Faculty Research - Faculty Research Interests
Laura L. Bierema
Professor
Adult Education Program
Research Interests
- Women’s Learning
- Career Development
- Organization Development
- Critical Human Resource Development
- Diversity and Multiculturalism
- Qualitative Research
Ronald M. Cervero
Associate Dean for Outreach and Engagement
Adult Education Program
Research Interests
- Power and politics in educational practice
- Racism and anti-racist education
- Professional education
Bradley C. Courtenay
Professor Emeritus
Adult Education Program
Research Interests
- Administration in Adult Education
- Learning in Marginal Groups
- Spirituality and Adult Education
John Dayton
Professor
Educational Administration and Policy Program
Research Interests
- Law
Elizabeth DeBray
Associate Professor
Educational Administration and Policy Program
Research Interests
- Educational Politics and Policy
- Educational Policy Implementation
- School Choice and Governance
Kathleen P. deMarrais
Professor
Qualitative Research Program
Research Interests
- Impact of conservative foundations on educational policy
- Qualitative research methodology
- Qualitative research pedagogy
- Equity issues in education (as related particularly to race, social class, and gender)
Khalil M. Dirani
Assistant Professor
Adult Education Program
Research Interests
- International Human Resource Development (especially in the Middle East)
- Leading Organizational and Individual Change
- Testing Applicability of Western Management Theories in International Contexts
- Cultures and Cultural Differences
- Quantitative survey research
Melissa Freeman
Associate Professor
Program Chair
Qualitative Research Program
Research Interests
- Qualitative research and evaluation methods (especially ethnographic and participatory)
- Intersection of culture, ideology, discourse, power, and knowledge in educational structures and practices (especially in regards to parent-school relations and educational assessments)
- The role of dialogue in the construction of meaning and understanding
- Philosophical and critical hermeneutics
- Alternative forms of representation in research and evaluation
Talmadge C. Guy
Associate Professor
Adult Education Program
Research Interests
- Multicultural Adult Education
- African American education
- Media studies
Jori N. Hall
Assistant Professor
Qualitative Research Program
Research Interests
- Educational evaluation and accountability policies
- Mixed methods evaluation and research approaches
- K-12 urban education
Janette R. Hill
Professor
Department Head
Adult Education
Research Interests
- Online Learning Environments
- Community Building in Virtual Environments
- Resource-based Learning
- Information/Knowledge Management Systems
Robert J. Hill
Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Adult Education Program
Research Interests
- Social Policy and Adult Education
- Anti-oppression Education
- Gender and race in organizational settings
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Justice
- Human Rights Education in an International Context
- Environmental Justice/Environmental Racism
- Activism as the Practice of Education for Social Change
- Diversity Instruction
- Learning and Social Movements
Juanita Johnson-Bailey
Director, Institute for Women’s Studies
Professor
Adult Education Program and Women’s Studies Program
Research Interests
- Gender and race in the educational and workplace setting
- The experiences of Black reentry and graduate students.
Aliki Nicolaides
Assistant Professor
Adult Education Program
Research Interests
- Adult Learning and Adult Development in the Midst of Ambiguity
- Developmental Action Inquiry
Jack Parish
Lecturer
Educational Administration and Policy Program
Research Interests
- Leadership preparation
- Superintendency
- School Law
April Peters
Assistant Professor
Educational Administration and Policy Program
Research Interests
- Women in Educational Leadership
- Mentoring and support for school leaders
- Leadership and school reform
Judith Preissle
Professor
Qualitative Research Program
Research Interests
- Anthropology and education
- Ethics in education and research
- Gender studies
- Immigration studies
- Minority subcultures in the U.S.A.
- Philosophy and education
- Qualitative research design, methodology, and philosophical frameworks
Valija C. Rose
Assistant Professor
Educational Administration and Policy Program
Research Interests
- Quantitative research methods
- Gifted education
- Urban school leadership and reform
- Teacher leadership
Kathryn Roulston
Associate Professor
Qualitative Research Program
Research Interests
- Qualitative research methods
- Ethnomethodology and conversation analysis
- Qualitative interviewing
- Doctoral education
- Teachers’ work
- Topics in music education
Wendy E. A. Ruona
Associate Professor
Adult Education Program
Program Chair: Human Resources and Organizational Development
Research Interests
- Strategic Human Resource Development & Performance Improvement
- Organizational Development and Change
- Foundations of HRD (philosophical, theoretical, and historical) and reflective/scholarly practice
- Qualitative research
Lorilee R. Sandmann
Professor
Program Chair
Adult Education Program
Research Interests
- Higher Education Community Engagement and Outreach
- Scholarship of Faculty Engagement, Faculty Roles and Rewards
- Leadership/Administration of Organizations serving Adult Learners
- Adults in Higher Education
- Institutional and Program Evaluation
Catherine Sielke
Associate Professor
Educational Administration and Policy Program
Research Interests
- School finance equity and adequacy
- School and district budgeting
- Sustainability of k-12 education programs during economic downturns
- K-12 education resources and students in poverty
- Examining the history of K-12 funding in Georgia
Max Skidmore
Academic Professional
Educational Administration and Policy Program
Research Interests
- Superintendency
- Leadership
- Human resource administration
Janet E. Truluck
Academic Professional
Program Chair
Adult Education Program
Research Interests
- Distance Education
- Adult Development
- Gerontology (Learning and Aging)
Thomas Valentine
Professor
Adult Education Program
Research Interests
- Adult Literacy
- Classroom Dynamics
- Survey Research
Desna Wallin
Associate Professor
Adult Education Program
Research Interests
- Leadership and Professional Development in community and technical colleges.
Karen E. Watkins
Professor
Adult Education
Research Interests
- Creating a Learning Culture, Organization Development
- Action Learning and Action Science
- Informal and Incidental Learning in the Workplace
Sheneka Williams
Assistant Professor
Educational Administration and Policy Program
Research Interests
- Student assignment policies
- School governance and the impact on school communities
- Magnet schools and desegregation
William G. Wraga
Professor
Educational Administration and Policy Program
Research Interests
- Curriculum Theory, Development, Policy, and History.
Sally J. Zepeda
Professor
Educational Administration and Policy Program
Research Interests
- Instructional supervision
- Teacher and administrator professional development
- Teacher evaluation
- Learning communities and teacher leadership
