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816-271-4332

BECOMING A TEACHER LEADER: *Taking Responsibility for Student Learning*
Faculty and Staff
	Dr. Barb Eddins, Assistant Professor and Co-Chair (B.S.Ed., Missouri Western State College; M.S., M.S.Ed., Northwest Missouri State University; Ed.D., University of Kansas) 816-271-4332 beddins@missouriwestern.edu EDU 330, EDU 404 Murphy Hall 111 Office M http://academic.missouriwestern.edu/beddins/

	Dr. Timothy Wall, Assistant Professor Co-Chair (B.A., Truman State University; M.S.Ed., Northwest Missouri State University; Ed.D., University of Missouri-Columbia) Full-time, Tenure Track Faculty 816-271-4533 Assessment Coordinator for Education timwall@missouriwestern.edu EDU 225, EDU 450, EDU 630 Murphy Hall, 111 Office R http://academic.missouriwestern.edu/timwall/

	Robin Kelly, (B.S., M.S.Ed. Learning Disabilities, Northwest Missouri State University) Assistant to the Chair Certification Officer, Placement Coordinator 816-271-5951 rkelly@missouriwestern.edu Murphy Hall, 111 Office N

	Dr. Susan Bashinski, Associate Professor (B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; M. Ed., University of Columbia; Ed.D., University of Kansas) Full-time, Tenured Faculty 816-271-5629 sbashinski@missouriwestern.edu EDU 411, EDU 420, EDU 652 Murphy Hall 111 Office O

	Dr. Kit Blake, Assistant Professor (B.S.E., Missouri Western State University; M.S., Northwest Missouri State University; Ed.D., Walden University) Full-time, Tenure Track Faculty 816-271-4303 blake@missouriwestern.edu EDU 310, EDU 360, EDU 375, EDU 483, EDU 484 Murphy Hall, 111 Office G http://academic.missouriwestern.edu/blake/

	Dr. M. Susan Claflin, Associate Professor (B.A, Ottawa University; M.A., Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of Kansas) Full-time, Tenured Faculty 816-271-4365 mclaflin@missouriwestern.edu EDU 358, EDU 370, EDU 418, EDU 440 Murphy Hall, 111 Office Q http://staff.missouriwestern.edu/users/mclaflin/

	Kay Dickerson, ESL/TESOL (B.S., Northwest Missouri State University; M.S., Kansas State University) 816-271-4193 edickerson@missouriwestern.edu Spratt Hall 105 Office F

	Dr. Douglas Eicher, Associate Professor (B.S, University of Nebraska-Omaha; M.A., Ed Spec, University of Nebraska-Kearney; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln) Full-time, Tenured Faculty 816-271-4300 deicher@missouriwestern.edu EDU 315, EDU 611 Murphy Hall, 111 Office H http://academic.missouriwestern.edu/deicher/

	Dr. John Ellis, Associate Professor (B.S., Indiana State University; M.A., Ed.D., Ball State University) Full-time, Tenured Faculty 816-271-4302 jellis6@missouriwestern.edu PHS 230, EDU 330 Murphy Hall, 111 Office J http://academic.missouriwestern.edu/jellis6/

	Dr. Charlotte Foster, Assistant Professor (B.S.E., M.Ed. Regents University, Ed.S. & Ed.D Arkansas State University, ) Full-time, Tenure Track Faculty 816-271-4301 cfoster12@missouriwestern.edu EDU 308, EDU 304, EDU 351 Murphy Hall 111 Office I

	Dr. Debby Bogle Irvine, Professor (B.S.E., M.A., Ed. S., Pittsburg State University; Ph.D., University of Kansas) Full-time, Tenured Faculty 816-271-4304 bogleds@missouriwestern.edu EDU 304, EDU 340, EDU 403 Murphy Hall, 111 Office L http://academic.missouriwestern.edu/bogleds/

	Dr. Mike Smith, Professor (B.A., Ashland College; M.S., University of Dayton; Ph.D., Indiana University) Full-time, Tenured Faculty 816-271-4514 smithms@missouriwestern.edu EDU 202, EDU 310, EDU 320 Murphy Hall, 111 Office K http://staff.missouriwestern.edu/users/smithms/

	Janice Talley Full-time Administrative Assistant Elementary Specialist talley@missouriwestern.edu Murphy Hall, 111 Office A 816-271-4332



Adjunct Faculty
	Judy Biggerstaff (M.S. Curriculum & Instruction/Instructional Technology, Southern Illinois University) 816-271-4332 Supervision jbiggerstaff1@missouriwestern.edu EDU 331 Murphy Hall, 111

	Mike Flowers, Instructor (B.S. in Ed, Northwest Missouri State University, M.S., in Ed Admin, Northwest Missouri State University) Adjunct Faculty 816-271-4367 mflowers@missouriwestern.edu EDU 202, EDU 311, EDU 312 Murphy Hall 111 D http://staff.missouriwestern.edu/users/mflowers/

	Tammy Flowers (M.A., Early Childhood, William Woods University) 816-271-433 tmaretoli@missouriwestern.edu EDU 333 Murphy Hall, 111

	Patty Hagan, (M.A. Education Administration, UMKC, Ed.S. Curriculum & Instruction, M.S. Secondary Home Economics, CMSU) 816-271-4332 phagan@missouriwestern.edu Supervision and EDU 422 Murphy Hall, 111

	Kate Morehead (B.S.E. in French, Missouri Western State University) 816-271-5952 Klaws@missouriwestern.edu EDU 202 Murphy Hall 111P

	Mary Svoboda-Chollet (B.S. Elementary Education and Speech Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Masters in Deaf Education from the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC)) 816-271-4332 msvobodachollet@missouriwestern.edu EDU 414 Murphy Hall, 111
Adjunct Supervisors

	Dr. Bart Albright (Ed.D., University of Kansas) 816-271-4332 Supervision balbright@missouriwestern.edu Murphy Hall, 111

	Bill Biggerstaff (Ed.S, M.A. Secondary Admin & Supervision, SEMSU) 816-271-4332 Supervision wbiggerstaff@missouriwestern.edu Murphy Hall, 111

	Pat Burton, (Ed.D., Secondary, NWMSU) 816-271-4332 Supervision pburton@missouriwestern.edu Murphy Hall, 111

	Greg Dunlap, (M.S. Industrial Arts, NWMSU) 816-271-4332 Supervision gdunlap1@missouriwestern.edu Murphy Hall, 111

	Joyce Edwards, (M.A., Science in Ed & Leadership, NWMSU) 816-271-4332 Supervision EDU 404 Micro Teaching jedwards11@missouriwestern.edu Murphy Hall, 111

	Larry Edwards, (M.A., Mathematics, Ed Administration, NWMSU) 816-271-4332 Supervision EDU 404 Micro Teaching ledwards4@missouriwestern.edu Murphy Hall, 111

	Marvin Fine, (M.A., Administration, NWMSU) 816-271-4332 Supervision mfine@missouriwestern.edu Murphy Hall, 111

	Patty Hartenbower, M.S., PE, Health (B.S., M.S., Northwest Missouri State University) 816-271-4332 Supervision harten@missouriwestern.edu Murphy Hall, 111

	Loes Hedge, (M.A., Elementary, NWMSU) 816-271-4332 Supervision lhedge1@missouriwestern.edu Murphy Hall, 111

	Jeff Hinton, M.A., Music (B.M.E., M.A., Northeast Missouri State University) 816-271-4429 Music Department Faculty and Supervision hintonje@missouriwestern.edu Potter Hall, 108

	Vic Kretzschmar, (Ed.S. Admin & Secondary Principalship, CMSU; M.S. Secondary Administration, NWMSU) 816-271-4332 vkretzschmar@missouriwestern.edu Murphy Hall, 111

	Jan Marriott, (M.S., Elementary, NWMSU) 816-271-4332 Supervision jmarriott4@missouriwestern.edu Murphy Hall, 111

	Kathy Matt, (M.A., Elementary, NWMSU) 816-746-1001 KC Northland Advisor; Supervision kmatt@missouriwestern.edu MWSU Kansas City Northland location

	Marie McAdams (M.A. Reading Education, UMKC) 816-271-4332 Supervision mmcadams1@missouriwestern.edu Murphy Hall, 111

	Jan Miller, (M.A., Special Education, NWMSU) 816-271-4332 Supervision wilcox@missouriwestern.edu Murphy Hall, 111

	Bob Pierce, (M.S. Ed. Administration, Ed.S Secondary School Principal, Northwest Missouri State University) 816-271-4332 Supervision cpierce4@missouriwestern.edu Murphy Hall 111

	Nannette Wolford, Ed.D., PE (B.S., Missouri Western State College; M.S., Northwest Missouri State University; Ed.D., University of Kansas) 816-271-4332 Supervision wolford@missouriwestern.edu Murphy Hall, 111

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