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Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of North Texas, Major: Special Education, Minor: Early Childhood Education,1998
- Masters of Religious Education, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Childhood Education, 1981
- Bachelor of Science, Texas Tech University, Major: Elementary Education, Minor: Psychology, Minor: Language and Learning Disabilities,1976
Teaching
- 2006-Present, Assistant Professor, Texas A & M-Commerce, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Responsible for teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in early childhood education, serving on department and university level committees; attending and presenting at national and regional conferences; participating in ongoing research; authoring articles in scholarly education journals.
- 1998-2006, Adjunct Professor, Special Education, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
- 1998-2006, Adjunct Professor, Special Education, Early Childhood Education, Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, Texas
- 1998-Present, Peer Grant Reviewer, Office of Special Education Programs, U. S. Department of Education, Washington D. C.
- 1998 (August –December), Graduate Internship, Office of Special Education Programs, U. S. Department of Education, Washington D. C.
- 1993 – 1998, Graduate Internship, Office of Special Education Programs, University of North Texas
- 1990-1993, Teacher, Special Education, Grades K-3, Mabank ISD, Mabank, Texas
- 1984-1990, Principal, Woodlawn Child Development Center, Austin, Texas
- 1981-1984, Principal, Travis Baptist School, Corpus Christi, Texas
- 1976-1978, Teacher, Second Grade, Duncanville ISD, Duncanville, Texas
Courses Taught
- Texas A & M-Commerce
- ECE 313 Early Childhood Development: Early Years
- ECE 358 Language Acquisition
- ECE 366/566 Early Childhood Learning Environments
- ECE 364 Survey of Early Childhood Education
- ECE 460 The Early Childhood Curriculum
- ECE 535 Math, Science, and Social Studies Curriculum
- ECE 536 Literacy Development in the Early Years
- ECE 537 Creative Expression in the Arts
- ECE 548 Inquiry-Based Learning
- ECE 548 Response to Intervention
- ECE 560 Early Childhood Curriculum Design
- ECE 561 Foundations in Early Childhood Education