Criselda Alvarado

Email: alvarado@uhcl.edu,
Phone: 281/ 283-3557,

E-mail: BeaversEA@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3513
Program: Special Education

Research Interests
Research interests include emotional dimensions of teaching and learning in early childhood, instructional ecology, and teacher education (to include emphasis on critical thinking and critical thinking dispositions).

Email: browns@uhcl.edu,
Phone: 281/ 283-3536,
Program: Teacher Education

Research Interests
"UHCL Mathematics Institute 1996-1997." Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, May 1996, $72,381.
"UHCL Mathematics Institute 1997-1998." Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, May 1997, $76,428.
"UHCL-Texas City Mathematics Institute." Union Carbide Corporation, December 1997, $5,000.
"UHCL Mathematics Institute 1998-1999." Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, May 1998, $78,060.
"UHCL-Texas City Mathematics Institute ." Union Carbide Corporation, December 1998, $ 7,500.
"UHCL Mathematics Institute 1999-2000." Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, May 1999, $75,060.

Email: browning@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3503
Program: Teacher Education

Research Interest
Integrated Mathematics and Science-Middle School
Explicit Number Names-Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
Algebraic Thinking-Middle school and High School

Grants
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2010-2011. Texas Regional Collaborative: Mathematics,  $103,187, Director and PI S. Browning,
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2009-2010. Mix It Up: Correlated Physics, Chemistry and Math Teacher Teams & Their Principal,  $200,000, PI S. West, Co-PI, S. Browning,
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2008-2009. Mix It Up: Correlated Space Science and Math Teacher Teams,  $87,000, PI S. West, Co-PI, S. Browning,

Email: carman@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3606
Program: Education

Research Interests
Carman, C. A. Effects of scaffolding assignments on research paper quality.
Carman, C. A. Identifying gifted adults using personality.
Carman, C. A. The relationship between student anxiety levels before and after taking a statistics course, and its effect on student performance.
Collaborative Teaching of English Language Learners (CTELL) Grant – Assessment Specialist
Science and Math Advancing Research and Teaching Grant (SMART) Grant – Assessment Specialist

Email: carterlc@uhcl.edu
Program: 281/283-3572
Porgram: Literacy, Language & Library Science

Reserch Interests
Greater Houston Area Writing Project
New Teacher Grant

Email: chvala@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3641
Program: Early Childhood Education

Email: ClaesJ@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3587
Program: Literacy, Language & Library Science

Research Interests
Current Principal Investigator for IMLS Grant: School Librarians & Administrators Working Together: A Key to Student Success: Collaborative School Librarian Training (CSLT II)

Email: Coppenhaver@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3527
Program: Administration and Supervision

Research Interests
Director, Center for Educational Programs:  Kids’ U annually, and Back to the U annually.  

Email: coxlee@uhcl.edu
Phone: 218/283-3592
Program: Counseling

Email: Crawford@uhcl.edu,
Phone: 281/ 283-3587
Program: Instructional Technology

Research Interests
Instructional design models
Success of learners within eLearning environments
Success of instructors within eLearning environments
Communities of Learning within eLearning and mobile environments
Communities of Practice within eLearning and mobile environments
Design and development of learning environments (eLearning, hybrid, and other emerging learning environments)
Professional development opportunities for PreK-12 educators, post-secondary educators, medical education and business/industry

Email: decman@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3548
Program: Administration and Supervision

Research Interests
The relationship between standards of leadership and practices
The implications of federal and state policy on leadership behavior and decision making
The relationship between leadership behaviors and other inputs to student success
The relationship between public and private sector leadership

Email: Divoll@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3634
Program: Teacher Education

Research Interests
Teacher-Student Relationships, The Ticket to Retention, Classroom Management, College Student Learning.

Email: DodoSeriki@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3596
Program: Teacher Education

Research Interests
Research interests include the use of culturally relevant pedagogy and cultural modeling in science education; the intersectionality of race and gender in education (including p-12, higher education, and teacher education) as seen through the lens of critical race theory and black feminism; and effective teaching of science to students with exceptionalities.

Email: GarciaMargie@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3573
Program: Literacy, Language & Library Science

Research Interests
Using Facebook as an Educational Tool with Preservice Teachers
Supplementing Content-Area Instruction with Children’s and Adolescent Literature
Reading Comprehension Strategies for the English-Language Learner

Email: Gavins@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3569
Program: Special Education

Research Interests
IEP as a Function of Pedagogical Expertise in Special Education Teachers;
Developmental Markers of Pedagogical Expertise in Pre-Service Teachers

Email: GravesS@uhcl.edu
Phone: 291/ 283-3578
Program: Early Childhood Education

Email: GrigsbyB@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3520
Program: Administration and Supervision.

Research Interests
Assessment Training in Principal Preparation Programs
 Data Analysis: A Comparison of the Novice and Expert Administrator
 Development of Research-Based Protocol Aligned to Predict High Levels of Teaching Quality
 

Email: hammer@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3648
Program: Counseling

Research Interests
Controlling Images in Film; Humiliation and Relational Violence; Microaggressions and Humiliation

Email: Hayes@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3564
Program: Counseling

Research Interests
Use of Educational Technology in Delivery of Counselor Education Courses

Email: HendrixE@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3635
Program: Language, Literacy and Library Science

Email: Huss@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3535
Program: Early Childhood Education.

Research Interests
Child care professionals and higher education
Minority graduate teacher education study
Community College-University Early Childhood Teacher Education collaboration & Accreditation

Email: Jonesl@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3551
Program: Studies in Language and Culture

Email: Jonesr@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3562
Program: Education

Research Interests
Authored over 30 articles in professional journals.
Directed over 30 funded science education projects.

Email: kahnMM@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3549
Program: Studies in Language and Culture.

Research Interests
Sexual orientation and gender issues in teacher education, multicultural education

Email: Kajs@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3555
Program: Administration and Supervision

Research Interests
My research activities focus on administrative strategies/programs that address a proactive approach for school improvement. Topics include efficacy, tolerance for ambiguity, and mentoring and technology to strengthen knowledge and skills of school administrators and schoolteachers (classroom leaders), as well as the implementation of organizational processes to better address academic and social needs of all classroom students.

Email: kirkwoodD@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281-283-3567
Program: Early Childhood Education

Research Interests
High-quality environments for young children, developmentally appropriate curriculum, and critical thinking and reflection

Email: Ley@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3585
Program: Instructional Technology

Research Interests
My current research agenda includes investigating the development processes required to redesign a face-to-face course for online delivery.  My earlier studies have investigated the role of learner self-regulation, motivation and self-efficacy. I have co-authored instructional principles for self-regulation based upon my research.

Email: Mackey@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3593
Program: Language, Literacy and Library Science

Research Interests
School habitats Literacy and science connections; Father’s role in education. 
Grants: Environmental Institute of Houston, 2003-2006.

Email: Marquez@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3591
Program: Studies in Language and Culture

Email: matthew@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3598
Program: Language, Literacy and Library Science

Research Interests
Literacy, electronic texts

Email: mcdonald@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3544
Program: Teacher Education.

Research Interests
Ongoing Self-Study of teaching reflective thinking to pre-service teachers and examination of my own relational pedagogy.

Email: Mcenery@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-353
Program: Language, Literacy and Library Science.

Research Interests
My research interests center around family literacy issues, in particular, the strengths that families of marginalized children bring to the educational environment.  I am also interested in motivational aspects associated with reading and writing behaviors of children at the K-12 level.  My work in the reading clinic informs and ignites this interest.

Email: minter@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283/3576
Program: Studies in Language and Culture

.Research Interests
Member of CTELL(Collaborative Teaching of English Language Learner) Advisory Council

Email: morgan@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3552
Program: Education

Research Interests
Compiler of the Annual School Report for the School of Education and multiple data reports for the Program Advisory Committees, Program Review Committees, Unit Review Committee, and the Unit Operations Review Committee.

Email: bechtold@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3627
Program: Early Childhood Education

Email: Ortloff@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3604
Program: Education

Research Interests
I am currently concluding several studies from my former position including a state-wide study of internationalization and several pieces examining a 21st century reform initiative.  Additionally, I am working on a comparison of German and U.S. principals’ conceptualizations of global citizenship.

Email: pacerob@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3632
Program: Counseling

Research Interests
Effects of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy on self-esteem and depression, and supervision of licensed professional counselors

Email: PetersM@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3565
Program: Education

Research Interests
Longitudinal Impact of Summer Science Camps
Factors Influencing Mathematics Classroom Climate
Impact of Classroom Climate and Mathematics Self-efficacy on Achievement

Email: priceC@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3494
Program: Administration, Supervision, and Educational Leadership

Research Interests
School Finance; Organizational Leadership; Organizational Climate; Facilities Planning, Finance, and Construction; Organizational Theory; Superintendent and Central Office Leadership; School Improvement.

Email: sawyer@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3559
Program: Counseling

Research Interests
Collaborative Bilingual Counselor Training Project III
Bilingual Cross Cultural Counseling Online Network

Email: schumacher@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3631
Program: Administration and Supervision

Research Interests
Sustainability of Baldrige Award recipients; standards-based evaluation models; human resources: hiring and evaluation

Email: Seevers@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3534
Program: Special Education

Research Interests
Inclusive practices

Email: shulsky@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3607
Program: Education.

Research Interests
Ongoing self-study research on teacher education, specifically Social Studies education.
Critical Thinking and Cognitive Literacy for Young Learners

Email: simieou@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3589
Program: Administration and Supervision

Research Interests
Examining the intersection of schools, parents, and communities in low-socioeconomic and high minority environments

Email: SloanDee@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3517
Program: Counseling

Research Interests
Play Therapy and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Email: SmithJi@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3561
Program: Early Childhood Education

Research Interests
Preschool teachers’ perceptions of the impact of early reading programs, such as Early Reading First, and their effects toward closing the achievement gap;
The effects of rural and urban poverty on early literacy achievement;
Home-visiting programs and their effects toward closing the achievement gap in early childhood contexts
CREATE Research Grant to investigate methods teachers implement in order to establish and maintain an environment conducive to learning.

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Email: smithrich@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3566
Program: Instructional Technology

Research Interests
Director of the UHCL School of Education, Texas Virtual School Network training project.

Email: Spuck@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3501
Program: Administration and Supervision.

Email: BurtWM@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3547
Program: Education

Research Interests
MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS
Adair, A., Vesey, W., & Matthew, K. Can they read?: How high stakes reading assessments fail children.  Manuscript submitted for publication.
Vesey, WB. T-test for equivalence in the social sciences. Manuscript in preparation.
 Weaver, L., Vesey, B., & Ortloff, D. A formative evaluation of the McWhirter elementary TWI programs. Manuscript in preparation.

Email: Wagner@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3571
Program: Education

Research Interests
My primary research interests of a technical sort have all been in formal decision theory. I have published articles on how mathematical models and the use of game theoretic matrixes can integrate the standard spread of curricular subjects. Other articles and a book have dealt with formal models of decision theory and mathematical game theory can be used in educational administration. And I have a chapter in a recently released  mathematical book on the history of game theory. I also have published a piece recently describing how Bayesian statistics might improve student grasp in certain areas of scientific study and decision-making. I also maintain a long interest in ethics, professional and otherwise and have recently published pieces on multicultural inclusion, religious tolerance and the concepts of truth, knowledge and the Great Conversation of Humankind.  In addition to decision theory he has recently published an article on critical thinking in the journal Critical Thinking and Inquiry and is presenting a paper at the Association for Informal Logic and Critical thinking this year.

Email: Weaver@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3584
Program: Studies in Language and Culture

Email: weiser@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/283-3522
Program: Teacher Education

Research Interests
Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science Teaching.  University of Texas at Austin.2011-2012,  $154,246.
 Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science Teaching. University of Texas at Austin. 2010/2011, $163,357.
 Earth Science and Energy Summer Institute. Society of Petroleum Engineers – Gulf Coast Section. Summer 2011, $34,000.
Earth Science and Energy Summer Institute. Society of Petroleum Engineers – Gulf Coast Section. Summer 2010, $34,000.
Earth Science and Energy. American Petroleum Institute. Summer/Fall 2009 $15,000.
Earth Science and Energy. American Petroleum Institute. Summer 2009, $4,000.
Know Your Watershed Summer Institute. Texas Association for Environmental Education. Summer 2009, $4,200.
Teacher Education Workshops and Biodiversity Initiative.  National Biological Information Infrastructure’s Central Southwest Gulf Coast Information Node (CSWGCIN), May 2004, $15,000
Texas Envirothon: Taking the Natural Challenge. Environmental Institute of Houston, October 2003 to August 2004, $8,081
Eco-tour of Galveston Bay. Galveston Bay Estuary Program, Fall 2001 – Summer 2004, $60,000

White@uhcl.edu
281/283-3577
Language, Literacy and Library Science

Research Interests
Current Grant Project Director & Principal Investigator: Reflecting the Diversity of the School Community: Collaborative School Librarians Training (2004-2007), $863,813, Institute of Museum and Library Service.
Current Research: Translated children's books from other languages into English published in the United States, 1990-to present.

Email: Willis@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3568
Program: Instructional Technology

Research Interests
Moving Beyond the Training Environment to a Vision of Technology Integration in the Classroom Curriculum
Integration of Technology into Learner-Centered Instructional Environments
Technology Integration in the K-12 classroom
Technology Applications for K-12
Delivery Methods for Technology Training
Learner-Centered Instructional Environments

Email: Wrightn@uhcl.edu
Phone: 281/ 283-3579
Program: Language, Literacy and Library Science

Research Interests
Using Podcasts and Online Literature Circles to support Learning
Professional Development Schools: Urban Revitalization
Grow Your Own Teachers through Educational Partnerships: Teacher Recruitment & Retention
Community Literacy Project: K-16 Collaborative Partnerships in Title 1 Schools
Higher Education Collaborative-Fundamentals of Reading 
College and Career Readiness Initiative