CENTER PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Deborah K. Reed, Ph.D.
Director and Professor
Emily Beyer, B.A.
Bilingual Project Manager
Noah Crusenberry, Ed.D.
Project Manager
Anna Gibbs, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Hannah Guthrie, M.Ed.
Project Manager
Trace Riggs, MBA, M.Ed.
Communications Specialist
Kyle Stork, B.S.
Research Coordinator
Nathan Witt, B.S.
Research Data Engineer
Huibin Zhang, Ph.D.
Statistician Research Assistant Professor
CENTER GRADUATE STUDENT STAFF
Yashraj Gaikwad
Graduate Computer Programmer
Shira Haus
Graduate Copy Editor
Andrew Hinman
Graduate Student Writer
Shivaji Moparthy
Graduate Computer Programmer
Joshua Pepper
Graduate Research Article Reviewer
CENTER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT STAFF
Grace Bass
Research Article Reviewer
Julianne Bivens
Scorer
Tess Crawford
Scorer
Cassidy Fleenor
Research Article Reviewer
Jacob Foltz
Programmer
Abby Gibala
Scorer
Danial Kahn
Scorer
Colin Lyttle
Programmer
Nola Mooney
Graphic Designer
MC Northcutt
Scorer
Alexis Roberts
Research Article Reviewer
Gianna Santini
Research Article Reviewer
Simi Sawant
Scorer
Finn Sheehy
Research Article Reviewer
Harper Smith
Scorer
Lauren Spencer
Scorer
Keeley Wade
Writer
DEANS AND DESIGNEES COUNCIL
Judy Cheatham, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academics, University of Tennessee, Southern
Ellen McIntyre, Ed.D.
Dean of the College of Education, Health, and Humans Sciences University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Janet Fox
Assistant Dean & Department Head Family and Consumer Sciences
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Jillian McCarthy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, College of Health Professions,
UT Health Science Center
Valerie Rutledge, Ed.D.
Dean of the College of Health, Education, and Professional Studies, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Cindy West, Ph.D.
Dean of the College of Education, Health, and Behavioral Sciences
University of Tennessee, Martin
FACULTY FELLOWS
Marianne Rice, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Literacy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
FACULTY AFFILIATES
Alexis Boucher, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Theory and Practice in Teacher Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Samantha Cooper, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Literacy Education, University of Tennessee
Merilee McCurdy, Ph.D.
Professor and Program Coordinator,
Educational Psychology and Counseling Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Louis Rocconi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Kristen Secora, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Theory and Practice in Teacher Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Julie Owens, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Special Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
PROJECT COLLABORATORS
Pamela Bazis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lauren Campbell, Ed.S.
Lecturer,
Department of Educational Studies, University of Tennessee, Martin
Jason R. Gordon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Exceptional Learning Programs
School of Education, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Jennifer Lynberg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Exceptional Learning Programs
School of Education, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Terri Pigott, Ph.D.
Professor, Educational Policy Studies,
Georgia State University
Abbie McClure, Ed.D.
Lecturer and Reading Center Director, Department of Educational Studies, University of Tennessee, Martin
Tammie Patterson, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor and Director of the Education Program,
Department of Educational Studies, University of Tennessee, Martin
Tina Smith, Ed.D.
Professor,
Grissom School of Education, University of Tennessee, Southern
