Faculty Credentials

Kimberly K Bell (F) - Vita

• CHSS Teaching Achievement in English Award, 2010-2011, 2006-2007, 2005-2006
• SHSU Teaching Excellence Award, 2010 (finalist 2009, 2008)
• Co-editor, two peer-reviewed collections of original essays: The Texts and Contexts of Oxford University, Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc. 108: The Shaping of English Vernacular Narrative (Brill Academic Publishers, 2011 - Cultural Studies of the Modern Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007)
• 20 presentations at national and international conferences in medieval studies.
• Dean of the Honors College (2015-present). Associate Director of the Honors College (2008-2015)
• Three peer-reviewed articles on Homeric and Virgilian epic
• Six peer-reviewed book chapters and articles on medieval literary texts (Havelok the Dane, King Horn, Saints' Lives, Somer Soneday, Chaucer's 'Tale of Sir Thopas', and Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain) and manuscripts (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc. 108).
• Languages: Latin, Demotic Greek, French, Old and Middle English
• Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in English and History. Ph.D. exams in Medieval Literature and Greek and Roman history. Passed areas with high distinction.

Kevin Mark Clifton (F) - Vita

Hannah R Gerber (F) - Vita

• Multiple peer review publications related to qualitative and mixed methods research 2017 Sage textbook--Gerber, H. R., Abrams, S. S., Curwood, J. S., & Magnifico, A. M. (2017). Conducting qualitative research of learning in online spaces. Thousand Oaks, CA; Sage Publisher. Gerber, H. R. & Lynch, T. L. (2017). Into the meta: Research methods for moving beyond social media surfacing. Tech Trends. 61 (3), 263-372. Lynch, T. L. & Gerber, H. R. (in press). The Ontological imperative when researching the digital age. International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches. Morris, A., Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Gerber, H. R. (accepted). Using MODES in online and offline spaces to extend comprehensive literature reviews. The Qualitative Report.
• Multiple peer reviewed publications on digital literacies. Please see vita for 50+ pubs not listed hereAbrams, S. S.&Gerber, H. R. (forthcoming). Videogames, Libraries, and the Feedback Loop: Learning beyond the stacks. VOYA Press. EL Kurdyla Publishing Gerber, H. R.&Abrams, S. S. (2014). Bridging literacies through videogames. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers. Garcia, R, Grigsby, A., Munoz, A., Munoz, J., & Gerber, H. R. (in press). How to start, maintain, and legitimize an eSports organization. STEM Journal. Neimeyer, D. & Gerber, H. R. (2015). Maker culture and minecraft: implications for the future of learning. Educational Media International 52 (3), 216- Gerber, H. R. (2014). Gamifying education: Perils and promises. Internet Learning (3) 2, np. Gerber, H. R., Abrams, S. S., Onwuegbuzie, A., & Benge, C. (2014). From Mario to FIFA: What case study research suggests about games-based learning. Educational Media International (51) 1, 16-34. Abrams, S. S., & Gerber, H. R. (2014). Cross-literate digital connections: Contemporary frames for meaning making in english language arts classrooms. English Journal (103) 4, 18-24.Lee, J., & Gerber, H. R. (2013). It's a WoW World: Second language acquisition and massively multiplayer online gaming. Multimedia Assisted Language Learning (16) 2, 53-70. Abrams, S. S., & Gerber, H. R. (2013). Achieving through the feedback loop: Videogames, Authentic Assessment, and Meaningful Learning. English Journal (103)1 95-103.
• My research on digital literacies has been discussed in mainstream media an major mainstream technology publications, such as Wired Magazine, as well as many blogs have been written by academics, teachers, and scholars in the field about my work. See vita for press on my research.
• President of the International Council for Educational Media 2017-present (3-year term through 2020).
• Multiple keynote addresses on digital literacies and research methods at national and international events, See vita for keynotes prior to 2015. : Gerber, H. R. (2017, April). Learning to change, changing to learn. Keynote address at the Teaching Colleges and Community Worldwide International Online Conference. 20 April 2017.Gerber, H. R. (2016, September). Moving through the meta: Tracing informal learning and literacies through (re)mixing social media analytics. Keynote address at the International Council of Educational Media, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea. 24 September 2016. Gerber, H. R. (2016, June). Tracing informal learning: The role of social media analytics to understand meaning making in informal spaces. Keynote address at the Joint European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, Roosta Resort, Estonia. 20 June 2016.Gerber, H. R. (2016, April). Cross-functional teams: Literacy learning (Re) Considered. Keynote address at the 21st Century Literacy Institute at Oklahoma State University. Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA. 20 April 2016. Gerber, H. R. (2015, May). Cross-functional teams: Media and game creation for transnational flows and local responses. Keynote address presented to the Society for English Teaching through Media. Cheon An, South Korea, 16 May, 2015. Gerber, H. R. (2015, May). New media and youth passion: Rising to the top. Keynote address presented to the Algerian American Scientists Association. Rockefeller Center, New York, NY, 9 May, 2015.
• Lead Monitoring & Evaluation Researcher for $4 million UNICEF project in Malawi. This includes research design, implementation, and leading an international research team in a large experimental design study to study the impact of digital education training and child friendly schools methods within rural Malawi.
• 2016 Recipient of the Divergent Award for Excellence in Research in 21st Century Literacy--Partnership for 21st Century Literacies honored/awarded to "recognize the indelible contributions of educators and scholars who have dedicated their careers to the theoretical and practical study of 21st Century Literacies."

Elijah Alhadji Gibson (F) - Vita

Michael Henderson (F) - Vita

• Certified Maya Instructor, Alias Wavefront, Toronto, 2004

Victoria Pettersen Lantz (F) - Vita

Patrick J Lewis (F) - Vita

• 16 peer-reviewed publications related to evolution
• Participated in or directed 12 paleontological excavations in Africa

Jeffrey L Littlejohn (F) - Vita

• Attended N.E.H. Summer Institute on "American Constitutionalism in Comparative Perspective," 2003
• Received a $25,000 N.E.H. grant for a digital project on "The Brown Decision in Norfolk, Virginia," 2004.
• Regularly scores in top 30% nationally among history teachers using the IDEA teacher evaluation system.
• Charles H. Ford and Jeffrey L. Littlejohn, "The Crisis Responds to Public School Desegregation," in Protest and Propaganda: W. E. B. Du Bois, The Crisis and American History, edited by Amy Kirschke and Phillip Luke Sinitiere. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2014, 226-240.
• Charles H. Ford and Jeffrey L. Littlejohn, "Reconstructing the Old Dominion: Lewis F. Powell, Stuart T. Saunders, and the Virginia Industrialization Group, 1958-1965," Virginia Magazine of History and Biography vol. 121, no. 2 (2013): 146-172.
• Jeffrey L. Littlejohn and Charles H. Ford, "Truman and Civil Rights," in A Companion to Harry S. Truman, edited by Daniel S. Margolies. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2012.
• Co-Recipient with Charles H. Ford of the William M.E. Rachal Award from the Virginia Historical Society for the Best Overall Article in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography in 2013.
• Jeffrey L. Littlejohn and Charles H. Ford, eds., The Enemy Within Never Did Without: German and Japanese Prisoners of War at Camp Huntsville, Texas, 1942-1945. Huntsville, Texas: Texas Review Press, 2015.
• NEH Summer Seminar Participant: "The African American Freedom Struggle. Directed by Patricia Sullivan and Waldo Martin. W.E.B. Du Bois Center, Harvard University, 2013.
• Jeffrey L. Littlejohn and Charles H. Ford, "Booker T. Washington High School: History, Identity, and Educational Equity in Norfolk, Virginia," Virginia Magazine of History and Biography vol. 124, no. 2 (2016): 134-162.
• Carolyn Carroll and Jeffrey L. Littlejohn, "The Dismissal of Rupert C. Koeninger: Cold War Hysteria, Academic Freedom, and the Creation of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board," East Texas Historical Journal vol. 53, no. 2 (2015): 115-140.
• Jeffrey L. Littlejohn and Charles H. Ford, "Moving 'Mere Pawns on the Chessboard': Walter E. Hoffman Jr., School Desegregation, and Busing in Norfolk, Virginia," Southern Studies vol. 22, no. 11 (2015): 47-72.
• Jeffrey L. Littlejohn and Charles H. Ford, "Arthur D. Morse, School Desegregation, and the Making of CBS News, 1955-1964," American Journalism vol. 31, no. 2 (2014): 1-20.
• Principal Investigator, "East Texas Historical: A Free Mobile App and Webpage," College of Humanities and Social Sciences Online Instructional Innovation Grant, 2014. $9000. http://www.easttexashistory.org.
• Jeffrey L. Littlejohn and Charles H. Ford. Elusive Equality: Desegregation and Resegregation in Norfolk Public Schools. Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press, 2012.

Aaron Matthew Lynne (F) - Vita

Benjamin E Park (F) - Vita

• Published a book on early American politics, religion, and culture, with Cambridge University Press. Published self-authored articles in over a dozen scholarly journals. Presented papers at over two-dozen academic conferences on topics related to American religion and politics.

Jeffrey R Wozniak (F) - Vita

David J Yebra (F) - Vita