Progress

New Faculty and Staff Arrivals
Listed in alphabetical order

Albert Akyeampong Assistant Professor, Instructional Technology Research Interests: Use of Instructional Technology in the Development and Delivery of Online/Distance Education, Free/Open Source Software, and 2.0 Technologies in Education	Albert Akyeampong
Heather Anerino Director of Public Affairs Interests: Critical Pedagogy, Whiteness Studies, Feminist Rhetorics, and Visual Rhetoric	Heather Anerino
Aaron Dillon Administrative Assistant Interests: Office Management Practices and Emerging Technologies	Aaron Dillon
Cindy Hartman Assistant Professor, Educational Administration and Teacher Education Research Interests: Principalship in Rural Settings and Educational Equity	Cindy Hartman
Michael Hess Assistant Professor, Cultural Studies in Education Research Interests: Social Class and Rural Education, Education in the Appalachian Context, Alternative and Progressive Pedagogies and Democratic Educational Practice	Michael Hess
John Hitchcock Assistant Professor, Educational Research and Evaluation Research Interests: Intervention Research and Program Evaluation in Education, Mixed Methods Designs, School Psychology, and Cultural Impacts on Psychological Constructs	John Hitchcock
Jerry Johnson Assistant Professor, Educational Administration Research Interests: Rural Education, Educational Equity, and Place-Based Education	Jerry Johnson
Marcy Keifer Kennedy Director of Professional Development School Partnerships Research Interests: Mentorship of Preservice Teachers and Partnership Effectiveness in P-12 Schools	Marcy Keifer Kennedy
Rhonda Knight Visiting Professor, Middle Childhood Education Research Interests: Urban Education, Mentorship in the Workplace, Recruitment and Retention of Minority Teachers, and Technology in Urban Middle School Social Studies Classrooms	Rhonda Knight
John Middleton Visiting Professor, Educational Administration Research Interests: Urban Education and Diversity Issues	John Middleton
Greg Moeller Academic Advisor Interests: Student Retention Initiatives and Extracurricular Opportunities for Undergraduate Students	Greg Moeller
Brett Noel Visiting Professor, Special Education Research Interests: International Teacher Education in Southeast Asia, Conflict Resolution Education, Constructivist Methodology, and Non-coercive Classroom Management	Brett Noel
Kevin Rice Field Placement Specialist Interests: Educational Administration in Rural Settings	Kevin Rice
Linda Rice Associate Dean of Outreach and Undergraduate Studies Research Interests: English Education Methods, Historically-Based Young Adult Novels, and African Literature	Linda Rice
Daniel Rogers Assistant Professor, Cultural Studies in Education Research Interests: Queer Theory, Gender Studies, and Identity Development	Daniel Rogers
Dmitry Suspitsin Postdoctoral Research Associate, Higher Education Research Interests: Privatization in Comparative and International Education, Private Higher Education, Public-Private Partnerships, and Organizational Theory	Dmitry Suspitsin
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Dale Minor Assistant Professor, Counselor Education Research Interests: Mental Health, Substance Abuse Education, and Prevention and Intervention Research and Education Janet Sickels Administrative Assistant, Teacher Education Jean Stephens Central Southeast ABLE Resource Center Coordinator