Meet the Faculty & Staff of the School of Teaching and Learning
Administrative Team
| Name |
Title |
Email |
Phone |
| Kelly Tracy, Ph.D. |
Director; Professor |
kntracy@wcu.edu |
828.227.7108 |
| Holly Henderson Pinter, Ph.D. |
Assistant Director; Professor |
hhpinter@wcu.edu |
828.227.7108 |
| Ruth Smith |
Administrative Support Specialist |
rsmith@wcu.edu |
828.227.3339 |
| Steve Wargo |
Support Services Associate |
sjwargo@wcu.edu |
828.227.3558 |
| Katie Weikel |
Administrative Support Associate |
leek@wcu.edu |
828.227.3541 |
Our faculty have valuable diverse backgrounds and experiences that enrich the preparation
of our graduates and enable our teacher candidates to successfully teach in our rapidly
changing society. It is our goal to prepare professionals who will contribute to the
positive development of all persons and to foster the development of effective schools
for all children and young adults.
Distinguished Professors
| Faculty |
Professorship |
Email |
Phone |
| Patricia Bricker, Ed.D. |
Jay M. Robinson Distinguished Professor in Educational Technologies |
bricker@wcu.edu |
828.227.3352 |
| Denise N. Morgan, Ph.D. |
Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Early Literacy |
dnmorgan@wcu.edu |
828.227.3556 |
| David Virtue, Ph.D. |
Taft B. Botner Distinguished Professor, Middle Grades Education |
dvirtue@wcu.edu |
828.227.2474 |
| Bradley Witzel, Ph.D. |
Adelaide Worth Daniels Distinguished Professor, Special and Inclusive Education |
bwitzel@wcu.edu |
828.227.3287 |
Curriculum & Instruction
| Faculty |
Title |
Email |
Phone |
Program |
| Eleanor Blair, Ph.D. |
Professor |
ejblair@wcu.edu |
828.227.3545 |
Curriculum & Instruction |
| Tara Campbell, Ph.D. |
Clinical Assistant Professor and Early Field Placement Coordinator |
campbellt@wcu.edu |
828.227.3315 |
Curriculum & Instruction |
| Kim Elliott, Ed.D. |
Teaching Assistant Professor |
elliottk@wcu.edu |
828.399.1543 |
Curriculum & Instruction |
| Tabatha Gillett, MAEd |
Instructor |
tgillett@wcu.edu |
828.227.3307 |
Curriculum & Instruction |
| Mary Jean Ronan Herzog, Ed.D. |
Professor Emeritus |
mherzog@wcu.edu |
|
Curriculum & Instruction |
| Monica Miller, MAEd |
Associate Instructor & Lead Field Supervisor |
mbmiller@wcu.edu |
828.227.2332 |
Curriculum & Instruction |
| Beth Poteat, M.Ed. |
Teaching Assistant Professor |
poteatb@wcu.edu |
828.227.3342 |
Curriculum & Instruction |
| Amelia Wheeler, Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor |
awheeler@wcu.edu |
828.227.2084 |
Curriculum & Instruction |
Elementary & Middle Grades Education
| Faculty |
Title |
Email |
Phone |
Program |
| Jennifer Barrett-Tatum, Ph.D. |
Associate Professor |
jabarrett@wcu.edu |
828.227.3349 |
Literacy Education |
| Patricia Bricker, Ed.D. |
Distinguished Professor |
bricker@wcu.edu |
828.227.3352 |
Educational Technology |
| Melissa Faetz, M.A.Ed. |
Associate Instructor |
mkfaetz@wcu.edu |
828.227.2204 |
Elementary Education |
| Nancy Luke, Ph.D. |
Associate Professor |
ncluke@wcu.edu |
828.227.3341 |
Educational Technology |
| Denise N. Morgan, Ph.D. |
Distinguished Professor |
dnmorgan@wcu.edu |
828.227.3556 |
Literacy Education |
| Bob Perkins, Ed.D. |
Teaching Assistant Professor |
rperkins@wcu.edu |
828.227.2717 |
Elementary and Middle Grades Education |
| Holly Henderson Pinter, Ph.D. |
Assistant Director, Professor |
hhpinter@wcu.edu |
828.227.7108 |
Middle Grades Education |
| Carrie Rogers, Ph.D. |
Professor |
cbrogers@wcu.edu |
828.227.2292 |
Elementary Education |
| Terry Rose, Ed.D. |
Assistant Professor |
rose@wcu.edu |
828.227.3348 |
Math Education |
| Roya Scales, Ph.D. |
Professor |
rqscales@wcu.edu |
828.227.2061 |
Literacy Education |
| Kelly Tracy, Ph.D. |
Director, Professor |
kntracy@wcu.edu |
828.227.7108 |
Literacy Education |
| David Virtue, Ph.D. |
Distinguished Professor |
dvirtue@wcu.edu |
828.227.2474 |
Middle Grades Education |
| Kim Winter, Ph.D. |
CEAP Dean, Professor |
kkruebel@wcu.edu |
828.227.7311 |
Middle Grades Education |
Health & Physical Education
| Faculty |
Title |
Email |
Phone |
Program |
| Bob Beaudet, Ph.D. |
Associate Professor |
rbeaudet@wcu.edu |
828.227.3543 |
Health & PE |
| Resa Chandler, Ph.D. |
Associate Professor |
tmchandler@wcu.edu |
828.227.2824 |
Health & PE |
| David Claxton, Ed.D. |
Professor Emeritus |
claxton@wcu.edu |
|
Health & PE |
| Dan Grube, Ph.D. |
Professor |
dgrube@wcu.edu |
828.227.3322 |
Health & PE |
| Lisa (Leigh) Hilger, M.S. |
Associate Instructor |
ljhilger@wcu.edu |
828.227.3647 |
Health & PE |
| Gayle Maddox, Ph.D. |
Professor |
gwells@wcu.edu |
828.227.2428 |
Health & PE |
| Justin Menickelli, Ph.D. |
Associate Professor |
menickelli@wcu.edu |
828.227.3555 |
Health & PE |
| Heather Mina, Ph.D. |
Teaching Assistant Professor |
hmina@wcu.edu |
828.227.3520 |
Health & PE |
| Adam Phillips, MAT |
Instructor |
phillipsa@wcu.edu |
828.227.2823 |
Health & PE |
| Alyssa Sinyard, M.Ed. |
Associate Instructor |
afsinyard@wcu.edu |
828.227.3552 |
Health & PE |
| Donald Sinyard, M.Ed. |
Associate Instructor |
dsinyard@wcu.edu |
828.227.3284 |
Health & PE |
| Amy Stringer, Ph.D. |
Associate Professor |
astringer@wcu.edu |
828.227.3290 |
Health & PE |
| Thomas Watterson, Ph.D. |
Associate Professor |
tawatterson@wcu.edu |
828.227.3551 |
Health & PE |
| Keith West, M.S. |
Associate Instructor |
kwest@wcu.edu |
828.227.3284 |
Health & PE |
Special Education & Inclusive Learning
| Faculty |
Title |
Email |
Phone |
Program |
| Tammy Barron, Ph.D. |
Associate Professor |
tlbarron@wcu.edu |
828.227.2990 |
Special & Inclusive Education |
| Lisa Bloom, Ed.D. |
Professor Emeritus |
bloom@wcu.edu |
|
Special & Inclusive Education |
| Dale Carpenter, Ed.D. |
Professor Emeritus |
carpenter@wcu.edu |
|
Special & Inclusive Education |
| Karena Cooper-Duffy, Ph.D. |
Professor |
kcooper@wcu.edu |
828.227.3285 |
Special & Inclusive Education |
| Sharon Dole, Ph.D. |
Professor Emeritus |
dole@wcu.edu |
|
Special & Inclusive Education |
| Kristy Doss, Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor |
kkdoss@wcu.edu |
828.227.3286 |
Special & Inclusive Education |
| Larry Fisher, Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor |
lfisher@wcu.edu |
828.227.3907 |
Special & Inclusive Education |
| Kelly Kelley, Ph.D. |
Professor |
kkelley@wcu.edu |
828.227.3298 |
Special & Inclusive Education |
| Tom Oren, Ph.D. |
Professor Emeritus |
oren@wcu.edu |
|
Special & Inclusive Education |
| Malinda Pennington, Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor |
mepennington@wcu.edu |
828.227.3305 |
Special & Inclusive Education |
| Charmion Rush, Ph.D. |
Associate Professor |
cbrush@wcu.edu |
828.227.3392 |
Special & Inclusive Education |
| Adrienne Stuckey, Ph.D. |
Associate Professor |
aastuckey@wcu.edu |
828.227.3787 |
Special & Inclusive Education |
| David Westling, Ed.D. |
Professor Emeritus |
westling@wcu.edu |
|
Special & Inclusive Education |
| Bradley Witzel, Ph.D. |
Distinguished Professor |
bwitzel@wcu.edu |
828.227.3287 |
Special & Inclusive Education |
University Participant
| Name |
Title |
Email |
Phone |
| Kelly Kelley, Ph.D. |
UP Director; Professor |
kkelley@wcu.edu |
828.227.3297 |
| Alexander Raxter, M.A.Ed. |
UP Program Coordinator; Adjunct Instructor |
araxter@wcu.edu |
828.227.3318 |
| Susan Buchanan |
Student Services Specialist |
skbuchanan@wcu.edu |
828.227.3297 |