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College of Education

Research, Evaluation and Measurement Center

Our Team

Our team currently includes three research faculty members, a number of administrative and research support staff, along with affiliated faculty from several University departments and research assistants. Our research assistants are graduate students, mostly advanced doctoral students, from a range of University departments and programs.

Faculty

Tammiee Dickenson, Ph.D

Tammiee Dickenson, Ph.D.

Director, Research Professor
tsdicken@mailbox.sc.edu
803-777-3402
Terminal Degree: Ph.D. in Educational Research and Measurement, University of South Carolina
Research Interests: Multilevel modeling, Quasi-experimental Designs, Item Response Theory, Program Evaluation

Leigh Kale D'Amico, Ph.D.

Leigh Kale D'Amico, Ed.D.

Research Associate Professor
damico@mailbox.sc.edu
803-777-8072
Terminal Degree: Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, University of South Carolina
Research Interests: Early Childhood Education, Student Assessment, and Utilization-Focused Evaluation

Ashlee Lewis, Ph.D

Ashlee Lewis, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor
lewisaa2@mailbox.sc.edu
803-777-5090
Terminal Degree: Ph.D. in Social Foundations of Education, University of South Carolina
Research Interests: : Culturally Responsive Evaluation, Utilization-focused Evaluation, Qualitative Methodologies in Evaluation, Performance Assessment in the Arts, and Arts Education Research

 

 

Research Associates

Kathleen Arrasmith, Ph.D.

Kathleen Arrasmith, Ph.D.

Research Associate
arrasmik@email.sc.edu
803-777-7179
Terminal Degree: Ph.D. in Music Education, University of South Carolina
Research Interests: Arts Assessment, Creativity, Early Childhood Music Development, Improvisation, Music Literacy, Play

Dawn Coleman

Dawn Coleman, Ph.D.

Research Associate
dawnrc@mailbox.sc.edu
803-777-2335
Terminal Degree: Ph.D. in Educational Research, University of South Carolina
Research Interests: Community College Reform, College Readiness, Developmental Education, Mixed Methods Evaluation and Research, Data Visualization and Reporting, Teaching Program Evaluation, Implementation Research

Jennifer Crooks-Monastra, Ph.D

Jennifer Crooks-Monastra, Ph.D.

Research Associate
crooksj@mailbox.sc.edu
803-777-9918
Terminal Degree: Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning, University of South Carolina
Research Interests: Mathematics Education, Undergraduate Education, Teacher Preparation, Utilization-Focused Evaluation

Xumei Fan, Ph.D.

Xumei Fan, Ph.D.

Research Associate
fan9@mailbox.sc.edu
803-777-3459
Terminal Degree: Ph.D. in Educational Research and Measurement, University of South Carolina
Research Interests: Teacher Professional Development, Classroom Assessment, Quasi-experimental Design, Cognitive Learning Strategies

Bryanna Montpeirous, Ph.D.

Bryanna Montpeirous, Ph.D.

Research Associate
bnelson@mailbox.sc.edu
803-777-3384
Terminal Degree: Ph.D. in Educational Foundations, University of South Carolina
Research Interests:
College Readiness, Special Education, Disability Critical Race Studies, Teacher Induction, Teacher Development Continuum, Culturally Responsive Evaluation, Utilization-focused Evaluation, Data Visualization and Reporting

Dalisha Shingler, Ph.D.

Dalisha Shingler, Ph.D.

Research Associate
willi735@mailbox.sc.edu
803-777-3384
Terminal Degree: Ph.D. in Foundations of Education, Univresity of South Carolina
Research Interests: Culturally Responsive Evaluation, Utilization-Focused Evaluation, Qualitative Methodologies in Evaluation 

Hall West, Ph.D.

Hall West, Ph.D.

Research Associate
wesths@email.sc.edu
803-777-7140
Terminal Degree: Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Research, University of South Carolina
Research Interests: Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Child Growth and Development in the Context of Poverty, Qualitative Research, Mixed-Methods Research, Classroom and Student Assessments 

Lauren Zollars

Lauren Zollars

Completed Degrees: Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, Public Relations; Master of Education in Educational Leadership, Higher Education 

 

 

Research Assistants

Bradley Brazell

Bradley Brazell

Current Degree Program: Enrolled, Ph.D. in Educational FoundationsResearch Interests: History of K-12 Education, Education Policy, Constructivist Theory

Sommer Garrett

Sommer Garrett

Current Degree Program:  Enrolled, PhD in Counseling Supervision and Education Research Interests: Trauma related treatment, cultural humility, cross-cultural counseling, early childhood development factors, and resiliency factors

Rachel Garrison

Rachel Garrison

Current Degree Program: Enrolled, Ph.D. Special Education - Special Education Leadership track.  Research Interests: K-12 Education, special education, inclusion, education law and policy

Joshua Watts

Joshua Watts  

Current Degree Program: Enrolled, Ph.D. in Educational Foundations Research Interests: Environmental Education, Outdoor Education, Indigenous Education, Critical Pedagogy, Teacher Working Conditions, Teacher Activism

Xiaobo “Linda” Wei

Xiaobo “Linda” Wei  

Current Degree Program: Enrolled, Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Research, University of South Carolina. Research Interests: Motivation in classroom learning, gifted assessment.

 

 

 


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