Lara Willox

Lara Willox

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Dean, College of Education and Human Services, Millersville University

  • Education

    • UNC Charlotte

      2001 - 2004
      Master's degree Elementary Education and Teaching
    • UNC Chapel Hill

      2005 - 2010
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Culture Curriculum and Change
  • Experience

    • Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

      Aug 1994 - Jun 2005
      Teacher

      Taught K-2 multi-age for 7 years in an open environment and taught 5th grade for 5 years in an urban school.

    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

      Jan 2006 - Jan 2010
      Student / Research Assistant
    • Education Policy Fellowship Program

      Jan 2012 - Jan 2013
      Fellow
    • University of West Georgia

      Aug 2013 - Jul 2022

      Preparing our graduates and their students to anticipate, meet, and solve existing and emerging challenges. The Educational Psychology and Foundations faculty prepare educators to think deeply about learning and cognition - and how technologies can be used most effectively to support different ways of learning. The Instructional Design and Technology faculty are leaders in exploring alternative ways of delivering education and using technology to support learning and problem solving. A major challenge faced by educators is information overload, and our School Library Media faculty prepare educators to quickly and efficiently retrieve and evaluate information that provides insight into a problem. Our mission is to work together to prepare educators to create proven, pedagogically grounded, innovative strategies to change education to meet the needs of contemporary learners. Show less The online Ed.D. program in School Improvement offers a unique opportunity for educators looking for an interdisciplinary, inquiry-based doctoral program that prepares graduates to become the next generation of change agents. Our mission is to develop educators who initiate sustainable and systemic improvements in P-12 education. Graduates will strategically and collaboratively plan, design, implement, and document the impact of educational improvements that promote and increase the academic achievement and social development of all students.Two things make the Ed.D. in School Improvement unique (1) the program provides for students to develop a specialized "Area of Concentration" and (2) students work on their dissertations simultaneously with their coursework. Students can complete their dissertation by the end of their coursework. Show less

      • Interim Associate Dean

        Jul 2021 - Jul 2022
      • Department Chair

        Jul 2016 - Jul 2022
      • Associate Professor

        Aug 2010 - Jul 2022
      • Director of EDD in School Improvement

        Aug 2013 - Jul 2016
    • Millersville University of Pennsylvania

      Jul 2022 - now
      Dean
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate

      USF Corporate Training and Professional Education
      May 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • QM-Certified Higher Education Peer Reviewer

      QM Quality Matters
      Nov 2019
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Foster Parent

      Issued by Department of Family and Child Services on Aug 2012
      Department of Family and Child ServicesAssociated with Lara Willox