Jeff Whittingham, Ph.D.
Interim Department Chair/Professor/ASTL Program Coordinator
Mashburn 230A
(501) 450-5116
Educational Background
Ph.D. Curriculum and Instructions Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL 2002
Ed.S. Educational Administration Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR 1992
M.S.E. Elementary Principalship Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR 1989
B.S.E. Elementary Education Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR 1987
Teaching Field Specialization
MAT 6320 Literacy Seminar for Teachers
LIBM 6370 Issues and Trends in Children’s, Juvenile, and Young Adult Literature
ASTL 6302 Models of Teaching
ASTL 6316 Learning and Development in Multiple Contexts
Research Interests and Areas
Casey, K. M., Shaw, E. O., Whittingham, J. L., Gallavan, N. (2018). Online teaching: Tools and techniques to achieve success with learners. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers.
Wake, D. G., Miller, R.G., & Whittingham, J. L. (2017). Permission to teach: Program evaluation of the A+ schools model. Pedagogies: An International Journal. www.tandfonline.com/loi/hped
Miller, R., Wake, D., & Whittingham, J. (2016). Implementation of the A+ Schools Program: An Examination of Baseline Teacher Perceptions and Instructional Behaviors. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 4(2).
Specialty Areas
Literacy, Children’s Literature, Technology, Online Learning