Educational Studies: Faculty and Staff

Professors

Natalie K. Person. 1994. B.A. University of Mississippi; M.S. and Ph.D. University of Memphis. (Cognitive psychology: learning technologies; Educational psychology)

Associate Professors

Zachary Casey. 2014. B.A.E. and M.A. Arizona State University; Ph.D. University of Minnesota. (Curriculum and Instruction, Multicultural Education, Critical Pedagogy, Teacher Education)

Cara Djonko-Moore. 2018. Chair. B.A. Northwestern University, M.A. University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D. Temple University (Culturally Responsive Pedagogy; Urban Education)

Laura Kelly. 2018. B.S. Freed-Hardeman University; M.Ed. Western Governors University; Ph.D. Arizona State University. (Elementary Literacy, Bilingual Education)

Laura Taylor. 2017. B.S. Cornell University; M.Ed. University of Saint Thomas; Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin. (Literacy Teaching and Learning; Critical Literacies; Educational Policy)

Affiliate Faculty

Nina Morais. 2023. Modern Languages and Literature. B.A. Federal University of Minas Gerais; M.A. Indiana University. (Transcultural, Transnational and Migration Studies; Germany-Africa and Germany-South America Relations; Contemporary German Theater and Film)

Erika Parr. 2023. Mathematics and Statistics. B.A., University of Dallas; M.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., Arizona State University (Mathematics Education, Conceptual Learning)

Instructors

Erin Hillis. B.A. University of Memphis; M.A. University of Memphis; Ph.D. University of Memphis. (ESL, Linguistics, TEFL, International Education)

Staff

Joseph Kelly. 2018. Teacher Licensure Coordinator. B.A. Freed-Hardeman University; M.Div. Harding School of Theology; Ph.D. Southern Seminary. 

Amber Lewis. Administrative Assistant.