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Jeffrey Gorrell is a Professor in CEHD. He earned his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology at the University of Florida in 1975; his master's in English from the University of Florida, and his bachelor's in English from Vanderbilt. From 2001 to 2009, he was dean of the College of Education and Human Development at Mason. Prior to coming to George Mason University in May 2001, he was the Associate Dean for Administration and Research in the College of Education at Auburn University. He has also been Department Head in Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology at Auburn University and, early in his career, held various roles as a faculty member at Southeastern Louisiana University.

He has published research studies extensively in the areas of teacher education, teacher efficacy, cognitive modeling in learning, and related topics. He has provided leadership to professional organizations such as the American Educational Research Association, Holmes Partnership, Mid-South Educational Research Association, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, as well as serving as reviewer or editorial board member for numerous journals. From 1993 to 2001, he was editor and executive editor of The Professional Educator, a national refereed journal related to teaching, teacher education, and teacher professional development. Currently, he is a vice-president for the Holmes Partnership and a member of the Advisory Board for Higher Education in Development.

In 1987, he was a Fulbright Scholar to Sri Lanka, which led to his continuing research on teachers and on cognitive development of children in Sri Lanka as a research consultant for the Sri Lanka National Institute of Education. In recent years, he has also conducted studies in cognitive development and teacher efficacy in Brazil, Korea, and Taiwan. Very recently, he has been the principal investigator for a variety of evaluation studies related to school improvement and reform. These evaluation studies include the following: South Florida Annenberg Challenge, the Learning Connections Project in New Orleans, the Celebration School, Celebration, Florida, and a Federally-funded Head Start project.

• Teacher Efficacy and Teacher Professional Development
• International Education

• College of Education and Human Development
• Center for Education Policy
• Educational Psychology
• Initiatives in Educational Transformation

No courses taught this semester.

• Research and Scholarship in Education (EDUC - 805)