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Department of Educational Leadership, Evaluation and

Organizational Development

Updated September 2018

Meera Alagaraja Associate Professor, & Co-Coordinator for the OLL degree program Room 347 (502) 852-0617 m0alag01@louisville.edu

Theory building in HRM and HRD

Human impact of modern working practices

Instructional design and development

Training and development

E-learning

Qualitative and quantitative research methods

Matt Bergman Assistant Professor Room 344 (502) 852-7753 matt.bergman@louisville.edu

Degree completion programs (accelerated adult degree completion)

E-learning and distance education

Prior Learning Assessment

Adult student retention

Higher education administration

Lee Bewley Associate Professor & Director of the Competency-Based Education Program in Healthcare Leadership (502)-852-0568 lee.bewley@louisville.edu

Human capital development

Mentoring as a component of leadership development

Economic value analysis of graduate education programs

Mary Brydon-Miller Professor Room 314 (502)852-6887 mlbryd01@louisville.edu

Educational and community-based action research

Research ethics

Citizen science as a strategy to address global climate change

Practitioner inquiry

Jessica Buckley Clinical Assistant Professor Room 360 (502)852-0641 Jessica.buckley@louisville.edu

Postsecondary learning & teaching

Environmental sustainability in the postsecondary curriculum

Student experiences of diversity on campus

Roger Buskill Instructor Room 368 (502) 852-0609 rlbusk01@louisville.edu

Technology for Instruction

Online learning

Multimedia principles

Kerry Charron Clinical Assistant Professor Room 359 (502) 852-0585 carolyn.charron@louisville.edu

Military teaching and learning

Interdisciplinary teaching

Diversity in higher education

Curriculum design

Namok Choi Professor Room 345 (502) 852-4014 namok@louisville.edu

Sex role orientation (masculinity/femininity)

Self-efficacy

Validity studies

Denise Cumberland Assistant Professor Room 338B (502) 852-1645 dmcumb01@louisville.edu

Advisory councils and nonprofit boards

Entrepreneurship

Franchising

Gender communication

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Casey George Assistant Professor Room 331 (502) 852-0637 c0geor02@louisville.edu

Individual and institutional factors impacting participation & persistence in the STEM fields

Postsecondary financial awareness & readiness

Differential tuition policies on underrepresented students & their families

Jacob Gross Associate Professor Room 338A (502) 852-8795 jpgros02@louisville.edu

Educational attainment

College access and success

Financial aid

Social theory

Postsecondary education policy

Policy analysis

Ray Haynes Associate Clinical Professor Room 369 (502) 852-6428 Rkhayn01@louisville.edu

Developmental relationships

Mentoring

Leadership development in organizational settings

Ann Herd

Assistant Professor

Room 328 (502)852-0606

Ann.herd@louisville.edu

Leadership and executive coaching

Leadership and gender

Leadership, HR best practices, and employee talent management

Amy Hirschy Assistant Professor

Room 325 (502) 852-0625

amy.hirschy@louisville.edu

College student persistence

College student experiences

Organization and administration in student affairs and higher education

Jason Immekus

Associate Professor

Room 332 (502) 852-3825 jason.immekus@louisville.edu

Psychometrics

Quantitative methods

Measurement

Income disparities

Instrument development

Disciplinary practices

Community-based participatory research

William Kyle Ingle

Associate Professor

Room 333 (502) 852-6097

william.ingle@louisville.edu

Human resource functions in education (e.g., teacher hiring, teacher evaluation, collective bargaining agreements)

Politics of education (e.g., factors associated with success of school levies or school construction bond issues)

Economic evaluations of education programs

Carlos McCray Associate Professor Room 335 (502)-852-0612 crmccr02@exchange.louisville.edu

Equality and equity within the school culture

Urban educational issues with an emphasis on African American males’ academic achievement

Multicultural education and school building leadership and the mentoring process

Meghan Pifer Associate Professor Room 348 (502)852-0634 meghan.pifer@louisville.edu

Faculty behavior in the organizational contexts of academic departments

Faculty experiences in liberal arts colleges

Identity-based experiences in the academy

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Ishwanzya River Assistant Professor Room 356 (502) 852-0639 ishwanzya.rivers@louisville.edu

Community college and its role in college access, choice, recruitment, and retention for underrepresented students

Relationships between higher education institutions, legislative policy, institutional policy, and social and economic outcomes for historically underrepresented and underserved students

Kevin Rose Assistant Professor & Co-Coordinator for the OLL degree program Room 336 (502) 852-0619 kevin.rose@louisville.edu

Organizational citizenship

Employee motivation

Diversity in the workplace

Individual, team, and organizational effectiveness

Terri Rowland Assistant Professor Room 370 (502) 852-0635 terri.rowland@louisvile.edu

Thinking and learning styles

Achievement and excellence

Diversity training

Michael (Brad) Shuck Associate Professor Room 382 (502) 852-7396 brad.shuck@louisville.edu

Employee engagement

Positive psychology

Experiential leadership and management development

Human resource and organization development

Instructional design and emerging E-learning strategies

Jeffrey Sun Professor & Department Chair Room 343-A (502)852-0618 jeffrey.sun@louisville.edu

College students’ rights

Academic freedom

Impacts of policy instruments on academic conceptions of ‘freedom of learning” and “freedom of teaching”

Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology,

Counseling and College Student Personnel

Updated September 2018

Eileen Estes Assistant Professor & Assistant Department Chair Room 306 (502) 852-6887 eoeste01@louisville.edu

Psychological adjustment to medical illness

Adjustment to grief and loss issues

Working with children and families

Amy Hirschy Assistant Professor Room 325 (502) 852-0625 amy.hirschy@louisville.edu

College student persistence

College student experiences

Organization and administration in student affairs and higher education

Mark Leach Professor, Department Chair Room 329 (502) 852-0588 m.leach@louisville.edu

Multicultural and international issues within forgiveness, suicide, religion and spirituality

Comparative ethics

Professional issues

Culture and suicide

How religion and spirituality influence attitudes and behaviors

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Susan Longerbeam Associate Professor Room 316 (502) 852-0626 susan.longerbeam@louisville.edu

College student learning and success – particularly post traditional students

Campus climate

Culture and college teaching

Lali McCubbin Associate Professor Room 311 (502) 852-4603 Ldmccu02@louisville.edu

Ethnic/Minority psychology

Relational adaptation and well-being across the life span

Resilience and positive adaptation promoting psychological and physical well-being among indigenous people

People of color and families

Amanda Mitchell Assistant Professor Room 307 (502)852-5716

Biopsychosocial – cultural approach to chronic stress

Individual/relational coping & physical health

Coping and physical health in the context of psychological interventions

Social justice identities in psychology

Marybeth Orton Adjunct Faculty Room 306 (502) 852-0630 m0orto01@louisville.edu

Traumatic stress reactions, loss, grief, and trauma counseling

Crisis interventions

Expressive art therapy, play therapy, EMDR, sandtray-worldplay, animal assisted therapy, and energy work

Group work

Trauma and grief

Medical counseling

Patrick Pössel Professor Room 330 (502) 852-0623 patrick.possel@louisville.edu

Prevention of depression in adolescents

Teacher behavior and mental health in students

Development of an integrated cognitive model of depression

Kate Snyder Assistant Professor Room 310 (502) 852-8796 kesnyd02@louisville.edu

Development of achievement motivation

Underachievement among gifted students

How beliefs and behaviors contribute to underachievement

Jeffrey C. Valentine Associate Professor Room 309 (502) 852-3830 jeff.valentine@louisville.edu

Systematic reviewing and meta-analysis

Educational policy

Student quality assessment

Development of personal and group identities

Ahmad Washington Assistant Professor Room 313 (502) 852-0628 ahmad.washington@louisville.edu

African American males’ ethnic and gender identity development

Hip-hop culture and rap music as social justice

Culturally relevant counseling interventions

Underrepresentation of African American males in the counselor education and school counseling professions

Hongryun Woo Assistant Professor Room 326 (502) 852-0615 h0woo001@louisville.edu

Assessment methods for counselors

Foundations of school counseling

Research methods in school counseling

Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education

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Updated September 2018

Sherri Brown Associate Professor & Director Early Childhood and Elementary Program Room 275 (502) 852-0599 slbrow15@louisville.edu

Science education

Technology in teacher education

Gender, social, and racial equality in the classroom

Betty Doyle Instructor Room 263 (502) 852-3538 bsdoyl01@louisville.edu

Service learning

Working with teacher candidates in field based settings

Early childhood and elementary education

John Finch Instructor Room 242 (502) 852-0583 jtfinc01@louisville.edu

Multicultural education/culturally responsive teaching

Academic achievement of diverse student populations

Curriculum/instruction/assessment

Michele Foster Professor & Henry Heuser Jr. Endowed Chair for Urban Education Partnerships Room 250 502-852-0572 michele.foster@louisville.edu

Use of African American English in society and schools

Social, historical, and contexts of learning of African Americans

Urban education, sociolinguistics, ethnographic research in educational settings

African American English to facilitate competence and literacy in American mainstream English

Jill Jacobi-Vessels Director of the Early Learning Campus and Assistant Professor Scholar House Campus 502-852-4581 jill.jacobi-vessels@louisville.edu

Early childhood development

Early Childhood Education

Pamela Jett Instructor Room 249 (502)852-0574 pmjett01@louisville.edu

Formative assessment

Science teacher education

Tasha Tropp Laman Associate Professor Director of the Nystrand Center of Excellence in Education Room 123A, 238 (502) 852-0572 tasha.laman@louisville.edu

English language learners' literacy development in English dominant contexts

Teacher identity and professional development

Children's literacy practices in early childhood and elementary school

The role of identity and agency in children's literacy learning

The role of professional development schools in preservice teachers' professional knowledge.

The role of professional development schools and university school partnerships in building professional learning across contexts.

Justin McFadden Assistant Professor Room 236 (502) 852-3976 justin.mcfadden@louisville.edu

STEM-Integrated curriculum design/development

Elementary Science, classroom discourse, and argumentation

Video-use in teacher professional development

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Lori Norton-Meier Professor Room 237 (502) 852-1316 lori.nortonmeier@louisville.edu

Literacy education

Early childhood education and the role of play in a child’s developing literacy

Family literacy practices

Development of a learning community

Amy Seely-Flint Professor & Department Chair Room 253A (502)852-2302 amy.flint@louisville.edu

Critical literacy and early literacy development

Writing pedagogy

Teacher professional development and identity

Stephen Tucker Assistant Professor Room 238 (502)852-1976

Children’s mathematical interactions with technology

Virtual manipulatives for learning and teaching mathematics

Teacher development concerning PreK-6 mathematics pedagogy

Kathryn Whitmore Professor & Endowed Chair Room 247 (502)852-5265 kathryn.whitmore@louisville.edu

Early literacy development

Family literacy

Qualitative research methods

Diversity in early childhood classrooms

Dianna Zink Director of the Early Learning Campus (502) 852-3521 dlzink01@louisville.edu

Administration of child care

Supporting pre-service and in-service teacher learning

Department of Special Education

Updated September 2018

Debra Bauder Associate Professor Room 156 (502) 852-0564 debra.bauder@louisville.edu

Assistive technology

Learning and behavior disorders

Universal design for learning

Cognitive disabilities

Web-based instruction

Justin Cooper Assistant Professor Room 154 (502) 852-2183 j0coop06@louiville.edu

Academic and social success of college students with disabilities

Academic and behavioral response to intervention

Intervention implementation in postsecondary settings

Ginevra R. Courtade Interim Department Chair & Associate Professor Room 158A (502) 852-2144 g.courtade@louisville.edu

Academic interventions for students with moderate/severe disabilities

Inclusion of students with moderate/severe disabilities

Alternate assessments

Single subject research

Monica E. Delano Associate Professor Room 152 (502) 852-2546 m.delano@louisville.edu

Social and academic interventions for individuals with autism and moderate/severe disabilities

Video modeling

Social and academic supports for individuals with Asperger’s syndrome

Single subject research

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Erick Dubuque Assistant Professor CEHD-Room 141 & University of Louisville Autism Center (ULAC) (502) 588-0800 erick.dubuque@louisville.edu

Behavioral measurement in applied settings

Programmed instruction and instructional technology

Early intensive behavioral intervention programming

Jessica Hardy Room 153 jkhard04@louisville.edu

Evidence-based instructional practices

Early childhood math instruction and learning

Early childhood coaching

Social-emotional instructional practices

Timothy J. Landrum Interim Associate Dean for Research and Innovation & Professor Room 123D (502) 852-0952 t.landrum@louisville.edu

Classroom and behavior management

Emotional and behavior disorders

Self-management

Identifying evidence based practices

Jean (Chin-Wen) Lee Instructor Room 145 (502)852-0565 chinwen.lee@louisville.edu

Teacher education (special education, gifted and talented education)

Teacher evaluation (special education, gifted and talented education)

Educatory professional development (special education, gifted and talented education)

Program evaluation

Educational leadership

Special populations in gifted education

Amy Lingo Professor & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Unit Effectiveness Room 161 (502) 852-0563 asling01@louisville.edu

Positive behavior supports in school settings

Academic interventions for students with learning disabilities and behavior disorders

Relationships between challenging behaviors and academic achievement

Scott Patton Instructor Room 146 (502) 852-4136 scott.patton@louisville.edu

Improving student’s learning and behavior through data driven decision making

Improving individuals quality of life through the use of assistive technology

Terry Scott Professor Room 106 (502) 852-0576 t.scott@louisville.edu

Prevention sciences as applied to schools

Effective instruction for students with behavioral disorders

Functional behavior assessment and function-based intervention

Sustainability of evidence-based practice in school settings

Classroom management, ecology, and context as a factor in student success rates

Thomas Simmons Associate Professor Room 267 (502) 852-0569 tsimmons@louisville.edu

Transition planning for secondary students with disabilities

Web based instructions

Systems change in special education

Assistive technology

Universal design for learning

Cognitive disabilities

Autism

Learning strategies

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Todd Whitney Assistant Professor Room 154 (502) 852-2156 jeremy.whitney@louisville.edu

Methods for Students with Learning and Behavior Disorders

Assessment Procedures for Students with Learning and Behavior Disorders

Department of Middle and Secondary Education

Updated September 2018

Jennifer Bay-Williams Department Chair & Professor Room 285 (502) 852-0561 jmbayw01@louisville.edu

Mathematics teaching practice for English language learners

Mathematics teacher education

Use of literature in teaching mathematics

Implementation of standards-based mathematics curriculum/innovations in mathematics education

Harrie L. Buecker Liaison for District and School Partnerships, Director of Educator Development and Clinical Practice Room 362 502-852-0159 harrie.buecker@louisville.edu

Leadership and school Improvement – school turnaround

Professional development

Clinical practice and teacher leaders

Instructional practices

National board for professional teaching standards

Janet Calvert Instructor & Coordinator of Alternative Certification Program Room 293 (502) 852-8053 jmcalv01@louisville.edu

Alternative teacher certification

James Chisholm Associate Professor Room 292 (502) 852-0791 jschis01@louisville.edu

English methods

Classroom discourse

Young adult literature

Penny Howell Associate Professor Room 290 (502 852-0598 penny.howell@louisville.edu

Middle school curriculum

Middle school teacher education

Teacher education and social justice

Oral literacy in middle school

Standards of discourse in the classroom

Ann Elisabeth Larson Dean & Professor Room 124A (502) 852-3235 ann@louisville.edu

Assessment, accountability, and accreditation in educator preparation

Teacher education, initial and advanced

Curriculum and curriculum theory

Social and moral pedagogies

English education

Sheron Mark Assistant Professor Room 271 (502) 852-1362 sheron.mark@louisville.edu

Under-represented populations

Social justice

STEM fields

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Elizabeth Patton Assistant Professor Room 246 (502) 852-8978 elizabeth.patton@louisville.edu

English education

Linguistics

Susan Peters Associate Professor Room 285B (502) 852-0579 s.peters@louisville.edu

Mathematics teacher education

Statistics education

Teacher knowledge of mathematics

Stephanie Philipp Term Faculty Room 285B (502)852-3948 stephanie.philipp@louisville.edu

STEM education

STEM student persistence

Science teacher professional development

Caroline Sheffield Assistant Professor Room 247 (502) 852-0575 caroline.sheffield@louisville.edu

Social studies education

Integrating 21st century literacy skills in the social studies

Social studies teachers’ instructional use of technology

Middle grades social studies

Gifted education in the social studies

Integrating children’s literature in the social studies

Steve Swan Instructor Room 241 (502) 852-0565 sbswan02@louisville.edu

TPACK

Knowledge building

Instructional technology

Shelley Thomas Associate Professor Room 273 (502) 852-8090 shelley.thomas@louisville.edu

Social justice in teacher education

Impact of teaching for social justice on teachers and teacher candidates

Culturally responsive teaching in specific teacher education and teaching contexts, particularly across social studies content and instruction

Holistic approach to culturally responsive teaching

Thomas R. Tretter Professor & Director Gheen Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium Room 289 (502) 852-0595 tom.tretter@louisville.edu

Science teacher education

Undergraduate STEM education

Conceptions of scale & scaling in science

Learning with data visualization

Applications of quantitative methodologies

Jean Wolph Instructor and Director of Louisville Writing Project Room 105 and279 (502) 852-4544 jean.hicks@louisville.edu

Writing instruction and assessment

Teacher leadership

Professional development and school improvement

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Department of Health and Sport Sciences

Updated September 2018

Adam Cocco Lecturer Room 104H - SAC E (502) 852-1052 adam.cocco@louisville.edu

Examining the social and economic impacts of professional sport on communities and consumers

Amy Baker Instructor Room 106 HP (502) 852-6645 a0bake03@louisville.edu

Mentoring

Leadership

Developing sport industry professionals

Gary Bernstein Instructor gmbern02@louisville.edu

Sports programs in nonprofits organizations

Non-profit sport management

Adrienne Bratcher Assistant Professor Room 105F - SAC E (502) 852-4031 apbrat01@louisville.edu

Hypertension and high salt

Microcirculation responses to vasoactive agents

Type I and Type II diabetes

Kathleen Carter Assistant Professor Room 105B - SAC E (502) 852-8352 kapick01@louisville.edu

Effect of physical activity on children with special needs

Connection between learning and physical activity

John Caruso Professor Room 105L- SAC E (502) 852-6648 john.caruso@louisville.edu

Exercise physiology

Exercise countermeasures

Aerospace physiology

Keith Davis Clinical Associate Professor Room 337 (502) 852-6451 bkeith.davis@louisville.edu

Instructional Planning for Student Learning and Achievement

Financial, Legal, and Ethical Responsibilities of the Principals

Evan Frederick Assistant Professor Room 104K - SAC E 502-852-5039 evan.frederick@louisville.edu

Intersection of sport and social media

Fan-athlete interaction

Fan communication

Athlete communication

Athlete portrayals

Organizational communication through social media outlets

Chris Greenwell Professor Room 104P - SAC E (502) 852-0555 tcgreenwell@louisville.edu

Customer service

The marketing of violence

Marion Hambrick Associate Professor Room 104J - SAC E (502) 852-8286 Mehamb01@louisville.edu

Diffusion of innovations in the sporting goods industry

Social media usage in sports

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Meg Hancock Interim Department Chair and Assistant Professor Room 105J - SAC E 502-852-5040 Mghanc01@louisville.edu

Gender and diversity in the workplace

Career development in sport

Sport and social change

Cody Windhorst Instructor Room 104F - SAC E (502) 852-2615 cchint01@louisville.edu

Health and human performance

Mary A. Hums Professor Room 104Q - SAC E (502) 852-5908 mhums@louisville.edu

Policy development in sports organizations

Increasing opportunities for women, racial/ethnic minorities and people with disabilities in sports management

Sports as a human right

Jason Jaggers Assistant Professor Room 105H - SAC E (502) 852-7193 jason.jaggers@louisville.edu

Clinical exercise science

HIV and diabetic populations

Community based physical activity interventions

Exercise and metabolic syndrome

Mike Jett Instructor Room 105M - SAC E (502) 852-5711 dmjett01@louisville.edu

Weight loss through fitness training.

Kristi King Associate Professor Room 105G - SAC E (502) 852- 8843 kristi.king@louisville.edu

Children’s health

Physical activity

Nutrition

Obesity prevention

Coordinated school health

Cheryl A. Kolander Professor Room 104E - SAC E (502-852-0175 ckolander@louisville.edu

Women’s health issues

Peak performance of student athletes

School health education

Alcohol and drug prevention issues

Anita M. Moorman Professor Room 104R - SAC E (502) 852-0553 amm@louisville.edu

Disability rights litigation in sport

Constitutional law issues in sport

Legal implication of the marketing management function of sport management

Dylan Naeger Instructor, Assistant Chair Room 104G - SAC E (502) 852-5050 dylan.naeger@louisville.edu

Effects physical activity participation has on student retention

The area of youth sports, how youth participation influences individuals and what benefits are associated with this involvement

Sport marketing and promotion

Ethics in sports

Burnout

Sport specialization

Carol S. O’Neal Associate Professor Room 104D - SAC E (502) 852-5004 csonea01@louisville.edu

Function of fiber in baked products

Use of UHT milk in food products

Sensory evaluation of food

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Gin Presley Instructor Room 104L - SAC E 502-852-8297 gpres01@louisville.edu

Ethical issues in sport management

Sport entrepreneurship & agency

Generational Intelligence and the Sport Intern

Sam Schmidt Instructor Room 104H - SAC E (502)852-1052 samuel.schmidt@louisville.edu

Athletic activism

Sport for social change

Sport for development and peace

Megan Shreffler Assistant Professor Room 104M - SAC E (502)852-0548 megan.shreffler@louisville.edu

New media usage in sports

Customer service

Relationship marketing

Daniela Terson de Paleville Assistant Professor Room 105E - SAC E (502)852-0547 dtdepa01@louisville.edu

Pulmonary function and respiratory muscle activation in individuals with spinal cord injury

Effects of locomotor training in pulmonary function and trunk muscle activation in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury

Carla Vidoni Assistant Professor Room 104C - SAC E (502) 852-8844 carla.vidoni@louisville.edu

Fair play and social skills intervention in physical education

Preschool through 12th grade curriculum and instruction interventions