Ed.D. in School Improvement Faculty

Mary Alice Varga, Ph.D.
Chair, Professor, Leadership, Research, and School Improvement
Jean Ferguson Ruffin, J.D., Ed.D.
Assistant Professor & Assistant Chair
Education Annex RM 219
Office Hours:
Monday and Wednesday 10-2
Office Hours:
Monday and Wednesday 10-2

Julie Raschen, Ed.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Assistant Chair
Jennifer K. Allen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Literacy and Special Education
Logan Arrington, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Stacey Britton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Education Annex RM 119
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Morris Council, III Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Literacy and Special Education
Adriana D'Alba, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Georgia Evans, Ed.D.
Clinical Asst. Professor, Leadership, Research, and School Improvement
Shelli Frazier Trotman Scott, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and College of Education Director of Graduate Studies
Brent Gilles, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Education Annex RM 126
Office Hours:
Tuesdays 10am - 1pm
Office Hours:
Tuesdays 10am - 1pm

Katy Green, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Literacy and Special Education
Robert A. Griffin, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Education Annex RM 124
Office Hours:
Online by appointment
Office Hours:
Online by appointment

Kim C. Huett, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Education Annex RM 129
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Melissa Johnston, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Educational Technology and Foundations
Education Annex RM 125
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Laurie Kimbrel, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, Leadership, Research, and School Improvement
Education Annex RM 221
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Diana Mindrila, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Leadership, Research, and School Improvement
Andy Nixon, Ed. D.
Associate Professor and Department Chair, Leadership, Research, and School Improvement
Abbot Packard, Ph.D.
Professor, Leadership, Research, and School Improvement
Education Annex RM 250
Office Hours:
Mon-Thurs. 8:00-11:30
Office Hours:
Mon-Thurs. 8:00-11:30

John Ponder, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Department Chair, Literacy and Special Education
Elizabeth Pope, PhD, MA
Assistant Professor, Leadership, Research, and School Improvement
Bethany L. Scullin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Literacy and Special Education
Janet Strickland, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Early Childhood through Secondary Education
Education Annex RM 108
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Yan Yang, Ph.D.
Professor
Education Annex RM 138
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