Larry Froehlich, Ed.D.

Area: LDES - TLCS

vita [pdf] | http://portfolio.educ.kent.edu/froehlichl/

I graduated from Kent State University with a BS degree in Secondary Ed and MEd in Instructional Technology. Upon graduation I accepted the position as Director of a resource center for the West Virginia Department of Education, serving Adult and Technical Education teachers. The Center developed and in-serviced instructional material that was disseminated statewide. I attended West Virginia University as a full-time doctoral student and completed an EdD with a major in Education Administration and a minor in Educational Psychology. After the completion of my doctorate, I became a faculty member in the College of Education and Human Services at Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia. I taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Adult and Technical Education and Instructional Technology. After being promoted and tenured, I became the Associate Dean for Academic Services in the College of Education and Human Services at Marshall, and then served as Dean of the School of Education at the West Virginia Graduate College. I went back to Marshall as Dean of the College of Education and Human Services, and then to Kent as Dean of the East Liverpool Campus. Now after 15 years of serving in administration, I am pleased to return to the classroom as a full-time faculty member on the Regional Campuses.

Dr. Russ Hurd

Area: EFSS

My career at Kent State has come full circle. It began in 1950 as a kindergartner in what is now Franklin Hall, and continued through high school graduation in 1962 from Kent State University School (now the Michael Schwartz Student Center). When I returned to KSU in 1991, one of the first doctoral courses I took met in the same room in Franklin Hall where I had been a first grader 40 years earlier, a room that still included the original cubbies, windows, flooring, and room heaters. I was home again! Other stops on my journey include Oberlin College (B.A., 1966); Chicago Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1969); and Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. (D.Min., 1979). I was a United Methodist pastor from 1969-1990, when I left ministry to enter the ed psych program at Kent (Ph.D., 1996). I was a teaching fellow at EFSS (1992-94), taught part-time (1991-94) and was NTT (1995-96) at Stark and Tusc, and graduated to tenure track at Stark (1996-present). I teach ed psych and cultural foundations courses and coordinate the Stark Department of Education. My research interests include childhood bereavement experiences and systematically identifying student strengths for learning.

Dr. Albert Ingram

Area: LDES , EDPF

vita [pdf] | http://www.albertingram.com

Albert L. Ingram, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Instructional Technology at Kent State University, where he is responsible for teaching, advising, research, and service in Instructional Technology. He teaches a variety of courses in instructional design and technology. He received his Ph.D. in Educational Technology from Arizona State University in 1984. Along the way, Dr. Ingram has taught at Governors State University and Kent State University and worked at a variety of other organizations including Digital Equipment Corporation, The American College, the Software Engineering Institute, and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Ingram is co-author of Exploring Current Issues in Educational Technology with Drew Tiene and of FrontPage 2002: An introduction to Web design for educators and trainers with Ruth Watson. He has published papers in a variety of journals, including Educational Technology, the Journal of Educational Technology Systems, Educational Technology Research and Development, the Journal of Educational Computing Research, Performance and Instruction, and Computers in the Schools.His research interests include using computer-mediated communication to facilitate collaborative learning and problem solving, developing Web-based instruction, usability of instructional Web sites, and others. He has served as Faculty Associate in Kent State University's Facutly Professional Development Center and also as the Interim Director of that Center. Dr.Ingram is currently coordinator of our Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology programs.

Dr. Susan Miller

Area: LDES

Mr. Daniel Robinson

Area: LDES , EDPF

Christopher Was, Ph.D

Area: LDES

vita [pdf]

I arrived a Kent State University in the Fall of 2005as an Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology. I began my career working in a residential treatment facility for adjudicated youth as a teacher and research coordinator for the Odyssey Project, sponsored by the Child Welfare League of America. My Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Master of Science degree in Education were both awarded by Indiana University. In August of 2005 I received my Ph.D. from the University of Utah in Educational Psychology, with an emphasis in learning, memory and cognition. At the University of Utah I spent time as the director of the Laboratory for Cognition and Development. My research interests are in the areas of models of memory and complex cognitive processes, as well as classroom motivation.