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Dr. Tiffany Bates, ICL Lambuth
- Current position: Clinical Assistant Professor at UofM Lambuth
- Previous position: Assistant Professor at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
- Teaching Area: Elementary Education
- Research Area: teacher preparation and technology in the classroom
- Fun fact: Dr. Bates loves DIY home improvement projects
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Dr. Crystal Cook, ICL
- Current position: Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
- Previous position: Family and Community Engagement Advisor, MSCS
- Teaching/research area: elementary education; English Learners and literacy acqusition,
family literacy, and engagement in schools/community
- Fun fact: Dr. Cook and her husband have been married 13 years and have two amazing
daughters. She has been a strict vegetarian (NO MEAT) for over 20 years, and her husband
is a very active hunter.
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Tonya Cooper, CREP
- Current position: Business Officer I, CREP
- Previous position: Administrative Associate II, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Fun fact: Tonya thinks it's always important to end each day on a good note. So,
every evening she spends at least 30 minutes with her favorite friends, Blanche, Rose,
Dorothy, and Sophia ("The Golden Girls").
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Dr. Dustin Hornbeck, LEAD
- Current position: Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
- Previous position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Texas
- Teaching/research area: Teaching in principal preparation program and leadership and
policy studies doctorate of education
- Fun fact: Dr. Hornbeck played piano at a piano bar in Washington DC during grad school.
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Whitney Horton, LEAD
- Current position: Academic Advisor II
- Previous position: Academic Affairs Coordinator - UTHSC
- Job focus area: Advising, academic/student affairs
- Fun fact: I’m a dog mom to a 16 year old Yorkie
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Dr. Olayinka Mohorn, ICL
- Current position: Assistant Professor of Secondary Science
- Previous position: High School Chemistry Teacher/University Supervisor
- Teaching/research area: Culturally responsive science teaching, Black feminist pedagogy
in science education, Science identity construction in underrepresented students (K-12),
STEM career preparation
- Fun fact: Dr. Mohorn has always wanted to write a baby name book.
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Dr. Mehmet Ozturk, CEPR
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Current position: Clinical Assistant Professor of Educational Research
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Previous position: Most recently, taught in New Haven, Connecticut
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Teaching Areas: Research methods, applied statistics & educational/psychological measurement
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Research Area: Educational psychology and schooling
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Fun fact: Dr. Ozturk loves to read books on psychology, especially developmental psychology.
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Dr. Suman Rath, ICL
- Current position: Assistant Professor of Special Education
- Previous position: Doctoral candidate at University of Kansas
- Teaching/research area: Understanding education policy, equity issues and how it is
translated in practice
- Fun fact: Dr. Rath loves playing the piano and enjoys music.
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Dr. Jennifer Renick, CEPR
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Current position: Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology
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Previous position: Ph.D. candidate/ graduate research assistant at the University
of CA, Irvine
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Teaching/Research Area: adolescent development, school climate and sense of belonging,
community-engaged and participatory research methods
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Fun fact: Dr. Renick likes to bake, especially to share with friends and family.
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