Stefanie Sorbet, Ed.D.
Interim Department Chair/Associate Professor
Mashburn 150B
(501) 450-5429
Educational Background
2018 Ed.D., Southeastern Louisiana University
Educational Leadership
2013 Reading Specialist, Southeastern Louisiana University
Add-on certification
2000 M.Ed., Southeastern Louisiana University
Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Education
1999 B.A., Southeastern Louisiana University
Elementary Education Grades 1-8
Teaching Field Specialization
Positive Classroom Environment
Challenging behavior
Research Design
Educational leadership
Early Development and Learning Theories
Junior/Senior Internship Practicum
Research Interests and Areas
Sorbet, S. R., Kohler, P. A., Calhoon, K., Wake, D. (2023). Supporting New Teachers: Insight for Principals and Others To Help New Teachers in Their Initial Years. Landham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. (in production)
Sorbet, S. R., & Notar, C. E. (2022).Social and Emotional Learning: Meeting and Addressing Educator and Student Concerns While Providing Benefits for All Involved. Social Science, Humanities and Sustainability Research. Vol 3, No 3. https://doi.org/10.22158/sshsr.v3n3p95
Sorbet, S. R. & Notar, C.E. (2022).“Positive Classroom Design through Social-Emotional Learning: Building a Community of Learners in American Journal of Education and Learning. http://onlinesciencepublishing.com/index.php/ajel/article/view/604
Sorbet, S. R., Graybeal, L. (2021). Increasing Empathy and Awareness in Educator Preparation Through Social-Emotional Literacy Experiences with Children in Crisis Situations. Journal of Service Learning in Higher Education. 13(1). https://journals.sfu.ca/jslhe/index.php/jslhe/issue/current
Sorbet, S. R., Kohler, P. A. (2021). How Educational Leaders Can Initiate Mentoring Relationships to Support Their Newest Faculty Members. Scholink Social Science, Humanities, and Sustainable Research, 2(1), 10. http://www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/sshsr/article/view/3667
Sorbet, S. R. (2022). Building a Social and Emotional Learning Community for Our Students. Faculty Focus. Magma Publications/Faculty Focus. April 2022. https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/equality-inclusion-and-diversity/building-a-social-and-emotional-learning-community-for-our-students/?st=FFdaily%3Bsc%3DFF220404%3Butm_term%3DFF220404
Presentations:
Sorbet, S., Kohler-Evans, P., Calhoon, K., & Wake, D. Forming the Foundation establishing a support for all new teachers. MSERA New Orleans, LA. (November 2021) Sorbet, S. Positive Classroom Design and Social-Emotional Learning. MSERA. New Orleans, LA. (November 2021).
Grants:
Sorbet, S. R.,Wake, D.,Cain, D. Faculty Research Grant, University of Central Arkansas, $7124 to High Quality Instructional Materials in Early Field Experiences. Additional HQIM materials funded by Arkansas Department of Education. 2025
Sorbet, S. R.,Kohler-Evans, P., Wake, D., Calhoon, K. Faculty Research Grant, University of Central Arkansas, $2477 to fund pilot of Forming the Foundation to support novice teachers. Additional $900 granted by Arch Ford Educational Cooperative. 2022
Specialty Areas
Positive classroom design and building a community of learners in an elementary classroom and Social-emotional learning in elementary classrooms to improve behavior.
Classroom management procedures and organization of the elementary classroom
Early field experiences and collaboration between mentor teachers and Educator Preparation programs
Mentoring preservice and novice teachers in their first years of the profession