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Ed Studies Faculty and Staff

Judith Cox - jcox@coa.edu, Director of Educational Studies
BA St. Joseph's College 1965; M.Ed. Vanderbilt University 1987
Judith is director of the Education Studies Program. Her experience in education includes: teacher, grades 7-12; teacher trainer in cognitive education methods; Director of Curriculum Development for the Union 98 schools; and most recently Project Director for a federally-funded new teacher mentoring program for the Maine Department of Education. Her passion is the development of educators who will honor and engage their students. 


Kenneth Hill - khill@coa.edu
www.coa.edu/faculty/profiles/khill.html
B.A. University of Michigan, 1987; Ed.M. Counseling Processes, Harvard University, 1990;
M.S., Ph.D. Educational Psychology and Measurement, Cornell University, 1993, 1995
 
Ken is Associate Dean of Academic Services and faculty member in Educatonal Studies. His research interests include issues relating to adolescent development such as: teen pregnancy, gangs, identity development, moral education and metacognition. Before coming to COA, Ken was chair of the Psychology, Sociology, and Counseling Department at Northwest Missouri State University.  Course areas: Adolescent Development; Child Development; Introduction to Counseling; Learning Theory; Student Teaching.


Bonnie Tai - btai@coa.edu
www.coa.edu/faculty/profiles/btai.html
B.A. Johns Hopkins University, 1986; Ed.M. Technology in Education, Harvard University,
1990; Ed.D. Learning and Teaching, Harvard University, 1999

Bonnie is a faculty member in Educational and Human Studies. Her primary teaching and research interests focus on the intersection between identity, power, and knowledge. Her current research explores political and civic education from a comparative perspective, examining the aims and effective methods of teaching for global citizenship. Two overarching goals have driven her work over the last twenty years: to enhance access, equity, and quality in education; and to facilitate teaching and leadership that values individual and group differences and helps communities effectively negotiate conflict and change. Prior to coming to COA, Bonnie has taught at California State University in Long Beach, Harvard University, and at a secondary school in Botswana as a Peace Corps volunteer.   Course areas: Curriculum, Design and Assessment; Integrated Methods II; Experiential Education; Gender, Power and Education; Intercultural Education; Philosophy of Education; and Comparative Education. 

 

 Judith Cox  Director  ext. 322
 Ken Hill  Education Faculty  ext. 241
 Bonnie Tai  Education Faculty  ext. 306
 Steve Ressel  Director of Dorr Museum of Natural History  ext. 248
 Dianne Clendaniel  Museum Program Director  ext. 323
     
     
     

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