CURRICULUM VITAE George Milan Alexander Stanic

CURRICULUM VITAE
George Milan Alexander Stanic
Associate Professor of Elementary Education 375 Greencrest Drive
The University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30605
Department of Elementary Education (706) 546-7041
427 Aderhold Hall
Athens, Georgia 30602-7122
Phone: (706) 542-4244
Facsimile: (706) 542-4277
E-mail: gstanic@uga.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Degree Award Date: August 1983
Major Field: Curriculum and Instruction (Mathematics Education and Curriculum Theory)
Minor Fields: Educational Policy Studies, Educational Psychology
A.M. Stanford University, Stanford, California
Degree Award Date: September 1978
Field of Study: Curriculum–Design and Evaluation of Educational Programs
B.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Degree Award Date: May 1975
Major Field: Elementary Education
Areas of Concentration: Mathematics, Science
RESEARCH, TEACHING, AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
September 1982 – present University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
Appointed Assistant Professor of Elementary Education, September 1982
Appointed to the Graduate Faculty, May 1986
Promoted to Associate Professor and Awarded Tenure, September 1988
Reappointed to the Graduate Faculty, April 1993 (until April 2000)
Served as Acting Head of the Department of Elementary Education, April 1990 – June 1993
Served as Head of Early Childhood Education, August 2004 – August 2005
Reappointed to the Graduate Faculty, December 2004
Served as Interim Head of the Department of Elementary and Social Studies Education, January 2005 – August
2005
August 1979 – June 1982 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Teaching Assistant: Supervisor of elementary school intern teachers, August 1979 – June 1980
Project Assistant: Curriculum research, June 1980 – August 1980
Graduate Fellow, August 1980 – June 1982
August 1975 – June 1979 School District 67, Lake Forest, Illinois
Teacher at Deer Path Junior High School, Grades 7 and 8 (mathematics, science, social studies, English), August
1975 – June 1978
Teacher at Deer Path Intermediate School, Grade 5, August 1978 – June 1979

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
Kappa Delta Pi, Beta Kappa Chapter, Teacher Educator Award of Excellence, 2001
Nemec Distinguished Elementary Education Alumni Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1989
Initiated into Phi Delta Kappa (Professional Education Society), 1981
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Graduate Fellow, 1980–1981, 1981–1982
Graduated with distinction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975
Pi Lambda Theta Award for Outstanding Senior in Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975
Herfurth Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975
Holt Scholarship, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1974
Initiated into Iron Cross (University of Wisconsin-Madison Honor Society), 1974
Initiated into Pi Lambda Theta (Professional Education Society), 1974
Initiated into Phi Kappa Phi (National Honor Society), 1974
Candidate for Rhodes Scholarship, 1974
Initiated into Phi Eta Sigma (National Honor Society), 1972
Accepted into University of Wisconsin-Madison Honors Program, 1971
South Milwaukee Education Association Scholarship, 1971
United Steelworkers of America Scholarship, 1971
MEMBERSHIPS
American Educational Research Association–Divisions B (Curriculum Studies), F (History and Historiography),
and K (Teaching and Teacher Education)
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
History of Education Society
International Standing Conference for the History of Education
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
National Society for the Study of Education
PUBLICATIONS
Book
Stanic, G. M. A., & Kilpatrick, J. (Eds.). (2003). A history of school mathematics (Vols. 1–2). Reston, VA:
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Articles
Stanic, G. M. A. (1983). Why should we teach arithmetic? Arithmetic Teacher, 31(4), 2, 20.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1984). Un esprit simpliste. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 15, 383–389.
Reyes, L. H., & Stanic, G. M. A. (1985). A review of the literature on blacks and mathematics. ERIC
Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education Information Bulletin, No. 1.
Stanic, G. A. (1986). Mental discipline theory and mathematics education. For the Learning of Mathematics,
6(1), 39–47.
Stanic, G. M. A., & Reyes, L. H. (1986). Minorities and mathematics. Arithmetic Teacher, 33(7), 12.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1986). The growing crisis in mathematics education in the early twentieth century. Journal for
Research in Mathematics Education, 17, 190–205.
Stanic, G. M. A., & Reyes, L. H. (1987). Excellence and equity in mathematics classrooms. For the Learning of
Mathematics, 7(2), 27–31.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1987). On having faith in teachers. Teaching and Learning: The Journal of Natural Inquiry,
2(1), 28–31.

Reyes, L. H., & Stanic, G. M. A. (1988). Race, sex, socioeconomic status, and mathematics. Journal for
Research in Mathematics Education, 19, 26–43.
McKillip, W. D., & Stanic, G. M. A. (1988). Putting the value back into evaluation. Arithmetic Teacher, 35(6),
37–38, 52.
Reyes, L. H., & Stanic, G. M. A. (1988). Gender and race equity in primary and middle school mathematics
classrooms. Arithmetic Teacher, 35(8), 46–48. (Reprinted in Putting research into practice in the elementary
grades, pp. 299–301, by D. L. Chambers, Ed., 2002, Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics.)
Stanic, G. M. A., & McKillip, W. D. (1989). Developmental algorithms have a place in elementary school
mathematics instruction. Arithmetic Teacher, 36(5), 14–16.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1991). Social inequality, cultural discontinuity, and equity in school mathematics. Peabody
Journal of Education, 66(2), 57–71. (Winter 1989 issue of journal, published in 1991.)
Stanic, G. M. A., & Kilpatrick, J. (1992). Mathematics curriculum reform: A historical perspective. International
Journal of Educational Research, 17, 407–417.
Pellegrini, A. D., & Stanic, G. M. A. (1993). Locating children's mathematical competence: Application of the
developmental niche. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 14, 501–520.
Stanic, G. M. A., & Russell, D. (2002). Continuity in How we think. Teachers College Record, 104,1229–1263.
Also featured article for the week of 7 July 2003 at TCRecord.org,
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Stanic, G., & Russell, D. (2003). Letter to the editor. Featured article for the week of 21 July 2003 at
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Chapters
DeVault, M. V., & Stanic, G. M. A. (1984). Thoughts about teaching elementary school mathematics. In C. A.
Grant (Ed.), Preparing for reflective teaching (pp. 160–170). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1987). A historical perspective on justifying the teaching of mathematics. In I. F. Goodson
(Ed.), International perspectives in curriculum history (pp. 209–227). London: Croom Helm. (Reprinted
1988, London: Routledge)
Stanic, G. M. A. (1987). Comments on a plan to monitor school mathematics. In T. A. Romberg & D. M.
Stewart (Eds.), The monitoring of school mathematics: Background papers. Vol. 1: The monitoring project
and mathematics curriculum (pp. 81–93). Madison, WI: Wisconsin Center for Education Research.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1987). Mathematics education in the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century. In
T. S. Popkewitz (Ed.), The formation of school subjects: The struggle for creating an American institution
(pp. 145–175). London: Falmer.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1988). A response to Professor Steiner's "Theory of Mathematics Education." In H. G. Steiner
& A. Vermandel (Eds.), Foundations and methodology of the discipline mathematics education (didactics of
mathematics): Proceedings of the second TME conference (pp. 21–28). Antwerp, Belgium: University of
Antwerp.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1988). Why should we teach mathematics? A historical study of the justification question in
the United States. In H. G. Steiner & A. Vermandel (Eds.), Foundations and methodology of the discipline
mathematics education (didactics of mathematics): Proceedings of the second TME conference (pp. 306–320).
Antwerp, Belgium: University of Antwerp.

Stanic, G. M. A., & Kilpatrick, J. (1988). Historical perspectives on problem solving in the mathematics
curriculum. In R. I. Charles & E. A. Silver (Eds.), Research agenda for mathematics education: The teaching
and assessing of mathematical problem solving (pp. 1–22). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics (with Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).
Stanic, G. M. A., & Hart, L. E. (1989). Greater than the sum of the parts: The benefits of researchers working
together on qualitative research. In J. P. Goetz & J. Allen (Eds.), Qualitative research in education:
Substance, methods, experience (pp. 119–122). Athens, GA: University of Georgia College of Education.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1990). Reconstructing constructivism. In L. P. Steffe & T. Wood (Eds.), Transforming
children's mathematics education: International perspectives (pp. 283–293). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Stanic, G. M. A., & Hart, L. E. (1995). Attitudes, persistence, and mathematics achievement: Qualifying race
and sex differences. In W. G. Secada, E. Fennema, & L. B. Adajian (Eds.), New directions for equity in
mathematics education (pp. 258–276). London: Cambridge University Press. (Reprinted as Actitudes,
perseverancia y rendimiento en matemáticas: la calificación de las diferencias de raza y de sexo, in Equidad y
enseñanza de las matemáticas: nuevas tendencias, pp. 276–293, by W. G. Secada, E. Fennema, & L. B.
Adajian, Eds., 1997, Madrid: Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, y Ediciciones Morata, S. L.)
Kilpatrick, J., & Stanic, G. M. A. (1995). Paths to the present. In I. M. Carl (Ed.), Seventy-five years of
progress: Prospects for school mathematics (pp. 3–17). Reston, VA: Mathematics Education Trust.
Project Publications
The University of Georgia Geometry and Measurement Project: A Revision of the Geometry and Measurement
Strands, K–6. This NSF-sponsored 4-year (1986–1990) project led to a number of products, published by the
University of Georgia College of Education:
• 158 lessons, each including activities for students and instructional procedures for teachers, available on three
computer diskettes and in hard copy (author, with N. Pateman, of approximately one-third of the lessons;
editor, with N. Pateman, of all lessons).
• a document to serve as an introduction to the project for teachers (author, with N. Pateman).
• a document containing suggestions for inservice (author, with N. Pateman).
• the final report of the project (author, with N. Pateman).
Review
Stanic, G. M. (1982). [Abstract and comments: Ability grouping, mathematics achievement, and pupil attitudes
toward mathematics]. Investigations in Mathematics Education, 15(2), 13–18.
Editorial
Stanic, G. M. A. (1988). Editorial. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 19, 194.
ERIC Documents
Stanic, G. M. A. (1984). Why teach mathematics? A historical study of the justification question. Paper
presented at the 1983 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal. (ERIC
Document Reproduction Service No. ED 241 303)
Stanic, G. M. A. (1984). The growing crisis in mathematics education in the years leading up to World War II.
Paper presented at the 1984 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.
(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 242 531)
Reyes, L. H., & Stanic, G. M. A. (1985). A review of the literature on blacks and mathematics. Paper presented
at the 1985 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago. (ERIC Document
Reproduction Service No. ED 257 643)
Stanic, G. M. A., & Reyes, L. H. (1986). Gender and race differences in mathematics: A case study of a
seventh-grade classroom. Paper presented at the 1986 annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, San Francisco. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 269 261)

Stanic, G. M. A. (1989). Cultural influences on mathematics performance and their role in research on equity in
mathematics education. Paper presented at the 1988 annual meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, New Orleans. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 297 938)
Hart, L. E., & Stanic, G. M. A. (1989). Attitudes and achievement-related behaviors of middle school
mathematics students: Views through four lenses. Paper presented at the 1989 annual meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, San Francisco. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. 308 066)
Hart, L. E., Stanic, G. M. A., & Mizelle, N. B. (1990). Teacher-student interaction and achievement in a
seventh-grade mathematics class. Paper presented at the 1990 annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, Boston. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. 318 636)
Dissertation
Stanic, G. M. A. (1984). Why teach mathematics? A historical study of the justification question (Doctoral
dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1983). Dissertation Abstracts International, 44, 2347A.
(University Microfilms No. DA8319540)
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
International/National Paper Presentations
Stanic, G. M. A. (1982, March). Controversies in current curriculum research. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1983, April). Why teach mathematics? A historical study of the justification question. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1984, April). The growing crisis in mathematics education in the years leading up to World
War II. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New
Orleans.
Reyes, L. H., & Stanic, G. M. A. (1985, April). A review of the literature on blacks and mathematics. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1985, April). A response to Professor Steiner's "Theory of Mathematics Education." Paper
presented at the research presession of the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics,
San Antonio, TX.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1985, July). A response to Professor Steiner's "Theory of Mathematics Education." Opening
address at the international conference on Foundations and Methodology of the Discipline Mathematics
Education (Didactics of Mathematics), Bielefeld, Federal Republic of Germany.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1985, July). Why should we teach mathematics? A historical study of the justification
question in the United States. Paper presented at the international conference on Foundations and
Methodology of the Discipline Mathematics Education (Didactics of Mathematics), Bielefeld, Federal
Republic of Germany.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1985, October). The development of mathematics as a school subject since the turn of the
century. Paper presented at the Seventh Conference on Curriculum Theory and Classroom Practice, Dayton,
OH.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1986, April). The role of research in curriculum development. Paper presented at the research
presession of the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Washington, DC.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1986, April). A model for sequencing mathematics instruction. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Washington, DC.

Stanic, G. M. A., & Reyes, L. H. (1986, April). Gender and race differences in mathematics: A case study of a
seventh-grade classroom. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, San Francisco.
Stanic, G. M. A., & Kilpatrick, J. (1987, January). Historical perspectives on problem solving in the
mathematics curriculum. Plenary address at the Research Agenda Project Conference on Teaching and
Evaluating Mathematical Problem Solving, San Diego, CA.
McKillip, W. D., Stanic, G. M. A., & Kay, C. S. (1987, April). Geometry in the elementary school. Paper
presented at the research presession of the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics,
Anaheim, CA.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1987, April). The relationship between mathematics education and aesthetic education. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1988, February). Cultural determinants of sex differences in mathematics achievement. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Boston.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1988, April). Cultural influences on mathematics performance and their role in research on
equity in mathematics education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, New Orleans.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1988, August). Reconstructing constructivism. Paper presented at the Sixth International
Congress on Mathematical Education, Budapest, Hungary.
Hart, L. E., & Stanic, G. M. A. (1989, March). Attitudes and achievement-related behaviors of middle school
mathematics students: Views through four lenses. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, San Francisco.
Hart, L. E., Stanic, G. M. A., & Mizelle, N. B. (1990, April). Teacher-student interaction and achievement in a
seventh-grade mathematics class. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, Boston.
Stanic, G. M. A., & Kilpatrick, J. (1990, April). Mathematics curriculum reform: A historical perspective. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Boston.
Regional/State Paper Presentations
Stanic, G. M. A. (1986, October). Helping children achieve in elementary school mathematics. Paper presented at
the 27th Annual Georgia Mathematics Conference, sponsored by the Georgia Council of Teachers of
Mathematics, Rock Eagle Center, Eatonton, GA.
Stanic, G. M. A. (1986, November). Excellence and equity in mathematics classrooms. Paper presented at the
conference on Excellence and Equity in Education, Marietta, GA.
Stanic, G. M. A., & White, C. S. (1987, October). The development of children's geometric thinking. Paper
presented at the 17th Annual State Mathematics Conference, sponsored by the North Carolina Council of
Teachers of Mathematics and the Mathematics Division of the North Carolina State Department of Public
Instruction, Winston-Salem, NC.
Stanic, G. M. A., & Hart, L. E. (1988, January). Greater than the sum of the parts: The benefits of researchers
working together on qualitative research. Paper presented at the conference on Qualitative Research in
Education, Athens, GA.

SERVICE AT CONFERENCES AS ORGANIZER, PRESIDER, AND DISCUSSANT
(1985, April). With L. H. Reyes, organized symposium entitled, Blacks and Mathematics: Past,Present, and
Future Research for the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.
(1985, April). Served as discussant for a presentation entitled, Implications for Scholarship of a Theory of
Mathematics Education at the research presession of the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics, San Antonio, TX.
(1986, April). Served as discussant for a symposium entitled, The Role of Research in Curriculum Development at
the research presession of the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Washington,
DC.
(1987, April). Served as presider for a presentation entitled, 3-D Computer Graphics with Linear
Transformations, Vector Products, Cylindrical Coordinates at the annual meeting of the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics, Anaheim, CA.
(1987, April). Served as discussant for an invited address entitled, The Conceived and the Imagined: An Aesthetic
Educator's Viewing of Mathematics sponsored by the Special Interest Group/Research in Mathematics Education
at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.
(1987, May). With C. S. White, organized a research conference entitled, Curriculum and Evaluation in
Elementary Schools sponsored by the University of Georgia Department of Elementary Education, Athens, GA.
(1988, January). With L. E. Hart, served as discussion leader for a session entitled, A University Research
Partnership at the conference on Qualitative Research in Education, Athens, GA.
(1988, February). Served as moderator for a presentation entitled, Development of the Understanding of Necessity
at the conference on Epistemological Foundations of Mathematical Experience, Athens, GA.
(1988, August). Served as abstractor/discussant for the Action Group on Early Childhood Years at the Sixth
International Congress on Mathematical Education, Budapest, Hungary.
(1989, October). With N. Pateman, served as presider for a session entitled, Geometry and Measurement Activities
in the Early Grades at the 30th Annual Georgia Mathematics Conference, sponsored by the Georgia Council of
Teachers of Mathematics, Rock Eagle Center, Eatonton, GA.
GRANTS AND GRANT-SPONSORED WORK
University of Georgia College of Education 1985 summer research grant for a study of the history of mathematics
education, $2,170.
University of Georgia College of Education 1986 summer research grant for a study of gender and race
differences in mathematics, $2,550.
University of Georgia College of Education 1987 summer research grant for a study of gender and race
differences in mathematics, $2,750.
University of Georgia grant from the Office of the Dean of the College of Education to support the 1987 research
conference of the Department of Elementary Education, $1,500 awarded to G. M. A. Stanic and C. S. White.
University of Georgia grant from the Vice President for Research to support the 1987 research conference of the
Department of Elementary Education, $1,500 awarded to G. M. A. Stanic and C. S. White.

United States Department of Education grant to develop The Georgia Teacher Fellow Program in Science and
Mathematics (DOE Grant #GXX-840025), $18,000 awarded for 1984–1985 to Leslie Steffe and John Shrum.
(Participated in project and in writing final report.)
National Science Foundation grant to redesign the middle school mathematics and science teacher education
program (University of Georgia Middle Grades Teacher Education Project, NSF Grant #TPE-8652036),
$1,116,000 awarded for 1986–1991 to Edward Davis, Michael Padilla, and William McKillip. (Participated in
writing proposal; participated in project, 1986–1988.)
National Science Foundation grant to redesign the elementary school geometry and measurement curriculum (A
Revision of the Geometry and Measurement Strands, K–6, NSF Grant #MDR-8651611), $543,000 awarded for
1986–1990 to James Wilson and William McKillip. (Participated in conceptualizing and writing proposal; served
as coordinator of project; coauthored and edited project materials; organized and participated in inservice and
lesson implementation with classroom teachers; coauthored final report.)
EDITORIAL SERVICE AND CONSULTING
Referee for the Arithmetic Teacher, the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, the Journal of
Curriculum and Pedagogy, the Journal of Education for Teaching, the Journal of Educational Psychology, the
Journal of Research and Development in Education, the Journal of Social Studies Research, Theory and
Research in Social Education, Women's Studies International Forum
Reviewer of annual meeting paper proposals for Division B of the American Educational Research
Association, 1984–1986
Associate editor of the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1987–1988
Consultant on mathematics education for the Atlanta Public School System, 1988
Editor of the Arithmetic Teacher Research-into-Practice column, 1988–1990 (seven articles reprinted in Putting
Research into Practice in the Elementary Grades, by D. L. Chambers, Ed., 2002, Reston, VA: National Council
of Teachers of Mathematics)
Reviewer of chapter on history of research in mathematics education for the Handbook of Research on
Mathematics Teaching, 1989–1990
Reviewer of chapter on goals of mathematics teaching for the International Handbook on Mathematics Education,
1995
Consultant for Gaines Elementary School (Athens, Georgia) Program Plan Committee, 1997
Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, 2003–present
COURSES TAUGHT
Undergraduate Courses
Decision Making for Planning, Teaching, and Organizing Early Childhood Classrooms: Laboratory
Early Childhood Education
Integrated Curricular Practices in Early Childhood Education: Laboratory
Introduction to Education
Mathematics Learning
Program and Curriculum Development
Student Teaching in Early Childhood Education
Student Teaching in Middle School
Graduate Courses
Applied Project in Early Childhood Education
Applied Project in Middle School Education
Critique of Educational Literature in Early Childhood Education
Critique of Educational Literature in Elementary Education
Doctoral Dissertation (Early Childhood Education)
Doctoral Dissertation (Elementary Education)
Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar (Early Childhood Education)
Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar (Elementary Education)

Doctoral Research (Early Childhood Education)
Doctoral Research (Elementary Education)
Doctoral Writing Seminar
Early Childhood Education
Educational Research in Early Childhood Education
Educational Research in Elementary Education
Graduate Student Seminar (Early Childhood Education)
Internship in Teaching Early Childhood Education (Student Teaching)
Literature Review in Early Childhood Education
Literature Review in Middle School Education
Research and Perspectives on Teacher Education (Early Childhood Education)
Research and Perspectives on Teacher Education (Middle School Education)
Research Seminar in Early Childhood Education
Research Seminar in Elementary Education
Research Seminar in Middle School Education
Seminar on Selected Works of John Dewey
Special Problems in Early Childhood Education
STUDENT ADVISING AND SUPERVISION
Doctoral Advisory Committees Chaired/Dissertations Directed
Brindley, Roger. Ed.D., Early Childhood Education, 1996. The Extent to Which Student Teachers Develop a
Constructivist Epistemology and Use It To Guide Their Classroom Practice.
Deegan, James. Ed.D., Elementary Education, 1990. Children's Friendships in a Fifth-Grade Culturally Diverse
Class.
Outlaw, Mary. Ed.D., Elementary Education, 1990. State Normal School to Georgia State Teachers College: The
Transition of an Institution.
Russell, Dee. Ed.D., Early Childhood Education, 1996. The Passion That Precedes Knowledge: The Role of
Imagination in the Activities of the University of Chicago Elementary School, 1896–1904. (Winner of 1998
Outstanding Dissertation Awards from the Georgia Association of Teacher Educators and the Early
Education/Child Development Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association)
Ritchie, James Scott. Ph.D., Elementary Education (chair of advisory committee from 2004 to 2005).
Reading Committee Chaired
Kay, Cynthia. Ed.D., Elementary Education, 1986. Is a Square a Rectangle? The Development of First-Grade
Students' Understanding of Quadrilaterals with Implications for the Van Hiele Theory of the Development of
Geometric Thought.
Service on Other Doctoral Committees
Aeby, Vic. Ed.D, Early Childhood Education (service on advisory committee from 1994 to 1995).
Charron, Elizabeth. Ph.D., Science Education, graduated 1987.
Cook, Leslie. Ph.D., Language Education (service on advisory committee from 2001 to 2003).
Dalton, John. Ed.D., Early Childhood Education, inactive (advisory committee formed in 1995).
Dresden, Janna. Ph.D., Educational Psychology (service on advisory committee from 1990 to 1993).
Elliot, Thomas. Ph.D., Science Education, inactive (advisory committee formed in 1995).
Fairchild, Steven. Ph.D., Social Foundations of Education, in progress.
Field, Susan, Ed.D., Early Childhood Education, graduated 1997.
Fowler, Sherri, Ed.D., Early Childhood Education, inactive.
Gary, Lisa, Ph.D., Mathematics Education, inactive (advisory committee formed in 1997).
Glasner, Sandra. Ed.D., Early Childhood Education, inactive (advisory committee formed in 1995).
Green, Colin. Ed.D., Early Childhood Education, graduated 1998.
Hackenberg, Amy. Ph.D., Mathematics Education, graduated 2005.

Henderson, Elizabeth. Ed.D., Mathematics Education, graduated 1987.
Herbst, Patricio. Ph.D., Mathematics Education, graduated 1998.
Homestead, Elaine. Ph.D., Middle School Education, graduated 1998.
Johnson, Patricia. Ph.D., Mathematics Education (service on advisory committee from 2000 to 2002).
Killion, Kurt. Ed.D., Mathematics Education, graduated 1990.
Kim, Nakheung. Ph.D., Early Childhood Education, in progress.
Knight, Monica. Ph.D., Social Foundations of Education, in progress.
Lawler, Brian. Ph.D., Mathematics Education, in progress.
Lingefjärd, Thomas. Ph.D., Mathematics Education, graduated 2000.
Lovin, LouAnn. Ph.D., Mathematics Education, graduated 2000.
Lowe, Cindi. Ph.D., Middle School Education, awarded Ed.S. (service on advisory committee from 2002 to
2004).
Meeler, Regina. Ph.D., Early Childhood Education, in progress.
Neff, Amanda. Ed.D., Early Childhood Education, withdrew from program (service on advisory committee from
1996 to 2003).
Paisley, Wendel. Ph.D., Middle School Education, in progress.
Park, Mangoo. Ph.D. Mathematics Education, graduated 1999.
Pateman, Neil. Ed.D., Mathematics Education, graduated 1985
Rhodes, Ginger. Ph.D., Mathematics Education, in progress.
Ricks, Thomas. Ph.D., Mathematics Education, in progress.
Rojek, Kathleen. Ed.D., Elementary Education, graduated 1991.
Ross, Susan. Ed.D., Mathematics Education, graduated 1994.
Schwartz, Stacy. Ph.D., Early Childhood Education, graduated 2004.
Sorohan, Bryan. Ph.D., Middle School Education, graduated 2003.
Speas, Joyce. Ed.D., Early Childhood Education, inactive (advisory committee formed in 1989).
Stinson, David. Ph.D., Mathematics Education, graduated 2004.
Terry, Steven. Ed.D., Social Science Education, graduated 1989.
Tillema, Erik. Ph.D., Mathematics Education, in progress.
Tolley, Elizabeth. Ed.D., Early Childhood Education, graduated 1998.
Van Soelen, Thomas. Ph.D., Early Childhood Education, 2003.
Zilliox, Joseph. Ed.D., Mathematics Education, graduated 1990.
Service as Initial Doctoral Advisor
Bowman, JeeHae Lee. Ph.D., Elementary Education, 2005.
Dixon, John, III. Ph.D., Elementary Education, 1999–2000.
Haddox, Anne. Ph.D., Elementary Educationn, 2005
Harrison, Lisa. Ph.D., Middle School Education, 2005
Kim, Nakheung. Ph.D., Early Childhood Education, 1999–2000.
Lim, Jae Hoon. Ph.D., Early Childhood Education, 1998–1999.
Mitchell, Heather. Ph.D., Early Childhood Education, 2004–2005
Parker, Audra. Ph.D., Elementary Education, 2002–2003.
Pettit, Stacie. Ph.D., Middle School Education, 2004–2005
Ritchie, James Scott. Ph.D., Elementary Education, 2004.
Tarbet, Stacie. Ph.D., Middle School Education, 2005
Specialist Projects Directed
Evans, Helen. Ed.S., Early Childhood Education, 1987. A Rationale for a Mathematics Curriculum for Children
Ages 2 to 6.
Hale, Teresa. Ed.S., Early Childhood Education, 1992. The Effect of Music on Memory.
Hutcheson, Joan. Ed.S., Early Childhood Education, 1986. Success in Reading and Writing: How Successful Is It?
Kennon, Teresa. Ed.S., Early Childhood Education, 1990. The Effects of Cross-Age Tutoring on Tutors' and
Tutees' Self-Concepts.

Michalove, Barbara. Ed.S., Early Childhood Education, 1992. Engaging Children: Community and Chaos in the
Lives of Young Literacy Learners.
Moss, Patricia. Ed.S., Early Childhood Education, 1989. A Study of the Effect of Writing to Read on Students in
the Lincoln County School System.
Smith, Gloria. Ed.S., Early Childhood Education, 1992. A System for Process-Oriented Evaluation in Whole-
Language Classrooms.
South, Joyce. Ed.S., Early Childhood Education, 1992. A System for Process-Oriented Evaluation in Whole-
Language Classrooms.
Ed.S. Student Advisees
Graduated: 13 In progress: 3 Inactive: 8
M.Ed. and Graduate Nondegree Student Advisees
Graduated: 88 In progress: 14 Nondegree, transient, certification only, inactive: 83
B.S.Ed. Student Advisees
Graduated: 262
Student Teachers Supervised
B.S.Ed.: 239 M.Ed.: 14
COMMITTEES
National Committee for Professional Organization
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Task Force: History of Mathematics Education, 1994
University Committees
University Council, 1988–1989, 1990–1993
Faculty Conference, 1988–1989, 1990–1993
Faculty Admissions Committee, 1988–1989
Department Heads Workshop Planning Committee, 1990
Faculty Affairs Committee, 1991–1992
Committee to Respond to Regents Report on Teacher Education, 1992
Department Heads Council, 1993
Joint Search Committee of the Department of Elementary Education and the Department of Child and Family
Development, 1994
Advisory Council for Initial Preparation Programs, 1995–1996
PreKindergarten – Grade 2 Emphasis Committee, 1996–1997
College Committees
Inservice Committee, 1982–1983
Undergraduate Admissions and Retention Committee, 1983
Committees to Reorganize EFN 303, 1983, 1986
Faculty Senate, 1983–1987 (Secretary, 1986–1987; Steering Committee, 1986), 2004–2005
Committee on Budget Unit Structure, 1984–1985
Graduate Courses and Programs Committee, 1985
Faculty Senate Committee on Academic Standards, 1986
Qualitative Interest Group Committee on Writing Proposals, 1986–1987
Faculty Senate Nominations and Elections Committee, 1987
Undergraduate Academic Appeals Committee, 1987–1990
Joint Committee on Reorganization of the College of Education, 1988
Committee on Model Schools Program Planning/The Georgia Coalition on Educational Restructuring, 1989
Program for School Improvement Think Tank/Steering Committee, 1989–1995

Department of Language Education Search Committee, 1990
School of Teacher Education Advisory Council, 1990–1993
School of Teacher Education Council of Department Heads, 1990–1993
College of Education Council of Department Heads, 1990–1993
School of Teacher Education Director Search Committee, 1990–1991
Department of Counseling Search Committee, 1991
Administrative Organization Review Committee, 1992–1993
College of Education Council of Department Heads Nominations Committee (Chair), 1993
Department of Educational Psychology Search Committee, 1993–1994
Program for School Improvement Faculty Oversight Person, 1994–1995
Post-Tenure Review Committees, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005
Scholarship Committee, 2000–2001, 2004–present
Inservice Policy Committee, 2001
Service Courses Committee, 2002–2003
Academic Cabinet, 2005; Summer School Subcommittee, 2005; Graduate Assistant Subcommittee, 2005
Administrative Council, 2005
Department Committees
Search Committees, 1982, 1984–1985, 1985–1986, 1987–1988, 1988–1989 (Chair), 1993–1994, 2000–2001,
2005 (Chair)
Curriculum Committee (as Inservice Coordinator), 1982–1985
Committee on Advising Undergraduates, 1983
Committee on Evaluating Interns, 1983
Reader of Master's Comprehensive Examination, 1983–1996
Paul Tappan Harwell Scholarship Committee (Chair), 1983–2002; Scholarships Committee (Chair), 2002–present
Committee to Revise ECE Level Courses, 1984
Alumni Steering Committee, 1986–1987
Steering Committee for 1987 Annual Conference (Co-Chair), 1986–1987
Committee on Undergraduate Enrollment, 1987–1988
Project 30 Advisory Committee, 1989–1990
Committee on "Add-On" Students, 1989–1990
Graduate Student Recruitment Committee, 1990–1991
Awards Committee, 1991–1993, 1994
Graduate Admissions Committee, 1991–1994
Gwinnett Center Proposal Committee, 1993
Program Review Committee, 1994
Graduate Program Committee, 1994–1996, 2000–2003
Ad Hoc Committee for Keith Osborn Award, 1994–1999
Program Approval Committee, 1995
Reader of Specialist Exit Examination, 1996
Early Childhood Program Field Experience Group, 1996–1999
Exit Examination Reading Committee, 1996–2000
Department Head Council, 1996–1998
Early Childhood Graduate Program Committee, 1997–1999
D. Keith Osborn Scholarship Committee, 1999–2002
Awards Committee, 2000–2001
Graduate Certification Option (ECCO) Committee, 2001–present
Student Admissions and Appeals Committee, 2001–2002, 2004, 2005
Early Childhood Undergraduate Admissions Committee (Chair), 2004–2005
Space Committee, 2004
Program Coordinators Committee, 2004–2005; Chair, 2005
PSC/NCATE Committee, 2004–present
UGA Program Review Committee, 2004–2005
Undergraduate/Graduate Assessment Committee, 2004–2005
Transition Committee 2004–2005
Promotion and Tenure Criteria Committee, 2005–present

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Development of Graduate Course
EDU 807 Research and Perspectives on Teacher Education, 1992 (became EDEC/EDMS 8070; course developed
by department committee)
Service as External Evaluator for Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Processes at Other Institutions
Berry College, 1998
College of Staten Island, City University of New York, 2001
Teachers College, Columbia University, 1997
University of Hawaii, 1993, 1995
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2005
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990, 1997