Faculty Research Overviews

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Name Research
Akos, Patrick Akos’s research is conceptually based on developmental advocacy.
Anderson, Janice L. Anderson’s research interests include the use of educational games and virtual worlds (Quest Atlantis) to teach science content, the impact of gender and race on students’ construction of scientific knowledge, supporting students in scientific inquiry, explanation and argumentation and the design and enactment of science curriculum materials.
Bolick, Cheryl Mason Bolick’s research is grounded in the integration of technology into social studies teaching and learning.
Boone, Harriet Boone’s research focuses on innovative personnel development models as well as ethics and early childhood interventions.
Brown, Frank Brown’s research has put race, economics and the law on the table and out in the open for public discussion and action.
Brown, Kathleen By focusing her attention more squarely on the expansion of theoretical bases, Brown is working on an original, creative and interdisciplinary research process in the field of educational leadership.
Cizek, Gregory Cizek’s scholarly interests include standard setting, testing policy, classroom assessment and cheating on tests. 
Day, Barbara Day’s current research focuses on identifying what teachers want and need in order to be successful.
English, Fenwick English’s scholarship includes more than 20 books and 100 articles published in both practitioner and academic journals.
Fitzgerald, Jill Fitzgerald’s research spans more than a quarter of a century and has resulted in more than 80 works.
Friel, Susan Friel has several areas of interest that are informed by her research and scholarship: curriculum development, development of students’ statistical knowledge, professional development of teachers including a self-study of her own practice and early childhood mathematics education.
Galassi, John Galassi’s experiences with Dr. Joseph Wolpe, one of the founders of behavioral therapy, kindled his interest in researching the role of assertion and social skills training in effective interpersonal relationships.
Glazier, Jocelyn At its core, Glazier’s research concerns social justice and multicultural education as related to issues of teacher education.
Greene, Jeffrey Greene’s research focuses upon cognition, regulation and beliefs.
Griffin, Dana Griffin’s research interests are in multicultural counseling and supervision issues in School Counseling, in addition to school-family-community partnerships.
Grumet, Madeleine Grumet’s research and scholarship explore issues of subjectivity and the ways that students and teachers bring their own experiences to the symbolic codes and social and political structures of institutional knowledge to make sense of the world.
Gulledge, Suzanne In the area of curriculum studies, Gulledge has conducted research and published articles on teaching religion in public education, on service learning and on advisor/advisee programs in middle schools. 
Hall, Leigh A. Hall’s research addresses issues relevant to adolescent literacy, struggling readers, middle school education and teacher education.
Hamm, Jill Hamm’s research focuses on adolescents’ peer relations in ethnically diverse schools – especially their inter-group relations and the impact of these relations on adolescents’ school adjustment.
Hannum, Wallace Hannum has directed several research projects investigating the use of technology for education at all levels.
Horton, Cheryl Horton’s research interests use the theoretical framework of Vygotsky to study the role of social interactions in student understanding.
Justice, Julie Ellison

Justice’s research investigates the ways that literacy policy is created and implemented.
Knotek, Steve Two overarching scholarly interests define Knotek’s research agenda: the process and outcome of consultee-centered consultation and the impact of socio-cultural influences on children’s development of emergent literacy.
Marshall, Catherine Marshall’s research on the politics of education has revealed unwritten rules in the subcultures of education policy actors.
Meece, Judith Meece’s research focuses on the role of schooling experiences in children’s development.
Miller, Melissa Miller’s research focuses on the prevention and remediation of academic difficulties for students with learning and behavior problems.
New, Rebecca New’s research—most of which has focused on Italian early care and education policies and practices—has had a significant influence on early care and education in the United States.
Noblit, George Noblit’s research focuses on the sociology of knowledge, school reform, critical race studies, anthropology of education and qualitative research methods.
O'Sullivan, Rita O’Sullivan specializes in developing collaborative evaluation techniques that enhance evaluation capacity and utilization among educators and public service providers.
Parsons, Eileen With a focus on African American students, Parsons’ earlier research examined teacher-constructed learning environments and teachers’ views and instructional practices with respect to culture.
Rong, Xue Lan Inspired to make a real difference in children’s lives and the society in which they live, Rong uses interdisciplinary research to explore three aspects of educational equality: the education of immigrant children of various ethnic groups; the education of Asian-American children; and education in China – especially the education of migrant children in China’s urbanization movement.
Scott, Catherine Scott’s research focuses on answering the question, “What are STEM high schools and how are they uniquely different from traditional high schools?”
Simeonsson, Rune Simeonsson’s scholarship focuses on the assessment of child functioning and development and physical and social ecologies as they relate to health, education and well-being.
Steinthorsdottir, Olof Bjorg Steinthorsdottir studies the teaching and learning of mathematics.
Stone, Lynda Stone’s research interests focus on philosophy of education, broadly defined as social theory.
Tillman, Linda Tillman seeks to provide a counter-narrative to traditional educational leadership/school administration theory as well as epistemological and methodological approaches to conducting research.
Trier, James Trier is interested in investigating critical methods to engage pre-service teachers in theoretical explorations of various important educational issues by considering ─ simultaneously, in juxtaposition ─ academic and popular culture texts.
Unks, Gerald Unks’ research agenda is purposely diverse, reflecting his changing curiosities.
Vernon-Feagans, Lynne Over the last 30 years, Vernon-Feagans has focused her interest on children at risk – especially African-American children who live in poverty.
Ware, William Ware’s scholarship follows three modes, each characterized by collaboration.
Wasik, Barbara Combining her expertise in psychology and education, Wasik is a national leader in developing interventions for children who are at risk of school failure.