TEACHING INTERESTS

Teaching methods, assessment data and use, educational psychology, introduction to the teaching profession, multicultural education

RESEARCH EXPERIENCES

Teacher education curriculum, program and clinical experience development; pre-service and in-service teacher dispositions, teacher-student relationships

PUBLICATIONS

Higgins, C. (2011). TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF INTERPERSONAL CONNECTIONS IN AN EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOM. (Electronic Dissertation). Retrieved from https://etd.ohiolink.edu/

Harrison, R., Higgins, C., & Zollinger, S. (2011). Mathematics coaching 2011 program fidelity and its impact on student achievement. Proceedings, Psychology of Mathematics Education, North Am. National Conference

AWARDS & HONORS

Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Scholar, 2007

ACADEMIC DEGREES

Ph.D. in Teacher Education and Literacy from The Ohio State University
M.Ed. in Early and Middle Childhood Education from The Ohio State University
B.S. in Education from The Ohio State University