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Community Health and Human Services

Retta Evans, Ph.D., MCHES	Health Education Adolescent and young adult health, nutrition, and physical activity Body image School health
Laura Forbes, Ph.D.	Health education program planning and administration Youth and adult drug use prevention programs Student assistance programs Adolescent Mental Health Various college health topics
Larrell Wilkinson, Ph.D., MSPH, CHES	Health Education Health Disparities/Equity Psychosocial Health Young Adult Wellness Access to Health Care

Counseling

Shannon McCarthy, Ph.D.	Counselor development Counselor supervision Family school collaboration Adolescent and family counseling
Dayna Watson, Ph.D.	Issues of Poverty and Class in Counseling Community-School Collaboration Program Development

Early Childhood and Elementary Education

James Ernest, Ph.D.	Diverse views of developmentally appropriate practices Effectiveness of pre-k programs Coaching as a tool for professional development
Grace Jepkemboi, Ph.D.	Child development-especially children in difficult circumstances (e.g those affected by AIDS and refugee children) Curriculum development Comparative education

Educational Foundations

Tondra Loder-Jackson, Ph.D.	Urban Education African American Educational History Civil Rights and Education Life Course and Life History Approaches
Andrew McKnight, Ph.D.	Social/Cultural Theory Diversity and Equity Ethics Current Educational Policy Emotional Contexts of Schooling

Educational Leadership

Amy Dagley, Ph.D.	School Law Policy Ethics School Finance Organizational and Leadership Factors in Schools
Keith Gurley, Ed.D.	Professional Learning Communities Professional development for In-Service School Leaders
Gary B. Peters, Ph.D.	Cultural factors underlying leadership processes Crisis leadership

Educational Psychology and Research

Robin Fiedler, Ph.D.	Educational Statistics Assessment and Measurement
Jenna LaChenaye, Ph.D.	Place-based, cultural and ecological sustainability and education Neocolonial and poststructuralist theory in education Ethnographic methods in research and evaluation
Melanie Shores, Ph.D.	Gender studies Math/Science education Assessment and measurement
Scott Snyder, Ph.D.	Program evaluation Applications of the Rasch model to scale construction Grading in K-16 education Applications of systems theory Bronfenbrenner’s theory to education and related programs

Educational Technology

Yu-Mei Wang, Ph.D.

Online Learning

English as a Second Language

Josephine Prado, Ph.D.

Language use
Language ideology,identity/subjectivity
Relationship of school and community

Susan Spezzini, Ph.D.

How mainstream teachers learn to implement ESL Best Practices and how they help their colleagues through collaborative mentoring
The use of oral interactive techniques, especially for the teaching of grammar and pronunciation
How visual analogies in "The Fun-Analogy Train" serve to empower graduate students in understanding phonological concepts and in using such concepts to help ELLs improve their pronunciation.

Higher Education Administration

Mary Ann Bodine Al-Sharif, Ph.D.

Student identity development - Exploring the lives of students who define themselves as living between worlds across issues of ability, race, religion, ethnicity, gender expression, and the like.
Global movements in higher education; the impact of internationalization, globalization and glocalization in higher education.
Exploring issues of social justice, institutionalized oppression, and advocacy within higher education

Instructional Design and Development

Elizabeth Fisher, Ph.D.

Learner experience/user experience design
Online teaching and learning
Workplace preparation

Kinesiology

Gordon Fisher, Ph.D.	Effects of exercise/nutrition Mitochondrial bioenergetics Oxidative stress Chronic inflammation in chronic diseases
Kristi Menear, Ph.D., CAPE	Adapted physical education/activity Wellness for individuals with disabilities
Cody Morris, Ph.D.	Health status and exposure risks in firefighters Fitness training vs. job performance in firefighters and sports officials
Claire Mowling, Ph.D.	Physical Education
Sandra Sims, Ph.D.	Youth fitness School health and fitness Advocacy initiatives and legislation for healthy youth

Secondary Education

Jeremiah Clabough, Ph.D.	Improving social studies pedagogy Integrating primary sources into the social studies classroom Utilizing children's literature in the social studies classroom
Lee Meadows, Ph.D.	Inquiry-based science teaching Evolution Education
Tommy Smith, Ed.D.	Mathematics education Inquiry-based instruction Pedagogical content knowledge Mathematics content courses for teacher education

Special Education

Stephanie Corcoran, Ph.D.	Assessment Autism Spectrum Disorders
Robin Ennis, Ph.D.	Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Academic and Behavioral Instructional Strategies Students with and At-Risk for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Jennifer Kilgo, Ed.D.	A transdisciplinary approach to personnel preparation Culturally appropriate, family-based practices Recommended (evidence-based) practices in the field of early intervention/early childhood special education
Debbie Voltz, Ph.D.	Diverse Learners in Inclusive Urban Schools