• Ph.D. University of South Carolina 2003: Foundations of Education
• M.Ed. University of South Carolina 1996: Secondary Education (English)
• B.A. State University of New York at Fredonia 1992: English (Education)

Research:

1. "Guest Editorial: The Things That Bind Us: Using Pop Culture as an Entrée to U.S. History…In China.” : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1540-5931.2011.00879.x/abstract
2. “Unlikely Crusader: John Eldred Swearingen and African-American Education in South Carolina.” : http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00131941003614903#preview
3. “‘Lordy Miss, That’s a Man’: John Eldred Swearingen and the Office of State Superintendent of Education in South Carolina.”  www.aabri.com/manuscripts/09248.pdf  
4. “Changing Course: The Impacts of 'Waiting for Superman' on Future Teachers’ Perspectives on the State of Education.”  http://journals.cluteonline.com/index.php/CIER/article/view/6783

Research Interests:

• Historical and sociological foundations of education
• Educational biography/Life writing
• Archival and oral history research methods

Teaching:

1. EDST 1500: Education for Social Justice
2. EDST 2480: Diversity and the Politics of Education
3. EDST 3000: Teacher as Practitioner
4. EDST 4000: Foundations of Education in a Diverse Society
5. EDCI 4050/5050: Minority Sex and Gender Identity Issues in Education
6. EDCI 5000: Principles of Curriculum
7. EDCI 5270: Seminar for Early Career Teachers
8. EDCI 5870: Seminar in Foundations of Education

OTHER LINKS:

1. "Not Just a Teacher" Website: http://uwlib5.uwyo.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/digital_audio/oral_histories/educ_interviews
2. Popular Culture/American Culture Associations: http://www.pcaaca.org
3. Kappa Delta Pi International Education Honorary: http://www.kdp.org
4. History of Education Society: http://www.historyofeducation.org
5. H-Education Discussion Network: http://www.h-net.org/%7eeduc
6. International Society for Educational Biography: http://www.isebio.org
7. American Educational Studies Association: http://www.educationalstudies.org

Vita (pdf)