The following faculty are eligible to serve on doctoral committees. To read more about faculty, view their vita, and get more detail on their research interests and classes that they typically teach check the Faculty Directory on the TEAL website.
Sarah Braden, Language Education, Ethnography, Discourse Analysis
Tye Campbell, Mathematics Education, Collaborative Learning
Steven Camicia, Social Studies
Amanda Deliman, Early Childhood and Elementary Literacy Education, Children’s Literature, Social Emotional Learning
Edgar Díaz, Bi/Multilingual Education, Language and Literacy, and Social Studies Education
Jake Downs, Foundational Literacy, Reading Comprehension and Text Complexity, Reading-writing Relationship, Reading Intervention, English Language Arts Curriculum, Science of Reading/Science of Reading Instruction (SOR/SORI)
Parker Fawson, Early Literacy, Teacher Education, Education Policy and Innovation
Michelle Frierson, Mathematics Education, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Social Justice Black joy
Cindy Jones, Literacy Teacher Education, Reading-Writing Relationship, Reading Assessment and Intervention
Suzanne Jones, Motivation and Emotions in Learning, Literacy, Conceptual Change, Collective Efficacy
Shireen Keyl, Foundations, Multicultural Issues in Education, Critical Theory, Anthropology and Education, Education of Women and Girls in a Global Context
Ryan Knowles, Social Studies Education, Quantitative Research Methods
Alyson Lavigne, Leadership, Teacher Evaluation, Classroom Observation, Teacher and Student Motivational Dynamics, Dual Language Education
Max Longhurst, Professional Development/Learning, Science Education
Kimberly Lott, Science Education
Sherry Marx, ESL, Multicultural Issues in Education, Qualitative Research Methods, Teacher Research
Emma Mecham, Foundations of Education, Teacher Education, and Place Based Education
Kathleen Mohr, Language and Literacy Development, English Language Learners, Accelerated Reading and Writing Instruction, Classroom Discourse
Patricia Moyer-Packenham, Mathematics Education
Amy Piotrowski, Secondary English Education, 21st Century Literacies, Distal Literacies, Young Adult Literature
Nicole Pyle, Adolescent Literacy, Secondary Education, Intervention Research
Sylvia Read, Elementary Writing, Children's Literature, Content Area Reading & Writing
Kessa Roberts, Educational Leadership and Policy, Rural Education, Family-school-community Partnerships, Crisis Leadership
Marla Robertson, Teacher Education, Literacy, Writing
Jessica F. Shumway, Early Childhood and Elementary Mathematics Education, Integrated Mathematics and Computer Science Education
Mario Suárez, Queer and Trans Studies, Equity, STEM Perseverance, Curriculum Studies, Quantitative Research Methods
Amanda Taggart, Educational Leadership, Instructional and Cultural Leadership, Social Justice
Colby Tofel-Grehl, Science Education
Kathy Cabe Trundle, Science Education
Rachel Turner, Social Studies Education, Curriculum Integration, Qualitative Research Methods
Katherine Vela, Elementary Mathematics Education, STEM Education