Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Faculty
Thomas L. Alsbury, Ed.D.
Washington State University
tom_alsbury@ncsu.edu
513-4321
Dr. Thomas Alsbury, Assistant Professor in the Educational
Leadership & Policy Studies Department, is currently involved in the
following areas of research: School board and superintendent turnover,
district and school reform, district consolidation, school board training,
and effective leadership in schools. Dr. Alsbury's research interests
include: Organizational governance, the superintendency, school boards,
school reform, and educational leadership.
Paul Bitting, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
paul_bitting@ncsu.edu
515-1768
Dr. Bitting, Associate Professor, teaches educational foundations and leadership. He also serves as Assistant Dean for Diversity in the College of Education. Dr. Bitting is currently researching the links between traditional philosophy, cultural paradigms and educational practices.
Kevin Brady, Ph.D.
University of Illinois
kevin_brady@ncsu.edu
513-7975
Dr. Brady, Assistant Professor in the Educational Leadership
& Policy Studies Department, is currently involved in the following
areas of research: Designing and implementing blended learning, or hybrid
distance education courses in graduate educational leadership programs,
school finance equity, student testing accommodations and high-stakes
testing. Dr. Brady's research interests include: legal issues for school
administrators, higher education law, school budgeting, data-driven decision-making
for school leaders, and educational technology for school leaders.
Kenneth Brinson, Ph.D.
The Pennsylvania State University
ken_brinson@ncsu.edu
906-4926
Dr. Ken Brinson is an Assistant Professor. He also serves as Assistant Director of Distance Education and Teaching Professor of Educational Leadership. His research interests include educational leadership, preparation programs, internships and practicum, the principalship, the superintendency, as well as indigenous peoples.
Bonnie Fusarelli, Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University
bonnie_fusarelli@ncsu.edu
515-6359
Dr. Bonnie Fusarelli is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Dr. Fusarelli’s research focuses on educational leadership and policy, the politics of education, specifically school reform, superintendents, social justice/educational equity, and organizational change, specifically with school/agency collaboration.
Lance Fusarelli, Ph.D.
University of Texas-Austin
lance_fusarelli@ncsu.edu
513-0507
Dr. Lance Fusarelli is Associate Professor specializing in school leadership
as well as the Director of Graduate Programs in the Department of Educational
Leadership & Policy Studies. Dr. Fusarelli's research has focused
on school leadership, specifically the superintendency, educational politics
& policy studies, the No Child Left Behind Act, and school choice.
His recent work focuses on the politics of NCLB and the use of data-based
decision making in school improvement.
Glenn M. Kleiman, Ph.D.
Stanford University, Cognitive Psychology
glenn_kleiman@ncsu.edu
513-8509
Glenn Kleiman is Executive Director of the Friday Institute for Educational
Innovation and Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
at the NC State University College of Education. His work in education
has spanned basic and applied research, curriculum development, software
development, providing professional development for teachers and administrators,
policy analyses, and consulting for school districts and state departments
of education. His focus is on educational innovations and systemic changes
that will enable schools to better prepare students for their lives in
the 21st century.
Robert Serow, Ph.D.
Cornell University
robert_serow@ncsu.edu
515-1766
Professor Serow serves as Department Head of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. His research interests include educational policy (with a current specialization in federal higher education policies), educational program evaluation, including grades K-12, higher education, and community and experiential education, as well as rural educational issues.
La Tefy Schoen, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University
latefy_schoen@ncsu.edu
513-4327
Dr. La Tefy Schoen, an Assistant Professor in the Educational Leadership
and Policy Studies Department, has experience and interest in school,
and systemic change initiatives. Prior to her engagement at NCSU, she
worked as a consultant for the Louisiana Department of Education and the
LA Governor's Office on Education where she collaborated on the LA school
assistance model and a state study of teacher retention. Dr. Schoen is
a co-coordinator for The Innovation Leaders Academy through the Friday
Institute and teaches courses on instructional leadership, policy, and
school-based planning. Research interests include educational change,
distributed leadership, professionalization of education and leading twenty
first century learning.
Tamara Young, Ph.D.
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
tamara_young@ncsu.edu
515-1744
Dr. Young is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership
and Policy Studies. Dr. Young's research focuses on the politics of education.
Her current research includes collaborative coalitions, interest groups,
and political discourse.
last updated July 31, 2008
