Faculty & Staff

Dr. Lisa Poling	Chair Professor Elementary Education	polingll@appstate.edu
Dr. Ashley Whitehead	Assistant Chair Associate Professor Elementary Education	whiteheadan@appstate.edu
Dr. Jenny Arcila	Lecturer Elementary Education	arcilaja@appstate.edu
Dr. Rachel Askew	Assistant Professor Middle Grades Education	askewr@appstate.edu
Dr. YeJun Bae	Assistant Professor Elementary Education	baeyj@appstate.edu
Dr. Elizabeth Bellows	Professor Elementary Education	bellowsme@appstate.edu
Dr. Leslie Bradbury	Professor Elementary Education	upsonlk@appstate.edu
Dr. J. Allen Bryant	Associate Professor Elementary Education	bryantja@appstate.edu
Dr. Beth Campbell	Professor Middle Grades Education	campbellea@appstate.edu
Dr. Shanan Fitts	Program Director of Curriculum Specialist Professor Curriculum Specialist	fittss@appstate.edu
Dr. Tracy Goodson-Espy	Professor Elementary Education	goodsonespyt@appstate.edu
Dr. Frannie Greene	Assistant Professor Educational Foundations	greenefg1@appstate.edu
Dr. Eric Groce	Professor Elementary Education	groceec@appstate.edu
Dr. Vicente Handa	Professor Elementary Education	handavc@appstate.edu
Dr. Lianne Jones	Assistant Professor Elementary Education	joneslm15@appstate.edu
Dr. Wendy Lewis	Lecturer Elementary Education	lewiswm@appstate.edu
Dr. Joey Lord	Instructional Coordinator of Hickory Education Programs Lecturer Elementary Education Program Director of Elementary Education	lordjl@appstate.edu
Dr. Greg McClure	Professor Elementary Education	mccluregs@appstate.edu
Dr. Mina Min	Associate Professor Elementary Education Program Director of Elementary Education Graduate Certificate	minm@appstate.edu
Carly Mize	Lecturer Elementary Education	lippartce@appstate.edu
Dr. PJ Nelsen	Professor Educational Foundations	nelsenpj@appstate.edu
Dr. Chris Osmond	Professor Educational Foundations Faculty Lead, James Center for Student Success and Advising	osmond@appstate.edu
Dr. Damiana Gibbons Pyles	Professor Middle Grades Education	pylesdg@appstate.edu
Dr. Laurie A. Ramirez	Associate Professor Middle Grades Education Program Director of Middle and Secondary Education Graduate Certificate	ramirezla@appstate.edu
Dr. Matthew Thomas-Reid	Associate Professor Educational Foundations	reidma@appstate.edu
Dr. Holly Thornton	Professor Middle Grades Education	thorntonhj@appstate.edu
Dr. Christina Tschida	Professor Elementary Education	tschidacm@appstate.edu
Dr. Cacey Wells	Program Director of Middle Grades Education Associate Professor Elementary Education	wellscl1@appstate.edu
Dr. Rachel Wilson	Professor Elementary Education STEM Education Faculty Fellow	wilsonre3@appstate.edu
Dr. Kelly Womack-Adams	Assistant Professor Elementary Education	womackadamska@appstate.edu

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The Reich College of Education is committed to supporting faculty and staff in their professional development efforts and in carrying out their various responsibilities. Retaining an excellent faculty known for its high quality in teaching, research, scholarship and service and a staff that is knowledgeable, skilled, and efficient are essential to the mission of the college.

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Promotion, tenure, and merit guidelines

These are the promotion, tenure, and merit guidelines for the Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum.

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Promotion, tenure, and merit guidelines