Curriculum, Technology & Higher Education (CTHE) Affiliated Faculty
Doug Archbald (Ph.D., Wisconsin) teaches graduate courses on curriculum, research methods, and legal issues in education. Dr. Archbald's research interests include accountability and testing policies, curriculum standards, and school choice policies. He has published numerous reports and articles on these subjects, directed several large national policy studies, consulted with state and national education agencies and foundations and written, with Fred Newmann, "Beyond Standardized Testing: Assessing Academic Achievement in the Secondary Schools." Dr. Archbald formerly taught in elementary schools as an environmental education teacher, worked with the Unified Learning Institute in curriculum development, and conducted policy research for the Consortium for Policy Research in Education.
James Broomall has served as Assistant Provost for Professional and Continuing Studies at the University of Delaware since 2001. His areas of academic interest are adult learning and leadership, and he has regularly taught courses in those areas since joining the University in 1988. In 2004-2005 Jim served as President of the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA), a 400 institution-based professional association for continuing higher education. He has served on accrediting teams for the Middle States Association, and has been a consultant for the College Board and the American Council on Education. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Delaware, he earned his doctorate at Penn State University.
Al Cavalier (Ph.D., University of Alabama) serves as Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. His research interests include discipline, behavior management, assistive technology, educational technology, and distance education.
Barbara Curry (Ed.D., Harvard) conducts research that focuses on higher education or adult and postsecondary education and professional development including the treatment of gender, race and ethnicity; the adult learner, and adult identity development; structural, functional, and psycho-social aspects of organizations and related human resource issues. In the Educational Leadership program, she teaches courses on organizational management and leadership theory.
Robert Hampel (Ph.D., Cornell) researches the history and politics of school reform. He wrote "The Last Little Citadel: American High Schools Since 1940," the third book in the trilogy from Theodore Sizer's A Study of High Schools, and recently coauthored "Kids and School Reform." Dr. Hampel has been a trustee of the Sanford School, a consultant with the Coalition of Essential Schools, and a Public Service Fellow in the Governor's Office.
Fred Hofstetter (Ph.D., Ohio State) coordinates the educational technology specialization in the Ed.D. program. A specialist in multimedia, he developed the GUIDO ear-training lessons, the PODIUM presentation software, and the Serf instructional management system. Winner of a gold CINDY award for his work with interactive media, Dr. Hofstetter is the author of McGraw-Hill's Internet Literacy textbook. He teaches courses in multimedia literacy, Internet technologies, advanced Web design, multimedia design, and data-driven Web design.
Dennis Loftus (Ed.D., Temple) brings to the Educational Leadership program 22 years of experience as a school district superintendent or assistant superintendent. In 1994 he was selected as the Delaware Superintendent of the Year by the American Association of School Administrators. In addition to teaching and school administration, Dr. Loftus was also a State Supervisor in Delaware's Department of Public Instruction. In addition to his faculty affiliation with the Educational Leadership program, Dr. Loftus is currently the Program Coordinator of the Delaware Academy for School Leadership (DASL), a position he has held since 2000. He teaches courses on organizational management as well as directing the leadership practicum within the Educational Leadership program.
Charles "Skip" MacArthur serves as a Full Professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. His research interests include writing development and instruction, especially for struggling writers, applications of technology to support reading and writing, adult literacy, and development of self-regulated strategies. He is currently principal investigator of a federally funded research project investigating instruction in decoding for adult basic education students. Major funded research projects have focused on development of a writing curriculum for students with learning disabilities, writing strategy instruction in classroom settings, development of multimedia tools to support reading and writing in content areas, speech recognition as a writing accommodation, and project-based learning in social studies in inclusive classrooms.
Chrystalla Mouza (Ed.D., Columbia Teachers College) serves as an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. Her research interests include technology and teacher learning, applications of technology in K-12 classrooms, design of learning environments, and computer supported collaborative learning.
Frank Murray (Ph.D., Johns Hopkins), H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Education, specializes in educational psychology and teacher education. Dr. Murray has sixteen years of experience in higher education administration, including serving as a college dean and chair of the national Holmes Group, a consortium of colleges and universities dedicated to reshaping teacher education. Dr. Murray is currently president of The Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC). Recent books to which Dr. Murray contributed chapters or served as editor include "The Teacher Educator's Handbook: Building A Knowledge Base for the Preparation of Teachers," "The Role of the University in Preparation of Teachers," "Higher Education and School Reform," and "Myths of Teacher Education."
Audrey Noble (Ph.D., Arizona State University) is Director of the Delaware Education Research and Development Center and teaches courses on qualitative research methods. She has written extensively on the subject of educational policy and standards-based reform initiatives and is the lead evaluator of the state's NSF sponsored science reform. Other areas of interest include research examining issues of curriculum and instruction, assessment, capacity-building, and governance.
James Raths (Ph.D., New York University) is a leader in the field of teacher education. In addition to being the Executive Editor of the "Journal of Educational Research" for over 25 years, Dr. Raths has written or co-authored over 20 books or book chapters and over 40 professional articles in addition to numerous monographs and book reviews. He is very active with professional organizations such AACTE, AERA, TEAC, and The Holmes Group. He has twice been the recipient of the School of Education's Distinguished Faculty Award and he teaches courses in educational research.
Gail Rys is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. She serves as the School's Assistant Director for Graduate Studies.
Jacquelyn Wilson (Ed.D., Wilmington College) is the Director of Programming for the Southern Delaware Campus and has over 30 years of teaching and administrative experience in public education. Dr. Wilson was Distinguished Principal of the Year in 2002 and led her school to achieve national recognition as a "Blue Ribbon School." As Director of Professional Accountability for the Department of Education, Dr. Wilson helped secure several national foundation grants and coodinated a statewide leadership development program. Her current professional focus is on improving the effectiveness of principal induction and internship experiences.
