Alyson Lavigne

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

Associate Professor, School Leadership


Alyson Lavigne

Contact Information

Office Location: EDUC 394
Phone: 435-797-4144
Email: alyson.lavigne@usu.edu
Additional Information:

Licensures & Certifications

Classroom Assessment Scoring System K-3 Trained Observer, Teachstone, 2018

Biography

Dr. Alyson L. Lavigne is an associate professor of instructional leadership at Utah State University. Using her training as an educational psychologist and classroom researcher, Lavigne has conducted research on teacher retention, teachers’ beliefs, teacher supervision and evaluation, and culturally and linguistically minoritized students’ experiences.

Awards

TEAL Faculty Service Award, 2026

School of Teacher Education and Leadership


Publications | Books

  • Lavigne, A., (2023). Actionable Feedback to PK-12 Teachers. Rowman & Littlefield

    Publications | Book Chapters

  • Lavigne, A., (2025). Applying process-product principles for meaningful observation research in today’s classrooms. : Research handbook on classroom observation.

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

Professional Journal

  • Ford, T.G, Kwon, K., Lavigne, A., McHugh, T., (2024). The working conditions and well-being of early care and education leaders.. Early Childhood Education Journal, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-024-01677-x
  • Ford, T.G, Kwon, K., Lavigne, A., McHugh, T., (2024). Testing a holistic framework of early care and education and K-12 leaders’ working conditions and well-being. . AERA Open, doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/23328584241235923
  • Leu Bonanno, S., Walls, J., Lavigne, A., Washburn, K., (2022). Exploring the intersections of cultural sustenance and care: Toward a vision of culturally and linguistically sustaining school leadership.. Journal of School Leadership, doi: 10.1177/10526846221133985
  • Lavigne, A., Henrichs, L., Acosta Feliz, J.A, Shao, S., (2022). Cultural responsivity and common conceptions of “good” teaching in culturally and linguistically diverse elementary classrooms in the U.S.. Teaching and Teacher Education118, doi: 10.1016/j.tate.2022.103812
  • Lavigne, A., Artificial intelligence for instructional leadership: Promises and pitfalls.. Journal of School Leadership

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Technical Reports

Research Reports

Other Reports

  • Lavigne, A., (2019). The teaching diverse youth project: District report. Final . *
  • Lavigne, A., (2019). The teaching diverse youth project: Study brief. . *

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Other

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Teaching

TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL 7325, 7325, 7325, 7325, 7325, 7325, 7325, 7325, 7325, 7325, 7325 - Instructional Leadership, Fall 2025
TEAL, TEAL 6050, 7050 - Theories of Instructional Supervision, Fall 2025
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Summer 2025
TEAL 6050 - Theories of Instructional Supervision, Spring 2025
TEAL, TEAL 6090, 7090 - Theories of Organizational Leadership in Education, Spring 2025
TEAL 7060 - Assessment and Data Issues for Instructional Leaders, Fall 2024
TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL 7060, 7060, 7060, 7060, 7060, 7060, 7060, 7060, 7060, 7060, 7060 - Assessment and Data Issues for Instructional Leaders, Fall 2024
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Fall 2024
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Summer 2024
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Summer 2023
TEAL 7050 - Theories of Instructional Supervision, Summer 2023
TEAL 7060 - Assessment and Data Issues for Instructional Leaders, Spring 2023
TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL, TEAL 7060, 7060, 7060, 7060, 7060, 7060, 7060, 7060, 7060 - Assessment and Data Issues for Instructional Leaders, Spring 2023
, Fall 2022
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Fall 2022
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Summer 2022
, Spring 2022
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Spring 2022
TEAL 6945 - Supervision and Administration Internship, Spring 2022
TEAL 6050 - Theories of Instructional Supervision, Fall 2021
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Summer 2021
TEAL 7050 - Theories of Instructional Supervision, Summer 2021
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Spring 2021
TEAL 6050 - Theories of Instructional Supervision, Spring 2021
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Fall 2020
TEAL 7820 - Seminar: Special Topics in Teacher Education and Leadership, Fall 2020
TEAL 6050 - Theories of Instructional Supervision, Summer 2020
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Fall 2019
TEAL 6050 - Theories of Instructional Supervision, Fall 2019
TEAL 7900 - Independent Study, Summer 2019
TEAL 7900 - Independent Study, Summer 2019
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Summer 2019
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Summer 2019
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Summer 2019
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Summer 2019
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Summer 2019
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Summer 2019
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Spring 2019
TEAL 7090 - Theories of Organizational Leadership in Education, Spring 2019
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Fall 2018
TEAL 6190 - Theories of Learning and Models of Teaching, Fall 2018
TEAL 7820 - Seminar: Special Topics in Teacher Education and Leadership, Summer 2018
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Spring 2018
TEAL 6060 - Instructional Leadership: Assessment for Curricular, Fall 2017

Graduate Students Mentored

Krystle Bassett, Teacher Education & Leadership, February 2025
Mark Lewis, May 2024
Bethany McGarry, February 2024
Jonathan Heaton, Teacher Education & Leadership, May 2021
Doug Larson, Teacher Education & Leadership, March 2024 - December 2025
Justin Andersen, Teacher Education & Leadership, December 2019 - November 2025
Matthew Dias, Teacher Education & Leadership, September 2019 - August 2025
Cody Reutzel, Teacher Education & Leadership - August 2023
Amy Kinder, Teacher Education & Leadership, October 2020 - May 2023
Sarah Nielsen, Teacher Education & Leadership - December 2021