Current K-12 Leadership Students

Educational Leadership, Research and Technology

Our students

Name: Nicole Peterson
Title/Organization: Elementary Principal/Rockford Public Schools
Research Interest: Adult learning theory, job-embedded professional development for principals
Jeremy Andrick
Title/Organization: Doctoral Assistant/ɫɫ�� Michigan University
Research Interest: The relationship between Instructional Rounds and teacher collective efficacy
Amie McCaw
Title/Organization: Elementary Principal/Vicksburg Community Schools
Research Interest: Personalized learning in K-12 public education with a whole child approach
Massiel Cohen
Title/Organization: Director for International Assessments/Instituto Dominicano de Evaluacion de la Calidad Educativa (IDEICE)
Research Interest: School accountability; education policies
Lametria Eaddy
Title/Organization: High School Administrator/Grand Rapids Public School District
Research Interest: I am currently studying the relationship between the degree of implementation of PBIS and the dis-proportionality differences in school discipline broken down by demographic factors
Peter Grostic
Title/Organization: Director of Professional Learning/Communications by Design
Research Interest: K-12 educational purpose and k-12 guiding statements
Pamela Schwallier
Title/Organization: Regional English Learner Consultant/Kent ISD, OAISD, MAISD, AAESA
Research Interest: K-12 Educational Equity for English Learners - Perceptions and Readiness of Educational Leaders
Kayla Stephens
Title/Organization: High School Special Education Teacher/Greenville Public Schools
Research Interest:
Kyle Weener
Title/Organization: 5TH/7TH Grade Teacher/Kalamazoo Christian School
Research Interest:
Faith Johnson
Title/Organization: ELA Teacher/Saginaw Public Schools
Research Interest: Parental Involvement and Student Achievement
Dipsy Etanislao
Title/Organization: Facilitator/Universidad Tecnologica SD
Research Interest: Teacher practices in classroom, teacher learning, science teachers' practice, professional development
Beth Thompson
Title/Organization: English Teacher/Kentwood Public Schools
Research Interest: Restorative Practices; Project-based learning (STEAM); Mathematical thinking in an English classroom
Miguelina Coronado
Title/Organization: Teacher/Saint Joseph School
Research Interest: PLCs processes applied to schools in Dominican Republic; school effectiveness; student learning; teacher learning
Bill Dinkelmann
Title/Organization: Self - PhD Sabbitical
Research Interest: Secondary science teacher readiness to plan for, deliver, and assess Michigan science standards/next generation science standards
Stephenie Bruce
Title/Organization: Building Principal/Battle Creek Public Schools
Research Interest: The relationship between the degree of implementation of PBIS and the dis-proportionality differences in school discipline broken down by demographic factors
Marcela Maria Fuster de Hernandez
Title/Organization: Principal/Bavaro Innovation School
Research Interest: School improvement and teacher preparation
Kavonna Matthews
Title/Organization: Assistant Principal/Battle Creek Public Schools
Research Interest:
Cary Stamas
Title/Organization: Director of Career Readiness and CTE Director for CEPD 32
Research Interest: Predictive models for students success in online coursework utilizing multi-level analysis
Nidia Beatriz Columna Perez
Title/Organization: Director/Dominican Government
Research Interest: Rural education - teacher preparation programs
Halima Ismail
Title/Organization: School Improvement Administrator/Grand Rapids Public Schools
Research Interest: Teacher turnover in urban education, teacher support for novice teachers do not quit
Jessica Deckard Mann
Title/Organization: Dean of Students/School City of Mishawaka
Research Interest: Parent engagement in general and especially as it relates to higher educational outcomes for first-time college goers, early college/dual-credit