Dr. Nicola F. Mason
Professor, Chair
Contact Information
Department: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 427
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: nicola.mason@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-2154
Expert Areas: The uses of music as an instructional tool in the general elementary classroom (American Orff-Schulwerk Association Research Grant, 2019)
Courses
| Subject | Title | Term |
| EDD 999 | Dissertation | Fall |
| EDD 999 | Dissertation | Fall |
| EDD 999 | Dissertation | Fall |
| ELE 101 | Creative Thinking Through Performing Arts | Fall |
| ELE 101 | Creative Thinking Through Performing Arts | Fall |
| ESE 307 | Clinical Exp for Teachers | Fall |
| ESE 307 | Clinical Exp for Teachers | Fall |
| ELE 826 | Graduate Practicum in Elementary Education | Summer |
| AFA 200 | Exploring Africa Through Play | Summer |
| ELE 103 | Creative Thinking Through Performing Arts | Spring |
Dr. Sonja H. Yow
Associate Professor, Associate Chair
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 408
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: Sonja.Yow@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-1425
Expert areas: Teacher preparation, Social Studies education, and qualitative research.
Courses
| Subject | Title | Dates | Location | Term |
| EDC 106 | Cultural Responsive Perspectiv | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 | |
| ELE 825 | Soc Stud Cont, Ped, and Assessme | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 | |
| EME 313 | Interdisciplinary SocStu Teach | TR 12:30pm-1:45pm | Combs Building 409 | Fall 2023 |
| EMS 856 | Curr in Gifted/Talented Educat | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 |
Ginger M. Cottrell
Administrative Professional II
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 403
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: ginger.cottrell@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-4442
Abby D. Huber
Administrative Professional I
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 427
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: abby.huber@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-2154
Dr. April Blakely
Associate Professor
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 415
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: April.Blakely@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-2396
Expert Areas: Emergent Literacy; Disciplinary Literacy; the intersection of technology applications and literacy education
Dr. Christopher Budano
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 402
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: christopher.budano@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-2155
Expert Areas: Social studies education; Curriculum, instruction, and assessment; and qualitative methods.
Courses
| EDF 203 | Educational Foundations |
| EDD 903 | Qualitative Research |
| EDD 908 | Adv. Qualitative Research Methods |
| ESE 549/749 | Teach Social Studies St/Secondary School |
| EMG 493 | Social Studies in the Middle Grades |
Dr. Ann Burns
Associate Professor; Coordinator, Educational Leadership Programs
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 400
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: ann.burns@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-1431
Expert Areas: School Culture, Teacher Efficacy, School Improvement, P-12 Education, Equity and Inclusion, School Safety, Principal Preparation, School Leadership
Courses
| Subject | Title |
| EAD 840 | Leadership for Safe Schools |
| EAD 851 | Assessment for Learning |
| EAD 857 | Principal Internship I |
| EDD 901 | Orientation to Doc Studies |
| EAD 840 | Leadership for Safe Schools |
| EDD 906 | Dissertation Practicum |
| EAD 854 | Fair Learning Changes |
| EAD 819 | Sch Lead & Inst. Super |
Dr. Roger C. Cleveland
Associate Professor
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, & Educational Leadership
Office: Powell 100
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: roger.cleveland@eku.edu
Phone: 858-622-6678
Expert Areas: Instructional Equity; School Culture; Achievement of Males of Color
Courses
| Subject | Title | Dates | Location | Term |
| EDL 950 | Educating and Supp Div Stud Pop | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 |
Dr. Richard Day
Professor
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 100
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: richard.day@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-8236
Expert Areas: Kentucky education law, policy, and history; late 20th/early 21st century school reform, equity, and adequacy.
Courses
| Subject | Title | Dates | Location | Term |
| CED 100 | CL I: Intro to the Ed Profess | Fall 2023 | ||
| CED 100 | CL I: Intro to the Ed Profess | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 | |
| EDD 999 | Dissertation | Fall 2023 | ||
| EDD 999 | Dissertation | Fall 2023 | ||
| EDD 999 | Dissertation | Fall 2023 | ||
| EDF 203 | Educational Foundations | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 | |
| ETL 800 | Leadership Skills for Teachers | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 | |
| ETL 801 | Leading Achievement Change | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 | |
| ETL 805 | Research Metho for Educ Profes | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 |
Dr. Michelle Gremp
Associate Professor, Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) Coordinator
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 404
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: michelle.gremp@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-8013
Expert Areas: Research interests span across teacher preparation courses and P-12 instruction for children who are deaf or hard of hearing and include a focus on metacognitive teaching and learning strategies, working memory, language, and literacy
Courses
| SED 260 | Language and Literacy Development of Exceptional Children |
| SED 825 | Language and Literacy of Students with Disabilities |
| SED 580/780 | Audiology for Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
| SED 538/738 | Language of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
| SED 850 | Assessment, Programs, and Methods for Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
| SED 450 | Assessment and Methods for Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
| SED 830 | Survey of Ed of Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
| SED 897 | Practicum in Special Education |
Dr. Connie Hodge
Associate Professor, Corbin Campus Coordinator
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Corbin Campus 130
Mailing Address: One Pennington Way Corbin, KY 40701
Email: Connie.Hodge@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-6776
Expert Areas: University/Schools Clinical Partnerships
Courses
| ELE 423 | Elementary Social Studies Methods |
| ELE 422 | Elementary Language Arts Methods |
| EDF 413 | Assessment in Education |
| ETL 805 | Research for Teacher Leaders |
| EMS 490 | Classroom Management |
Dr. Kevin F. Hub
Executive-in-Residence
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: EKU’s President’s Office
Office: Combs 428
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: kevin.hub@eku.edu
Phone: 270-725-0707
Courses
| EAD 801 | Intro to Ed Adm & Ld Rsch |
| EAD 852 | Human Resource Leadership |
| EAD 879 | Systems for Change |
| EAD 857 | Principal Internship I |
Dr. Tim Jansky
Assistant Professor, Dual Credit Coordinator
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 110
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: Timothy.Jansky@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-2665
Expert Areas: New Teacher Induction; Literacy; Writing Pedagogy
Courses
| ELE 475 | Curriculum and Instructional Design | Fall |
| ELE 475 | Diagnosing & Remediating reading Difficulties | Fall |
Dr. Raymond A. Lauk
Associate Professor
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 401
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: raymond.lauk@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-2970
Expert Areas: 1.) The impact of sexual orientation on school superintendent leadership, 2.) The impact of organized political groups on local school board elections, 3.) Storytelling
Courses
| Subject | Title | Term |
| EAD 829 | Comm Relations and Ed Advocacy | Fall |
| EAD 839 | The School Superintendency | Fall |
| EAD 857 | Principal Internship | |
| EAD 827 | Finance and Support Services |
Dr. Mary-Jo Krile
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 412
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: maryjo.krile@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-6057
Expert Areas: Strategies for teaching digital literacy skills to young adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD); promoting social media safety for young adults with IDD; technology use of young adults with IDD; technology support for parents and teachers of young adults with IDD; quantitative, single-subject, and survey research methods.
Courses
| Subject | Title |
| SED 104 | Special Education Introduction |
| SED 356 | Spec Education Methods and Materials |
| SED 445 | IEP Trans. and Prof Roles |
| SED 821 | MSD Tech/Research-Based Strat |
| SED 897 | Practicum in Special Education |
| SED 819 | Mod/Sev Disabilities Intro |
| SED 823 | Mod/Sev Disab Methods |
| SED 350 | Introduction to Special Education Assessment |
Dr. Todd McCardle
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership Doctoral Program Coordinator, Director of Educator Preparation Accreditation
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 417
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: Todd.Mccardle@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-9949
Expert Areas: Equity and social justice in public schools, social movements, and teacher education programs.
Courses
| Subject | Title | Term |
| EDD 901 | Orientation to Doctoral Studies | Fall |
| EDD 904 | Applied Research | Fall |
| EDD 906 | Dissertation Practicum | Fall |
Dr. Maria Manning
Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 112
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: maria.manning@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-1432
Expert Areas: Special Education/Learning and Behavioral Disorders- pre-service Interdisciplinary collaboration.
Courses
| SED 104 | Special Education Introduction | Fall |
| SED 305 | Behavior Disorders | Fall |
| SED 390 | Applied Behavior Analysis | |
| SED 817 | Behavior Disorders | |
| SED 837 | Applied Behavior Analysis for Students with Disabilities |
Dr. Jason M. Miller
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 102
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: Jason.Miller2@eku.edu
Expert Areas: Teacher Fit; Teacher Education; Teacher Retention; Teacher Evaluation; Assessment
Courses
| Subject | Title |
| EDC 300 | Diff. in Inclusive Classrooms |
| EDD 902 | Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods |
| EDD 907 | Intermediate Quantitative Research Methods |
| EGC 830 | Professional Studies II Learners, Teachers and Action Research |
Dr. Jamie-Marie Miller
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 103
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: jamie-marie.miller@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-2405
Expert Areas: Examining the progression of algebraic thinking in students; math-specific literacy strategies; transparent instructional practices for teaching and assessment; and professional learning in communities of practice. Focus on qualitative methodologies
Courses
| ELE 420 | Professional Growth Seminar. |
| ELE 421 | Advanced Math Pedag & Assess |
| EME 301 | Mathematical Concepts for P-9 III |
Dr. Peggy C. Petrilli
Associate Professor
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 104
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: peggy.petrilli@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-8724
Expert Areas: Clinical Model in Teacher Preparation; Teacher Preparation; Teacher Efficacy and Use of Data
Courses
| Subject | Title | Dates | Location | Term |
| CED 400 | Clinical IV: Diag and Prescrip | M 8:00am-11:00am | Fall 2023 | |
| CED 400 | Clinical IV: Diag and Prescrip | M 12:00pm-3:00pm | Fall 2023 | |
| CED 400 | Clinical IV: Diag and Prescrip | Fall 2023 | ||
| CED 855 | Clinical Practice | Fall 2023 | ||
| CED 855 | Clinical Practice | Fall 2023 | ||
| EDF 219 | Human Development and Learning | TR 11:00am-12:15pm | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 |
| EDF 219 | Human Development and Learning | TR 12:30pm-1:45pm | Combs Building 117 | Fall 2023 |
| EDF 310 | Transition to Education | W 3:30pm-4:45pm | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 |
| EMS 490 | Classroom and Behav Manag P-12 | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 | |
| ETL 803 | Curriculum for Teacher Leaders | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 |
Dr. Jiyeon Park
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 414
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: Jiyeon.Park@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-1171
Expert Areas: Assistive and instructional technology; mathematics interventions for students with disabilities.
Courses
| SED 104 | Special Education Introduction |
| SED 800 | Exceptional Learners Gen Ed Class |
| SED 845 | Spec Ed Transition/Collab |
| SED 856 | Graduate Methods and Materials |
| SED 270 | Assistive Technology/Strategies. |
Dr. Vickie Godfrey
Associate Professor
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 111
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: vickie.godfrey@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-2165
Courses
| Subject | Title | Term |
| ELE 422 | Advanced Language Arts Pedagogy and Assessment | Fall |
| ELE 445 | Foundations of Reading and Language Arts | Fall |
Dr. Julie Harp Rutland
Associate Professor, Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (IECE) Coordinator
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 107
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: Julie.rutland@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-1043
Expert Areas: Early Intervention (EI), family involvement in EI-including siblings, EI with at risk populations (NAS)
Courses
| Subject | Title |
| SED 318 | Special Education in Early Childhood |
| ELE 519/719 | Teaching in the Kindergarten |
| SED 808 | Spec Ed Early Childhood Survey |
| SED 800 | Exceptional Learners Gen Ed Class |
| SED 352 | Special Education Early Childhood Assessment |
| SED 436 | Early Intervention Programming |
| SED 811 | IECE Assessment |
| SED 827 | Early Ch Spec Ed Partnerships |
| SED 802 | Adv Early Childhd Intervn Prog |
Dr. Jeffery Scott Townsend
Professor
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: New Science 3115
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: Scott.Townsend@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-2157
Expert Areas: Using Rasch Analysis (and Winsteps software) psychometric model for analyzing categorical (bivariate) data in science education. Science inquiry and engineering for children, children and teen’s conceptualization of the particle nature of matter, and energy education in science education.
Courses
| Subject | Title |
| EDC 314 | Engineering in Classrooms |
| ELE 424 | AdvPedagogy: Science (B) |
| ELE 424 | AdvPedagogy: Science (A) |
| HSR 405 | Appalachian Issues in a Multicultural Society |
| ELE 824 | Science Cont, Ped and Asses P-5 |
Dr. William R. Thornburgh
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 109
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: William.Thornburgh@eku.edu
Expert Areas: Informal science education, pre-service teacher education, teacher professional development, equity in science education
Courses
| Subject | Title | Dates | Location | Term |
| CED 450 | Clinical V: Practicing Teachin | Fall 2023 | ||
| CED 450 | Clinical V: Practicing Teachin | Fall 2023 | ||
| EDC 106 | Cultural Responsive Perspectiv | W 4:00pm-6:45pm | Combs Building 436 | Fall 2023 |
| EDF 413 | Assessment in Education | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 | |
| EMG 492 | Science in the Middle Grades | R 5:00pm-8:15pm | New Science Building 3119 | Fall 2023 |
| ESE 561 | Teach Sci in Secondary School | R 5:00pm-8:15pm | New Science Building 3120 | Fall 2023 |
| ESE 761 | Teach Sci in Secondary School | R 5:00pm-8:15pm | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 |
Dr. Ali O. Yaylali
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 115
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: Ali.Yaylali@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-2707
Expert Areas: Graduate writing and mentoring, educational discourses in schools and media, second language acquisition, ESL students’ high school science writing, transformative learning in undergraduate ESL endorsement courses, corpus pedagogy, disciplinary literacy, culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogies.
Courses
| Subject | Title | Dates | Location | Term |
| EME 551 | Linguistics in the Curriculum | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 | |
| EME 751 | Linguistics in the Curriculum | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 | |
| EMG 806 | Read Instruction Middle School | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 | |
| EMS 577 | Cultural Linguistic Resp Teach | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 | |
| EMS 777 | Cultural Linguistic Resp Teach | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 |
Dr. Ralph L. Turner
Professor, Library/School Media Coordinator, Rank 1 Coordinator
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: New Science 3114
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: Ralph.Turner@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-8087
Expert Areas: Film studies, cultural studies, gender studies, children’s and young adult literature studies, leadership studies, historical and philosophical foundations of education
Courses
| Subject | Title |
| ETL 806 | Teacher Leader Capstone |
| GRD 878X | MAED Lib Sciences Oral Comp Ex |
| LIB 800 | Org and Admin/School Media Ctr |
| LIB 802 | Lit and Resources for Young Adults |
| LIB 805 | Children’s Lit & Resources |
| LIB 870 | P-12 School Media Lib Practicum |
Dr. Emily Zuccaro
Associate Professor and Graduate Programs Coordinator
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: Combs 101
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: emily.zuccaro@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-6782
Expert Areas: Literacy education in elementary classrooms, children’s literature and critical literacy, language learning, cultural and linguistic responsive teaching, and qualitative scholarship
Courses
| Subject | Title |
| EME 751 | Linguistics in the Curriculum |
| EMS 775 | Methods for Multicultural Learners |
| LIB 301S | Children’s Lit and Related Mat |
Dr. Kwan Yi
Professor
Contact Information
Contact InformationDepartment: Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Office: New Science 3111
Mailing Address: Combs 427
Email: Kwan.Yi@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-2164
Expert Areas: Automated information organization and classification; study of quantitative aspects of information (informetrics); analysis of research productivity and collaboration
Courses
| Subject | Title | Dates | Location | Term |
| EDD 999 | Dissertation | Fall 2023 | ||
| EDD 999 | Dissertation | Fall 2023 | ||
| EDD 999 | Dissertation | Fall 2023 | ||
| EDF 204 | Emerging Inst Technologies | T 9:30am-10:45am | Corbin 137 | Fall 2023 |
| EDF 204 | Emerging Inst Technologies | T 9:30am-10:45am | Combs Building 431 | Fall 2023 |
| EDF 204 | Emerging Inst Technologies | T 9:30am-10:45am | Fall 2023 | |
| GRD 877O | MAED Lib Sciences Writ Comp Ex | Fall 2023 | ||
| GRD 878X | MAED Lib Sciences Oral Comp Ex | Fall 2023 | ||
| GRD 878Y | MAED Lib Sci Port Exit Review | Fall 2023 | ||
| LIB 801 | Educational Technologies | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 | |
| LIB 821 | Info Literacy Resources and Ser | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 | |
| LIB 831 | Organization and Access | Internet Classes | Fall 2023 |