Leah S. Whitten
Professor, Education
Bio
I am a two time graduate of UNA and completed my doctorate at Auburn University. I began my career in education as a middle school teacher in inner city Birmingham. I became highly interested in student behavior in the classroom which led to pursuing my doctorate in Educational Psychology. I served as a coach and teacher in the public schools for 7 years.
Research Interests
- Educational Psychology
Courses Taught
- ED 655 - Evaluation in Modern Education
- ED 651 - Special Topics
- ED 601 - Methods of Educ Research
- ED 585 - Mat & Methods of HS Teaching
- ED 584 - Multilevel Student Internship
- ED 582 - High School Internship
- BE 575 - Tching Career Tech Bus/Mkt Ed
- ED 497 - Special Topics in Education
- ED 484 - Multilevel Student Internship
- ED 482 - High School Student Internship
- ED 481 - Senior Seminar
- ED 480W - Mat & Methods of High Sch Tch
- ED 401 - Eval of Teaching & Learning
- ED 333W - Lrng Theories and Student Dev
- ED 299 - Human Growth and Development
- FYE 101 - First-Year Experience Seminar
- ED 0 - Graduate Orientation
Education
- Educational Psychology (PhD)
Auburn University - Business Education Alternative (MAEd)
University of North Alabama - Management (BBA)
University of North Alabama
Selected Intellectual Contributions
- Leah S. Whitten and Jeffrey D. Cornelius. 2019. Effective Professional Development for Teachers. CLAS School Leader
- Jeffrey D. Cornelius and Leah S. Whitten. 2019. Exposing Students to Diversity in Non-Diverse Settings. CLAS School Leader
- Leah S. Whitten. 2019. The Importance of Cultural Literacy: A Fresh Perspective.