School of Education

Faculty Research Interests

Faculty Name Email Degree &
Institution		 Program Research Interest
Abraham, Jane janea   Educational Psychology
  • Teacher as researcher
  • Assessment
  • Self-reflection
Alexander, David mdavid Ed.D., Indiana University Educational Leadership
  • School law
  • School finance
  • School board policy
Asselin, Susan sasselin Ph.D., Lincoln Nebraska Special Education
  • Transition of youth with disabilities to college and work
  • Universal design and access for learners with disabilities
  • Preparation of transition personnel
Barksdale, Mary Alice mbarksda   Elementary Education
  • Literacy studies
  • Literacy Teacher Education
  • Impact of High Stakes Testing on Students and Teachers
Beard, Kathryn khbeard   Career and Technical Education
  • Historical CTE data 1875-1920
  • John Dewey and the settlement house movement (i.e. Hull House) programs
  • Religion and CTE 1885-1920
Belli, Gabriella gbelli Ph.D., Michigan State University Educational Research
  • Improving statistical instruction
  • Statistical consulting as a teaching tool
  • Multivariate analysis
Billingsley, Bonnie bbilling Ed.D., Virginia Tech Special Education  
Bodenhorn, Nancy nanboden Ph.D., Michigan State University Counselor Education  
Brand, Brenda bbrand   Elementary Education  
Brandt, Carol cbbrandt Ph.D. University of New Mexico Foundations of Education
  • Sociocultural dimensions of learning beyond the classroom
  • Intersections of race, ethnicity, class, and gender in educational practice 
  • Scientific discourse in higher education, both speaking and writing
Brill, Jennifer jennifer.brill Ph.D., University of Georgia Instructional Design and Technology  
Brott, Pamela pbrott Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Greensboro Counselor Education
  • Constructivist career counseling and The Storied Approach (Brott, 2001)
  • Accountability in school counseling: Get a GRIP! (Brott, 2006)
  • Professional identity development (Brott, 1999)
Burge, Penny burge Ph.D., Penn State Educational Research
  • Qualitative research methodology
  • Diversity issues
  • Gender/women’s education
Byers, Larry lbyers   Educational Leaadership  
Cash, Carol ccash48    
  • School leadership, school climate, and change
  • The dynamic between the school building and student learning
  • Instructional strategies, building furnishings, and student academic success
Cennamo, Katherine cennamo Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin Instructional Design and Technology  
Chang, Mido mchang Ph.D., Columbia University Educational Research
  • Academic achievement of educationally Disadvantaged students
  • Longitudinal (growth curve) analysis
  • School outcomes of immigrant students
Craig, Jim jimcraig   Educational Leadership  
Creamer, Elizabeth creamere Ed.D., Virginia Tech Educational Research
  • Qualitative research methods
  • Women’s interest and persistence in STEMS fields
  • Theoretical understanding of self-authorship, a construct reflecting complex thinking
Creighton, Theodore tcreigh Ph.D., University of California, Davis Educational Leadership  
Crockett, Jean crocketj Ph.D., University of Virginia Educational Leadership  
Day-Vines, Norma ndayvine   Counselor Education  
Doolittle, Peter pdoo Ph.D., Catholic University of America Educational Psychology  
Driscoll, Lisa ldriscol Ph.D., Virginia Tech Educational Leadership
  • Education politics, governance, and policy – specifically, as these relate to equity in educational opportunity and children’s health
  • Public school finance
  • Public school law
Earthman, Glen earthman    
  • Relationship between school building conditions and student/teacher performance
  • Principal influence on academic achievement
  • School leaders
Egenrieder, Jim jegenrieder   Science Education
  • Challenges to teaching the origins and evolution of living things
  • Strategies for promoting diverse interests in STEM
  • Project-based learning and problem-based learning in STEM
Eller, John jeller   Educational Leadership  
Evans, Michael mae   Instructional Design and Technology
  • Computer supported collaborative learning
  • Mobile learning
  • Digital game-based learning
Garrison, James wesley Ph.D., Florida State University Foundations of Education
  • Philosophy of education
  • John Dewey
  • American pragmatism
Glasson, George glassong Ph.D., University of North Carolina Secondary Education (Science)
  • Ecological sustainability and education
  • Cultural studies in science education
  • Science curriculum development in developing countries
Glenn, William . wglenn   Educational Leadership
  • School law
  • School finance
  • Evidence based decision making
Hein, Serge shein Ph.D., University of Alberta Educational Research
  • Gender and ethnic stereotyping
  • Standard setting for education tests
  • Group processes
Hicks, D. hicks Ph.D., Virginia Tech Secondary Education (History & Social Science)
  • Teaching and learning history
  • Uses of digital technologies to support the teaching of history and citizenship
  • Special education and parental advocacy
Hirt, Joan jbhirt Ph.D., University of Arizona Higher Education
  • Professionalization in higher education
  • Higher education administration
  • Administration at different institutional types
Janosik, Steve sjanosik Ed.D., Virginia Tech Higher Education
  • Campus crime
  • Higher education law and policy
  • Professional standards  
Jones, Brett brettjones Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Educational Psychology
  • Motivation
  • High-stakes testing
  • Stereotype threat
Kajder, Sara skajder      
Kemp, Audrey ajkemp   Health Promotion
  • Community health
  • Health and chronic disease in late life
  • Health and spirituality
Kreye, Betti bkreye      
King, S. sking@infionline.net   Music Education  
Lalik, Rosary rlalik Ed.D., Syracuse University Elementary Education  
Lambert, Simone slambert Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro Counselor Education
  • Addictions counseling
  • Substance abuse prevention
  • Play therapy
Lawson, Gerard glawson Ph.D., College of William and Mary Counselor Education  
Lepczyk, B. lepczyk Ed.D., Columbia University Health Promotion  
Lockee, B. lockeeb Ph.D., Virginia Tech Instructional Design & Technology
  • Instructional design for distance education
  • Evaluation of distance education
  • Innovations in distance education technologies 
Magliaro, Susan sumags Ed.D., Virginia Tech Educational Psychology  
Mesmer, Heidi Anne hamesmer   Elementary Education
  • Matching readers with texts (readability)
  • Beginning reading materials
  • Demands of content area materials (math, science, social science)
Miyazaki, Yasuo yasuom Ph.D., Michigan State University Educational Research
  • Disentangling macro effects and micro effects via Hierarchical linear mdodeling
  • Models of growth and change for longitudinal data
  • Latent variable modeling
Myers, Susan sumyers      
Norman, Mary Ann manorman      
O'Reilly, P. oreilly Ph.D., Penn State Career & Technical Education

 
Parkes, Kelly kparkes   Music Education
  • Assessment in the applied studio
  • Applied music faculty
  • Music teacher education
Parks, David parks Ph.D., Syracuse Educational Leadership
  • School leadership
  • School leader licensure
  • School leader preparation and development
Parlo, Amy aparlo    
  • Impediments to classroom implementation of science teaching reform
  • Alternative licensure teacher education and preparation
  • Environmental education
Parson, Steve parson   Educational Leadership  
Pitts-Bannister, Vanessa vrpitts    
  • Teacher and student knowledge of functions and rational numbers
  • Pre-service teachers’ understanding of reform curriculum materials
  • Equity issues in mathematics education
Potter, Ken kpotter   Instructional Design & Technology  
Price, Bill wprice Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln Career & Technical Education  
Redican, Kerry kredican Ph.D., Illinois Health Promotion
  • Primary Prevention
  • Substance use, misuse and abuse
  • Student assistance programs
Salmon, Richard rgsalmon Ph.D., University of Florida Educational Leadership  
Sanders, Mark msanders Ph.D., University of Maryland Technology Education
  • Technology education teaching and learning
  • Integrative STEM education
Scott, Catherine cscott07      
Sherman, Tom tsherman Ed.D., Tennessee Educational Psychology
  • School learning
  • Learning improvement
  • Educational psychology
Singh, Kusum ksingh Ph.D., Virginia Tech Educational Research  
Skaggs, Gary gskaggs Ph.D., University of Maryland Educational Research
  • Large-scale assessment
  • Item response
  • Standard setting
Stewart, Daisy daisys Ph.D., Missouri Career & Technical Education
  • Improving teacher education
  • Teacher shortages, recruitment, and retention
  • Technology use by teachers
Stratton, Richard rstratto Ph.D., Florida State University Health Promotion
  • Motivation and stress in youth sports
  • Mental toughness in sports
  • Jealousy in sports
Tilley-Lubbs, Gresilda (Kris) glubbs   Second Language Education
  • Transnational ethnographic study of five Mexican women in the Roanoke Valley and their families in Mexico
  • Investigating the impact of parent involvement in the education of immigrant children
  • The impact of service-learning on university students
Tripp, N. Wayne wtripp    
  • The superintendency
  • The principalship
  • History of education and historical methods
Twiford, Travis ttwiford Ed.D., Virginia Tech Educational Leadership  
Wasserman, Lewis      
  • The individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act andAdministration of programs thereunder
  • Free speech and religion clauses of the First Amendment (emphasizing students’ rights)
  • The class action as a tool in educational reform
Welfare, Laura      
  • Counselor cognitive development
  • Clinical supervision
  • Evidence based practices in counseling and counselor education
Wells, John        
Wildman, Terry        
Wilkins, Jay wilkins Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Mathematics
Education
  • Mathematics education
  • Quantitative literacy
  • Teaching and learning of probability and statistics
Williams, Ben      
  • No child left behind
  • Virginia standards of learning
  • Social studies education
Williams, Tom thwilli1   Special Education
  • Psychoeducational assessment
  • Structural Equation Modeling
  • Behavior Management
Wilson, Skip skipw Ed.D., University of Georgia Secondary Education (Math)  
Wolfe, Edward edwolfe Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley Educational Research
  • Instrument development and validation
  • Computer-based testing and survey administration
  • Analysis of ratings and rater effects
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