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Dr. Sharon Moore Askins Coordinator, Teacher Cadets Assistant Professor School of Education Office: CEMC 238-A Telephone: (843) 661-1490 E-Mail: saskins@fmarion.edu Area(s) of Specialization: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Courses Taught EDUC 300 Foundations of Curriculum and Instruction EDUC 488 Educational Measurement, Evaluation, and Testing	Dr. Shirley Carr Bausmith Coordinator MAT-LD and M.Ed. in Instructional Accommodation Programs Coordinator of Graduate Studies and Special Programs Assistant Professor of Education School of Education Office: CEMC 238-B Telephone: (843) 661-1487 E-Mail: sbausmith@fmarion.edu Area(s) of Specialization: Special Needs - Learning Disabilities and Instructional Accommodation Courses Taught ELEM 315 Methods of Instruction for Social Studies EDUC 392 Clinical Experience: Elementary EDUC 488 Educational Measurement, Evaluation, and Testing EDUC 490 Directed Teaching - Elementary EDUC 734 Concepts & Methods in Elementary Social Studies EDUC 741 Cognitive and Behavioral Aspects of the Divergent Learner EDUC 756 Cognitive and Behavioral Aspects of Learning Disabilities		Ms. Jane E. Brandis Coordinator of Clinical Experiences Instructor School of Education Office: CEMC 212-A Telephone: (843) 661-1461 E-Mail: jbrandis@fmarion.edu Area(s) of Specialization: Mathematics Courses Taught ELEM 316 Methods of Instruction for Intermediate Mathematics EDUC 489 Student Teaching Seminar EDUC 490 Directed Teaching - Elementary
Dr. Karen Coughenour Assistant Professor School of Education Office: FH 212 Telephone: (843) 661-1480 E-Mail: kcoughenour@fmarion.edu Area(s) of Specialization: Special Education Courses Taught EDUC 380 Introduction to Exceptional Students EDUC 624 Behavior Management of Students with Disabilities EDUC 761 Learning Disabilities: Characteristics, Identification, and Placement	Dr. Kenneth Dye Assistant Professor of Education School of Education Office: CEMC 240 Telephone: (843) 661-1561 E-Mail: kdye@fmarion.edu Area(s) of Specialization: Special Needs - Learning Disabilities Courses Taught EDUC 380 Introduction to Exceptional Students EDUC 490 Directed Teaching EDUC 610 Collaboration and Management Solutions for Education EDUC 755 Introduction to Exceptionalities EDUC 758 Administrative and Legal Issues in Special Services		Dr. J. Ron Faulkenberry, C.H.E.S. Dean, School of Education Professor of Health Education School of Education Office: CEMC 212-D Telephone: (843) 661-1468 E-Mail: jfaulken@fmarion.edu Area(s) of Specialization: Health Education Courses Taught HLTH 301 Contemporary Health Issues HLTH 312 Health of the Young Child HLTH 315 Health Education for Elementary School Teachers
Dr. Leslie Figa Professor of Education School of Education Office: CEMC 214 Telephone: (843) 661-1472 E-Mail: lfiga@fmarion.edu Area(s) of Specialization: Research and Statistics Courses Taught EDUC 612 Assessment and Investigation in Education EDUC 743 Verbal Processing and the Divergent Learner EDUC 797 Practicum Seminar I EDUC 798 Practicum Seminar II EDUC 799 Capstone Seminar III	Dr. Dorothy Harris Coordinator Early Childhood Education Program Professor of Education School of Education Office: CEMC 221 Telephone: (843) 661-1466 E-Mail: dharris@fmarion.edu Area(s) of Specialization: Early Childhood Education Courses Taught ECE 302 Introduction to Early Childhood Education ECE 420 Early Childhood Methods and Materials EDUC 490 Directed Teaching EDUC 722 Curriculum Design for Early Childhood Programs		Dr. Lloyd Hutchings Professor of Education School of Education Office: CEMC 239 Telephone: (843) 661-1473 E-Mail: lhutchings@fmarion.edu Area(s) of Specialization: Elementary Education/Mathematics Courses Taught ECE 316 Methods of Instruction in Primary Mathematics ECE 416 Methods of Diagnostic/Prescriptive Instruction for Primary Mathematics ELEM 316 Methods of Instruction for Intermediate Mathematics EDUC 604 Elementary School Mathematics EDUC 607 Mathematics for the Divergent Learner EDUC 732 Quantitative Learning: Pre-School through Middle School EDUC 744 Quantitative Processing and the Divergent Learner: Pre-School through Middle School
Dr. Daljit Kaur Assistant Professor of Education School of Education Office: CEMC 205 Telephone: (843) 661-1478 E-Mail: dkaur@fmarion.edu Areas of Specialization Instructional Technology Qualitative Research Courses Taught EDUC 311 Foundations of Instructional Planning and Assessment EDUC 611 Solving Instructional Problems Using Technology		Dr. Cheryl O. Lane Assistant Professor of Education School of Education Office: FH 212 Telephone: (843) 661-1439 E-Mail: clane@fmarion.edu Areas of Specialization Middle Level Education Courses Taught EDUC 300 Foundations of Curriculum and Instruction EDUC 311 Foundations of Instructional Planning and Assessment
Dr. Jackson F. (Jeff) Lee, Jr. Associate Dean Phillip N. Truluck Professor of Public Policy Professor of Education School of Education Office: CEMC 212-C Telephone: (843) 661-1460 E-Mail: jlee@fmarion.edu Area(s) of Specialization: Science Methods and Curriculum; Assessment Courses Taught ELEM 317 Methods of Instruction in Science	Dr. Susannah McCuaig Professor of Education School of Education Office: CEMC 220 Telephone: (843) 661-1474 E-Mail: smccuaig@fmarion.edu Area(s) of Specialization: Elementary Language Arts Courses Taught ELEM 301 Teaching Reading in the Elementary School ELEM 314 Methods of Instruction for the Language Arts ELEM 401 Methods of Diagnostic & Prescriptive Reading ECE 314 Methods of Instruction for Developmental Langauge Arts EDUC 731 Literacy Development		Dr. Janis McWayne Coordinator Health Program Assistant Professor of Health Education School of Education Office: CEMC 216 Telephone: (843) 661-1467 E-Mail: jmcwayne@fmarion.edu Area(s) of Specialization: Health Education Courses Taught HLTH 301 Personal and Community Health HLTH 312 Health of the Young Child HLTH 315 Health Education
Mrs. Tracy G. Meetze Instructor of Education School of Education Office: CEMC 219-A Telephone: (843) 661-1558 E-Mail: tmeetze@fmarion.edu Area(s) of Specialization: Education Foundations Courses Taught EDUC 290 Introductory Laboratory EDUC 380 Introduction to Exceptional Students EDUC 490 Directed Teaching	Dr. Tammy Pawloski Director Center of Excellence Professor of Education School of Education Office: CEMC 215 Telephone: (843) 661-1475 E-Mail: tpawloski@fmarion.edu Area(s) of Specialization: Early Childhood Education Courses Taught ECE 315 Early Childhood Education Social Studies and Science Methods ECE 319 Clinical Experience A: Early Childhood Education ECE 320 Curriculum for Early Childhood Education EDUC 490 Directed Teaching		Dr. K. Wayne Pruitt Coordinator Secondary M.Ed. Programs Ashpy P. Lawrimore Professor of Education School of Education Office: CEMC 237 Telephone: (843) 661-1462 E-Mail: kpruitt@fmarion.edu Area(s) of Specialization: Foundations of Education Courses Taught EDUC 290 The Student, the School and Community EDUC 299 Introduction to Education FS 100 Freshman Seminar
Dr. Thomas (Tom) Sawyer Coordinator Secondary Education Certification in Social Studies Program Professor of Education School of Education Office: CEMC 218 Telephone: (843) 661-1469 E-Mail: tsawyer@fmarion.edu Area(s) of Specialization: Secondary Education - Social Studies Courses Taught EDUC 393 Clinical Experience: Secondary EDUC 300 Foundations of Curriculum and Instruction EDUC 435 Teaching Social Studies in the Secondary School EDUC 490 Directed Teaching EDUC 742 Procedures for the Divergent Learner	Dr. Stephen Taylor Professor of Education School of Education Office: FH 237 Telephone: (843) 661-1464 E-Mail: staylor@fmarion.edu Area(s) of Specialization: Special Needs - Learning Disabilities and Instructional Accommodation Courses Taught EDUC 610 Collaboration and Management in Education EDUC 612 Assessment and Investigation in Education EDUC 613 Contemporary Issues in Education and Society EDUC 741 Cognitive and Behavioral Aspects of the Divergent Learner EDUC 742 Procedures for the Divergent Learner EDUC 743 Verbal Processing and the Divergent Learner EDUC 756 Cognitive and Behavioral Aspects of Learning Disabilities EDUC 758 Administrative and Legal Issues in Special Services EDUC 798 Practicum Seminar II EDUC 799 Practicum Seminar III		Mrs. Barbara Thayer Director Teaching Materials Center Associate Professor of Education School of Education Office: CEMC 202 Telephone: (843) 661-1434 E-Mail: bthayer@fmarion.edu Area(s) of Specialization: Educational Technology Courses Taught EDUC 303 Using Technology Effectively in the Classroom
Ms. Diana Gibson Senior Administrative Associate School of Education Office: CEMC 212 Telephone: (843) 661-1460 Fax: (843) 661-4647 E-Mail: dgibson@fmarion.edu	Ms. Mary Mabe-Kulesa Administrative Associate Office of Student Services (Undergraduate) School of Education Office: CEMC 212 Telephone: (843) 661-1470 Fax: (843) 661-4647 E-Mail: mmabekulesa@fmarion.edu		Ms. Nancy C. Townsend Coordinator Education Professional Development Courses Liaison, Pee Dee Teacher Forum Office: CEMC 206 Telephone: (843) 661-4649 Fax: (843) 661-4647 E-Mail: ntownsen@fmarion.edu