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Faculty Research Interests

PAMELA CHAPMAN-TANNER, ED.D.

• Retention of African American Males in K-12 Education
• Leadership Development in K -12 Schools 
• Closing the Opportunity Gap Through Experiential Learning 
• School Funding Models and Public Policy on Student Outcomes 

CAROLE DE CASAL, MBA, ED.D.

• Legislative and State, National, and International Policies and Civil Rights
• Social Justice for Disenfranchised and Traditionally Underserved Students
• Immigration and Rights of Children Who Do Not Speak English
• School Leadership and Special Populations

SOALA DEDE, ED.D

• Impact of Leadership on Improving Education
• Impact of CTE on student graduation and performance
• Best Practices for advancing high-quality CTE programs in K-20 education
• Online/blended learning impact on K-20 education

ELENI COUKOS ELDER, ED.D.

• Program Evaluation and Assessment
• Leadership Development Through Action Learning and Action Research
• Personality and Organizational Behavior
• Knowledge Management Processes and Strategies Used in Research Universities.

JANET FINCH, ED.D.

• Generation X-ers and Professional Development
• Women and Power/Leadership
• Moral and Ethical Leadership
• Challenges of At-Risk Students (Remedial/Developmental Programs)
•  Alternative Instructional Delivery Systems/Student Performance/Faculty Perspectives

KIRMANJ GUNDI, ED.D.

• Impact of Leadership on Improving Education
• Law/Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Educators
• Brain-Based Learning
• Psychology and Learning
• Planning for Educational Change
• Effective Learning Environment

TERRANCE MCNEIL, PH.D. 

• Culturally Responsive School Governance
• Mentoring
• Opportunity Gaps
• Leadership for Diverse Educational Context
  

TRINETIA RESPRESS, ED.D.

• Educational Leadership
• At-risk Populations
• Juvenile Justice Education
•  Disadvantaged Populations
•  Achievement Gaps in Math Education

TWIANIE ROBERTS, ED.D.

• Leadership Studies
• Issues and Implications of the Teacher Shortage Crisis
• Self-Efficacy, Grit, and Increasing Student Achievement
• Addressing the academic needs of Underrepresented Groups
• Classroom Management

RAJAH SMART, ED.D.

• Critical Geography
• Critical Race Theory
• Critical Policy Analysis
• Education Resource Allocation
• School Funding Policy and Practice
• Structural Racism and Education

ERIC VOGEL, PH.D.

• Higher Education Administration & Leadership
• Student Affairs Administration (Student Personnel Service Administration)
• Research Methodologies
• Higher Education Faculty/Curriculum Evaluation
• Diversity in Higher Education
• Community College Administration and Leadership
• Policy Planning And Development at the Board Level