SOE Welcomes New Faculty for Fall

The School of Education added nine new faculty members for the fall of 2019, including four new positions in the EdD Online program in Curriculum & Instruction. One of those positions was filled by a faculty member moving from a different program. The Department of Educational Leadership filled an endowed professorship position.

New faculty in alphabetical order (Each name links to a faculty profile page.):

Bradley W. Carpenter, PhD
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership
Department of Educational Leadership
Degrees: University of Texas at Austin (PhD), Tarleton State University (MEdAd), Sam Houston State (BA)

Julia Earl, PhD
Lecturer, EdD Online
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Degrees: Texas A&M (PhD), University of Louisiana at Monroe (MA and BA)

Jon Eckert, EdD
Professor and Copple Chair in Christian School Leadership
Department of Educational Leadership
Degrees: Vanderbilt University Peabody College (EdD), Benedictine University (MEd), Wheaton College (BA)

Maria Lang, PhD
Assistant Professor in Bilingual Education
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Degrees: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (PhD), University of Texas Brownsville (MEd), Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas (Lic)

Jessica Padrón Meehan, EdD
Lecturer, EdD Online
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Degrees: Baylor University (EdD and MSEd), University of Texas at Austin (BS)

Justina Ogodo, PhD
Assistant Professor of Science Education
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Degrees: University of Alabama Tuscaloosa (PhD), University of Alabama Birmingham (EDS and MEd), Lagos State Polytechnic, (BS)

Laila Sanguras, PhD
Lecturer, EdD Online
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Degrees: University of North Texas (PhD), Portland State (MSEd), Western Oregon (BA)

Neil Shanks, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Middle and Secondary Education
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Degrees: University of Texas at Austin (PhD), Baylor University (MSEd and BSEd)

Sara Tomek, PhD
Associate Professor in Quantitative Methods
Department of Educational Psychology
Degrees: University of Illinois (PhD, AM and MS) Millikin University (BA)