Jamie Schissel with a group from the Association of Language Teachers for Classroom Assessment in the Dominican Republic in February 2025

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Jamie Schissel

Dr. Jamie Schissel serves as a professor in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education and came to UNC Greensboro in 2013. She was recently honored as a recipient of the AERA 2026 Second Language Research SIG Mid-Career Award and will address the American Educational Research Association’s upcoming conference in Los Angeles. 

UNC Greensboro Department of Specialized Education Services logo beside a professional headshot of Tolulope Sulaimon wearing glasses, a white shirt, and a dark green blazer against a neutral background.

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Tolulope Sulaimon

Dr. Tolulope Sulaimon serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Specialized Education Services who has a research focus on reading comprehension.

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Meet the Researcher: Dr. Jennifer Niles

Dr. Jennifer Niles serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Development. She has research interests in school counseling.

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Meet the Researcher: Dr. Faith Rice

Dr. Faith Rice serves as a professor in the Department of Information, Library, and Research Sciences with an interest in closing the achievement gap through libraries.

A group of ten people, including Dr. Vicki Jacobs (front row, left) wearing matching turquoise shirts that say “Math: the only subject that COUNTS” pose together indoors. They are smiling and standing around a sign that reads “Flourish Featured Session” with logos for the Ashboro City Schools and NCCTM.

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Vicki Jacobs

Dr. Vicki Jacobs serves as the Yopp Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education.  What is your educational background?   I was an undergraduate at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire where I was a psychology major. Then I did my master’s and Ph.D. in educational psychology at the University… Continue reading…

Members of the Princeville theater troupe perform

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Lalenja Harrington

An assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations (ELC), Dr. Lalenja Harrington originally came to UNC Greensboro in 2007 to serve with Beyond Academics (now Integrative Community Studies), a program for students with intellectual disabilities who want to further their education. 

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Meet the Researcher: Dr. Kyung Yong Kim

An associate professor in the Department of Information, Library, and Research Sciences (ILRS), Dr. Kyung Yong Kim joined the faculty at UNC Greensboro in 2017. After graduating from college in his native South Korea, Kim earned both his master’s degree in statistics and a Ph.D. in Educational Measurement and Statistics from the University of Iowa. 

Dr. Delma Ramos, left, and Dr. Elsa Camargo, right, stand beside a screen with their presentation displayed

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Delma Ramos

Dr. Delma Ramos, an associate professor in the UNC Greensboro School of Education’s Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education, has been at UNCG since 2018. Ramos earned an undergraduate degree in social work, a master’s in student affairs, and a Ph.D. in higher education. Her work focuses on the experiences of underrepresented communities in higher education. Since joining UNCG, she has concentrated on expanding research about Latinx students in the U.S. South. 

School of Ed professor Marcia Rock working with off site student teacher.

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Marcie Rock

Following a decade at the University of Alabama, Dr. Marcie Rock has spent the past 15 years as a faculty member in the Department of Specialized Education Services at UNC Greensboro. In her current role, Rock has been integral in the department’s instructional coaching efforts.