C+&+I+Ph.D.+Graduates

Hiller’s Doctoral Students (Graduated):

1.Dr. Pru Cuper (2003), Keenan Research Fellow and CED Outstanding Dissertation Award Recipient, Full Professor, Keene State Univ.,NH Dissertation: //Novel Readings: Exploring the effects of technology-enhanced activities on literature engagement and social learning in middle school// 2. Dr. Marianna Walker (1999), Associate Professor, East Carolina University, NC Dissertation: //Hemispheric processing characteristics for lexical decisions in adults with reading disorders// 3. Dr. Cheryl Bolick, (1998) (Co-chair with Peter Martorella). Associate Professor, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC Dissertation: //An analysis of patterns of computer mediated communication within the social studies student teaching experience// 4. Dr. Lois Huffman (1998), Adjunct Instructor, NC State University, Raleigh, NC Dissertation: //Content area reading textbooks: A content analysis// 5. Dr. Patricia Douville (1996), Associate Professor, Winston-Salem University, NC Dissertation: // Bringing text to life: The effects of a multi-sensory imagery strategy on fifth-graders’ prose processing. // 6. Dr. Cynthia Chamblee, //Finalist for IRA Outstanding Dissertation Award//, (1996), Executive Director, Project Enlightenment, Raleigh, NC 7. Lu Huntley (1994), Associate Professor, UNC-Wilmington, NC  8. Dr. Jan Donley (1993), Donley Educational Evaluation Consultants, Inc., Raleigh, NC  Dissertation: //Effects of instructional context on academic performance and self‑regulated learning in underprepared college students// 9. June Marshall (1991), (Co-chair with Peter Martorella). No information.

Hiller’s Current Doctoral Students:

1. Lisa Hervey** – ** Received CED Dissertation Proposal Award, 2010 Dissertation: //Between the notion and the act: Distinctions among veteran teachers’ TPACK and practice in 1 to 1 computing settings// 2. Tanya Watson – Thesis equivalent phase 3. Meixun Zheng – Dissertation proposal phase 4. Michael Shane Fletcher – Thesis equivalent phase 5. April Scott – First semester; completed a thesis before admission

Ruie Pritchard's Doctoral Students (Graduated) **Chair****:** 2009 Kim Bowen: //Reflective Judgment and Conceptions of Teaching and Learning English Language Arts// **Chair****:** 2008 Shayne Goodrum: //Relation of sources of teacher efficacy to student writing achievement and district health// **Chair****:** 2007 Michael Roberts: //Student engagement in the Early College High School// **Co-Chair**: 2007 Paul Gainey: //Beyond the test scores: A retrospective study of one school’s efforts to promote teacher competence and confidence in// //fourth grade writing.// **Co-Chair**: 2005 Yuna Lee: //Implementing synchronous computer-mediated communication in an advanced level ESL class: A sociolinguistic perspective// **Chair****:** 2005 Ashlie Thompson: //Examining normative discourse and the culture of power in a teacher leadership program// **Chair****:** 2003 Amy Overbay: //Persuasive developments: Reflective judgment and college students’ written argumentation// **Chair****:** 2002 Ronald Honeycutt: //Good readers/poor writers: An investigation of the strategies, understanding and meaning that good readers who are// //poor writers ascribe to writing narrative text on-demand// **Chair****:** 2001 Gary Weinberg//: A unified model for teaching first year writing at the college level// **Chair****:** l999 Sherri Merritt: //Surfacing the contradictions: An action research inquiry into an alternative to the traditional research paper// **Chair****:** l998 Sidney Johnson: //Writing to learn physics: The effectiveness of personal analytic and formal analytic essays as methods of writing to learn// //in high school physics classes// **Co-Chair****:** l996 Nancy Holmes: //Collegial journals as portrayals of self-efficacy and professional development for experienced secondary teachers// **Chair****:** l994 Barbara Buescher: //Reasoning operations, inference sources, and response fluency in the literature journals of seventh grade students// **Co****- Chair :** l994 Elizabeth Braswell: //A new professionalism for a paradigm shift: A case study of the writing project// (with Adult & Community College Ed) **Co****- Chair :** l994 Hae-Kyeong Park Han: //Implementing the video-based instruction in the college-level ESL classroom based on second language// //acquisition and communicative competence theories// **Chair****:** l992 John F. Evans: //A computer-assisted pedagogical model for transacting with literature// **Co****- Chair :** 1990 Jane Steelman: //Facilitating cognitive development and improving writing achievement of middle level students through role-taking// //experience using computers// **Co****- Chair :** 1985 Janet Wester: //Cognitive-development theories in English composition: Program description and evaluation//

Doctoral Students-Current Chair_Ruie Pritchard Laura Ingerham Alex Kaulfuss Roy Stamper

__Co-Chair__ Elizabeth Saylor, EL Ed (???)

Linda Barnes Jobe (1994). //The effects of the English language arts methods course on the success of student teaching.// (teaching at NC Wesleyan) Hae-kyeong Park Han. (1994). //Implementing the video-based instruction in the college-level ESL classroom based on second language and communicative competence theories// (professor at new University in Korea) Dorothy Estelle Crissman. (1998). Writing life (DPI Consultant and Adjunct Professor of YALiterature at NC State) Amelia Massengill-McLeod (2001). //Negotiating transitions : at-risk students' adjustments from a middle school reading/writing workshop to traditional high school English// (Principal of Early College High School, Johnston County) Ching-hsien Chiu (2005). //New immigrant readers [electronic resource] : the role of young adult literature in literacy development and academic confidence// (Consulting) William Lodge McCammon (2008) Co-Chair with Dr. Candy Beal. //Chemistry to music [electronic resource] : discovering how music-based teaching affects academic achievement and student motivation in an 8th grade science class// (Friday Institute) Anne T. Akers (2009). Co-Chair with Dr. Carl Young. //Perceptions of talk, text, transactions, and technology [electronic resource] : preservice teachers, CMC, and reader response// (Media Center Director, NC State--adjunct teaching at NC State) Sheryl R. Long (2010). //Preservice teachers' perceptions of film in English language arts instruction [electronic resource]// (Asst. Prof., Chowan College, NC)
 * Carol Pope's Doctoral Students - Graduates**


 * Carol's Current Doctoral Students**

Nicholson, Margaret (co-chair with Dr. Carl Young)—completed first year of study Toney, Stephanie (co-chair with Dr. Candy Beal/soon to move to Dr. Beal/MS focus)—ready to collect data for diss. on middle school teams and educational philosophy Ann Hayes—working to complete coursework Linda Robinson—new doctoral student


 * Carl Young - Doctoral Students -- Graduates**

__Chair / Co-Chair__


 * Anne T. Akers (2009). Co-Chair with Dr. Carol Pope. //Perceptions of talk, text, transactions, and technology [electronic resource] : preservice teachers, CMC, and reader response//. Media Center Director, NC State--adjunct teaching at NC State.

__Committee Member__


 * William Lodge McCammon (2008). Pope/Beal. //Chemistry to music: Discovering how music-based teaching affects academic achievement and student motivation in an 8th grade science class//. Friday Institute.
 * Sheryl R. Long (2010). Pope. //Preservice teachers' perceptions of film in English language arts instruction.// Asst. Prof., Chowan College, NC.
 * Joni Poff (2008). Parks, Virginia Tech. //Operationalizing the Construct of Shared Leadership: A Delphi Study.// Director of Instruction, Botetourt County Schools, VA.
 * Robert Prickett (2005). Hicks, Virginia Tech.//Pre-service teachers and media: Past experiences and present practices//. Winthrop University, SC.


 * Carl's Current Doctoral Students**


 * Naomi Kraut -- English Education, 1st year
 * Margaret Dulaney -- English Education, 2nd year
 * Tanesha Hendley -- Middle Grades English, 2nd year (part time)
 * Linda Robinson -- English Education, 1st year (part time)