Degrees Offered
- Master of Arts
- Doctor of Education
- Doctor of Philosophy
The School of Education provides graduate degrees in the area of Education Theory and Practice, Literacy Education Studies, Higher Education, Instructional Design & Technology, and Elementary and Secondary Education. The School of Education prepares students to research, develop and implement innovative educational practices. Students in our academic programs are integrated into the field of education through real-world experiences in diverse settings, such as subject-specific clinics and laboratories, professional development classrooms, and research-based practices.
The School of Education houses several graduate and professional programs. The M.A. with certification program in Elementary and Secondary Education prepares students to teach in K-12 classrooms. Our M.A. literacy education program prepares literacy professionals and certified Reading Specialists to assess and motivate struggling learners. The M.A., Ed.D. and Ph.D. programs in higher education prepare students for positions in colleges and universities as faculty, administrators, and researchers. The Ph.D. in Educational Theory and Practice serves as a source of preparation for students toward careers as higher education faculty, education researchers, policy analysts, and work with other educational organizations (e.g., non-profits). The Master of Arts in Instructional Design and Technology Program is designed for the individual who wants to apply cutting edge instructional technologies and design strategies in business, education, and other educational settings. The Elementary Mathematics Specialist Master of Arts program is designed to prepare currently licensed teachers to be teacher leaders in elementary mathematics, and the M.A. in Digital Technologies and Connected Learning prepares students to employ new technologies and connected learning principles in education settings.
Administration
Director
- Nathan M. Sorber - Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University)
Associate Director
- Johnna J. Bolyard - Ph.D. (George Mason University)
Faculty
Professors
- William Beasley - Ed.D. (University of Georgia)
Instructional Design & Technology - Reagan Curtis - Ph.D. (University of California at Santa Barbara)
Educational Psychology - Allison Swan Dagen - Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh)
Literacy Education - Aimee L. Morewood - Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh)
Literacy Education - Sam Stack, Jr. - Ph.D. (University of South Carolina)
Foundations of Education
Associate professors
- Johnna J. Bolyard - Ph.D. (George Mason University)
Mathematics Education - Carla Brigandi - Ph.D. (University of Connecticut)
Special Education - Matthew P. Campbell - Ph.D. (Oregon State University)
Mathematics Education - John Campbell - Ph.D. (University of Michigan)
Higher Education - Jeffrey Carver - Ed.D. (Illinois State University)
Science Education - Sharon Hayes - Ph.D. (University of Florida)
Elementary Education - Ugur Kale - Ph.D. (Indiana University Bloomington)
Instructional Design & Technology - Erin McHenry-Sorber - Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University)
Higher Education - Melissa Luna - Ph.D. (Northwestern University)
Associate Dean for Research - Ann M. Richards - Ph.D. (University of Arizona)
Special education - Sarah Selmer - Ed.D. (West Virginia University)
Mathematics Education - Melissa Sherfinski - Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
Curriculum Theory and Research - Audra Slocum - Ph.D. (Ohio State University)
English Education - Nathan M. Sorber - Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University)
Higher Education
Assistant professors
- Jake Follmer - Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University)
Educational Psychology - Rodney Hughes - Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University)
Higher Education - Denise Lindstrom - Ph.D. (Iowa State University)
Education Technology - Natasha Murray-Everett - PhD (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Social Studies Education - Melissa Patchan - Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh)
Education Psychology - Abhik Roy - Ph.D. (Western Michigan University)
Program Evaluation - Courtney Shimek - Ph.D. (University of Georgia)
Literacy Education - Yuanhua Wang - Ph.D. (Texas Tech University)
Educational Psychology - Jiangmei (May) Yuan - Ph.D. (University of Georgia)
Learning, Design, and Technology
Teaching Assistant Professor
- Beth B. Satterfield - M.S. (West Virginia University)
Early Childhood Education, Child Development - Melissa Kelley - M.A. (Shepherd University)
Special Education - Colleen Wood-Fields - Ph.D. (Old Dominion University)
Special Education
Service Associate Professor
- Ashley Martucci - Ed.D. (West Virginia University)
Early Childhood Education - Stephanie Morris Lorenze - Ed.D. (West Virginia University)
Elementary Education