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
Name
Position
Jabari CainCall Me MISTER Program Director and Associate Professor of Instructional Technology
Call Me MISTER Program Director and Associate Professor of Instructional Technology
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.
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
Yvonne EarnshawAssistant Professor of Instructional Design and Technology
Assistant Professor of Instructional Design and Technology
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.
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. Frazierâ s goal is to enhance student and educator experiences with effective teaching practices in the evolving landscape of instructional technology.
Julia FullerInterim Executive Director for Digital Learning Innovations and Associate Professor of Instructional Technology
Interim Executive Director for Digital Learning Innovations and Associate Professor of Instructional Technology
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 HarronAssistant Professor of Instructional Technology
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 HuhAssistant Professor of Instructional Design and Technology
Assistant Professor of Instructional Design and Technology
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.
Dabae LeeAssociate Professor of Instructional Technology
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 MooreAssociate Professor of Instructional Technology
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 RomanAssociate Professor of Instructional Technology
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.
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 WilsonAssociate Professor of Instructional Technology
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.
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 ZhangDirector of the School of Instructional Technology and Innovation and Professor of Learning, Design, and Technology
Director of the School of Instructional Technology and Innovation and Professor of Learning, Design, and Technology
