Current Teaching Areas:

Quantitative and Qualitative Methodology, Dissertation Seminars

Research Interests:

·         Education Finance

·         Accountability

·         Assessment

·         Program Evaluation

·         Factors Impacting Achievement

Selected Presentations:

100+ National Presentations: Accountability and Value-Added Assessment  

·         National Institute of Science and Technology Monterrey, Mexico

·         National Convention of Milken Teacher Advancement Program, Scottsdale, Arizona

·         National Association of Deans of Colleges of Teacher Education, New York

·         Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), Washington, D.C.

·         Joint Education Oversight Committee, Little Rock, Ark.

·         Education Secretary’s Cabinet, Dover, Delaware

·         Joint Education Oversight Committee, Tennessee

 Selected Positions, Honors, Distinctions:

·         Executive Director of Tennessee Center for Education Research

·         Executive Director of Evaluation and Assessment, State of Tennessee

·         Director of Accountability, State of Tennessee

·         Director of Career Ladder, State of Tennessee

·         Fellow at the National Education Finance Project, University of Florida