Reich College of Education
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
TEMPESTT ADAMS (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., NC State University
M.B.A., Pfeiffer University
Ph.D., UNC-Charlotte
MARY ELIZABETH BELLOWS (2013)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., Stephen F. Austin State University
M.S., Texas A&M University-Commerce
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
LESLIE U. BRADBURY (2006)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., James Madison University
MA.Ed., East Carolina University
Ph.D., University of Georgia
HERBERT F. BROWN (2007)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Tech
JAMES ALLEN BRYANT, JR. (2005)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A., College of William and Mary
Ph.D., University of North Dakota
ANN-MARIE CLARK (2002)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia
M.A., University of Kentucky
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
SUSAN A. COLBY (2003)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., University of Minnesota
M.A., University of Colorado
Ed.D., East Carolina University
CHRISTOPHER COOK (2015)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S. & M.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
CHRYSTAL O. DEAN (2008)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., M.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
MARY W. FERRELL (1990)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
M.S., Appalachian State University
B.A., Pfeiffer University
SHANAN H. FITTS (2008)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., University of Utah
M.A., University of New Mexico
Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder
DAMIANA GIBBONS PYLES (2011)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., B.A., M.A., University of Wyoming
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
JEFFREY M. GOODMAN (1993)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
M.A., Appalachian State University
B.A., Harvard College
TRACY JO GOODSON-ESPY (2004)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., M.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Ed.D., Vanderbilt University
ERIC CHANDLER GROCE (2004)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S.Ed., The University of Texas at Tyler
M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University
LISA A. GROSS (2007)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., Southeast Missouri State University
M.S., University of Missouri-St. Louis
M.S., Northern Illinois University
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
GREGORY S. MCCLURE (2010)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., Appalachian State University
MS.Ed., Shenandoah University
Ph.D., University of Georgia
JENNIFER RICHARDSON McGEE (2012)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., North Carolina State University
M.S., University of Florida
Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
LINDA C. PACIFICI (1999)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., Virginia Tech
M.S., Radford University
Ph.D., Virginia Tech
LISA L. POLING (2010)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., Franklin University
M.A., Wright State University
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
LAURIE A. RAMIREZ (2009)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Utah
THERESA A. REDMOND (2011)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., Saint Michael’s College
M.A., Appalachian State University
Ed.D., Boston University
TRACY W. SMITH (2000)
Professor and Assistant Chair in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
A.B., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
JERIANNE S. TAYLOR (2005)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S. & M.Ed., Clemson University
Ed.D., NC State University
HOLLY J. THORNTON (2006)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
ASHLEY WHITEHEAD (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., Oakland City University
M.S., Indiana State University
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
DAVID ARTHUR WILEY (2011)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S.Ed., M.S.Ed., Ed.D., Temple University
RACHEL E. WILSON (2011)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
A.B., Bryn Mawr College
Ph.D., University of Georgia
SARA OLIN ZIMMERMAN (1992)
Interim Chair and Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.G.S., B.S.Ed., M.S., Ph.D., University of Kansas
Department of Family & Child Studies
ANDREA W. ANDERSON (2011)
Director of the Lucy Brock Child Development Laboratory Program
B.S., Western Carolina University
M.A., Appalachian State University
DENISE M. BREWER (2004)
Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Child Studies
B.S., Appalachian State University
M.Ed., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
DIONNE SILLS BUSIO (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Child Studies
B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
CHERYL L. LEE (1994)
Professor in the Department of Family and Child Studies
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
RHONDA DOSS RUSSELL (2010)
Lecturer in the Department of Family and Child Studies
B.A., Freed-Hardeman University
M.A., Appalachian State University
CAROL SHIVEL SOULÉ (1993)
Lecturer in the Department of Family and Child Studies
B.A., Florida Atlantic University
M.A., University of Georgia
MORIAH M. STEGALL (2017)
Lecturer in the Department of Family and Child Studies
B.S., M.A., Appalachian State University
TERESSA SUMRALL (2016)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Child Studies
B.S., Appalachian State University
M.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Department of Human Development & Psychological Counseling
LEROY G. BARUTH (1988)
Professor and Chair of the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.S., M.S., Mankato State University
Ed.D., University of Arizona
KAREN L. CALDWELL (2000)
Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.A., Mars Hill College
M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Virginia Tech
CATHERINE R. CLARK (1997)
Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.S., M.S., Ed.D., Indiana University
LAURA E. GAMBREL(2015)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.A., Goucher College
M.A., Naropa University
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
DOMINIQUE S. HAMMONDS (2015)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.S., North Carolina State University
M.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
GLENDA JOHNSON (2014)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.A., Talladega College
M.A., Ohio State University
M.A., Prairie View A& M University
Ph.D., Sam Houston State University
NICKOLAS A. JORDAN (2011)
Associate Dean in the Reich College of Education and Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University
MELIA SNYDER (2014)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
M.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
JAMES M. LANCASTER (2002)
Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.A., M.A., Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
GERALDINE A. MILLER (1992)
Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.A., Moorhead State University
M.S.E., University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Ph.D., Ball State University
CHRISTINA M. ROSEN (2007)
Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.A., St. Leo University
M.A., Ed.D., University of Cincinnati
MARK SCHWARZE (2014)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.A., M.A., University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
JILL VAN HORNE (2014)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.A., Lenoir-Rhyne College
M.A. Ed., Western Carolina University
Ph.D., University of North-Carolina at Charlotte
DIANE M. WARYOLD (2004)
Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.S., State University College at Cortland, New York
M.Ed., University of Florida
Ed.D., Florida State University
JON L. WINEK (1993)
Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.S., University of Michigan
M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California
Department of Leadership & Educational Studies
ROMA BOWEN ANGEL (2002)
Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., Meredith College
M.A., Wake Forest University
Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
KIM ELIZABETH BECNEL (2010)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., University of Louisiana at Lafayette
M.A., University of Southern Mississippi
M.L.I.S., Ph.D., University of South Carolina
LESLIE BOLT (2008)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., M.S., Virginia Tech
Ph.D., University of Virginia
HUNTER REED BOYLAN (1980)
Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies and Director of the National Center for Developmental Education
B.A., Miami University
M.Ed., Temple University
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
BRANDY STAR BRYSON (2012)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., M.S.W., University of Georgia
Ph.D., University of South Carolina (Columbia)
AMELIA W. CHENEY (2006)
Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., M.A., Wake Forest University
Ed.D., Appalachian State University
MICHAEL WILLIAM DALE (1988)
Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., M.A.T., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
AUDREY DENTITH (2015)
Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies and Director of the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership
B.S., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
M.S., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
M.Ed., Temple University
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
LOUIS B. GALLIEN, JR. (2013)
Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., Taylor University
M.A., Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
STACEY D. GARRETT (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., College of William and Mary
M.A., James Madison University
Ph.D., Clemson University
WILLIAM M. GUMMERSON (2009)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., M.A., Ed.S., Ph.D., University of South Carolina
DAVID R. HOSTETLER (2009)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., Westminster College
M.A.T.S., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
M.A., J.D., Duke University
BARBARA B. HOWARD (2008)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., Wake Forest University
M.A., Ed.D., Appalachian State University
ALECIA YOUNGBLOOD JACKSON (2003)
Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., University of Georgia
M.S., North Carolina State University
Ph.D., University of Georgia
ANDREW KORICICH (2016)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University
M.B.A., Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
PATRICIA LEVINE-BROWN (2016)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., Liberal Studies
M.A., Jacksonville University
Ed.S., Appalachian State University
Ed.D., The University of Texas at Austin
JENNIFER LUETKEMEYER (2016)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., University of North Florida
M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University
GEORGE ALBERT MAYCOCK (1984)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., M.A., University of Florida
Ed.D., Texas Tech University
TERRY W. McCLANNON (2008)
Department Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., M.A., Ed.S., Ed.D., Appalachian State University
VACHEL W. MILLER (2008)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., Saint John’s University
M.A., University of Minnesota
Ed.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst
ROBIN A. MOELLER (2011)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., University of Northern Iowa
M.A., University of Northern Iowa
Ph.D., Indiana University
PRECIOUS MUDIWA (2007)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.Ed., University of Zimbabwe
M.Ed., Ed.D., Idaho State University
PETER JOHN NELSEN (2007)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire
GEORGE H. OLSON (1991)
Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., American International College
M.A., University of New Hampshire
Ph.D., Florida State University
PATRICK M. O’SHEA (2010)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Old Dominion University
CHRISTOPHER RUSSELL OSMOND (2010)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., Wesleyan University
M.A., Stanford University
Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ALVIN C. PROFFIT (2006)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., M.A., Marshall University
Ed.D., West Virginia University
ROBERT L. SANDERS (2003)
Associate Dean in the School of Graduate Studies and Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., Indiana University
M.S.L.S., University of Kentucky
Ed.D., University of Cincinnati
KRISTA P. TERRY (2010)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., Lyndon State College
M.A., Radford University
Ph.D., Virginia Tech
MATTHEW THOMAS-REID
Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., Mars Hill College
M.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
GAYLE M. TURNER (1999)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., Stanford University
M.I.T., Seattle University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
PAUL R. WALLACE (2008)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Department of Reading Education & Special Education
BETH BUCHHOLZ (2015)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.S., Ph.D Indiana University
AFTYNNE CHEEK (2016)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.Ed., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
ELIZABETH M. FRYE (2004)
Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.S., M.A., Ed.D., Appalachian State University
CONSTANCE R. GREEN (1987)
Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.A., M.Ed., Florida Atlantic University
Ph.D., University of Florida
ROBIN GROCE (2004)
Associate Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., Texas A&M University
ELIN M. HOFFMAN (2008)
Associate Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.S., Indiana University Southeast
M.S., Ph.D., Indiana University
REBECCA JORDAN (2016)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.A., University of Richmond
M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
DAVID ALLEN KOPPENHAVER (2004)
Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.A., The College of Wooster
M.Ed., Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
LARRY J. KORTERING (1992)
Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.A., Hope College
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ed.D., University of Washington, Seattle
MONICA A. LAMBERT (2001)
Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education and Associate Dean of the College of Education
B.S., M.A., West Virginia University
Ed.D., Florida Atlantic University
SUSAN MAYFIELD POGOLOFF (1997)
Associate Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.S.Ed., University of Oklahoma
M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
REBECCA KAY SHANKLAND (2009)
Associate Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University
WOODROW R. TRATHEN (1993)
Professor and Chair of the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.A., Ph.D., University of Utah
CHRISTOPHER L. VAN LOAN (2009)
Associate Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.S., Florida State University
M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Florida
DEVERY MOCK WARD (2006)
Associate Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education and Director of the Reading Clinic
B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of Virginia
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