Jessica Herring Watson, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Mashburn 104D
(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
General Education, Middle Level, ASTL, MAT, and CLEI
Research Interests and Areas
Herring Watson, J., Jackson, N., & Dubay, C. (2023). Examining the effect of case-based learning on preservice teachers’ culturally responsive classroom management self-efficacy. Teacher Education Quarterly 50(2), 29-53.
Herring Watson, J., & Rockinson-Szapkiw, A. J. (2022). Developing and validating the intention to use technology-enabled learning (I-TEL) scale. Journal of Research on Technology in Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/
Courduff, J., Lee, H., Rockinson-Szapkiw, A., & Herring Watson, J. (2022). What have we learned? Assistive technology implementation: District to home during Covid-19, Assistive Technology Outcomes & Benefits (ATOB),https://www.atia.org/
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/
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.
Specialty Areas
Research & teaching interests: Teacher Education, Technology-enabled Learning, Digital Equity, Online Education, & Social constructivist approaches to teaching & learning