Christopher J. Colwell, Ed.D., University of Central Florida. Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Education; Specialty areas: Teacher evaluation, proficiency based education, education redesign. Experience: Classroom teacher, guidance counselor, elementary, middle, and high school principal, deputy superintendent. Research areas: Teacher effectiveness, professional learning communities, school redesign.
Carol A. Corcoran, Ed.D., University of Central Florida. Professor; Specialty areas: Elementary education, children's literature. Experience: Classroom teacher. Research areas: Reflective practice.
Glen Epley, Ph.D., Duke University. Professor; Specialty areas: Educational leadership and School law. Experience. Classroom teacher, school district deputy superintendent, and business executive. Research area: School law.
Joy Haugaard, Ph.D., University of Florida. Visiting Assistant Professor and Reading Coordinator; Specialty areas: Instruction and curriculum, exceptional student education, early childhood education, ESOL, reading, arts integration, cognitive skill training. Experience: Classroom ESE teacher, teacher education adjunct, assistant, & associate professor, intern supervisor, grant coordinator, cognitive skill trainer (student & teacher trainer). Research Interests: Teacher induction & retention, professional development schools, urban/high poverty schools, exceptional student education, collaborative teaming in teacher education, arts integration in education, cognitive skill training, university department partnerships for teacher training, technology in education.
Elizabeth (Bette) Heins, Ph.D., University of Virginia. Nina B. Hollis Professor; Specialty areas: Educational reform, exceptional student education, and educational psychology. Experience: Classroom teacher, behavior specialist, director of agency for students with multiple disabilities. Research areas: Collaborative inclusion models, professional development schools, single-gender education, reading and classroom management.
Leanna Isaacson, Ph.D., University of South Florida. Visiting Assistant Professor; Specialty areas: Educational Leadership. Experience: Public school principal. Research areas: Educational leadership and reform.
Douglas MacIsaac, Ed.S., Michigan State University. Assistant Professor; Specialty areas: Professional development schools, new teacher education and mentoring, curriculum and instruction. Research areas: Professional development schools.
Kathy Piechura-Couture, Ph.D., University of South Florida.Professor; Specialty areas: Educational reform, exceptional student education, and technology. Experience: Teacher of emotionally handicapped children, behavior specialist, LoTi certified trainer. Research areas: Professional development schools, collaborative inclusion models and curriculum for children with behavior disorders, single-gender education, program assessment models and technology integration.
Rajni Shankar-Brown, Ph.D., University of North Carolina Charlotte. Associate Professor; Specialty areas: Social justice and equity education, poverty and homelessness, global teacher preparation, multimodal literacies and arts integration, culturally responsive pedagogy, middle level education, qualitative research. Experience: Classroom teacher, literacy facilitator, teacher educator, internship supervisor, graduate program coordinator. Research: Transformative teaching and learning, poverty and homelessness, multimodal literacies and arts integration, middle level education, culturally responsive pedagogy, diversity and inclusion, global teacher preparation, critical reflection and service learning.
Carine Strebel Halpern, Ph.D., University of Central Florida. Assistant Professor and ESOL Coordinator; Specialty areas: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), ESOL infusion, second language literacy, instructional technology. Experience: French, German, and English as a second language instructor. Research areas: Effective instruction of English learners, collaborative instructional models, second language acquisition, educator professional development.
Merecedes Tichenor, Ed.D., Vanderbilt University. Professor and Director of Student Teaching; Specialty areas: Educational reform, elementary education, and curriculum and instruction. Experience: Classroom teacher. Research areas: Teacher professionalism, family and school connections, single-gender education, and mathematics pedagogy.
Debra Touchton, Ph.D., University of South Florida. Associate Professor; Specialty areas: Educational leadership, and school reform. Experience: Classroom teacher, district level administration. Research areas: School reform in poverty schools, educational leadership and professional development schools.
