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Educational Foundations & Leadership
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	Dr. Susan J. Olson Professor of Education and Department Chair Degree: Ph.D., Penn State University Program Affiliation: Postsecondary Technical Education Courses taught: Systematic curriculum design for postsecondary instruction, workforce education and training, the two-year college, psychology of instruction for teaching and learning Research interests: The two-year college, distance education Office location: Zook 301K Office phone: 972-8223
	Dr. Jane Beese Instructor Degree: Ed.D., The University of Akron Program affiliation: Educational Administration Research interests: Student learning outcomes, leader attributes Office location: Zook 301P Office phone: 972-6743
	Dr. Fred M. Carr Professor of Education and Director of the H. K. Barker Center for Economic Education. Ph.D., University of Florida Program affiliation: Economic Education, Education Core Research interests: Religion and economics, developmental programs in entrepreneurship, and personal finance trends Office location: Crouse 213 Office phone: 972-7762
	Dr. Susan G. Clark Professor of Education Degree: Ph.D., Kent State University; J.D., The University of Akron Program affiliation: Higher Education Administration Courses taught: School lab, disability law, management of human resources, management of physical resources, higher education law Research interests: Special education law, employment law, and educational leadership Office location: Zook 410B Office phone: 972-7780
	Dr. Sandra Coyner Associate Professor Degree: Ed.D., The University of Akron Program affiliations: Higher Education Administration, Postsecondary Technical Education Courses taught: Administration in higher education, American college student; history and philosophy of higher education; and learning with technology Research interests: Curriculum and instructional design, systems theory, organizational theory, adult learning theory Office location: Zook 410C Office phone: 972-5822
	Dr. Ann Hassenpflug Professor of Education Degree: Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison Program affiliation: Educational administration Courses taught: Management of human resources, student services and interagency collaboration, school-community relations, school culture and governance Research interests: Legal and human resource management issues related to educational leadership Office location: Zook 426 Office phone: 972-7778
	Dr. Qetler Jensrud Associate Professor Degree: Ph.D., University of Minnesota Program affiliation: Postsecondary Technical Education Courses taught: Learning with technology, systematic curriculum design for postsecondary institutions, systematic instructional design in postsecondary education, postsecondary learner, instructional practice seminar, postsecondary education practicum, workforce education for youth & adults, training in business and industry Research interests: Distance education, evaluation of leadership attributes, technology in the classroom Office location: Zook 401A Office phone: 972-6403
	Dr. Catharine Knight Professor of Education Degree: Ph.D., Arizona State University Program affiliation: Educational Foundations Courses taught: Educational psychology seminar, psychology of instruction for teaching and learning, adult learning, development & motivation Research interests: Applications of effective pedagogy to support student success and retention; lifespan and development; teacher emotion regulation and expression in the classroom Office location: Zook 301Q Office phone: 972-6771
	Dr. Kristin Koskey Assistant Professor Degree: Program affiliation: Educational Foundations (Research) Courses taught: Measurement & Evaluation, Techniques of Research Office location: Zook 301N Office phone: 972-2893
	Dr. Sharon Kruse Professor of Education Degree: Ph.D., University of Minnesota Program affiliation: Educational Administration Courses taught: School culture & governance, school-community relations, educational administration internship Research interests: Leadership, school improvement and change, problem solving and decision making Office location: Zook 301C Office phone: 972-8177
	Dr. Susan Kushner Benson Associate Professor Degree: Ph.D., University of South Florida Program affiliation: Educational Administration, Educational Foundations Courses taught: Techniques of research, research design, data collection methods Research interests: Online learning, content analysis, international adoption Office location: Zook 301D Office phone: 972-8577
	Dr. Huey-Li Li Professor of Education Degree: Ph.D., University of Illinois Program affiliation: Social Foundations in Education Courses taught: Educational equity and excellent in a culturally pluralistic society, philosophies of education, social-philosophical foundations of education Research interests: Ethical foundations of environmental education; ethics in teaching; postcolonial feminist studies in education; global, civic, and citizenship education; cyberethics Office location: Zook 301J Office phone: 972-5220
	Dr. Xin Liang Associate Professor Degree: Ph.D., University of North Dakota Program affiliation: Educational Foundations Courses taught: Techniques of research, advanced educational statistics, advanced evaluation of educational organizations Research interests: Program evaluation, classroom assessment; large-scale data analysis Office location: Zook 301H Office phone: 972-6746
	Dr. Suzanne MacDonald Professor of Education Degree: Ph.D., University of Hawaii Program affiliation: Foundations of Education Courses taught: Topical seminar: Cultural foundations of education Research interests: Diversity in education, multicultural and international education Office location: Zook 301B Office phone: 972-6075
	Dr. Rebecca McElfresh Instructor Degree: Ph.D., Kent State University Program affiliation: Higher Education Administration, Foundations of Education Courses taught: Introduction to education, organizational leadership, school culture & governance Research interests: Art-based educational research Office location: Zook 301R Office phone: 972-2987
	Dr. Megan Moore Gardner Assistant Professor Degree: Ph.D., Indiana University Program affiliation: Higher Education Administration Courses taught: Student services and higher education, Americancollege student, policy, assessment, & accountability in higher education, advanced administrative colloquium in higher education, higher education internship Research interests: Outcome-based assessment, student success, assessment in student affairs Office location: Zook 301G Office phone: 972-5131
	Dr. Renee Mudrey-Camino Associate Professor Degree: Ph.D., Cleveland State University Program affiliation: Educational Foundations of Education Courses taught: Educational psychology, multicultural counseling Research interests: Goal setting and cognition; resiliency, intergroup contact, and stereotype development Office location: Zook 301F Office phone: 972-6470
	Ms. Patricia Raiff Instructor Degree: M.Ed., Kent State University Program affiliation: Educational Administration Courses taught: Principal internship, educational administration internship Office location: Zook 301E Office phone: 972-8617
	Dr. Sandra Spickard Prettyman Associate Professor Degree: Ph.D., University of Toledo Program affiliation: Social Foundations of Education Courses taught: Cultural foundations of education, introduction to education, qualitative methods Research interests: Gender, identity and education; alternative forms of pedagogy, sociology of sport Office location: Zook 326 Office phone: 972-8164
	Dr. I-Chun Tsai Visiting Instructor Degree: Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia Program affiliation: Instructional Technology Courses taught: Hypermedia, Web-based learning systems, emerging technologies for instruction, strategies for on-line learning Research interests: Online learning environments, the social nature of online learning Office location: Zook 323 Office phone: 972-6774
	Dr. Cheryl Ward Assistant Professor Degree: Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University Program affiliation: Instructional Technology Courses taught: Planning for technology, strategies for on-line learning, instructional design Research interests: Instructional delivery systems, exponential learning and student achievement; e-learning for students in multi-ability classrooms Office location: Zook 301A Office phone: 972-6950

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