Faculty & Staff

Dr. Elizabeth Frye	Professor Literacy Education Chair	fryeem@appstate.edu
Dr. Aftynne Cheek	Associate Professor Assistant Chair	cheekae1@appstate.edu
Dr. Susan Aigotti	Assistant Professor Special Education	aigottism@appstate.edu
Dr. Morgan Blanton	Clinical Associate Professor Literacy Education	blantonmv@appstate.edu
Dr. Denise Brewer	Associate Professor Child Development and Education	brewerdm@appstate.edu
Dr. Beth Buchholz	Associate Professor Literacy Education Director of Literacy Education Graduate Program	buchholzba@appstate.edu
Dr. Dionne Sills Busio	Associate Professor Child Development and Education	sillsbusiodm@appstate.edu
Dr. Peijuan Cao	Assistant Professor Literacy Education	caop@appstate.edu
Dr. Kelly Clark	Assistant Professor and Director of the Mathematics Clinics Special Education	clarkka4@appstate.edu
Dr. Randa Dunlap	Assistant Professor Child Development and Education	dunlaprl1@appstate.edu
Dr. Kristen Evans	Assistant Professor Literacy Education	evansk5@appstate.edu
Amanda Gregory	Lecturer Child Development and Education	gregoryad1@appstate.edu
Dr. Robin Groce	Professor Literacy Education	grocerd@appstate.edu
Dr. Angie B. Harris	Assistant Professor Special Education	harrisab7@appstate.edu
Dr. Susan Hedges	Clinical Assistant Professor Special Education Director of Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program	hedgessh@appstate.edu
Dr. James Larsen	Assistant Professor Child Development and Education	larsenja@appstate.edu
Jenny McCourry	Lecturer Literacy Education	mccourryjs@appstate.edu
Tonya Moore	Lecturer Literacy Education	mooretr1@appstate.edu
Dr. Kindel Turner Nash	Professor Literacy Education Spangler Distinguished Professor of Early Childhood Literacy	nashkt@appstate.edu
Dr. Ashley Pennell	Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of the Anderson Reading Clinic Literacy Education	mcclainae@appstate.edu
Dr. Daniel Poling	Associate Professor Director of Graduate Certificate Program	polingdv@appstate.edu
Dr. Debra Prykanowski	Associate Professor Special Education Graduate and Undergraduate Program Director of Special Education	prykanowskida@appstate.edu
Rhonda Russell	Senior Lecturer Child Development and Education	russellrl@appstate.edu
Dr. Rebecca Shankland	Associate Professor Special Education	shanklandrk@appstate.edu
Dr. Pam Shue	Associate Professor Child Development and Education Program Director of Birth-Kindergarten Education	shuepl@appstate.edu
Dr. Teressa Sumrall	Associate Professor Child Development and Education Program Director of Child and Family Science	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
Kelley Wilson	Lecturer Literacy Education	wilsonkd4@appstate.edu
Dr. Rong Zhang	Assistant Professor Literacy Education	zhangr@appstate.edu
Claudia Palta	Student Services Manager	paltacv@appstate.edu
Dr. Andrea Anderson	Director of Lucy Brock Child Development and Education Lab	andersonaw@appstate.edu
Cassandra Parrish	Assistant Director of Lucy Brock Child Development and Education 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

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The Reich College of Education is committed to supporting faculty and staff in their professional development efforts and in carrying out their various responsibilities. Retaining an excellent faculty known for its high quality in teaching, research, scholarship and service and a staff that is knowledgeable, skilled, and efficient are essential to the mission of the college.

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Promotion, tenure, and merit guidelines

These are the promotion, tenure, and merit guidelines for the Department of Child Development, Literacy, and Special Education.

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Promotion, tenure, and merit guidelines