Dr. Adrienne Johnson
Chair | Associate Professor
Dr. Adrienne Johnson
Chairperson & Associate Professor
Ph.D./M.A., Linguistics, University of Kansas
M.A., Education, National Louis University
B.A., Psychology & Spanish, University of Denver
Office: Murphy Hall 111M
Office Phone: (816) 271-4303
Email: ajohnson76@missouriwestern.edu
Courses Taught:
TSL 467/561 Second Language Acquisition (Cross listed undergraduate/graduate)
TSL 559 Policy, Curriculum, & Instruction for ELL
EDU 665 Teaching English Speaker of Other Languages Practicum (Graduate)
Robin Kelly
Assistant to Chair
Robin KellyAssistant to Chair
Office: Murphy Hall 111N
Office Phone: (816) 271-5951
Email: rkelly@missouriwestern.edu
Teri Holt
Administrative Assistant
Teri Holt
Administrative Assistant
Office: Murphy Hall 111A
Office Phone: (816) 271-4332
Email: tholt4@missouriwestern.edu
Dr. Benedict Adams
Assistant Professor
Dr. Benedict Adams
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Urban Education Studies and Teacher Education, Indiana University
M.S., Education, Indiana University
B.A., Education, Suffield University
Office: Murphy Hall 111O
Office Phone: (816) 271-4304
Email: badams16@missouriwestern.edu
Courses Taught:
EDU 308 Multicultural Education
EDU 304 Applied Methods and Management
EDU 430 Teaching Students with Reading Deficits
Dr. Susan M. Bashinski
Professor
Dr. Susan M. Bashinski
Graduate Program Director & Professor
Ed.D., University of Kansas
M.Ed., B.S., Special Education, University of Missouri-Columbia
Office: Murphy Hall 111K
Office Phone: (816) 271-5629
Email: sbashinski@missouriwestern.edu
Courses Taught:
EDU 315 Psychology & Education of the Exceptional Child
EDU 348 Language Development for Educators
EDU 630 Improving Outcomes (Graduate Program)
EDU 652 Classroom Programming for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Dr. Ollie Bogdon
Associate Professor
Dr. Ollie Bogdon
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Studies: Education and Public Affairs & Administration, University of Missouri Kansas City
M.S., Education, Cornell University
B.S., Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University
Office: Murphy Hall 111J
Office Phone: (816) 271-4302
Email: obogdon@missouriwestern.edu
Courses Taught:
PHS 230 Physical Science for Elementary Teachers
EDU 330 Science Methods in Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle School
EDU 225 Educational Psychology
Dr. Jennifer Botello
Assistant Professor
Dr. Jennifer Botello
Assistant Professor
Ed.D., Educational Leadership, Lindenwood University
M.A., School Administration, Lindenwood University
M.S., Reading, Southern Illinois University
B.S., Elementary Education, Southern Illinois University
Office: Murphy Hall 111I
Office Phone: (816) 271-4514
Email: jbotello@missouriwestern.edu
Courses Taught:
EDU 360 Assessing & Individualizing Reading
EDU 375 Teaching Reading in the Elementary School
EDU 430 Teaching Students with Reading Deficits
Ronda Chesney
Instructor
Ronda Chesney
Instructor
Office: Murphy Hall 111R
Office Phone: (816) 271-4449
Email: rchesney1@missouriwestern.edu
Dr. Haruka Konishi
Assistant Professor
Dr. Haruka Konishi
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Education, Specialization in Learning Sciences, University of Delaware
B.A., Psychological Studies, Temple University Japan
Office: Murphy Hall 111Q
Office Phone: (816) 271-4365
Email: hkonishi@missouriwestern.edu
Courses Taught:
EDU 314 Trends & Management of Programs in Early Childhood
EDU 316 Organization, Development, and Management of Environments for Early Childhood Education
EDU 332 Teaching in the Integrated Areas
EDU 348 Language Development for Educators
Dr. Elizabeth Potts
Assistant Professor
Dr. Elizabeth Potts
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Special Education, University of Virginia
M.S., Special Education, Longwood College
B.S., Liberal Studies, English Minor, Longwood College
Office: Murphy Hall 111H
Office Phone: (816) 271-4300
Email: epotts@missouriwestern.edu
Courses Taught:
EDU 315 Psychology & Education of the Exceptional Child
EDU 342 Evaluation of Abilities
EDU 352 Introduction to Cross-Categorical Disabilities
EDU 386 Career Education and Transition in Special Education
Dr. Daniel Shepherd
Associate Professor
Dr. Daniel Shepherd
Associate Professor
Ed.D., Ed. S., Ball State University
M.Ed., Indiana Wesleyan University
B.A., English Education, Cedarville University
Office: Murphy 111L
Office Phone: (816) 271-4366
Email: dshepherd@missouriwestern.edu
Courses Taught:
EDU 225 Educational Psychology
EDU 340 Elementary Social Studies Methods
EDU 370 Behavior Management
Dr. Kipton Smilie
Associate Professor
Dr. Kipton SmilieAssociate Professor
Ph.D., M.A., English, University of Kansas
B.S., Education, Pittsburg State University
Office: Murphy Hall 111P
Office Phone: (816) 271-5952
Email: ksmilie@missouriwestern.edu
Courses Taught:
EDU 311 Secondary Reading Techniques
EDU 312 Laboratory in Secondary Reading Techniques
EDU 404 Seminar in Secondary Education and Human Relations
EDU 430 Teaching Students with Reading Deficits
Dr. Elizabeth Thorne-Wallington
Assistant Professor
Dr. Elizabeth Thorne-Wallington
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Education, Washington University
M.P.A., Public Policy, University of Georgia
B.A., Political Science, University of Missouri-Columbia
Office: Murphy Hall 111F
Office Phone: (816) 271-5977
Email: ethorne@missouriwestern.edu
Courses Taught:
EDU 225 Educational Psychology
EDU 310 Introduction to Reading
EDU 320 Language Arts Methods