Elizabeth Brooks, Ph.D
Assistant Professorebrooks@kent.edu
401 White Hall
Area: TLC , MCED, INSS
I received my BA in History from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, MAT in Social Studies (concentration in History) from UNC-Chapel Hill, and my Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at Kent State University in December 2005. I have taught secondary social studies across three states (North Carolina, Georgia, and New York), participated in a National Science Foundation grant focused on issues-centered teaching and learning, and, during the first years of my teaching career, was part of two faculty teams specifically selected to ease the early days of school integration. Since coming to Kent in 1990, I have served as a Teaching Fellow and then as Non-tenure Track Faculty in the elementary, middle childhood, and adolescent-young adult teacher education programs. I also guide the initiatives of EHHS's three-tiered partnership structure, manage the work of our local affiliate (Kent Area Professional Education Partnership [KAPEP]) of the Holmes Partnership, and coordinate the adolescent-young adult social studies practicum. My research interests are focused on social studies teacher education and the curriculum work of social studies teachers.
Joanne Caniglia, Ph.D
Associate Professorjcanigl1@kent.edu
401N TLCS
Area: TLC , CI
Joanne Caniglia earned an undergraduate degree in mathematics at John Carroll University and her masters in mathematics at Youngstown State University. She was a secondary teacher and department chair in Niles and Akron, Ohio for 12 years and spent time as a graduate researcher at Kent State University where she received her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Mathematics Education. She taught for 14 years at Eastern Michigan University where she was Professor of Mathematics Education. While there she was awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award and the Governor's Award for Distinguished Teaching. Her research investigates effective professional development models in urban settings. She is a PI and Co-PI for many National Science Foundation and Board of Regents inititiatives.
Alicia Crowe, Ph.D
Associate Professoracrowe@kent.edu
404 White Hall
Area: TLC , CI, MCED
I am an Associate Professor of Middle and Secondary Social Studies Education in the Department of Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies at Kent State University and currently the coordinator of the ADED program. I love to teach. It is wonderful to be a part of the growth of new and experienced teachers. I am very interested and do research in teacher education, social studies education, teacher learning, and technology integration in social studies education at both the secondary and pre-service levels.
Lisa Donnelly, Ph.D
Assistant Professorldonnell@kent.edu
401 White Hall
Area: TLC , CI
I am currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies at Kent State University. I taught high school biology and K-8 informal science in Indiana before earning my doctorate in science education from Indiana University Bloomington. My research interests center upon the teaching and learning of evolution and the nature of science and how state biology standards support and constrain this teaching and learning. I regularly present and publish on these fascinating topics, and some of my work has appeared in Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Research in Science Education, and International Journal of Science Education. Here at Kent State, I very much enjoy teaching science methods for preservice undergraduate and MAT preservice teachers as well as graduate courses in science education.
Joanne Dowdy, Ph.D
Professorjkilgour@kent.edu
404 White Hall
Area: TLC
Joanne Kilgour Dowdy is a Professor at Kent State University, Ohio. A graduate of the Juilliard School in the theatre division, Dr. Dowdy continues to use her drama training to prepare teachers for the literacy classroom, and as a performer who facilitates writing development through interactive workshops. Her major research interests include documenting the experiences of Black women involved in education from adult basic literacy to higher education. She has written and edited five books. Her first book is a volume co-edited with Dr. Lisa Delpit, entitled, The Skin That We Speak: Thoughts on Language and Culture in the Classroom (The New Press). Her second book, GED Stories: Black Women & Their Struggle for Social Equity, is published by Peter Lang. Her fifth book: Ph.D. Stories: Conversations with My Sisters, is published by Hampton Press and was recently awarded the 2009 American Educational Research Association Narrative and Research Special Interest Group's Outstanding Book Award. The new book, In The Public Eye, will be released in October, 2009.
Todd Hawley, Ph.D
Assistant Professorthawley1@kent.edu
401 White Hall
Area: TLC , CI, INSS
Todd S. Hawley is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teaching, Leadership and Curriculum Studies at Kent State University. He earned his M.Ed. in Secondary Education at Vanderbilt University in 2007 and his Ph.D. in Social Studies Education at the University of Georgia in 2008. His research interests include rationale-development as a core theme of graduate and undergraduate social studies teacher education, the possibilities of powerful social studies teacher education, the connections between the structure, content, and process of teacher education and the professional and pedagogical decision-making of beginning teachers, the preparation of social studies doctoral students, and the intersection of self-study methodology and social studies teacher education. Prior to receiving his Ph.D., he taught high school social studies for four years in the Atlanta Public Schools and for three years at Oglethorpe County High School.
Janice Hutchison, Ph.D
Assistant Professorjhutchi1@kent.edu
401 White Hall
Area: TLC , ADED
I currently serve as the Coordinator of the Masters of Arts in Teaching program and am a non tenure track faculty member in secondary education. I have been a classroom teacher for over 30 years and started this career by teaching reading to incarcerated male convicts. Over the years, I have taught English to public school adolescents and instructional strategies and education research to college students. My undergraduate degree in secondary education (English, math and reading) is from Ohio University. I received my masters degree in Educational and Cultural Foundations and my doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from Kent State University. Before retiring from Kent City Schools as the Coordinator of Staff Development, I served as an adjunct faculty member at Kent State. By working extensively in the two settings, I have developed a passion for teacher leadership.
Michael Mikusa, Ph.D
Associate Professormmikusa@kent.edu
401 White Hall
Area: TLC , CI
I started my career as a middle school mathematics teacher in Columbus Public Schools after graduating from The Ohio State University. While teaching 5 different courses to an average of 195 students my first two years, I opted for a teaching position in the Mathematics department at OSU while working on a masters degree in Mathematics Education. After completing my degree (and getting married) I took a position teaching mathematics at Clearview high school in Lorain, Ohio. While in Lorain I also taught mathematics part time at Lorain County Community College. After 6 years in Lorain I started the PhD program and took a research assistant position for the Logo and Geometry project headed by Dr. Michael Battista at Kent State University. As research assistant I conducted over 500 clinical interviews with children grades K-6. I finished my PhD and have been a faculty member in the department of Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies at Kent State University for 14 years. My current research includes how students develop geometric reasoning, mathematics teacher professional development, and how web-based mathematics education can facilitate teachers and students learning of mathematics.
