Department of Education Studies

Brandon L. Fox, chair
Janice A. Pattillo Early Childhood
Research Center, Room 209
Phone: (936) 468-1700
Fax: (936) 468-1701
P.O. Box 13017, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962

Coordinators

Master’s Degree in Early Childhood
Susan Casey

Master’s Degree in Elementary Education
Mark Montgomery

Master’s Degree in Reading Specialist
Kimberly Welsh

Master’s Degrees in Secondary Education, Teaching for Secondary Teachers
Amanda Rudolph

Orientation and Mobility Specialist
Shannon Darst

Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
Shannon Darst

Graduate Faculty

Professors

Judy A. Abbott, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, Curriculum and Instruction
Carolyn D. Abel, Ed.D., University of Nevada, Reno, Curriculum and Instruction
Heather Olson Beal, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, Curriculum and Instruction
Linda Black, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Curriculum and Instruction
Glen McCuller, Ph.D., Utah State University, Special Education
Amanda Rudolph, Ph.D., University of Arkansas, Curriculum and Instruction
Michelle Williams, Ed.D., Stephen F. Austin State University, Educational Leadership

Associate Professors

Adam Akerson, Ed.D., University of Houston, Curriculum and Instruction
Lauren Burrow, Ed.D., University of Houston, Curriculum and Instruction
Susan Casey, Ph.D., University of North Texas, Early Childhood
Chrissy Cross, Ph.D., Texas Tech University, Curriculum and Instruction
James Ewing, Ph.D., Syracuse University, Teaching and Curriculum
Brandon Fox, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Curriculum and Instruction
Tracey Hasbun, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Curriculum and Instruction
Paige Mask, Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, Special Education, Educational Administration
Mark Montgomery, Ph.D., Baylor University, Curriculum and Instruction
Kathleen Sheriff, Ed.D., Texas Tech University, Special Education
Kimberly Welsh, Ed.D., Texas A&M University - Commerce, Curriculum and Instruction
Tingting Xu, Ph.D., Florida State University, Curriculum and Instruction

Assistant Professors

Shannon Darst, Ph.D., Texas Tech University, Special Education
Marisol Diaz, Ph.D., New Mexico State University, Curriculum and Instruction
Paula Griffin, Ed.D., Stephen F. Austin State University, Educational Leadership
Steven Josephsen, Ed.D., University of Virginia, Curriculum and Instruction
Leah Kahn, Ed.D., Lamar University, Educational Leadership
Summer Koltonski., Ph.D., Stephen F. Austin State University, School Psychology
Susan Reily, Ed.D., University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Educational Leadership
Sarah Straub, Ed.D., University of Houston, Curriculum and Instruction
Vicki Thomas, Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi, Education
Amber Wagnon, Ph.D., Texas Tech University, Curriculum and Instruction

Instructors

Lori McGough Harkness, Ed.D., Waldon University, Administrational Leadership for Teaching and Learning
Heather Munro, M.Ed., Stephen F. Austin State University, Special Education

Clinical Instructors

Donna Dean, M.Ed., Stephen F. Austin State University, Special Education

Graduate Assistantships

A limited number of graduate assistantships are awarded each year in the department. For information and applications, contact the chair of the department.

Admission Requirements

To be accepted in the Department of Education Studies as a major, a minor or for professional certificate work only, a student must meet the admission requirements of the Office of Research and Graduate Studies as outlined elsewhere in the bulletin and meet the department and program admission requirements. A major must have the approval of the graduate advisor and department chair. In each case, the undergraduate background must be appropriate to the graduate program pursued.