Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, University of Missouri-Columbia
Dissertation: "The Relationship Between Principals' Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
Effectiveness"
Ed.Sp. in Educational Administration and Elementary Principalship, Missouri State
University
Thesis: "Corporal Punishment in Missouri Schools"
M.S. in Educational Administration and Elementary Principalship, Missouri State University
Thesis: "Survey of Graduating Education Majors Concerning Their Knowledge of Educational
Law"
B.S. in Elementary Education, Southwest Baptist University
Selected Publications
What Does Emotional Intelligence and Gender Have to Do with Leadership Effectiveness...Or
Does It? Advancing Women in Leadership Online Journal, Vol. 21, Summer 2006
Selected Presentations
Does the EQ and Gender of a Principal Influence His or Her Perceived Effectiveness?
Paper session at the Centennial Summer Education Conference, Southwest MIssouri State
University, June 2005
The Relationship Between Principals' Emotional Intelligence and Perceived Effectiveness,
round-table presentation, National Council of Professors of Educational Administration,
Branson, MO Aug. 2004
What Does Emotional Intelligence and Gender Have to Do with Leadership Effectiveness...Or
Does It? Paper presentation, American Educational Research Association, San Diego,
CA, April 2004
The Relationship Between Principals' Emotional Intelligence and Perceived Effectiveness,
round-table presentation, University Council for Education Administration, Pittsburgh,
PA Nov. 2002
Professional Organizations
Southwest Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals