Present | Associate Dean, East Tennessee State University ‐ College of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education | |
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Present | Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ Department of Educational Foundations and Special Education | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2017 | An Analysis of Current Practices and Effectiveness of Professional Development in Special Education in Rural Environments |
Spencer | |
Spencer Grant | |
Role: CoPI, Methodologist | |
Colleague(s): Fox, J. (PI), Mims, P., (CoPI) | |
$48,350 | |
2010 - 2011 | Project REGAE (recruit, engage, graduate, and employ) |
Clemmer College of Education | |
$20,432 | |
2010 - 2011 | Transition to adulthood and family functioning among college students and their families |
East Tennessee State University | |
Research and Development Grant | |
$8,953 | |
2005 - 2010 | Building Connections |
USDA/CSREES | |
New Community Project CYFAR Grant | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
Colleague(s): Brotherson, S. & Schmalz, K. | |
$133,997 | |
2004 - 2009 | Building Connections |
USDA/CSREES | |
New Community Project CYFAR Grant | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
Colleague(s): Pleban, F., Brotherson, S., & Schmalz, K. | |
$110,700 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
Present | Membership Committee, Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS) | Present | Member, Council of Graduate Schools | Present | Member, Council of Southern Graduate Schools | Present | Member, Council of Tennessee Graduate Schools | Present | Reviewer, Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory, & Practice | Present | Reviewer, Journal of Early Adolescence | Present | Reviewer, Journal of Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research | Present | Member, Society for Research on Adolescents | Present | Member, Society for Research on Child Development | Present | Conference Submission Reviewer, Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood | Present | Member, Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood | Present | Member, Tennessee Council of Graduate Schools | Present | Member, The International Society for Research on Identity |
Honors and Awards
- 2005 - Nominated for College of Human Development and Education Exceptional Contribution for Student Development Award
- 2007 - Program Excellence Award for Building Connections
- 2010 - Nominated for East Tennessee State University Clemar College of Education Faculty Award for Teaching
- 2010 - Facult Award for East Tennessee State University Clemar College of Education Faculty Award for Diversity
- 2012 - Phi Kappa Phi Selection for Inclusion
Courses
- Teaching Pedagogy: GRAD 5110
- Developmental Psychology 2
- Methods of Research
- Advanced Adolescent Psychology
- Understanding Cultural Development
- Cultural Influences on Development
- Analysis and Interpretation of Research Designs
- Families in Cross Cultural Perspectives
- Developmental Lifespan Psychology
2002 | PhD, Auburn University ‐ Human Development and Family Studies | |
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1996 | MS, Texas A&M University-Central Texas ‐ Counseling Psychology | |
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1995 | BS, Texas A&M University-Central Texas ‐ Psychology | |
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Contact Information
PO Box 70720
Johnson City, TN 37614
Office: Burgin-Dossett 309C
Phone: 423-439-4704
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