Profiles in "Secondary Education" Expertise Area

  • Early is a scholar of English education and secondary literacy. She is the director of the Central Arizona Writing Project, a local site of the National Writing Project.
  • Jane Legacy is interested in examining the attrition and retention of students in a technology-based courses using a new course design model, "Labryd".
  • Ekiss is a past Co-coordinator of the Arizona Geographic Alliance. Well known for her expertise in geography education, she is a winner of the Distinguished Teaching Award from the National Council for Geographic Education.
  • Aguila is an Exercise and Wellness instructor with an interest in health coaching, worksite wellness, and the Hispanic community.
  • Elizabeth Frias' research interests include curriculum and instruction, teacher preparation, mindfulness in education, contemplative studies, teacher stress and burnout, and social and emotional learning.
  • Barbara Kinach, Ed.D., is an associate professor of mathematics education. She teaches mathematics and mathematics methods courses and studies the role visualization plays in pre-service teacher learning of mathematics and inquiry mathematics teaching.
  • Harris' work focuses on representations of history in curricular resources and investigates how teachers teach history in schools.
  • Dr. Savaglio Battles teaches public health, health education, and health sciences classes in the College of Health Solutions.