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About the Authors
Dr. Gail Hughes is a Professor of Educational Foundations, Co-
Director of UALRTeach, and former Interim Dean of the College
of Education at the University of Arkansas – Little Rock. She is
President of the Mid-South Educational Research Association and
serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Educational
Research and as Copy Editor for Research in the Schools.
Dr. Alicia Cotabish is an Assistant Professor of Teaching and
Learning at the University of Central Arkansas. Previously, she
was the Associate Director of the Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted
Education and Advanced Placement Professional Development
Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and served as
the Director of STEM Starters, a federally-funded project that was
identified by the National Science Teachers Association as
exemplary. Her recent research has focused on K-20 STEM and
gifted education, and examining the effects of virtual peer
coaching on the quality of pre-service teacher candidates using
Skype and Bluetooth Bug-in-the-Ear (BIE) technology.
Dr. Carolyn Williams is a Professor of Education and Special
Assistant to the Dean at the University of Central Arkansas. She is
the Principal Investigator for the Partnership for Transition to
Teaching Grant funds, a $2.3 million grant funded by the U. S.
Department of Education. She is a Past President of the Mid-south
Educational Research Association and serves on the Mid-South
Educational Research Foundation. Prior to her appointment as
Associate Dean at the University of Central Arkansas, Carolyn
was the director of the Director of the Division of Public Service
and Continuing Education at Albany State University.
Dr. Donna Wake is an Associate Professor of Education and
the College of Education Associate Dean at the University of
Central Arkansas. She is past president of the Arkansas Council
for Teachers of English Language Arts and serves as a state
liaison to the National Council for Teachers of English.