Faculty and Staff
The faculty and staff in the School of Instructional Technology and Innovation are highly-qualified individuals dedicated to the success of students. The faculty have strong research agendas and maintain memberships and provide active leadership in professional organizations such as ISTE, AECT, AERA, and GaETC. The staff are committed leaders who have expertise in a wide range of areas and provide high quality customer service on a daily basis.
Faculty
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Jabari Cain
Jabari Cain Associate Professor of Instructional Technology
Position:
Associate Professor of Instructional TechnologyPhone: (470) 578-2328
Email: jcain35@kennesaw.edu
Location: KH 2330
Dr. Cain is an Associate Professor of Instructional Technology and the Director of the Call Me MISTER Program at KSU. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses related to coaching, mobile devices, online/blended learning, and K-5 technology integration. Dr. Cain has over 18+ years of teaching experience including two years as a first-grade teacher and 16 years in higher education. His research interests include emerging learning technologies in the K-12 classroom and mobile apps in the K-12 classroom. Dr. Cain is the 2011 recipient of the Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) award presented to innovative teachers and their use of Apple products in the classroom. Dr. Cain received his Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from the University of Nebraska â Lincoln, Master of Arts in Educational Technology from the University of Northern Iowa, and Bachelor of Science from Florida A&M University in Elementary Education. -
Laurie Dias
Laurie Dias Professor of Instructional Technology
Position:
Professor of Instructional TechnologyPhone: (470) 578-2747
Email: ldias@kennesaw.edu
Location: KH 2333
Dr. Laurie Brantley-Dias is a Professor at Instructional Technology. She teaches graduate level courses on technology integration, internet tools, instructional technology trends, and research in instructional technology. She holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from Georgia State University as well as a M.S. in Library Science and B.A. in English from Western Kentucky University. She is a former English/Language Arts teacher, media specialist and instructional technology specialist.
Her scholarship focuses on 1) using technology to facilitate teachers' professional growth and reflection, 2) Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework, and 3) integrating technology into K-12 STEM environments to support student engagement and learning. You can view the publication at the following link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=S3Vm91MAAAAJ
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Yvonne Earnshaw
Yvonne Earnshaw Assistant Professor of Instructional Design and TechnologyPosition:
Assistant Professor of Instructional Design and TechnologyPhone: (470) 578-6798
Email: yearnsha@kennesaw.edu
Location: KH 2319
Dr. Yvonne Earnshaw is an Assistant Professor in the School of Instructional Technology and Innovation (SITI) in the Bagwell College of Education at Kennesaw State University. She is also the Program Coordinator of the Learning, Design, and Technology undergraduate program and the Faculty Advisor for the Learning, Design, and Technology StudentOrganization.
Dr. Earnshaw received a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Learning Systems (Instructional Systems) from Florida State University, an M.A.Ed. in Instructional Technology from Virginia Tech, and an M.A. in Technical Writing from Portland State University.
Dr. Earnshaw has over 20 years of professional experience in technical writing, instructional design, and usability consulting, and has worked for several major national and global corporations. Her practitioner experience helps guide her research agenda that focuses on: learning experience design, online teaching and learning practices in higher education, and workplace preparation of instructional designers.
Dr. Earnshaw has been an active member of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) since 2010. She received a 2016 AECT Cochran Leadership Intern Award and an Early Career award in 2019. She is currently the President of the Design and Development division. Dr. Earnshaw is also currently serving as the Program Chair for the AERA Design & Technology SIG and Secetary/Treasurer for the AERA Technology, Instruction, Cognition, and Learning SIG.Visit Dr. Earnshaw's Faculty web page to read more about her research publications and presentations.
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Tricia Frazier
Tricia Frazier Lecturer of Instructional TechnologyPosition:
Lecturer of Instructional TechnologyPhone: (470) 578-3262
Email: tcauffie@kennesaw.edu
Location: KH 2117
Dr. Tricia Frazier is a Lecturer of Instructional Technology at Kennesaw State University's (KSU) School of Instructional Technology and Innovation (SITI). She obtained her Doctor of Education in Leadership for Learning in Instructional Technology at KSU in 2011. Since then, she has taught graduate level courses in instructional technology. Transitioning to a full-time faculty role in 2020, Dr. Frazier has sharpened her focus on cultivating the next generation of educators. She actively participates in the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Certified Educator Community and aims to establish a group of ISTE-certified educators at KSU. Dr. Frazier's educational journey began with a significant tenure in the Cobb County School district, spanning from 1998 to 2010. From her role as a middle school teacher to her leadership positions as Area Lead Teacher and Technology Coach, she consistently advocated for integrating research-based pedagogy with innovative technology tools. Her passion lies in creating environments that foster student agency, driven by engagement and empowerment. Dr. Frazierâs goal is to enhance student and educator experiences with effective teaching practices in the evolving landscape of instructional technology. -
Julia Fuller
Julia Fuller Associate Professor of Instructional Technology
Position:
Associate Professor of Instructional TechnologyPhone: (470) 578-2817
Email: jfulle40@kennesaw.edu
Location: KH 2325
Dr. Fuller is currently serving as the Interim Executive Director of Digital Learning Innovations, a unit of KSU's Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. While a faculty member in the School of Instructional Technology and Innovation (SITI), she has taught online graduate courses related to technology leadership, professional learning, online teaching, and personalized learning, as well as blended undergraduate technology integration courses. Prior to her 2013 appointment in SITI, Dr. Fuller served seven years as a district-level Instructional Technology Specialist and an Instructional Technology Coach in addition to 13 years as a K-5 educator. She holds a Doctor of Education (Ed.D) in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialty in educational technology from the University of Florida, an Educational Specialist (Ed.S) in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Instructional Technology from the University of South Florida, and a Master of Arts (M.A) in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Mathematics, Science, and Technology from the University of South Florida. Dr. Fuller also maintains GaPSC Instructional Technology and Media Specialist (P-12) certifications. Her research interests include online and blended educator professional development and instructional technology coaching techniques. -
Jason Harron
Jason Harron Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology
Position:
Assistant Professor of Instructional TechnologyPhone: (470) 578-2787
Email: jharron@kennesaw.edu
Location: KH 2337
Dr. Jason Harron is an Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology & Innovation and engages in research focused on the intersection of creativity, technology, and the arts. He holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from The University of Texas at Austin, where he co-founded the UTeach Maker program and wrote his dissertation on interdisciplinary learning between artists and engineers. Dr. Harron has authored over 20 peer-reviewed publications, which include scholarship about the maker movement in K-12 education, Facebook and Twitter as an additional social space in MOOCs, agent-based modeling, and virtual reality in pre-service teacher education. His current scholarly interests include enriching STEM and the arts through creative computing, investigating how to scale and sustain CAD modeling and 3D printing standard literacies at the undergraduate education, and exploring how AR/VR-based models and simulations alter perspective-taking. In addition, Dr. Harron is the co-chair of SITE SIG Maker. -
Yeol Huh
Yeol Huh Assistant Professor of Instructional Design and Technology
Position:
Assistant Professor of Instructional Design and TechnologyPhone: (470) 578-6153
Email: yhuh@kennesaw.edu
Location: KH 2316
Dr. Yeol Huh is an Assistant Professor in the School of Instructional Technology and Innovation and currently coordinating the Online Teaching Endorsement Certificate program and mainly teaches in the new B.S. in Learning, Design, and Technology program. He received his master's and Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University Bloomington.
His scholarship centers on promoting self-regulated learning, self-efficacy, and motivation in technology-enhanced learning environments by integrating technology and on facilitating technology integration for learner-centered instruction.
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Dabae Lee
Dabae Lee Associate Professor of Instructional Technology
Position:
Associate Professor of Instructional TechnologyPhone: (470) 578-4520
Email: dlee159@kennesaw.edu
Location: KH 2328
Dabae Lee, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Instructional Technology at Kennesaw State University, received a M.S. and Ph.D. in Instructional Technology and a M.S. in Inquiry Methodology at Indiana University. She has received several awards, the Young Researcher Award, Emerging Scholar Award, and Outstanding Presentation Awards from the Association of Educational Technology and Communications and the President Research and Creativity Award from her previous institution. Her research interests include personalized learning, roles of technology in personalized learning, student collaboration, online learning design, active learning spaces, and research methods in Instructional Technology. -
Julie Moore
Julie Moore Associate Professor of Instructional Technology
Position:
Associate Professor of Instructional TechnologyPhone: (470) 578-4362
Email: jmoor151@kennesaw.edu
Location: KH 2332
Dr. Moore is an Associate Professor of Instructional Technology. She serves as Program Coordinator for Ed.D. and Ed.S. Advanced Track programs. She also serves as the Distance Learning Coordinator for the Bagwell College of Education, assisting faculty and departments in putting courses and programs online. Her research interests include collaborative models of teacher professional learning, technology supports for teacher professional learning, technology integration in B-12 environments, and supporting online faculty. Her most recent projects include studying online Critical Friends Groups and researching virtual coaches. -
Tiffany Roman
Tiffany Roman Associate Professor of Instructional TechnologyPosition:
Associate Professor of Instructional TechnologyPhone: (470) 578-3928
Email: troman5@kennesaw.edu
Location: KH 2329
The scholarship of Dr. Roman focuses on four key areas: (1) student engagement within STEM and active learning environments; (2) the design and development of learning technologies; (3) design education, broadly conceived; and (4) teacher professional development.
Dr. Roman is a former elementary, middle, and high school teacher, having taught 5th grade (self-contained) and 7-12 grade art and design in Dallas, TX. She received her BFA in Design and M.Ed. from the University of Notre Dame and earned her Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University.
View Dr. Roman's faculty web page for more information.
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Jo Williamson
Jo Williamson Professor of Instructional Technology
Position:
Professor of Instructional TechnologyPhone: (470) 578-2232
Email: jwill157@kennesaw.edu
Location: KH 2331
Dr. Williamson coordinates the ITEC Ed.S. (Initial Certification Track) program and teaches graduate technology courses related to technology integration, digital citizenship, and technology staffing/business management. Prior to joining the KSU faculty in 2005, Dr. Williamson served as the Director of Technology for Waukegan, IL Public Schools; the Director of Area One Technology Hub serving 307 school districts in Northeastern Illinois; and the Director of Technology & Media for the Georgia Department of Education. She holds an M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction/English from the University of Kansas, Lawrence; and a Ph.D in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on learning technologies from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her scholarship activities center on technology coaching in K-12 schools. -
Matthew Wilson
Matthew Wilson Associate Professor of Instructional Technology
Position:
Associate Professor of Instructional TechnologyPhone: (470) 578-3171
Email: mwils268@kennesaw.edu
Location: KH 2336
Dr. Matthew L. Wilson is an Associate Professor of Instructional Technology for the Bagwell College of Education at Kennesaw State University. Dr. Wilson graduated from the University of Florida with a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction focusing on Educational Technology and a minor in Research and Evaluation Methodology. Additionally, Dr. Wilson holds a MAT focused on early childhood and elementary education from Willamette University. Dr. Wilson educational career ranges from PreK to Adults. As a educator in higher education, he has taught both graduate and undergraduate courses for teacher preparation to integrate technology for teaching and learning at both Kennesaw State University and the University of Florida. Prior to working in higher education, Dr. Wilson taught for eleven years internationally. Immediately prior to his doctoral studies, Dr. Wilson taught elementary school at an international school in Seoul. Before that, he taught English to pre-school and early elementary aged children in Korea. Dr. Wilson's research focuses on the preparation of teachers for integrating technology in classrooms and analysis of technology use by teachers. He has been published in Computers & Education, the Journal of Research on Technology in Education (JRTE), and the Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education (among others), as well as presented nationally and internationally. Dr. Wilson has received research awards from AERA and AECT.
Serving the broad educational technology community, Dr. Wilson is an active member of AERA SIG-TACTL. He actively serves as an Associate Editor for JRTE, from which he won the Reviewer of the Year Award for 2020.
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Jim Wright
Jim Wright Associate Professor of Instructional Technology
Position:
Associate Professor of Instructional TechnologyPhone: (470) 578-4739
Email: jwright@kennesaw.edu
Location: KH 2326
Dr. Wright teaches undergraduate courses and graduate technology courses. His research agenda focused on teaching and learning, technology integration in the classroom, and the design, development and delivery of online instruction. View CV -
Ke Zhang
Ke Zhang Director of School of Instructional Technology & InnovationPosition:
Director of School of Instructional Technology & InnovationPhone: (470) 578-7020
Email: kzhang8@kennesaw.edu
Location: KH 2117
Staff
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Andy Boyle
Andy Boyle iTeach Director -
Gail Dasher
Gail Dasher Office Manager
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Office ManagerPhone: (470) 578-3262
Email: gdasher@kennesaw.edu
Location: KH 2117
I serve as an Administrative Associate for SITI. -
Kellie Hebblethwaite
Kellie Hebblethwaite Program Manager, TRAC
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Program Manager, TRACPhone: (470) 578-6420
Email: khebblet@kennesaw.edu
Location: KH 2004
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Bonnie Howland
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Michael Kingston
Michael Kingston Instructional DesignerPosition:
Instructional DesignerPhone: (470) 578-7550
Email: mkingst1@kennesaw.edu
Location: House 3203
As the instructional Designer for BCOE I work with all faculty members to design and enhance their online courses. -
Eileen Taylor
Eileen Taylor Information Technology Services - Technology Support Specialist
Position:
Information Technology Services - Technology Support SpecialistPhone: (470) 578-6999
Email: ftaylor9@kennesaw.edu
Location: KH 2320
As one of the technology support specialists, I am responsible for helping faculty and staff with any of their technical issues with technology.
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