July 2006 - Present | Professor; Director of Advanced Licensure Programs, Liberty University ‐ School of Education | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Honors and Awards
- President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Liberty University, 2021.
- Graduate Research Award: Oral Presentation, 3rd Place (with doctoral candidate Rachel Pedigo). Center for Research & Scholarship, Liberty University, 2019.
- Virginia Distinguished Paper Award (with doctoral candidate Michelle Casey), American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2016.
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Liberty University, 2012.
- Virginia Distinguished Paper Award (with Dr. John Pantana), American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2009.
- Excellence in Classroom Instruction, Belhaven University, 2006.
Courses
- EDUC 703 Philosophical & Social Foundations of Education
- EDUC 604 Foundations of Education
- EDUC 989 Dissertation Proposal & Research
- EDAS 699 Internship in School Administration
- EDAS 645 Foundations for Educational Leaders
- EDAS 640 School Administration
- EDUC 504 Historical & Philosophical Foundations of Education
- EDUC 360 Foundations of Education
2017 - 2019 | M.A., Liberty University ‐ History | |
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1995 - 2000 | Ed.D., Oklahoma State University ‐ Curriculum & Instruction | |
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1991 - 1993 | M.A., Grace College ‐ School Administration | |
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1987 - 1988 | Post-Baccalaureate, Houston Baptist University ‐ History | |
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1981 - 1985 | B.A., Mid-America Christian University ‐ English | |
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Contact Information
Samuel J. Smith
Liberty University
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, DeMoss Hall 1314AM
1971 University Blvd
Lynchburg, VA 24515
Phone: 434-592-4342
Fax: 434-582-2468
Email: