College of Education Faculty

B. Grant Hayes, Distinguished Professor and Dean
(BA, Limestone College; MEd, EdS, PhD, University of South Carolina, Columbia)
William A. Rouse, Jr., Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Faculty Affairs
(BS, MAEd, EdS, EdD, East Carolina University)
Alana M. Zambone, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Research
(BA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; MS, PhD, Vanderbilt University)
Allen Guidry, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Planning and Global Engagement
(BS, MAEd, East Carolina University; PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Elizabeth M. Hodge, Professor and Assistant Dean for Innovation and Strategic Initiatives
(BS, Ithaca College; MS, East Carolina University; PhD, University of Florida)
Vivian Martin Covington, Teaching Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean for for Undergraduate Affairs and Educator Preparation
(BS, MAEd, CAS, EdD, East Carolina University)
Ellen Dobson, Director of Assessment, Accreditation, and Data Management
(BA, University of Maryland; MAEd, Penn State University; EdD, East Carolina University)

Department of Educational Leadership

Marjorie C. Ringler, Professor and Chair
(BS, Florida International University; MAEd, Stetson University; EdD, University of Florida)
Kermit G. Buckner, Professor
(AB, MA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; EdD, University of North Carolina, Greensboro)
Crystal R. Chambers, Associate Professor
(BA, Spelman College; JD, PhD, University of Virginia)
Thomas Daly, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BS, MA, EdS, East Carolina University; EdD, North Carolina State University)
Vernon Farrington, Teaching Associate Professor
(BS, Appalachian State University; MS, North Carolina A&T State University; PhD, University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
Harold L. Holloman, Professor
(BA, Wake Forest University; MA, East Carolina University; PhD, University of South Carolina)
Karen Jones, Assistant Professor
(BS, University of Texas at Austin; Med, Texas State University-San Marcos; PhD, Texas State University-San Marcos)
Matthew Militello, Professor
(BEd, University of Michigan; MEd, PhD, Michigan State University)
Dan Novey, Assistant Professor
(BA, St.Mary’s College; MA, Bucknell University; EdD, Lehigh University)
Heidi Puckett, Teaching Assistant Professor and Director of Outreach and Leadership Development
(BA, MAEd, University of Oklahoma; EdD, Argosy University)
R. Martin Reardon, Assistant Professor
(BA, Macquarie University, Sydney, AU; BEd, MEd, Queensland University, Brisbane, AU; PhD, The College of William & Mary)
Mary-Margaret Greer Robinson, Assistant Professor
(BA, The University of South Carolina; MS, PhD, The University of Central Florida)William A. Rouse, Jr., Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Faculty Affairs
(BS, MAEd, EdS, EdD, East Carolina University)
David Siegel, Associate Professor
(BA, Wake Forest University; MEd, University of South Carolina; PhD, University of Michigan)
Kathy T. Spencer, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BA, MA, EdD, East Carolina University)
Linda C. Stevens, Teaching Professor
(BA, Campbell University; MAT, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; EdD, East Carolina University)

Department of Elementary Education and Middle Grades Education

Mark L’Esperance, Professor and Chair
(BS, MEd, PhD, University of North Carolina, Greensboro)
Jennifer Adams, Teaching Instructor
(BS, MEd, East Carolina University)
Patricia J. Anderson, Professor
(BS, MAEd, Delta State University; EdD, University of Georgia)
Jamin Carson, Associate Professor
(BA, MEd, PhD, University of Texas)
Jessica R. Chittum, Assistant Professor
(AA, St. Petersburg College; BS, MA, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg; PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Margaret Kristen Cuthrell, Professor and Interim Director of the Rural Education Institute
(BA, Duke University; MEd, Lesley University; EdD, Wilmington College)
Paige Everett, Teaching Instructor
(BS, MAEd, East Carolina University)
Jennifer Gallagher, Assistant Professor
(BA, MEd, University of Minnesota; PhD, Iowa State University)
Lesli Grandy, Teaching Instructor
(BS, MAEd, East Carolina University)
Helen Carol Greene, Associate Professor
(BA, Morehead State University; MAEd, East Carolina University; PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Christine Joseph, Assistant Professor
(BA, MA, PhD, University of South Florida)
Jane Carol Manner, Associate Professor
(AB, Vassar College; MEd, East Stroudsburg University; EdS, Barry University; EdD, Florida International University)
Angela Novak, Assistant Professor
(AB, The College of William and Mary; MA, University of Connecticut; PhD, The College of William and Mary)
Dawn B. Shelton, Teaching Instructor
(BA, MAEd, East Carolina University)
Julie Stanley, Teaching Instructor
(BS, MAEd, EdD, Gardner-Webb University)
Sharilyn Steadman, Associate Professor
(BS, MAEd, Belmont University; PhD, University of Michigan)
Christina Tschida, Associate Professor
(BA, College of St. Catherine; MSA, PhD, University of North Carolina, Greensboro)
Louis L. Warren, Professor
(BS, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; MEd, University of North Carolina, Pembroke; EdD, University of Georgia)
Bryan S. Zugelder, Assistant Professor
(BS, University of Central Florida; MS, Florida State University; EdD, Nova Southeastern University)

Department of Interdisciplinary Professions

J. Scott Glass, Professor and Chair
(BA, North Carolina State University; MEd, East Carolina University; PhD, University of North Carolina, Greensboro)
Janeé Avent-Harris, Assistant Professor
(BS, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; MS, PhD, University of North Carolina, Greensboro)
Phyllis J. Broughton, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BA, Barton College; MAEd, East Carolina University; EdD, North Carolina State University)
Ashley Cannan, Teaching Instructor
(BA, Samford University; MA, University of Alabama)
Monica Colon-Aguirre, Assistant Professor
(BBA, University of Puerto Rico; MBA, Inter American University of Puerto Rico; MS, PhD, University of Tennessee)
Allison Crowe, Associate Professor
(BA, University of Virginia; MS, College of William and Mary; PhD, University of North Carolina, Greensboro)
Lonika Crumb, Assistant Professor
(BA, North Carolina State University; MA, Clark Atlanta University; PhD, University of Georgia)
Kylie Dotson-Blake, Professor
(BA, MS, East Carolina University; PhD, College of William and Mary)
Lana Kaye Dotson, Associate Professor
(BS, MLS, CAS, EdD, East Carolina University)
John B. Harer, Associate Professor
(BS, Bloomsburg University; MSLS, Clarion University; MPA, University of Baltimore; PhD, Texas A&M University)
B. Grant Hayes, Distinguished Professor and Dean
(BA, Limestone College; MEd, EdS, PhD, University of South Carolina, Columbia)
Elizabeth M. Hodge, Professor and Assistant Dean for Innovation and Strategic Initiatives
(BS, Ithaca College; MS, East Carolina University; PhD, University of Florida)
Jami L. Jones, Associate Professor
(BA, Mills College; MA, Teachers College, Columbia University; MLS, University of Maryland; PhD, Nova Southeastern University)
Plummer Alston Jones, Jr., Professor
(BM, East Carolina University; MS, Drexel University; PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Xi Lin, Assistant Professor
(BM, North China Electric Power University; MA, PhD, Auburn University)
Kathy Lohr, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BS, MS, Colorado State University; MEd, EdD, North Carolina State University)
Barbara M. Marson, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; MLS, University of North Carolina, Greensboro; PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Vivian W. Mott, Professor
(BS, MS, University of Tennessee; PhD, University of Georgia)
Christy M. Rhodes, Assistant Professor
(BA, State University of New York at Albany; MS, Radford University; PhD, University of South Florida)
Syntia D. Santos Dietz, Assistant Professor
(BA, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Fancisco Morazán; MEd, State University of New York at Buffalo; PhD, North Carolina State University)
Steven W. Schmidt, Professor
(BBA, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; MS, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Lou Sua, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BS, North Carolina A&T State University; MLIS, PhD, University of North Carolina, Greensboro)
Ivan G. Wallace, Professor
(BS, MA, MA, EdS, Truman State University; EdD, University of Georgia)
Scott Williams, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BSBE, MAEd, East Carolina University; PhD, Virginia Polytechnic and State University)
Tomegia Winston, Teaching Instructor
(BSBA, MS, East Carolina University)
Mary Elaine Yontz, Professor
(BA, University of Central Florida; MFA, University of Florida; MSLS, Florida State University; PhD, University of Florida)

Department of Literacy Studies, English Education and History Education

Kristin Gehsmann, Professor and Chair
(BS, MS, Central Connecticut State University; EdD, University of Vermont)
Kimberly L. Anderson, Assistant Professor
(BA, State University College, Cortland; MS, CAS, PhD, State University of New York, Albany)
Terry S. Atkinson, Associate Professor
(BS, MS, PhD, University of North Carolina, Greensboro)
Tanya Cannon, Teaching Instructor
(BS, MAEd, East Carolina University)
Johna Lee Faulconer, Associate Professor
(BS, East Carolina University; MEd, Campbell University; EdD, North Carolina State University)
Todd B. Finley, Associate Professor
(BA, University of Puget Sound; MA, PhD, University of Minnesota)
Allen Guidry, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Planning and Global Engagement
(BS, MAEd, East Carolina University; PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Christy Howard, Assistant Professor
(BA, MA, PhD, University of North Carolina, Greensboro)
Ran Hu, Associate Professor
(BA, Beijing Second Foreign Languages Institute; MA, MEd, PhD, University of Georgia)
Katherine E. Misulis, Associate Professor
(BA, MS, State University of New York, Potsdam; CAS, State University of New York, Brockport; PhD, Syracuse University)
Lanette T. Moret, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BS, MS, EdD, East Carolina University)
Makkaka Overstreet, Assistant Professor
(BS, Med, PhD, University of Louisville)
Caitlin L. Ryan, Associate Professor
(BA, University of Virginia; MA, PhD, Ohio State University)
Elizabeth Swaggerty, Associate Professor
(BS, MS, PhD, University of Tennessee)
Anne Ticknor, Associate Professor
(BA, Luther College; MEd, University of Nevada; PhD, University of Iowa)

Department of Mathematics, Science, and Instructional Technology Education

Abbie H. Brown, Professor and Chair
(BA, Temple University; MA, Columbia University; MS, PhD, Indiana University)
Kwaku Adu-Gyamfi, Associate Professor
(BSc, University of Cape Coast, Ghana; MS, PhD, North Carolina State University)
Leonard A. Annetta, Distinguished Professor
(BS, MA, Salisbury University; PhD, University of Missouri-St. Louis)
Leigh Belford, Teaching Instructor
(BS, Methodist University; MAEd, East Carolina University)
Carol A. Brown, Associate Professor
(BS, MAEd, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; EdD, University of Memphis)
Charity Cayton, Assistant Professor
(BS, MAEd, East Carolina University; PhD, North Carolina State University)
Bethann Cole, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BS, MAEd, East Carolina University; EdD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Daniel Dickerson, Associate Professor
(BS, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; MS, PhD, North Carolina State University)
Elizabeth Doster, Associate Professor
(BS, MEd, Georgia Southern University; PhD, University of Georgia)
Maureen Ellis, Associate Professor
(BS, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College; MS, PhD, Indiana University)
Bonnie Glass, Teaching Instructor
(BA, Meredith College; MAT, University of West Alabama)
Monica Gonzalez, Assistant Professor
(BA, MEd, PhD, University of Houston)
Maureen M. Grady, Assistant Professor
(BA, Rhode Island College; MDIV, Methodist Theological School, Ohio; PhD, Pennsylvania State University)
Carrie W. Lee, Assistant Professor
(BA, Duke University; MEd, PhD, North Carolina State University)
Tammy D. Lee, Assistant Professor
(BS, MAEd, East Carolina University; PhD, North Carolina State University)
Ya-Huei Lu, Assistant Professor
(BA, National Taiwan University; MA, National Cheng Chi University; PhD, Indiana University)
Kenneth J. Luterbach, Associate Professor
(BEd, BS, MA, MS, University of Calgary; PhD, Indiana University)
Rhea L. Miles, Associate Professor
(BS, James Madison University; MAT, PhD, University of Virginia)
Ronald V. Preston, Associate Professor and Director of Students
(BS, Oakland City University; MS, University of Southern Indiana; PhD, Indiana University)
Catherine Stein Schwartz, Associate Professor
(BA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; MEd, PhD, University of North Carolina, Greensboro)
Rose Sinicrope, Associate Professor
(BS, Concord College; MA, West Virginia University; EdD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Patricia J. Slagter van Tryon, Associate Professor
(BS, Temple University; MA, Arcadia University; EdD, Lehigh University)
William A. Sugar, Professor
(BA, Sonoma State University; MS, Simmons College; PhD, Indiana University)
Anthony Thompson, Associate Professor
(BS, Northwestern State University of Louisiana; MS, PhD, Florida State University)

Department of Special Education, Foundations and Research

Guili Zhang, Professor and Chair
(BA, Shandong University; MAEd, Georgia Southern University; PhD, University of Florida)
Benjamin S. Blaisdell, Assistant Professor
(BA, New York University; MA, City University of New York; PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Daniel Boudah, Professor
(BS, MAEd, University of Vermont; PhD, University of Kansas)
Lori Lee Smith Canter, Associate Professor
(BA, MEd, University of North Carolina, Wilmington; PhD, University of South Carolina)
Marsha Craft-Tripp, Teaching Associate Professor
(BS, MS, EdS, East Carolina University; EdD, North Carolina State University)
Kevin Currie-Knight, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BM, Berklee College of Music; MLA, University of Richmond; MS, McDaniel College; PhD, University of Delaware)
Rebecca L. Harris, Teaching Associate Professor
(BA, Keene State College; MS, Syracuse University; PhD, Syracuse University)
Lori Flint, Associate Professor
(BA, Fairmont State University; MAEd, Ashland University; PhD, University of Georgia)
Rebecca Harris, Teaching Associate Professor
(BA, Keene State College; MS, PhD, Syracuse University)
Melissa Hudson, Assistant Professor
(BS, MAEd, Eastern Kentucky University; PhD, University of North Carolina, Charlotte)
Laura King, Associate Professor
(BS, University of North Carolina, Pembroke; MAEd, PhD, University of Central Florida)
James A. McKernan, Professor
(BS, Temple University; MA, National University of Ireland, Galway; PhD, University of Ulster)
Bethany R. McKissick, Associate Professor
(BS, MEd, University of Kentucky; PhD, University of North Carolina, Charlotte)
Tosha Owens, Assistant Professor
(BA, Bowling Green State University; MAT, PhD, University of North Carolina, Charlotte)
Linda A. Patriarca, Professor
(BA, MA, Eastern Michigan University; PhD, Michigan State University)
Christopher J. Rivera, Associate Professor
(BA, MAT, Fayetteville State University; PhD, University of North Carolina, Charlotte)
Sandra Seay, Associate Professor
(BA, University of Massachusetts, Boston; MA, University of Chicago; MA, EdD, East Tennessee State University)
Amy Swain, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BA, East Carolina University; MA, PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Michael R. Vitale, Professor
(BS, MS, PhD, Florida State University)
Karen Voytecki, Associate Professor
(BS, University of Wisconsin; MA, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg; PhD, University of South Florida)
Sandra Hopfengardner Warren, Professor
(BA, The College of Wooster; MPA, University of Dayton; PhD, University of Maryland)
Stacy L. Weiss, Associate Professor
(BA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; MEd, PhD, North Carolina State University)
Jennifer Bautel Williams, Associate Professor
(BS, Appalachian State University; MEd, PhD, North Carolina State University)
Alana M. Zambone, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Research
(BA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; MS, PhD, Vanderbilt University)