Department of Child Development, Literacy and Special Education

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Dr. Woodrow Trathen
Professor
Literacy Education
Chair
trathenwr@appstate.edu
Dr. Elizabeth Frye
Professor
Literacy Education
Assistant Chair
fryeem@appstate.edu
Dr. Morgan Blanton
Clinical Associate Professor
Literacy Education
blantonmv@appstate.edu
Dr. Denise Brewer
Associate Professor
Child Development
brewerdm@appstate.edu
Dr. Beth Buchholz
Associate Professor
Literacy Education
Program Director of Literacy Education
buchholzba@appstate.edu
Dr. Dionne Sills Busio
Assistant Professor
Child Development
Program Director of Birth to Kindergarten
sillsbusiodm@appstate.edu
Dr. Peijuan Cao
Assistant Professor
Literacy Education
caop@appstate.edu
Dr. Aftynne Cheek
Associate Professor
Special Education
Program Director of Special Education
cheekae1@appstate.edu
Dr. Kelly Clark
Assistant Professor
Special Education
clarkka4@appstate.edu
Dr. Randa Dunlap
Assistant Professor
Child Development
dunlaprl1@appstate.edu
Amanda Gregory
Lecturer
Child Development
gregoryad1@appstate.edu
Dr. Lindsay Griendling
Assistant Professor
Special Education
griendlinglm@appstate.edu
Dr. Robin Groce
Associate Professor
Literacy Education
grocerd@appstate.edu
Dr. Angie B. Harris
Assistant Professor
Special Education
harrisab7@appstate.edu
Dr. Susan Hedges
Assistant Professor
Special Education
Director of Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program
hedgessh@appstate.edu
Dr. Larry Kotering
Professor
Special Education
korteringlj@appstate.edu
Dr. James Larsen
Assistant Professor
Child Development
larsenja@appstate.edu
Jenny McCourry
Lecturer
Literacy Education
mccourryjs@appstate.edu
Tonya Moore
Lecturer
Literacy Education
mooretr1@appstate.edu
Dr. Kindel Turner Nash
Associate Professor
Literacy Education
Spangler Distinguished Professor of Early Childhood Literacy
nashkt@appstate.edu
Dr. Ashley Pennell
Assistant Professor
Literacy Education
mcclainae@appstate.edu
Dr. Daniel Poling
Assistant Professor
Special Education
polingdv@appstate.edu
Dr. Debra Prykanowski
Associate Professor
Special Education
Program Coordinator for Special Education Graduate Certificate and Autism Graduate Certificate
prykanowskida@appstate.edu
Rhonda Russell
Senior Lecturer
Child Development
russellrl@appstate.edu
Dr. Rebecca Shankland
Associate Professor
Special Education
shanklandrk@appstate.edu
Dr. Pam Shue
Associate Professor
Child Development
shuepl@appstate.edu
Dr. Teressa Sumrall
Associate Professor
Child Development
Program Director of Child Developement
sumralltc@appstate.edu
Dr. Christopher Van Loan
Professor
Special Education
vanloancl@appstate.edu
Dr. Devery Ward
Professor
Literacy Education
Director of the Anderson Reading Clinic
mockdr@appstate.edu
Dr. Rong Zhang
Assistant Professor
Literacy Education
zhangr@appstate.edu
Dr. Andrea Anderson
Director of Lucy Brock Child Development Lab
andersonaw@appstate.edu
Kaaren Hayes
Director and Outreach Coordinator of Parent to Parent Family Support Network
hayeskl@appstate.edu
Melissa Isaacs
University Program Associate
isaacsm@appstate.edu
Claudia Palta
Student Services Manager
paltacv@appstate.edu
Cassandra Parrish
Assistant Director of Lucy Brock Child Development Lab
steffencj@appstate.edu
Kaitlyn Reda
Program Coordinator of Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program
redakm@appstate.edu
Beth Sibley
Assistant Director of Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program
sibleyem@appstate.edu