |
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Ross, Margaret, Ph.D. - Professor & Educational Research Methodology and Analysis (ERMA) Program Coordinator (PhD, University of Kansas; MA, University of Missouri; BSE, Northeast Missouri State University), Educational Psychology, Measurement, Evaluation, Research and Statistics. Tteaching Interests: assessment and statistics; educational program evaluation; assessment of complex thinking skills. Research Interests: the role of assessment in relation to other classroom variables to promote student motivation and learning; assessment issues related to effective teaching and educational quality; educational program evaluation; validity and reliability studies. rossma1@auburn.edu l 4018 Haley Center l (334) 844-3084 |
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Salisbury-Glennon, Jill, Ph.D. - Associate Professor & Educational Psychology Program Admissions (PhD, MS, The Pennsylvania State University; BS, State University of New York at Oswego), Educational Psychology, Measurement, Evaluation, Research and Statistics. Teaching Interests: Educational Psychology and Educational Implications; Learning Theory and Educational Practice. Research Interests: college students' self-regulated learning; motivation; metacognition; collaborative learning; learner-centered approaches to learning and instruction; the effects of relationships on academic achievement. salisji@auburn.edu l 4006 Haley Center l (334) 844-3064 |
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Searby, Linda, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor (PhD, Illinois State University, Educational Leadership; MS, Eastern Illinois University, Elementary Education; BA, Lincoln Christian University), Teaching Interests: School Principalship, Mentoring, Personal and Professional Development, Action Research. Research Interests: Mentoring for School Leaders, Protegeship, Mentoring in Higher Education. ljs0007@auburn.edu l 4075 Haley Center l (334) 844-7784 |
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Shannon, David, Ph.D. - Humana-Germany-Sherman Distinguished Professor (PhD, University of Virginia; BS, Kutztown), Educational Psychology, Measurement, Evaluation, Research and Statistics. Tteaching Interests: methodology and statistics; program and teacher evaluation. Research Interests: student and teacher evaluation; teacher effectiveness; research methodology issues. shanndm@auburn.edu l 4028 Haley Center (334) 844-3071 |
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Strom, Paris, Ph.D. - Professor (PhD, MA, BFA, Arizona State University), Educational Psychology. Research Interests: learning and development across the life span, learning with technology, school polling of secondary students for school improvement and enhanced educational leadership, teacher education and development, designing and teaching high quality courses for pre-service and in-service K-12 teacher education. stromps@auburn.edu l 4082 Haley Center l (334) 844-3077 l Selected Publications & Polling |
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Watts, Ivan, Ed.D. - Associate Professor (EdD, University of Cincinnati; MS, SUNY-Buffalo; BA, Ohio State University), Social Foundations. Teaching Interests: teaching for social justice with the attempt to expose students to a plethora of material that will expand their knowledge base; thus, increasing their involvement in social change. Thereby, providing them with different sets of lenses to view their world. Research Interests: youth and school violence; school desegregation; structural and institutional violence; critical social theory. wattsie@auburn.edu l 3305 Haley Center l (334) 844-3556 |
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Witte, James, Ph.D. - Professor & Adult Education Program Coordinator (PhD, University of South Florida; MEd, College of William and Mary; BGS, University of Nebraska), Adult Education. Teaching & Research Interests: adult development and learning; learning styles; assessment; teaching methods; training in industry; post-secondary teaching. witteje@auburn.edu l 4010 Haley Center l (334) 844-3054 |
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Witte, Maria Martinez, Ed.D. - Associate Professor & EFLT Graduate Program Officer (EdD, University of South Florida; MPA, University of Oklahoma, BS, University of Maryland), Adult Education. Teaching & Research Interests: analyzing effective content, context, and processes that enhance the teaching-learning environment; learning styles; the assessment of learning; staff development; training. wittemm@auburn.edu l 4012 Haley Center l (334) 844-3078 |
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Wolf, Sara, Ph.D. - Associate Professor & Library Media Program Coordinator (PhD, Arizona State University; MEd, Wright State University, BSED, University of Ohio). School Library Media/Technology. Teaching Interests: pre-service teacher technology; instructional and informational technologies; integrating technology into the curriculum; multimedia and web development. Research Interests: examining the effectiveness of metacognitive scaffolds in student-centered and open-ended environments; integrating literacy standards and problem-solving models into teaching, software development, and curriculum. wolfsa1@auburn.edu l 4066 Haley Center l (334) 844-3082 |
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Parker, Sheryl, MPA szp0008@auburn.edu l 4044 Haley Center l (334) 844-3061 |
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Hill, Glenda gsh0003@auburn.edu l 4034 Haley Center l (334) 844-3066 |
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Royston, Robert rmr0003@auburn.edu l 4036 Haley Center l (334) 844-3062 |
Last Updated: Apr 20, 2013
