Doctoral students

Tim Barnes
Tim Barnes

Tim Barnes

Research Interests

â–ª&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Economic education
â–ª  Social studies
â–ª&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Survey research
â–ª  Quantitative research

Graduate Teaching Assistant

â–ª  Examine social studies education (C3 ­Framework)
â–ª  Cost-effectiveness of pre-K programs
â–ª&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Implementation of the C3 Framework in New York State


Patrick Clarke
Patrick Clarke

Research Interests

â–ª Social studies education
â–ª Policy as practice 
â–ª Teacher leadership & professionalization

Director of Instruction
Vestal Central School District


Michelle Feyerabend
Michelle Feyerabend

Michelle Feyerabend

Research Interests

â–ª  The effects of poverty on motivation and learning
â–ª  The impact of the principal on the learning environment


Kay E. Frank
Kay E. Frank

Research Interests

â–ª&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Health literacy
â–ª&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Health communication sciences/patient safety
â–ª&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Education through theater arts in medical residency programs
â–ª&²Ô²ú²õ±è; NIH research and evaluation in health disparities in the Native American population

Director, Communication studies at SUNY Upstate Medical University

â–ª Small group instructor: Practice of medicine/sensitivity training
â–ª Curriculum Development: Keuka College Accelerated Studies for Adults Program (ASAP)
â–ª Adjunct Instructor: Keuka College (ASAP)
â–ª Adjunct Instructor: Cazenovia College
â–ª Adjunct Instructor: Morrisville College



Cong Liu

Research Interests

â–ª&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Quantitative and qualitative research methods
â–ª&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Multicultural education


Jillian Mason
Jillian Mason

Jillian Mason

Research Interests

â–ª&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Writing studies
â–ª&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Community college
â–ª&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Personal development theories, including meaning making and self-authorship
â–ª&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Qualitative methods

Graduate Assistant
â–ª&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Qualitative Data Analysis


Sarah Miller
Sarah Miller

 Sarah Miller

Research Interests

â–ª&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Equity in Science Education

Director of Curriculum and Instructional Technology
Sidney Central School District


Barbara Elaine Phillips
Barbara Elaine Phillips

Barbara Elaine Phillips

Research Interests

â–ª&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Professional Learning
â–ª&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Instructional Coaching

Director at Windsor Central School District
Director of data, accountability and continuous improvement


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Jeanette Wertz

Research Interests

â–ª&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Special education


Nicole Wolfe
Nicole Wolfe

Nicole Wolfe

Research Interests

â–ª&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Disciplinary disproportionality

Superintendent of Schools
Union-Endicott Central School District