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Faculty and Staff Directory

Dr. Geoffrey Borman
professor

Quantitative Methods; The Social Organization of Schools; Evaluation of Policies and Programs for Improving the Educational Outcomes of Poor and Minority Children

Dr. Eric M. Camburn
associate professor

School Improvement; Instructional Improvement; Urban Schools; Quantitative Methods; Mixed Methods

Dr. Colleen A. Capper
professor

Leadership for Equity and Diversity, Leadership for Inclusive Schooling, Organizational Theory and Behavior, Advanced Organizational Theory for Leadership & Diversity, Qualitative Research Methods, Research Methods and Advanced Research Methods, the Preparation and Developement of Educational Leaders for Social Justice

Dr. Clifton F. Conrad
professor

Qualitative Methods; Academic Programs in Higher Education; Minority-Serving Institutions of Higher Education; Ideas of the University

Dr. Elton J. Crim
clinical professor

Higher, Postsecondary and Continuing Education; Teaching, Directing and Advising of Students; Coordinates Higher Education Practicum Experiences for Students

Jenny Ferry
financial specialist

Support for main office, purchasing, and outreach programs

Dr. Richard Halverson
associate professor

Instructional Leadership Practice; Technology and Reflective Practice

Dr. Jerlando F.L. Jackson
professor

Organizational and Administrative Theory in Higher Education; Workforce Diversity and Workplace Discrimination in Higher Education

Dr. Carolyn J. Kelley
professor

Educational Politics and Policy; Organizational Theory and Behavior; Teacher Compensation; Organizational Leadership; Research Methods

Dr. M. Bruce King
faculty associate

Instructional Reform and Leadership; Professional Development; Outreach Program Coordinator

Dr. Julie Mead
professor (chair)

Legal Aspects of Education; Special Education Law; Special Educational Administration; Legal Aspects of School Choice

Dr. Peter M. Miller
assistant professor

Community-based educational leadership: Leadership theory; Education in contexts of homelessness: Social capital; School-community collaboration

Dr. Allan R. Odden
professor

K-12 School Finance; Educational Policy; Talent and Human Capital Management in Education; Teacher Compensation; District Restructuring

Arthur Rainwater
clinical professor
School District Leadership, Educational Planning, Addressing the student achievement gap through system improvement, issues of Social Justice and Diversity

Sue Reis
university services associate

Department timetable representative, coordination of course evaluations, and administrative support

Shari L. Smith
senior student services coordinator

Academic advising, admissions, student academic matters

Dorothy Timm 
university services associate        

Main office reception and administrative support

Dr. Julie Underwood
Dean

Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis and Educational Policy Studies

Jim Vannes
information processing consultant

Computer hardware support and network security

Dr. Xueli Wang
assistant professor
College Student Experience and Success; Community Colleges and Transfer Students; Psychological Development of Students; Assessment in Higher Education

Dr. Damon Williams
clinical assistant professor

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Education; Organizational Behavior and Strategic Planning in Post-Secondary Institutions; Managing Change and Complexity

Barbara Wipperfurth
department administrator
 

Purchasing, payrolls, personnel, budgeting, office administration, & support for department chair

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