Faculty & Staff - EDL : College of Education, University of Arizona

Department Head:
Kris Bosworth, Ph.D.

The University of Arizona College of Education
P.O. Box 210069
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0069
Phone: 520-621-6658
Fax: 520-626-6005
E-mail

Educational Leadership Faculty and Staff

Jeffrey Bennett, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor

Bennett Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Research interests: Urban education reform, school-community partnerships, youth development systems, education for democratic citizenship.

Teaching specialty areas: Family-school-community partnerships, urban high school reform, and experiential learning.

Kris Bosworth, Ph.D. - Professor, Department Head

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison

Research interests: Prevention and health risk behavior, Resiliency and caring, Administration of prevention programs

Teaching specialty areas: Leadership for change, research design, and data-based decision making

Don Clark, Ed.D. - Professor Emeritus

Don Clark Ed.D., University of Southern California

J. Robert Hendricks, Ed.D. - Associate Professor, Interim Department Head

Ed.D., Arizona State University

Research Interests: Site-based governance, Leadership Policy

Teaching specialty areas: Organizational theory, Personnel management, Personal/interpersonal communications/leadership

John J. Pedicone, Ph.D. - Senior Faculty Fellow

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison

Research interests: Organizational theory, Teacher preparation, Key variables affecting learning in the classroom, Educational reform movements and their effects

Teaching specialty areas: Leadership skills and development, Leadership in curriculum and instruction, Politics in education, Supervision of instruction

John Taylor, Ed.D - Professor

Ed.D., Stanford University

Research interests: Education Policy Analysis and Research, Research on Teaching, Teacher Education, and Leadership, Minority Student Retention Analysis.

Teaching specialty areas: School and community relations, curriculum design, and educational program and personnel evaluation.

Rose Ylimaki, Phd.D - Associate Professor

John Taylor Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison

Research interests: Examining successful practices of principals in challenging, high-poverty schools in the USA, England, and Australia and the impact of NCLB on curriculum leadership practices.

Teaching specialty areas: Critical and postmodern perspectives on educational administration, leading in challenging schools, and leadership for social justice.

Staff

Kathy Bayham - Administrative Assistant

Libby Ford - Research Specialist, Sr.

Mary Ann Judkins - Program Coordinator, Sr.

Judkins

Andrea Richards - Instructional Specialist Coordinator

Sally Showalter - Administrative Associate