Michael E. Ward
The University of Southern Mississippi
Dr. Mike Ward is an associate member of the graduate faculty in the Department of Educational Leadership and School Counseling at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Gary Peters
The University of Southern Mississippi
Dr. Gary B. Peters is an Associate Professor in the Leadership, Special Education, and Foundations Department at The University of Alabama in Birmingham. Teaching areas include Leadership and Organizational Theory, Problem Solving and Decision Making, and the Administration of Educational Programs. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Alabama (2000), his Ed.S. in Educational Leadership from the University of Alabama (1998), his MA in Urban Teacher Education from Governors State University (1978), his MRE in Religious Education from Temple Seminary (1977), and his BA in Communication Science from Governors State University (1974).
Prior to his appointment at the University of Southern Mississippi, he was Project Coordinator for Project LEAD at the University of Alabama. This unique partnership between the Birmingham City Schools and the University of Alabama provided tuition and stipends for aspiring teachers to pursue graduate studies in educational administration. The opportunity to work with community leaders, university faculty and administrators, as well as various state and federal agencies proved to be a challenging but rewarding experience. Before entering the professorate Dr. Peters was a teacher and administrator with over 20 years experience in both middle and high school settings. His administrative career include experiences in state government task force initiatives, strategic planning sessions with business and education communities, writing and research endeavors, and professional presentations. His work in implementing clinical supervision models for teacher assessment, adaptation of decision making models for education, and the advancement of professional development programs, are still works in progress.
Dr. Peters is a qualitative researcher who is frequently asked to assist students in designing qualitative studies for their doctoral dissertations. His cross-disciplinary collaborations seek to develop innovative approaches to data sharing. Peters believes qualitative researchers attempt to understand meanings that people give to their deeds or to social phenomena. In other words, these researchers see people from the inside.
Dr. Peters is a member of Phi Delta Kappa, Mid-South Educational Research Association, Southern Regional Council on Education Administration, National Association of Elementary School Principals, National Council for the Professors of Educational Administration, American Council for Teacher Education Programs, and the Mississippi Educational Involvement Initiative. He resides in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, with his wife and three sons.
Kyna Shelley
The University of Southern Mississippi
Dr. Kyna Shelley is a professor in the Department of Educational Studies and Research at the University of Southern Mississippi.
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