Doctoral students

Tim Barnes
Tim Barnes

Tim Barnes

Research Interests

▪  Economic education
▪  Social studies
▪  Survey research
▪  Quantitative research

Graduate Teaching Assistant

▪  Examine social studies education (C3 ­Framework)
▪  Cost-effectiveness of pre-K programs
▪  Implementation of the C3 Framework in New York State


Patrick Clarke
Patrick Clarke

Research Interests

▪ Social studies education
▪ Policy as practice 
▪ Teacher leadership & professionalization

Director of Instruction
Vestal Central School District


Michelle Feyerabend
Michelle Feyerabend

Michelle Feyerabend

Research Interests

▪  The effects of poverty on motivation and learning
▪  The impact of the principal on the learning environment


Kay E. Frank
Kay E. Frank

Research Interests

▪  Health literacy
▪  Health communication sciences/patient safety
▪  Education through theater arts in medical residency programs
▪  NIH research and evaluation in health disparities in the Native American population

Director, Communication studies at SUNY Upstate Medical University

▪ Small group instructor: Practice of medicine/sensitivity training
▪ Curriculum Development: Keuka College Accelerated Studies for Adults Program (ASAP)
▪ Adjunct Instructor: Keuka College (ASAP)
▪ Adjunct Instructor: Cazenovia College
▪ Adjunct Instructor: Morrisville College



Cong Liu

Research Interests

▪  Quantitative and qualitative research methods
▪  Multicultural education


Jillian Mason
Jillian Mason

Jillian Mason

Research Interests

▪  Writing studies
▪  Community college
▪  Personal development theories, including meaning making and self-authorship
▪  Qualitative methods

Graduate Assistant
▪  Qualitative Data Analysis


Sarah Miller
Sarah Miller

 Sarah Miller

Research Interests

▪  Equity in Science Education

Director of Curriculum and Instructional Technology
Sidney Central School District


Barbara Elaine Phillips
Barbara Elaine Phillips

Barbara Elaine Phillips

Research Interests

▪  Professional Learning
▪  Instructional Coaching

Director at Windsor Central School District
Director of data, accountability and continuous improvement


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Jeanette Wertz

Research Interests

▪  Special education


Nicole Wolfe
Nicole Wolfe

Nicole Wolfe

Research Interests

▪  Disciplinary disproportionality

Superintendent of Schools
Union-Endicott Central School District