Johnna Bolyard
Associate Director, School of Education; Program Coordinator, Elementary Education B.A.
Associate Professor
ALH 602D
Professional Highlights
- Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Human Resources and Education, WVU, 2021
- Mathematics Teacher of the Year - College Level, West Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2015
- Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Human Resources and Education, WVU, 2010
Regina Burgess
Human Service Minor Coordinator
Teaching Assistant Professor
ALH 504A
Professional Highlights
- Licensed Professional Counselor, WV
- Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
- Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
Carla Brigandi
Associate Professor
ALH 604M
Professional Highlights
- Early Scholar Award, National Association for Gifted Children, 2021
- Principal Investigator, Project Appalachian Coders, US Department of Education Jacob K. Javits Gifted Education Award, 2019-2024
- Chair, National Association for Gifted Children Research & Evaluation Network, 2024
Matthew Campbell
Interim Director - School of Education and School of Counseling and Well-being; Coordinator of Teacher Education
Associate Professor
ALH 600-A
Professional Highlights
- Research emphasis on teacher education, teacher recruitment and retention, and teacher leadership
- Principal Investigator, Mountaineer Mathematics Master Teachers (M3T)
- Past-President, West Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics (WVCTM)
- Associate Vice President, AMTE STaR Fundraising Committee, 2023-2026
Jeffrey Carver
Director of STEM Education K-12 Initiatives
Associate Professor
ALH 607D
Professional Highlights
- 20 years' experience in the educational field
- Directs STEM Education Initiatives at the College of Applied Human Services
- Research interests focus on the improvement of teaching and learning in the STEM disciplines at all levels (p-20)
Jeff Daniels
Professor
ALH 502B
Professional Highlights
- Partnered with FBI Behavioral Science Unit to develop the Global Hostage-taking Research and Analysis Project (GHosT-RAP)
- Studied ambushes against law enforcement officers in collaboration with FBI’s Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA)
Brenda Everett
Assistant Professor
504E Allen Hall
Professional Highlights
- Certified National Counselor, National Board for Certified Counselors
- Approved Licensed Professional Counselor,West Virginia Board of Examiners for Counseling
- Licensed Professional Counselor, West Virginia Board of Examiners for Counseling
Kimberly Floyd
Collaborative and Instructional Technology Education Lab, Coordinator
Professor
ALH 506E
Professional Highlights
- Kim and Kasey Floyd Social Justice Award, 2023
- WVU Faculty Digital Learning Award, 2021
- American Council on Rural Special Education Eagle Award, 2020
- Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Applied Human Sciences, 2010 & 2013
D. Jake Follmer
Assistant Professor
ALH 609G
Professional Highlights
- Research interests include self- and socially-regulated learning, statistics education, first-generation student success, reading comprehension, and instructional inquiry and revision in STEM
- CEHS Outstanding Teaching Award, 2022
- Teaching MVP Award, 2020, WVU, Office of the Provost
- AERA Deeper Learning Research Fellow, 2022
Sharon Hayes
Associate Professor
ALH 604-I
Professional Highlights
- Coordinator of Action Research Faculty 2008-2020
- WVU National Writing Project, 2008-2011
- Program Coordinator 5 Year Teacher Education Program (2020-2021)
- Program Coordinator Elementary Math Specialist Master’s (2021-2023)
- Licensed teacher in New Jersey: Elementary Education, Middle School
- Ten years public school experience (K-8)
- Former preschool teacher and childcare provider
Professional Highlights
- Licensed Professional Counselor, Mental Health Service Provider (LPC-MHSP), Tennessee
- Reviewer for professional counseling journals and conferences
- Licensed Paramedic (former) with 10 years of field experience
- Active member of professional organizations: ACA, ACES, SACES, AARC, TCA, TLPCA
Melissa Luna
Associate Professor
WVU Research Office 408D
Professional Highlights
- Journal of the Learning Sciences Reviewer of the Year, 2022-2023
- CAHS Associate Dean for Research and Engagement, 2022-2023
- CEHS Associate Dean for Research, 2019-2022
- WVU CEHS Outstanding Researcher Award, 2018
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2016
George Mamboleo
Associate Professor
ALH 504-D
Erin McHenry-Sorber
Associate Professor
Professional Highlights
- 2023 Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Applied Human Sciences, West Virginia University
- 2022 National Rural Education Achievement Award. Award presented for meritorious service to the National Rural Education Association.
- 2022 National Rural Education Association Best Research Paper Award. Best research paper submission to the annual National Rural Education Association research symposium. “National Rural Education Association Research Agenda – 2022-2027: A Closer Look at the Research Priorities.”
- 2019 Howard A. Dawson Best Research Paper Award, National Rural Education Association Best research paper submission to the annual National Rural Education Association research symposium. “Protecting ourselves from ‘people from away?’ Taking stock of a decade of rural education research since Coladarci’s Swan Song
- 2019 Mary Catharine Buswell Award, Council for Women’s Concerns, West Virginia University
- 2019 Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Education and Human Services, West Virginia University
- Editor, The Rural Educator
Aimee Morewood
Program Coordinator: Literacy Education
Professor
ALH 607E
Professional Highlights
- Research interests include effective professional development for literacy educators, word study instruction for elementary students, systemic change through teacher leadership and emergent literacy practices
- Certified in Elementary Education (K-12) and as a Reading Specialist (K-12)
- Former learning support teacher
Betsy DiSalvo Osborne
Program Coordinator: Secondary Social Studies
Service Assistant Professor
elizabeth.osborne@mail.wvu.edu
ALH 604-L
Lisa F. Platt
Director of Clinical Training for Counseling Psychology
Associate Professor
ALH 504P
Professional Highlights
- Licensed Psychologist in the state of West Virginia (#1134)
- Outstanding Researcher Award, WVU College of Education and Human Services, 2019-2020
- SPECTRUM LGBTQ+ Award, Association for Women in Psychology, 2017
Professional Highlights
- National Certified Counselor, #758617
- Co-founding member of Strengthening the Heartland, a federal grant funded multi-state collaborative focused on rural wellness and positive youth development initiatives
Professional Highlights
- WVU Office of the Provost Most Valuable Player Award for Campus Health and Safety, 2020
- Research interests: determinants of parenting, emotion socialization, impact of home visitation programs, children’s emotional development
Lacey Sawyers
Teaching Assistant Professor
ALH 509F
Professional Highlights
- EMDR trained therapist specializing in the treatment of individuals with substance use disorders
- Special interest in teaching/treating Appalachian issues including generational trauma, systemic oppression, and substance use disorders
Sarah Selmer
Associate Professor
ALH 606E
Professional Highlights
- Research emphasis on teacher's responsive noticing of student mathematical thinking
- Completed a Fulbright specialist program in Lesotho, Africa (Summer 2023)
- Department Editor for Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12
Professional Highlights
- Past Chair, American Educational Research Association (AERA) Early Education and Child Development Special Interest Group
- Board Member, Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, Journal of Research in Childhood Education, International Journal of Early Childhood Education
- Licensed teacher in West Virginia, areas: Elementary Education, Early Childhood-PK-K Special Needs, Intellectual Disabilities, Autism
- Six years public school experience (K-5) and four years in private preschool or childcare
Courtney Shimek
Assistant Professor
Anna Simmons
Teaching Assistant Professor
504-G ALH-E
Professional Highlights
- West Virginia School Counselor Association Board Director
- West Virginia School Counselor Association 2018 School Counselor of the Year
- EMDR Trained Therapist
Allison Swan Dagen
Professor
ALH 600
Professional Highlights
- Co-Editor, Best Practices of Literacy Leaders: Keys to School Improvement, 2020
- Lead Writer, International Literacy Association Standards 2017
- WVU Provost's Academic Fellow, 2018-2021
- WVU Assistant Provost for Graduate Academic Affairs 2021-2023
Nathan Sorber
Interim Dean
Professor
AHB 275
Professional Highlights
- Interim Dean, College of Applied Human Sciences West Virginia University
- Author of multiple books on Higher Education in the United States
- Editor, Perspectives on the History of Higher Education
Jessica Troilo
Associate Dean for Research, Engagement, and Faculty Affairs
Associate Professor
AHB 278
Professional Highlights
- Co-authored over 30 book chapters and journal articles and delivered over 60 presentations on family processes.
- Co-creator and trainer of a professional development program offered across West Virginia to support professionals impacted by addiction.
- Expert blogger, Psychology Today since 2017.
Yuanhua Wang
Assistant Professor
ALH 606F
Evy Wright
Teaching Assistant Professor
Allen Hall 506F
Professional Highlights
- Graduate research emphasis on the psychosocial benefits of arts in medicine
- Presenter, Family Reading Program, Imagining America National Conference
- Georgia Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)
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