Dr. Jack Bradley

Professor

Coordinator, Early Childhood Education Graduate Program

Office Phone:361-593-2880

Office Location: Rhode Hall #260

E-mail: kfjab01@tamuk.edu

Degrees: Ed.D., Texas A&M University; M.Ed., University of West Florida; B.A., Michigan State University

Areas of Expertise: Texas Teacher Certification, Principal, Teacher Appraisal, Curriculum

Research Interests: Early Childhood Education, Reading in the Content Area, Creative Teaching Strategies

Dr. Karen Sue Bradley

Professor

Coordinator, Reading Specialist Graduate Program

Office Phone:361-593-2898

Office Location: Rhode Hall #262

E-mail: kfksb00@tamuk.edu

Degrees: Ed.D., Texas A&M University; M.A., Michigan State University; B.A., Michigan State University

Areas of Expertise: Texas Teacher Certification, Reading Specialist, Writing Project Trainer, Principal, Assistant Superintendent

Research Interests: Early Literacy, Reading Comprehension, Creative Teaching Strategies

Dr. Deborah Bravenec

Assistant Professor

Coordinator, Special Education Graduate Program

Office Phone:361-593-4912

Office Location: Rhode Hall #256

E-mail: Deborah.Bravenec@tamuk.edu

Degrees: Ed.D., Texas A&M University, Kingsville & Corpus Christi;  M.Ed., Texas A&I University;  B.A., Texas A&I  University

Areas of Expertise: Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities, Autism, Inclusion, Instructional Design and Behavior Programs

Research Interests: Use of active teaching strategies in general education classrooms and improved performance of students

Dr. Mike Desiderio

Professor

Office Phone:361-593-4768

Office Location: Rhode Hall #254

E-mail:kfmfd00@tamuk.edu

Degrees: Ph.D., Texas A&M University; M.Ed., Sul Ross State University; B.S.E., John Brown University

Areas of Expertise: Curriculum & Instruction, Behavior Management, Research Methods, Child & Adolescent Development

Research Interests: Education Law, Education Technology, Middle Schools, Online Education

Dr. La Vonne Fedynich

Associate Professor

Office Phone:361-593-4312

Office Location: Rhode Hall #128

E-mail: lavonne.fedynich@tamuk.edu

Degrees: Ed.D., Argosy University-Sarasota; CAGS, Plymouth State University, M.Ed., Rivere College, B.S., University of Montevallo

Areas of Expertise: Public Relations, Curriculum and Instruction, Administrative Leadership

Research Interests: Mentoring Graduate Students, Graduate Student Success Factors, Educational Administration

Dr. Patricia Gomez

Assistant Professor

Office Phone:361-593-2910

Office Location: Rhode Hall #203

E-mail: patricia.gomez@tamuk.edu

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Dr. Jaya Goswami

Associate Professor

Associate Dean, College of Education and Human Performance

Co-Director, Center for Teaching Effectiveness

Office Phone:361-593-4413

Office Location: Rhode Hall #112

E-mail: jaya.goswami@tamuk.edu

Degrees: Ph.D., University of Connecticut; M.A., University of Delhi, India; B.A., Gauhati University, India

Areas of Expertise: Linguistics, first and second language acquisition, sociolinguistics, cooperative learning, distance learning

Dr. Norma Guzman

Assistant Professor

Office Phone:361-593-2675

Office Location: Rhode Hall #208

E-mail: norma.guzman@tamuk.edu

Degrees: Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio; M.A., University of Texas-Pan American; B.A., Southwest Texas State University

Areas of Expertise: Bilingual assessment; disproportionality; multicultural education; cultural and linguistic diversity; school pyschology

Research Interests: Language use, bilingual education, policies and practices, culturally relevant practices

Dr. Marie Lassmann

Professor

Office Phone:361-593-2907

Office Location: Rhode Hall #206

E-mail: marie.lassmann@tamuk.edu

Degrees: Ph.D. University of Texas; M.Ed. Texas A&I University; B.Ed. Texas A&I University

Areas of Expertise: Secondary education, All Level education, 4-8 education

Research Interests: Substitute teaching and developing critical thinking skills in students

Dr. Lisa McNair

Assistant Professor

Office Phone:361-593-tbd

Office Location: Rhode Hall #tbd

E-mail: cheryl.mcnair@tamuk.edu

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Dr. N. Warren Miller

Assistant Professor

Office Phone:361-593-4782

Office Location: Rhode Hall #263

E-mail: kunwm000@tamuk.edu

Degrees: Ed. D, Texas A&M University; M.B.A. Texas A&I University; B.B.A., Texas A&I University

Areas of Expertise: Secondary Education

Research Interests: Reluctant Students

Dr. Valentin Ekiaka Nzai

Assistant Professor

Coordinator, Bilingual Education Graduate Program

Office Phone:361-593-2987

Office Location: Rhode Hall #207

E-mail: kuve2002@tamuk.edu

Degrees: Ed.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln; M.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; MBA, Centro de Estudios en Administracion; B.A., St. Augustin Philosophate

Areas of Expertise: ESL/Bilingual and Multicultural Education; Culturally Responsive Pedagogy; Distance learning & technologies; Qualitative (Grounded Theory) and Mixed Methods  Research designs.

Research Interests: Cyberlearning through workstations; digital game -based curriculum design; K-12 culturally responsive teaching; bilingual-bicultural teachers & teacher educator training; ethnic media and cultural identity re-constitution.

Dr. Zonia Garcia-Obregon

Assistant Professor

Office Phone:361-593-2839

Office Location: Rhode Hall #

E-mail: zonia@tamuk.edu

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Research Interests: Underrepresentation of Hispanics in Higher Education

Dr. Roberto Torres

Associate Professor

Office Phone:361-593-2797

Office Location: Rhode Hall #200A

E-mail: kfrlt00@tamuk.edu

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Dr. Monica Wong-Ratcliff

Assistant Professor

Office Phone:361-593-4781

Office Location: Rhode Hall #204

E-mail: monica.ratcliff@tamuk.edu

Degrees: Ed.D., University of Louisiana at Monroe; M.ED., University of Louisiana at Monroe; M.B.A., Aberystwyth University, UK.

Areas of Expertise: Students with Mild & Moderate Disabilities, Inclusive Education, Reading Intervention, Pre-service Teacher Preparation, Curriculum and Instruction, and Quantitative and Mixed Methods Research Designs

Research Interests: Teacher Preparation Program, Full Inclusion, Inclusive Education, Math Instruction, and Student Success