Teaching and Learning Faculty

Name &Title

Credentials

Focus

At NAU

Sally Alcoze, Ph.D., Associate Professor

(B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee-Knoxville 1995)

Literacy

NAU 1995

Jeffrey Bloom, Ed.D., Professor

(B.S., Guilford College; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Houston 1987)

Science education

NAU 1999

Bill Buckreis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

(B.S., Millersville State University; M.S., Washington State University; Ph.D., Oregon State University 1999)

Teachers’ subject matter knowledge in mathematics

NAU 2000  

Ward A. Cockrum, Ph.D., Professor

(B.A., M.Ed., University of Arizona; Ph.D., Arizona State University 1987)

Reading, children’s literature

NAU 1987

Jim R. Davis, Ph.D., Associate Professor

(B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Missouri 1976)

Social studies education, values education

NAU 1976

Jean Ann Foley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

(B.F.A., M.F.A., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of Tulsa 1992)

Engaged learning, indigenous education, critical consciousness in education

NAU 2001  

Paula Greene, Ed.D., Associate Professor

(B.A., California State University-Long Beach; M.Ed., Ed.D., Peabody College of Vanderbilt University 1995)

Social studies, mathematics education

NAU 1995  

Patricia Hays, Ed.D., Professor

(B.S., M.A., University of Illinois; Ed.D., Northern Arizona University 1989)

Gender issues in school settings, gifted education

NAU 1989  

Glenn M. Hookstra, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Coordinator of NAU-Yuma Education Programs

(B.S., M.Ed., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., Oregon State University 1989)

Reading, curriculum and instruction

NAU 1989  

Patty J. Horn, Ed.D., Professor

(B.S., University of Oklahoma; M.A., Northern Arizona University; Ed.D., Arizona State University 1979)

Science education, teacher certification, curriculum, professional development

NAU 1998

Don Trent Jacobs, Ed.D., Associate Professor

(B.S., Southwest Missouri State University; Ed.D., Boise State University 1997)

Indigenous theories of mind and approaches to learning

NAU 2001

Gae Johnson, Ph.D., Professor

(B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 1991)

Mathematics education

NAU 1994

Daniel L. Kain, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Associate Dean of College of Education

(B.A., Montana State University; M.A., University of Washington; Ph.D., University of British Columbia 1993)

Secondary education, problem-based learning, teacher collaboration

NAU 1993  

Sherry Markel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chair

(B.A., Georgia State University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Arizona 1995)

Mathematics education, curriculum, technology integration

NAU 1995

Gretchen McAllister, Ph.D., Associate Professor

(B.A., Wells College; M.A., Lesley College; Ph.D., Emory University 1999)

Social studies education, multicultural education

NAU 1999

Janice D. Meyer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Janice.Meyer@nau.edu

(B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of Texas–Austin 2003)

(B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of Texas–Austin 2003)

NAU 2003

Valerie Middleton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Valerie.Middleton@nau.edu

(B.S., Illinois State University; M.Ed., Ph.D., Colorado State University 1997)

Diversity, education partnerships

NAU 2004

Karen V. Packard, Ed.D., Assistant Professor

(B.A., University of Northern Colorado; M.E., Seattle Pacific University; Ed.D., University of Arizona 1996)

Reading, curriculum and instruction, elementary education

NAU 1998

Jennifer O. Prior, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

(B.A., University of Northern Colorado; M.E., Seattle Pacific University; Ed.D., University of Arizona 1996)

Early childhood education, literary

NAU 2003

Peggy A. Raines, Ph.D., Professor

(B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado 1991)

Reflection in teacher preparation, alternative assessments, site-based programs, integrated secondary education

NAU 1991  

Emilie Rodger, M.A., Associate Professor

(B.A., University of California-Davis; M.A., Sonoma State University 1977)

Elementary education, literacy, multi-age schooling

NAU 1993  

Sandra J. Stone, Ed.D., Associate Professor

(B.A., M.A., Ed.D., Arizona State University 1992)

Reading, literacy, early childhood education

NAU 1993  

Garry R. Taylor, Ph.D., Associate Professor

(B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University 1976)

Mathematics, learning theory

NAU 1978

Faculty Emeriti

Martha Brady, M.A., Associate Professor

(B.S., Texas Christian University; M.Ed., University of Houston 1979)

Integration of the arts

NAU 1988  

(retired 2007)

Ray R. Hagelberg, Ph.D., Professor

(B.A., Cornell College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa 1957)

NAU 1957 (retired 1989)

Harlan R. Johnson, Ed.D., Professor

(B.S., Dickinson State College; M.L.S., George Peabody College; Ed.D., University of Arizona 1975)

Media centers

NAU 1968 (retired 2001)  

Sam F. McClanahan, Ed.D., Professor

(B.S.Ed., Southeast Missouri State University; M.A., George Peabody College; Ed.D., University of Missouri)

NAU 1967 (retired 1992)

Margaret A. Miller, M.A.Ed., Assistant Professor

(B.S., University of Minnesota; M.A.Ed., Northern Arizona University)

NAU 1969 (retired 1986)

Ronald James Piotrowski, Ed.D., Professor

(B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.F.A., Pratt Institute; Ed.D., Ball State University)

NAU 1977

(retired 1999)

Eddie E. Sage, Ed.D., Professor

(B.A., M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ed.D., Wayne State University)

NAU 1966-68, 1971 (retired 1995)

Margaret G. VerVelde, Ed.D., Professor

(B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Arizona 1976)

Language, reading

NAU 1981 (retired 2000)  

Raymond B. VerVelde, Ed.D., Professor

(B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Arizona 1974)

Elementary education

NAU 1981 (retired 2000)