The Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Technology Studies prepares ethical and reflective practitioners, researchers, and scholars for work in K-12, higher education, and other educational settings. Through teaching and outreach the Department strives to promote the values, knowledge, and skills needed to improve education in the state and across the region; and through the scholarly activities of its faculty and students, contribute to national research. Leadership, in all areas, requires an understanding of curricular, instructional, supervisory, and administrative processes–as well as an awareness of the ever-changing social, philosophical, historical, political, cultural, legal, moral, and economic contexts of education. Programs offered through the Department meet this challenge by focusing on knowledge construction, learning, and pedagogy, and the development of professional practice that respects diversity, honors difference, and promotes social justice. The Department also maintains an on-going, open dialogue about school improvement through its association with various federal, state, and local educational agencies and professional organizations. The Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies is a full member of the University Council for Educational Administration.
Department Head: Dr. Angela Benson
Main Office: 301 Autherine Lucy Hall
Main Office Phone: 205-348-6060
Degrees
MASTER OF ARTS
- Educational Leadership (with Class A certification) (online)
- Higher Education Administration
- Higher Education Administration (online)
- Instructional Technology (online)
EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST
- Educational Leadership (with Class AA Instructor Leader certification) (online)
- Educational Leadership (with Class AA Teacher Leader certification) (online)
- Educational Leadership (with a concentration in School Library Media Specialist) (online)
- Class AA Program of Study
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
- Educational Leadership (online)
- Higher Education Administration (traditional format)
- Higher Education Administration (executive format) (blended)
- Instructional Leadership
- Nurse Educator Concentration (blended)
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
- Educational Leadership
- Instructional Leadership
- Instructional Technology Concentration
- Social and Cultural Studies Concentration
- Higher Education Administration
CERTIFICATES
- College Teaching
- Instructional Technology
- Social and Cultural Studies
Faculty and Staff
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Dr. Natalie Adams
Professor, Social and Cultural Studies in Education
- nadams@ua.edu
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Dr. Blair Alexander
Assistant Professor
- lalexander7@ua.edu
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Dr. Becky Atkinson
Associate Professor, Social and Cultural Studies
- atkin014@ua.edu
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Laura Ballard
Administrative Assistant I, Social and Cultural Studies & Instructional Technology Program Support
- lballard@ua.edu
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Dr. Paton Beck
Clinical Assistant Professor, Higher Education
- pmroden@ua.edu
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Sherry Bellan
Project Coordinator
- srbellan@ua.edu
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Dr. Angela Benson
Professor, Instructional Technology and Department Head
- abenson@ua.edu
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Dr. William Bergeron
Clinical Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership
- wabergeron@ua.edu
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Dr. Nathaniel Bray
Professor, Higher Education
- nbray@ua.edu
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Dr. Arleene Breaux
Clinical Professor, Higher Education
- apbreaux@ua.edu
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Dr. Yvette Bynum
Clinical Professor, Educational Administration
- ypbynum@ua.edu
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Dr. KC Culver
Assistant Professor, Higher Education Administration
- kc.culver@ua.edu
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Dr. André Denham
Associate Professor, Instructional Technology
- adenham@ua.edu
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Dr. Nirmala Erevelles
Professor, Educational Leadership and Foundations of Education
- nerevell@ua.edu
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Dr. Donald L. Gilstrap
Dean, University Libraries and Professor, Higher Education Administration
- dlgilstrap@bama.ua.edu
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Dr. Hee Jung Gong
Assistant Professor, Higher Education
- hjgong@ua.edu
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Dr. James Hardin
Clinical Assistant Professor, Technology Applications & Assessment Systems
- jhardin@ua.edu
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Dr. David Hardy
Associate Dean for Research & Service/Associate Professor, Higher Education
- dhardy@ua.edu
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Dr. Peter Hlebowitsh
Professor, Foundations of Education
- peter.hleb@ua.edu
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Stephanie Holcomb
Administrative Assistant I
- stephanie.holcomb@ua.edu
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Dr. Karri Holley
Professor, Higher Education
- kaholley@ua.edu
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Dr. Heewon Jang
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership
- hjang6@ua.edu
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Dr. Bob Johnson
Professor, Educational Leadership
- bob.johnson@ua.edu
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Dr. Stephen Katsinas
Professor, Higher Education
- katsinas@ua.edu
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Dr. Feiya Luo
Assistant Professor, Instructional Technology
- fluo2@ua.edu
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Dr. Claire Major
Professor, Higher Education
- cmajor@ua.edu
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Dr. Doug McKnight
Professor, Educational Leadership & Foundations of Education
- dmcknigh@ua.edu
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Dr. Laura McNeill
Clinical Assistant Professor, Instructional Technology
- jlmcneill@ua.edu
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Dr. Brenda Mendiola
Director, Alabama Superintendents Academy & Clinical Professor, Educational Administration
- mjmendiola@ua.edu
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Dr. Jewoong Moon
Assistant Professor, Instructional Technology
- jmoon19@ua.edu
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Dr. John Petrovic
Professor, Educational Leadership and Foundations of Education
- petrovic@ua.edu
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Dr. Margaret Rice
Associate Professor, Computer & Applied Technology
- mrice@ua.edu
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Gavien C. Rutledge
College Student Recruitment Coordinator
- gcrutledge@ua.edu
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Chelsea Strickland
Administrative Assistant II
- castrickland2@ua.edu
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Dr. Jingping Sun
Professor, Educational Leadership
- jsun22@ua.edu
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Jordan Todd
Program Specialist, HEA Exec Ed.D.
- jhtodd@ua.edu
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Dr. Benjamin White
Clinical Assistant Professor, ELPTS
- bkwhite2@ua.edu
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Dr. Steven Yates
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, College of Communication & Information Sciences Associate Professor, School of Library & Information Studies
- steven.d.yates@ua.edu
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Dr. Akeisha Young
Director of Accreditation and Assessment & Clinical Assistant Professor
- adyoung2@ua.edu