Reich College of Education Faculty - Appalachian State University (2024)

Reich College of Education

Department of Curriculum & Instruction

TEMPESTT ADAMS(2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., NC State University
M.B.A., Pfeiffer University
Ph.D., UNC-Charlotte

MARY ELIZABETH BELLOWS (2013)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., Stephen F. Austin State University
M.S., Texas A&M University-Commerce
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

LESLIE U. BRADBURY (2006)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., James Madison University
MA.Ed., East Carolina University
Ph.D., University of Georgia

HERBERT F. BROWN (2007)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Tech

JAMES ALLEN BRYANT, JR. (2005)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A., College of William and Mary
Ph.D., University of North Dakota

ANN-MARIE CLARK (2002)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia
M.A., University of Kentucky
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

SUSAN A. COLBY (2003)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., University of Minnesota
M.A., University of Colorado
Ed.D., East Carolina University

CHRISTOPHER COOK (2015)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S. & M.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina atGreensboro

CHRYSTAL O. DEAN (2008)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., M.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

MARY W. FERRELL (1990)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
M.S., Appalachian State University
B.A., Pfeiffer University

SHANAN H. FITTS (2008)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., University of Utah
M.A., University of New Mexico
Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder

DAMIANA GIBBONS PYLES (2011)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., B.A., M.A., University of Wyoming
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

JEFFREY M. GOODMAN (1993)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
M.A., Appalachian State University
B.A., Harvard College

TRACY JO GOODSON-ESPY (2004)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., M.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Ed.D., Vanderbilt University

ERIC CHANDLER GROCE (2004)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S.Ed., The University of Texas at Tyler
M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University

LISA A. GROSS (2007)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., Southeast Missouri State University
M.S., University of Missouri-St. Louis
M.S., Northern Illinois University
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

GREGORY S. MCCLURE (2010)
AssociateProfessor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., Appalachian State University
MS.Ed., Shenandoah University
Ph.D., University of Georgia

JENNIFER RICHARDSON McGEE (2012)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., North Carolina State University
M.S., University of Florida
Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte

LINDA C. PACIFICI (1999)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., Virginia Tech
M.S., Radford University
Ph.D., Virginia Tech

LISA L. POLING (2010)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., Franklin University
M.A., Wright State University
Ph.D., The Ohio State University

LAURIE A. RAMIREZ (2009)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Utah

THERESA A. REDMOND (2011)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., Saint Michael’s College
M.A., Appalachian State University
Ed.D., Boston University

TRACY W. SMITH (2000)
Professor and Assistant Chair in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
A.B., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

JERIANNE S. TAYLOR (2005)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S. & M.Ed., Clemson University
Ed.D., NC State University

HOLLY J. THORNTON (2006)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University

ASHLEY WHITEHEAD (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., Oakland City University
M.S., Indiana State University
Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Department of Family & Child Studies

ANDREA W. ANDERSON (2011)
Director of the Lucy Brock Child Development Laboratory Program
B.S., Western Carolina University
M.A., Appalachian State University

DENISE M. BREWER (2004)
Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Child Studies
B.S., Appalachian State University
M.Ed., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte

DIONNE SILLS BUSIO (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Child Studies
B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

CHERYL L. LEE (1994)
Professor in the Department of Family and Child Studies
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

RHONDA DOSS RUSSELL (2010)
Lecturer in the Department of Family and Child Studies
B.A., Freed-Hardeman University
M.A., Appalachian State University

CAROL SHIVEL SOULÉ (1993)
Lecturer in the Department of Family and Child Studies
B.A., Florida Atlantic University
M.A., University of Georgia

MORIAH M. STEGALL (2017)
Lecturer in the Department of Family and Child Studies
B.S., M.A., Appalachian State University

TERESSA SUMRALL (2016)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Child Studies
B.S., Appalachian State University
M.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Department of Human Development & Psychological Counseling

LEROY G. BARUTH (1988)
Professor and Chair of the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.S., M.S., Mankato State University
Ed.D., University of Arizona

KAREN L. CALDWELL (2000)
Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.A., Mars Hill College
M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Virginia Tech

CATHERINE R. CLARK (1997)
Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.S., M.S., Ed.D., Indiana University

LAURA E. GAMBREL(2015)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.A., Goucher College
M.A., Naropa University
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

DOMINIQUE S. HAMMONDS(2015)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.S., North Carolina State University
M.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte

GLENDA JOHNSON (2014)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.A., Talladega College
M.A., Ohio State University
M.A., Prairie View A& M University
Ph.D., Sam Houston State University

NICKOLAS A. JORDAN (2011)
Associate Dean in the Reich College of Education and Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.A.,Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University

MELIA SNYDER(2014)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
M.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte

JAMES M. LANCASTER (2002)
Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.A., M.A., Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

GERALDINE A. MILLER (1992)
Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.A., Moorhead State University
M.S.E., University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Ph.D., Ball State University

CHRISTINA M. ROSEN (2007)
Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.A., St. Leo University
M.A., Ed.D., University of Cincinnati

MARK SCHWARZE (2014)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.A., M.A., University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Ph.D., North Carolina State University

JILL VAN HORNE (2014)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.A., Lenoir-Rhyne College
M.A. Ed., Western Carolina University
Ph.D., University of North-Carolina at Charlotte

DIANE M. WARYOLD (2004)
Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.S., State University College at Cortland, New York
M.Ed., University of Florida
Ed.D., Florida State University

JON L. WINEK (1993)
Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.S., University of Michigan
M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California

Department of Leadership & Educational Studies

ROMA BOWEN ANGEL (2002)
Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., Meredith College
M.A., Wake Forest University
Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

KIM ELIZABETH BECNEL (2010)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., University of Louisiana at Lafayette
M.A., University of Southern Mississippi
M.L.I.S., Ph.D., University of South Carolina

LESLIE BOLT (2008)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., M.S., Virginia Tech
Ph.D., University of Virginia

HUNTER REED BOYLAN (1980)
Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies and Director of the National Center for Developmental Education
B.A., Miami University
M.Ed., Temple University
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

BRANDY STAR BRYSON (2012)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., M.S.W., University of Georgia
Ph.D., University of South Carolina (Columbia)

AMELIA W. CHENEY (2006)
Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., M.A., Wake Forest University
Ed.D., Appalachian State University

MICHAEL WILLIAM DALE (1988)
Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., M.A.T., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

AUDREY DENTITH (2015)
Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies and Director of the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership
B.S., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
M.S., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
M.Ed., Temple University
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

LOUIS B. GALLIEN, JR. (2013)
Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., Taylor University
M.A., Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

STACEY D. GARRETT (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., College of William and Mary
M.A., James Madison University
Ph.D., Clemson University

WILLIAM M. GUMMERSON (2009)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., M.A., Ed.S., Ph.D., University of South Carolina

DAVID R. HOSTETLER (2009)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., Westminster College
M.A.T.S., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
M.A., J.D., Duke University

BARBARA B. HOWARD (2008)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., Wake Forest University
M.A., Ed.D., Appalachian State University

ALECIA YOUNGBLOOD JACKSON (2003)
Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., University of Georgia
M.S., North Carolina State University
Ph.D., University of Georgia

ANDREW KORICICH (2016)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University
M.B.A., Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

PATRICIA LEVINE-BROWN (2016)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., Liberal Studies
M.A., Jacksonville University
Ed.S., Appalachian State University
Ed.D., The University of Texas at Austin

JENNIFER LUETKEMEYER (2016)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., University of North Florida
M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University

GEORGE ALBERT MAYco*ck (1984)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., M.A., University of Florida
Ed.D., Texas Tech University

TERRY W. McCLANNON (2008)
Department Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., M.A., Ed.S., Ed.D., Appalachian State University

VACHEL W. MILLER (2008)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., Saint John’s University
M.A., University of Minnesota
Ed.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst

ROBIN A. MOELLER (2011)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., University of Northern Iowa
M.A., University of Northern Iowa
Ph.D., Indiana University

PRECIOUS MUDIWA (2007)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.Ed., University of Zimbabwe
M.Ed., Ed.D., Idaho State University

PETER JOHN NELSEN (2007)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire

GEORGE H. OLSON (1991)
Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., American International College
M.A., University of New Hampshire
Ph.D., Florida State University

PATRICK M. O’SHEA (2010)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Old Dominion University

CHRISTOPHER RUSSELL OSMOND (2010)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., Wesleyan University
M.A., Stanford University
Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

ALVIN C. PROFFIT (2006)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., M.A., Marshall University
Ed.D., West Virginia University

ROBERT L. SANDERS (2003)
Associate Dean in the School of Graduate Studies and Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., Indiana University
M.S.L.S., University of Kentucky
Ed.D., University of Cincinnati

KRISTA P. TERRY (2010)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., Lyndon State College
M.A., Radford University
Ph.D., Virginia Tech

MATTHEW THOMAS-REID
Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., Mars Hill College
M.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

GAYLE M. TURNER (1999)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., Stanford University
M.I.T., Seattle University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

PAUL R. WALLACE (2008)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Department of Reading Education & Special Education

BETH BUCHHOLZ (2015)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.S., Ph.D Indiana University

AFTYNNE CHEEK (2016)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.Ed., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

ELIZABETH M. FRYE (2004)
Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.S., M.A., Ed.D., Appalachian State University

CONSTANCE R. GREEN (1987)
Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.A., M.Ed., Florida Atlantic University
Ph.D., University of Florida

ROBIN GROCE (2004)
Associate Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., Texas A&M University

ELIN M. HOFFMAN (2008)
Associate Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.S., Indiana University Southeast
M.S., Ph.D., Indiana University

REBECCA JORDAN (2016)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.A., University of Richmond
M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

DAVID ALLEN KOPPENHAVER (2004)
Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.A., The College of Wooster
M.Ed., Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

LARRY J. KORTERING (1992)
Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.A., Hope College
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ed.D., University of Washington, Seattle

MONICA A. LAMBERT (2001)
Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education and Associate Dean of the College of Education
B.S., M.A., West Virginia University
Ed.D., Florida Atlantic University

SUSAN MAYFIELD POGOLOFF (1997)
Associate Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.S.Ed., University of Oklahoma
M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

REBECCA KAY SHANKLAND (2009)
Associate Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University

WOODROW R. TRATHEN (1993)
Professor and Chair ofthe Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.A., Ph.D., University of Utah

CHRISTOPHER L. VAN LOAN (2009)
Associate Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education
B.S., Florida State University
M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Florida

DEVERY MOCK WARD (2006)
Associate Professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education and Director of the Reading Clinic
B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of Virginia

Reich College of Education Faculty - Appalachian State University (2024)

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Appalachian State University (Reich) is ranked No. 140 (tie) out of 255 in Best Education Schools. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.

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The most popular majors at Appalachian State University include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Health Professions and Related Programs; Education; Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; Psychology; Social Sciences; Visual ...

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Melba Spooner joined Appalachian State University's Reich College of Education as dean in July 2016.

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The Reich College of Education, named for benefactor Lois Reich in 1987, continues this legacy today. The Reich College of Education is comprised of five departments as well as Appalachian's first doctoral program.

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Country	Education Rank (USN 2021)
United States	1
United Kingdom	2
Germany	3
Canada	4

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Harvard University

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Appalachian State University is ranked #3 out of 136 Regional Universities South. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.

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Admissions Rate: 83.1%

In other words, of 100 students who apply, 83 are admitted. This means the school is not selective. As long as you don't fall way below average, you'll likely get in.

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National publications annually recognize App State as one of the nation's top-performing schools for its academics, value, innovation and student veteran services and programs to enhance the first-year experience, among other aspects.

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Dean's List Eligibility: An undergraduate student who carries 12-14 hours of coursework on which grade points are computed and who attains a grade point average of 3.45 or better for the current semester.

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Heather Hulburt Norris, provost and executive vice chancellor at App State, will succeed Sheri Everts, who stepped down as chancellor after 10 years. The appointment became effective April 19. “Dr. Norris is an experienced and talented leader who is well regarded in the App State community,” Hans said.

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The Dean of Students oversees an office that includes several staff (associate deans, coordinators, and case managers) who support students' overall academic and personal success. Specifically, the Dean of Students Office oversees the campus non-academic and academic misconduct processes.

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No, Appalachian State University is not classified as an HBCU (Historically Black College or University). HBCUs are institutions established before 1964 with the principal mission of educating Black Americans.

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Till the truth our spirit thrills.

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As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, App State enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online.

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University of Wisconsin--Madison.
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