Jaime Osborne

Biography

Jaime Osborne is a career educator with nearly twenty years of experience in public, private, overseas, and independent schools – as well as use of innovative practices and frameworks, including the International Baccalaureate, standards-based grading and assessment, inquiry-based learning, and improvement science for instructional and organizational problems of practice.  Most of her career has been spent overseas at international schools in Europe, southeast Asia, and the Middle East.  In addition to teaching, Jaime has also been a department chair, a representative to the Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools, and a coordinator of professional development.  Her research interests include department chair instructional leadership, social studies education, and adult learning and development.  In her spare time, she enjoys international travel, reading, and visiting local wineries in Virginia.

 

Academic Credentials

Ed.D. University of Virginia – Administration & Supervision; M.Ed. University of Virginia – Administration & Supervision; M.T. University of Virginia – Social Studies Education; B.A. University of Virginia – Foreign Affairs; Commonwealth of Virginia Postgraduate Professional License  – Admin and Supervision K-12, History and Social Sciences 6-12 […]

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Erin Coffield

Erin is a graduate of West Virginia University for all of her schooling, including a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and a Master of Arts in Reading and Literacy Education. She is currently in her tenth year of teaching, and after spending eight of them teaching middle school history, she is now teaching 5th grade in Maryland. Her research interests include incorporating social studies and social justice literacy into the classroom, equitable behavior strategies, and trauma informed teaching. In addition, she is passionate about incorporating outdoor education into the curriculum. […]

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Courtney Porter, PhD

Academic Credentials

PhD in Criminology, Law, and Society

Bio

Dr. Porter graduated with her PhD in Criminology, Law, and Society from George Mason University. She is also received her MA in Forensic and Legal Psychology here at Marymount University. Prior to joining the faculty at Marymount University, Dr. Porter was the Research Program Manager for Fairfax County’s Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court. Her dissertation, entitled “Gatekeepers of the Juvenile Justice System: Intake Officers, Decision-Making, and Racial Disparities,” looked at diversion-decision making practices of Intake Officers in Virginia.

In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, painting, reading, and watching movies (especially sci-fi).

Teaching Areas

Research Methods, Juvenile Justice, Implementing Policy, Statistics, Forensic Assessment

Research Interests

Juvenile Justice, Organizational Theory, Decision-Making, Racial and Ethnic Disparities […]

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Kristen Cunningham

Academic Credentials

MEd in Education Leadership from George Mason University, BA in Elementary Education from The College of William and Mary, additional coursework from University of Virginia School of Education Leadership

Bio

Kristen Cunningham has a history as an elementary school educator and an administrator. Most recently she served as the Director at Rock Spring Cooperative Preschool. Prior to that she was an Assistant Principal in Falls Church City and Fairfax County. She has taught preschool, kindergarten and second grade and is passionate about working with children and families to ensure that social, emotional and academic learning take place for every child while they have fun and develop a love of learning.

She and her husband have three children all in college and a dog. They stay busy watching their kids play sports and enjoying all kinds of physical activity on their own. Kristen remembers preschool as one of her favorite times with her own kids and can’t wait to establish the Early Learning Academy at Marymount.

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April Cozine

Director of Operations Admissions Department, Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Division, Enrollment Management Support […]

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Dr. Jennifer Bigelow

Dr. Jennifer Bigelow has been in the educational profession for over 25 years. She has served as a Catholic school principal in Tampa, FL and Raleigh, NC. She has also served as Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Arlington and as Associate Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Richmond. 

 

Dr. Bigelow has a B.A. in History from the University of Florida, a B.S. in Secondary Education, a M.A. in History, an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from the University of South Florida, and an

Ed.D. degree from North Carolina State University in Educational Leadership. Dr. Bigelow is also a certified Resilient Leadership Coach and Trainer and has coached professionals in education and the government.

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