Faculty & Staff - Department of Education

Dr. Daniel Shepherd

Chair | Associate Professor

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Dr. Daniel Shepherd
Chairperson & Associate Professor

Ed.D., Ed. S., Ball State University
M.Ed., Indiana Wesleyan University
B.A., English Education, Cedarville University

Office: Murphy 111M
Office Phone: (816) 271-4366
Email: dshepherd@missouriwestern.edu

Curriculum Vita

Courses Taught:
EDU 225 Educational Psychology
EDU 370 Behavior Management
HON 395 Honors Colloquium

Robin Kelly

Assistant to Chair

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Robin Kelly
Assistant to Chair

Office: Murphy Hall 111N
Office Phone: (816) 271-5951
Email: rkelly@missouriwestern.edu

Teri Holt

Administrative Assistant

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Teri Holt
Administrative Assistant

Office: Murphy Hall 111A
Office Phone: (816) 271-4332
Email: tholt4@missouriwestern.edu

Dr. Susan M. Bashinski

Professor

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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

Curriculum Vita

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

Assistant Professor

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Dr. Ollie Bogdon
Assistant 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

Curriculum Vitae

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. Debby Bogle Irvine

Professor

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Dr. Debby Bogle Irvine
Professor

Ph.D., University of Kansas
Ed.S., M.A., History, Pittsburg State University
B.S., Education, Pittsburg State University

Office: Murphy Hall 111L
Office Phone: (816) 271-4303
Email: bogleds@missouriwestern.edu

Curriculum Vita

Courses Taught:
EDU 304 Applied Methods and Management
EDU 340 Social Studies Methods for the Elementary and Middle School Teacher
EDU 403 Seminar in Elementary Education and Human Relations

Dr. Jennifer Botello

Assistant Professor

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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

Curriculum Vitae

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

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Ronda Chesney
Instructor

Office: Murphy Hall 111R
Office Phone: (816) 271-4449
Email: rchesney1@missouriwestern.edu

Dr. Beth Gregory

Assistant Professor

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Dr. Beth Gregory
Assistant Professor

Ed.D., Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, University of Missouri-Columbia
M.S., Educational Leadership, Northwest Missouri State University
B.S., Elementary Education, Northwest Missouri State University

Office: Murphy Hall 111O
Office Phone: (816) 271-4533
Email: bgregory@missouriwestern.edu

Courses Taught:
EDU 351 Mathematics Methods for Early Childhood and Elementary Educators

Dr. Adrienne Johnson

Assistant Professor

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Dr. Adrienne Johnson
Assistant 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 111O
Office Phone: (816) 271-4303
Email: ajohnson76@missouriwestern.edu

Curriculum Vita

Courses Taught:
EDU 308 Multicultural Education
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)

Dr. Haruka Konishi

Assistant Professor

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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

Curriculum Vitae

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

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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. Kipton Smilie

Associate Professor

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Dr. Kipton Smilie
Associate 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

Curriculum Vita

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

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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

Curriculum Vita

Courses Taught:
EDU 225 Educational Psychology
EDU 310 Introduction to Reading
EDU 320 Language Arts Methods

Part-Time Faculty

Dr. Douglas Eicher

Associate Professor

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Dr. Douglas Eicher
Part-Time Associate Professor

Email: deicher@missouriwestern.edu