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College of Education PhD in Education

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Doctoral Majors and Degrees Offered

Education – Adult, Professional, and Community Education, Ph.D.
Education – School Improvement, Ph.D.

Admission Policy
Course Work
Candidacy & Dissertation
Courses Offered
Graduate Faculty

Doctoral Majors and Degrees Offered
Education – Adult, Professional, and Community Education, Ph.D.
Education – School Improvement, Ph.D.

Ph.D. Program
    The doctoral program in Education with majors in Adult, Professional, and Community Education and in School Improvement is designed for individuals in a variety of educational roles who wish to develop and refine their abilities to provide leadership for educational excellence. The program prepares education professionals to individually and collaboratively engage in reflective and ethical practice as they foster the development of individual learners as well as existing and emerging learning communities, including schools, post-secondary institutions, workplaces, and community-based organizations.
    The program consists of a total of 63 hours of which 51 are specified course work. The 51 hours of course work will consist of core courses (18 hours), concentration courses (12 hours), research courses (9 hours), elective courses (9 hours), and a directed applied study course (3 hours). The program requires a minimum of 12 hours of dissertation credit.
    The program admits students in the fall semester only, and the students enroll each year as a cohort group. All students in a given cohort (including full-time and part-time students) will enroll together in each core course. All students in a given cohort who choose the same major will enroll together in each concentration course. The cohort concept will not apply to elective, research, and dissertation courses.

Educational Goal
The College of Education’s educational goal is to provide graduates with the experience to:

Act as change agents;
Apply the fundamental principles of facilitating student-centered, life-long learning;
Accommodate the diverse needs of those they teach;
Use technology as a tool for communication, research, teaching and learning;
Make ethically sound decisions and articulate the values and principles that guide decision making;
Engage in professional development and support the professional development of others;
Conduct and use research to strengthen the ties between educational theory and practice.

Graduate Faculty

Core Doctoral Faculty/Dissertation Committee Chair
    Beck, John James, Jr., Professor of Educational Administration. B.S., Texas State University-San Marcos; B.S., University of Washington; M.A.T., Ph.D., University of Nebraska.
    Boone, Michael, Professor of Educational Administration. B.A., Kansas State University at Pittsburg; M.A., Ed.D., Washington State University.
    Brooks, Ann, Professor of Adult Education. B.A., University of Nebraska; M.A.T., School for International Training; M.A., Fielding Graduate Institute; Ed.D. Columbia University.
    Carpenter, Stan, Chair and Professor of Educational Administration and Psychological Services. B.S., Tarleton State University; M.S., East Texas State University, Commerce; Ph.D., University of Georgia, Athens.
    Caverly, David Charles, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. B.Ed., University of Toledo; M.Ed., Kent State University; Ph.D., Indiana University.
    Furney, Steven Reed, Professor of Health Education. B.S., Texas A&M University; M.Ed., University of Houston; M.P.H., University of Texas School of Public Health; Ed.D., University of Tennessee.
    Gordon, Stephen P., Professor of Educational Administration and Psychological Services. B.S.E., Bowling Green State University; M.Ed., Wright State University; Ed.D., University of Georgia.
    Guajardo, Miguel, Assistant Professor of Educational Administration and Psychological Services. B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.
    Huling, Leslie Leigh, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Associate Dean of the College of Education. B.A., Angelo State University; M.S., University of North Texas; Ed.D., Texas Tech University.
    Lloyd, Lisa, Associate Professor of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. B.E.S.S., Texas State University-San Marcos; M.A., University of Alabama; Ph.D., University of Alabama.
    McGhee, Marla, Associate Professor of Educational Administration and Psychological Services. B.M.Ed., M.M.E.d., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.
    Murray, Tinker Dan, Professor of Physical Education. B.S., The University of Texas at Austin; M.Ed., Texas State University-San Marcos; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
    Nelson, Sarah, Assistant Professor of Educational Administration and Psychological Services. B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.
    Payne, Emily Miller, Associate Professor of Developmental and Adult Education, and Director of the Center for Initiatives in Education. B.A., The University of Texas at Austin; M.A.T., Ed.D., New Mexico State University.
    Price, Larry, Professor of Research Methods and Statistics. B.S., M.A., Texas State University-San Marcos; Ph.D., Georgia State University.
    Ross-Gordon, Jovita M., Professor of Educational Administration and Psychological Services. B.S., M.A., Northwestern University; Ed.D., University of Georgia.
    Scheuermann, Brenda Kay, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education Programs. B.S., Illinois State University; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.
    Stiegelbauer, Suzanne, Associate Professor of Educational Administration and Psychological Services. B.S., Nazareth College, NY; M.A., University of Illinois, Urbana; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Oregon.
    Waite, Duncan, Professor of Educational Administration and Psychological Services. B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon.
    Webber, Jo, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.

Associate Doctoral Faculty
Dissertation Committee Member/Teaching Faculty
    Battle, Jennifer Lee Sutton, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. B.A., Southern Methodist University; M.A., University of Wyoming; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.
    Bond, Nathan, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. B.A., Baylor University; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.
    Davis, Barbara Hatter, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. B.A., Texas State University-San Marcos; M.A., University of Texas at San Antonio; Ed.D., Texas Tech University.
    Fite, Kathleen Elizabeth, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Texas State University-San Marcos; Ed.D., University of North Texas.
    Gainer, Jesse S., Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. B.A., Earlham College; M.Ed., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.
    Goodwin, Marilyn, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.
    Hodges, Russell, Associate Professor of Developmental and Adult Education. B.A., Centenary College; M.Ed., Northeast Louisiana University; Ed.D., Grambling State University.
    Larrotta, Clarena, Assistant Professor of Educational Administration and Psychological Services. B.A., University of Quinido at Armenia, Colombia, SA; M.A.E.E., University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.
    Lasser, Jon, Assistant Professor of School Psychology. B.A., The University of Texas at Austin; M.S., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.
    Paese, Paul Carmine, Professor of Physical Education and Associate Dean of the College of Education. B.S., M.Ed., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., Ohio State University.
    Pankey, Robert B., Professor and Chair of the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. B.S., University of Missouri; M.S., Southern Illinois University; Ed.D., Texas A&M University-College Station.
    Patrick, Shawn, Assistant Professor of Professional Counseling. B.S., St. Louis University; M.S., Ph.D., Northern Illinois University.
    Plotts, Cynthia, Associate Professor of Educational Administration and Psychological Services. B.S., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.
    Reardon, Robert, Associate Professor of Educational Administration and Psychological Services. B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.S., North Carolina State; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
    Resta, Virginia Kay, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Assistant Dean of the College of Education. B.S., Northeastern Oklahoma State University; M.A., University of New Mexico; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.
    Schmidt, Eric, Associate Professor of Professional Counseling. B.S., Texas A&M University at College Station; M.Ed., Texas A&M at Corpus Christi; Ph.D., University of North Texas.
    Summers, Emily, Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. B.A., Baylor University; Ed.D., University of Houston.
    Waite, Susan, Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. B.S.Ed., M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University; Ed.D., University of Georgia.
    Walker, John L., Associate Professor of Physical Education. B.S., M.A.I.S., Texas State University-San Marcos; Ed.D., University of Houston.
    Werner, Patrice Holden, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of North Texas.