Jessica Herring Watson, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Mashburn 109D
(501) 852-0699
Educational Background
Ed.D. University of Memphis, Instruction & Curriculum Leadership; Concentration: Instructional Design & Technology
MSE University of Central Arkansas, Advanced Studies in Teacher Leadership
BSE University of Central Arkansas, Middle Level Education
Teaching Field Specialization
EDUC 1300 Education as a Profession
EDUC 4210 Integrating Technology and Teaching
ASTL 6305 Classroom Assessment
MSIT 4311 Internship 1
MAT 5320 Classroom Management
Research Interests and Areas
Mills, M., & Herring Watson, J. (2021). Breaking free: The role of psychological safety and productive failure in creative pathmaking. TechTrends. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-021-00620-w
Herring Watson, J., & Rockinson-Szapkiw, A. (2021, April 8-12). Development of the Intention to Use Technology-Enabled Learning Scale Instrument [Poster Session]. AERA Annual Meeting, Virtual.
Rockinson-Szapkiw, A., Herring Watson, J., Gish-Lieberman, J., & Wendt, J., (2021). A case for a virtual STEM peer mentoring experience: The experience of racial and ethnic minority women mentees. International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijmce-08-2020-0053
Herring Watson, J., & Rockinson-Szapkiw, A. (2021). Predicting preservice teachers’ intention to use technology-enabled learning. Computers & Education, 168, 104207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2021.104207
Specialty Areas
Research & teaching interests: Teacher Education, Technology-enabled Learning, Digital Equity, Online Education, & Social constructivist approaches to teaching & learning