School of Education
Career Placements – Selected Ph.D. in Education Alumni
| Name | Grad Date | Specialization | Dissertation Title | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Ahlstrom | 2018 | Economic Education | Where Are The Women? The Gender Gap In Undergraduate Economics And Finance Degree Selection | Assistant Professor of Economics at Oklahoma State University, OK |
| Jathan Austin | 2012 | Mathematics Education | On The Alignment Of Pre-Service Teachers’ Personal Mathematics Teacher Efficacy Beliefs And Mathematical Knowledge For Teaching | Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science, Salisbury University, MD |
| James Beyers | 2008 | Economic Education | Development And Evaluation Of An Instrument To Measure Prospective Teachers’ Dispositions With Respect To Mathematics | Department Chair, Associate Professor, Elementary and Early Childhood Education, The College of New Jersey, NJ |
| Katrin Blamey | 2008 | Literacy | The Effects Of Two Repeated Reading Treatments On Fluency And Comprehension Of Second Grade Students | Assistant Professor, DeSales University, Coordinator of the Early Childhood and Elementary Education Program, PA |
| Hye Jung Choi | 2018 | Sociocultural & Community Based Approaches | Constructing Possible Selves: Korean American Students In Community Colleges | Educational Content Developer at IT Company |
| Kevin Currie Knight | 2014 | Sociocultural & Community Based Approaches | From Laissez-Faire To Vouchers: An Intellectual History Of Market Libertarian Thought On Education In Twentieth Century America | Teaching Assistant Professor, Special Education, Foundations and Research Foundations, East Carolina University, NC |
| Nicole DiGironimo | 2010 | Learning Sciences (Science Education) | What Is Technology? A Study Of Fifth and Eighth Grade Student Ideas About The Nature of Technology | Director of Academics and Accreditation at JNA Institute of Culinary Arts, PA |
| Joseph DiNapoli | 2018 | Mathematics Education | Supporting Secondary Students’ Perseverance For Solving Challenging Mathematics Tasks | Assistant Professor, Montclair State University, NJ |
| Andrea Drewes | 2018 | Learning Sciences (Science Education) | Personal, Professional, Political: An Exploration Of Science Teacher Identity Development For Teaching Climate Change | Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling at Rider University, NJ |
| Yueyue Fan | 2019 | Learning Sciences | The Effects Of Critical Questions On Undergraduate Students’ Argumentative Writing | Program Evaluation Specialist, Irving Independent School District, TX |
| Richard Feinberg | 2012 | Evaluation, Measurement and Statistics | A Simulation Study Of The Situations In Which Reporting Subscores Can Add Value To Licensure Examinations | Psychometrician at National Board of Medical Examiners, PA |
| Nicole Hansen | 2015 | Learning Sciences | Development Of Fraction Knowledge: A Longitudinal Study From Third Through Sixth Grade | Assistant Professor, Education, Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ |
| Brenna Hassinger-Das | 2013 | Learning Sciences | The Storybook Number Competencies Intervention: Learning Quantitative Vocabulary And Number Sense Through Story Reading | Assistant Professor, Pace University, NY |
| Allison Jackson | 2015 | Literacy | The Role Of Executive Function In Writing Achievement In First Grade | Assistant Professor, University of Maine – Farmington, ME |
| Marisa Kofke | 2019 | Sociocultural & Community Based Approaches | A Phenomenological Study Of Autistic Female Adolescents’ Perspectives On School-Based Social Skills Experiences | Teacher Supervisor, Portland State University, OR |
| Haruka Konishi | 2015 | Learning Sciences | Semantic Reorganization: Does Language Influence Infants’ Perception Of Components Of Events? | Postdoctoral Fellow, Early Language and Literacy Investigations Lab, Michigan State University, MI |
| Alison Marzocchi | 2015 | Mathematics Education | Investigating Changes Of Underrepresented Students’ Mathematics Identities Into Their First Year Of College | Assistant Professor, Underrepresented Students in Postsecondary Mathematics, California State University, CA |
| Sohyun Meacham | 2013 | Literacy | Preschool Teachers’ Language Use In Sociodramatic Play | Assistant Professor, Literacy Education; College of Education, University of Northern Iowa, IA |
| Carla Meyer | 2009 | Literacy | An Assessment Of Middle And High School Content-Area Teachers’ Knowledge Of Adolescent Literacy | Assistant Professor, Instruction and Leadership in Education, Duquesne University, PA |
| Robert Mixell | 2019 | Mathematics Education | Investigating Group Problem Posing For Secondary Students In A Linear Functions Intervention | Mathematics Instructor, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, PA |
| Susanna Molitoris-Miller | 2013 | Mathematics Education | Preservice Teachers’ Abilities And Learning Processes Involving The Composition Of Definitions Of Quadrilaterals | Assistant Professor, Mathematics Education, Kennesaw State University, GA |
| Noreen Moore | 2009 | Literacy | The Effects Of Being A Reader And Of Observing Readers On Fifth Grade Students’ Argumentative Writing | Assistant Teaching Professor, Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition, Syracuse University, NY |
| Dana Morrison | 2018 | Sociocultural & Community Based Approaches | Organized: An Exploration Of Teachers’ Engagement In Grassroots Organizing | Assistant Professor, Educational Foundations and Policy Studies, West Chester University, PA |
| Zoi-Apostolia Philippakos | 2012 | Literacy | Effects Of Reviewing On Fourth And Fifth-Grade Student’s Persuasive Writing And Revising | Assistant Professor, Literacy Education; College of Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN |
| Xiaoyu Qian | 2011 | Evaluation, Measurement and Statistics | A Multi-Level Differential Item Functioning Analysis Of Trends In International Mathematics And Science Study: Potential Sources Of Gender And Minority Difference Among U.S. Eighth Graders’ Science Achievement | Psychometrician, Educational Testing Service (ETS) |
| Scott Richardson | 2011 | Sociocultural & Community Based Approaches | Performances Of Masculinities In Elementary Schools | Curriculum Theorist, Montessori Works Delaware |
| Jessica Rodrigues | 2017 | Learning Sciences | Developing Fraction Screeners To Identify Children At Risk For Mathematics Difficulties | Assistant Professor, University of Missouri |
| Jonathan Rubright | 2013 | Evaluation, Measurement and Statistics | Understanding How Item Response Theory Model Choice Impacts The Classification Of Individuals Into Groups: Applications To The Mini-Mental State Examination | Psychometrician at National Board of Medical Examiners, PA |
| John Sabatini | 1997 | Literacy | Is Accuracy Enough? The Cognitive Implications Of Speed Of Response In Adult Reading Ability | Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Institute for Intelligent Systems at the University of Memphis, TN |
| Valerie Shinas | 2012 | Literacy | Reading Path And Comprehension: An Investigation Of Eighth-Grade Skilled Readers’ Engagement With Online, Multimodal Texts | Director, Assistant Professor, Language and Literacy Division, Lesley University, MA |
| Yi Song | 2012 | Literacy | Teaching Critical Questions About Argumentation Through The Revising Process: Effects On College Students’ Argumentative Essays | Associate Research Scientist, Educational Testing Service |
| Elizabeth Soslau | 2010 | Sociocultural & Community Based Approaches | Assistant Professor, School of Education, University of Delaware, DE | Opportunities To Develop Adaptive Expertise During Student Teaching Conferences: Identifying Barriers And Exploring Intersubjectivity |
| John Strong | 2019 | Literacy | Assistant Professor, Learning and Instruction; Graduate School of Education, University of Buffalo, NY | The Effects Of An Informational Text Structure Intervention On Fourth- And Fifth-Grade Students’ Reading Comprehension And Informative Writing |
| Siobahn Suppa | 2018 | Mathematics Education | Assistant Professor, Stockton University, NJ | Supporting Novice Mathematics Teacher Educators To Teach Ambitiously Via Continuously Improved Curriculum Materials |
| Corey Webel | 2010 | Mathematics Education | Assistant Professor, Learning, Teaching & Curriculum, University of Missouri, MO | Collective Cognitive Responsibility In The High School Mathematics Classroom |