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Deputy Director for Curriculum & Enrollment and Undergraduate Studies, Undergraduate College

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Danielle J Alsandor

Assistant Professor of Practice and Deputy Director for Curriculum & Enrollment and Undergraduate Studies, Undergradaute College

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Luz J Alvarez-Sims

Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Sexual health Sexual assault IPV HIV/AIDs Hookup culture Purity culture College students

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Erin Benton

Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

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Carrie Lou Bloom

Director - National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, Department of Special Education

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Aileen T Bumphus

Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy

Leadership Development *Develops PK-12 school leaders. Designs and coordinates learning objectives, knowledge development, and effective practices for graduate students to apply theory into practice in their internship based on the following learning outcomes: *Develop Capacity for Teaching and Learning Excellence *Advocate for and Ensuring Equitable Support Systems for All *Build Executive Leaders to Promote Ethical Policies and Practices *Partner Authentically and Equitably with Families and Communities Curriculum and School Improvement *Leads and develops curriculum content, scope and sequence, standards alignment and performance assessments for higher education and school district curriculum. *Diagnose problems and challenges using school data, research and planning, implementation and progress monitoring and reflection. Improvement Science *Identify the Problem *Analyze the Problem and Diagnose Its Causes *Develop a Theory of Action *Design the Strategy *Plan for Implementation *Implement the Strategy *Assess Progress *Adapt and Modify for Continuous Improvement Certification *Leads policies, practices and designs systems required by Texas Education Agency for admissions, clinical experiences and certification for the program and department. School District Partnerships *Building a Partnership *Co-designing curriculum *Collaboration and Planning *Implementation and Progress Monitoring Executive Coaching *Design *Implementation *Strategic Planning *Progress Monitoring

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Debra Cantu

Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy

Teaches Karate and Self defense courses. Specializes in the striking arts.

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Jason Chartouni

Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

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Wonshik Chee

Research Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

I work to improve interventions for students with dyslexia and other forms of significant reading difficulty, better understand assessment and assessment practices that best inform instruction, and improve educators' ability to make data-based decisions. Some of my representative publications are listed below. For a full list of my published research and other work, please see the links above for my CV or my Google Scholar page. (*indicates student co-author) Clemens, N.H., & Fuchs, D. (2021). Commercially-developed tests of reading comprehension: Gold standard or fools’ gold? Reading Research Quarterly, Advance online publication. Austin, C., Vaughn, S.R., Clemens, N.H., Pustejovsky, J., & Boucher, A. (in press). Relative effects of instruction linking word reading and word meaning compared to word reading instruction alone on the accuracy, fluency, and word meaning knowledge of 4th-5th grade students with dyslexia. Scientific Studies of Reading. Clemens, N.H., * Lee, K., *Henri, M., Simmons, L., Kwok, O., & Al Otaiba, S. (2021). Growth in sublexical fluency during early reading instruction and its relation to decoding acquisition. Journal of School Psychology. Capin, P., Roberts, G., Clemens, N.H., & Vaughn, S.R. (in press). When Treatment Adherence Matters More: Interactions Among Treatment Adherence, Instructional Quality, and Student Characteristics on Reading Outcomes. Reading Research Quarterly. Barnes, M.A., Clemens, N.H., Fall, A.M., Roberts, G., Klein, A., Starkey, P.,…& Flynn, K. (in press). Cognitive Predictors of Difficulties in Math and Reading in Pre-Kindergarten Children at High Risk for Learning Disabilities. Journal of Educational Psychology. Clemens, N.H., Oslund, E., Fogarty, M., Kowk, O., Davis, J., & Simmons, D. (2019). Skill moderators of the effects of a reading comprehension intervention. Exceptional Children, 85, 197-211. Clemens, N.H., Hsaio, Y., Simmons, L., Kwok, O., *Greene, E., *Soohoo, M., *Henri, M., Luo, W., *Prickett, C., Rivas, B., & Al Otaiba, S. (2019). The predictive validity of kindergarten progress monitoring measures across the school year: An application of dominance analysis. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 44, 241-255. Filderman, M. J., Toste, J. R., Didion, L. A., Peng, P., & Clemens, N. H. (2018). Data-based decision making in reading interventions: A synthesis and meta-analysis of the effects for struggling readers. Journal of Special Education, 52, 174-187. Oslund, E.L., Clemens, N.H., Simmons, D.C., & Simmons, L.E. (2018). A multicomponent model of adolescent reading comprehension: Comparing struggling and adequate comprehenders. Reading and Writing, 31, 355-379. Clemens, N.H., *Soohoo, M., *Wiley, C.P., *Hsiao, Y., *Estrella, I., *Allee-Smith, P.J., & Yoon, M. (2018). Advancing stage 2 research on measures for monitoring kindergarten reading progress. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 51, 85-104. Clemens, N.H., *Lai, M., Burke, M., & Wu, J. (2017). Interrelations of growth in letter-name and sound fluency in kindergarten and implications for subsequent reading fluency. School Psychology Review, 46, 272-287. Forgarty, M., Clemens, N.H., Simmons, D., Simmons, L., Anderson, L., Oslund, E., Davis, J., & Smith, A. (2017). The impact of a technology-mediated intervention on adolescents’ reading comprehension. Journal of Research in Educational Effectiveness, 10, 326-353. Clemens, N.H., & Simmons, D., Simmons, L., *Wang, H., & Kwok, O. (2017). The prevalence of reading fluency and vocabulary difficulties among adolescents struggling with reading comprehension. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 35, 785-798.

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Nathan Clemens

Professor and Department Chair, Department of Special Education

Statistics

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Sarah M Collins

Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Educational Psychology

Investigates metabolic and cardiovascular factors that limit exercise performance.

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Edward F Coyle

Professor Emeritus, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

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Charles W Craven

Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

Directs the department's Nutrition & Development program.

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Brittany N Crim

Lecturer, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

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Kelly Cruise

Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

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Rosario C Deleon

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Dell Medical School

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Susan K Dubois

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

Researches and teaches social dances from the 19th century to the present.

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Nick Enge

Lecturer, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

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Arna Erega

Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Educational Psychology

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Sally K Fluhler

Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Special Education

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Nell H Gottlieb

Professor Emeritus, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

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Tonia F Guida

Assistant Professor of Instruction, College of Pharmacy

Explores ethical campus leadership and factors that lead to successful leadership of educators.

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Dottie R Hall

Assistant Professor of Practice-CURR, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

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Katelyn Hatfield

Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

Studies organizational change in sport through qualitative inquiry and historical methods.

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Florian Hemme

Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

Restorative practices; school-to-prison pipeline.

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Lorna Hermosura

Research Scientist, Population Research Center, College of Liberal Arts

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Arcelia L Hernandez

Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Examines the intersection of sport and international political history.

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Thomas M Hunt

Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

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Nneka R Ibekwe-Okafor

Assistant Professor, African and African Diaspora Studies Department, College of Liberal Arts

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Robert F Leary

Deputy Title IX Coordinator and Director of Support and Resources

Focuses on the ways students learn in science courses using computational modeling.

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Kemper Lipscomb

Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication

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Dorothy J Lovett

Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

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Sofia Malik

Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy

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Robert M Malina

Professor Emeritus, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

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Emma B Mancha

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy

Teaches yoga classes as both a physical practice and educational experience.

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Zoe Mantarakis

Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

Director of Assessment, Office of Admissions

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Yulanda L McCarty-Harris

Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy

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Celena Mondie-Milner

Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy

Marginalization and Perceived Mattering of PE Occupational Socialization Teaching in PE

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Tracey J Naumann

Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

sport, American history, women's history

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Emalee Nelson

Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

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Monica Vasquez Neshyba

Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

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Hien Nguyen

Project Manager, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

Physical Culture, Sports Photography, Sports Press History

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Rachel M Ozerkevich

Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

Studies the historical, philosophical, sociocultural, and political dimensions of sport and physical culture.

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Tolga Ozyurtcu

Associate Professor of Instruction, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

President Emeritus, Huston Tillotson University

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Colette Pierce Burnette

Professor of Practice, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy

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Shaden S Powell

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology

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Saury Ramos-Torres

Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Special Education

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Caitlin Smith

Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Educational Psychology

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Waneen W Spirduso

Professor Emeritus, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

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Sandra M Springer

Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

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Ryan Sutton

Associate Professor of Instruction, Department of Educational Psychology

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Katie Tackett

Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Special Education

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Annette M Tielle

Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy

Improving the accessibility and use of data and research to advance equitable policy and practice in education.

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Laura Torres

Director of Data Analytics, Assessment, and Translational Research, Education - Office of the Dean

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Kenneth W Tyson

Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

Directs operations at the Fitness Institute of Texas and manages undergraduate internships.

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Rachel M Watson

Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

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Brenda Zaparolli

Lecturer, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts