Pikeville College - Faculty & Staff - Division of Teacher Education

Division of Teacher Education Faculty

Shirley A. Nelson

Chair, Division of Education
Jean Coleman Distinguished Professor of Education
Director of Teacher Education

Office: Administration 220
Telephone: 606.218.5316
E-mail: snelson@pc.edu

Classes taught

Assessment Strategies for the Classroom Teacher
Clinical Practice I: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment in the Elementary School
Clinical Practice II: Student Teaching
Content Area Reading
Education in Kentucky
Exceptional Learners in the Inclusive Classroom
Literacy Instruction in the Elementary Classroom
Principles and Practices of Classroom Management
Reading in the Elementary School and Middle School
Students as Learners
Writing and Grammar in the Elementary School and Middle School Education

Education

Doctor of Education in Program and Staff Development: Curriculum and Instruction
    George Peabody College Vanderbilt University
Master of Arts in Education – Reading Specialist
    Eastern Kentucky University
Bachelor of Arts in English and French – Secondary Education
    Cumberland College

Awards

Jean Coleman Distinguished Professorship in Education, Pikeville College
Recognition Plaque for Contributions to Education Program and the Professional Education Community, Pikeville College
Selected to serve on the Accreditation Audit Committee and trained member of the state Board of Examiners Team

Personal

Dr. Nelson is a native of Tennessee but has spent most of her life in Kentucky. Before coming to Pikeville College, she spent 18 years as director of the Developmental Studies Program at Cumberland College. In addition to directing the program, she taught developmental reading and English classes. She joined the Pikeville College family in 1992 as associate professor of developmental reading and English. In 1994, Dr. Nelson began teaching classes in the education division. In 1999, she was named chair of the education division. She enjoys spending time with husband John, and son Phillip, and gardening.

Carol J. Baker

Professor of Education
Teacher Certification Officer
Coordinator of Student Teaching

Office: Administration 220
Telephone: 606.218.5315
E-mail: cbaker@pc.edu

Classes taught

Classroom Management
Educational Assessment
Exceptional Learners in the Inclusive Classroom
Introduction to Education
Introduction to Special Education
Supervision of Student Teachers

Education

Master of Arts in Elementary Education
    Morehead State University
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education
    Morehead State University

Awards

Golden Apple Award, Pikeville College, 2004-2005
William and Helen Walker Teaching Excellence Award, Pikeville College, 1990

Personal

Mrs. Baker is a native Kentuckian who lived several years in Ohio. She taught special education and elementary education in the public school systems of Kentucky and Ohio for eight years before joining the faculty of Pikeville College in 1975. She has served Pikeville College as a former division chair and associate academic dean. Presently, she supervises student teachers, teaches education methods courses and sponsors the Kentucky Education Association-Student Program. Her hobbies are reading, working crossword puzzles and traveling.

Lance D. Dickerson

Assistant Professor of Health Education

Office: Administration 210 D
Telephone: 606.218.5313
E-mail: ldickers@pc.edu

Classes taught

Fitness and Wellness
Health and Safety for the Classroom Teacher
Health and Fitness in the Elementary School
Personal Health and Wellness

Education

Doctor of Health Education
    A.T. Still University
Masters of Science in Health Sciences—Health Education
    Touro University International
Bachelor of Science in Education –Health Promotion and Behavior/Corporate-Community Health and Teacher Certification
    University of Georgia
Associate of Arts in General Education
    Emmanuel College

Personal

Dr. Dickerson is a native of Georgia. After receiving his B.S.Ed. in Health Promotion and Behavior Education from the University of Georgia he settled in Atlanta, Ga., where he taught high school and middle school interrelated special education. Later, he traveled to Deagu, South Korea, and taught English as a second language. Upon his return to the United States he lived in Maryland working with special needs adults. Prior to coming to Pikeville, Dr. Dickerson worked for the Georgia Department of Public Health in Columbus, Ga., as a public health educator. During his tenure there, he received his M.S.H.Ed and D.H.Ed. degrees while educating jail incarcerates about STIs and HIV/AIDS.

As former Georgia state 4-H president, Dr. Dickerson is an active volunteer with the 4-H program working to assist youth in acquiring knowledge, developing life skills and forming attitudes that will enable them to become self-directing, productive and contributing members of society. Dr. Dickerson also enjoys fishing, hiking, hunting with a camera and spending time at his cabin on his farm in Northeast Georgia with his dog, Shuggs.

James Michael King

Assistant Professor of Education

Office: Administration 210C
Telephone: 606.218.5311
E-mail: jking@pc.edu

Classes taught

Clinical I
Clinical II
Content Area Reading
Diversity in the Classroom
Education in America
Introduction to Education as a Profession
Literature for Children and Young Adults
Students as Learners

Education

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction
    Virginia Tech
Master of Science in Counselor Education
    Radford University
Master of Science in English
    Radford University
Bachelor of Science in English Education
    Radford University

Personal

Dr. King is a native of the New River Valley, and grew up in Bland and Pulaski County, Va. He has taught seventh-12th grade and Governor’s School classes in Southwestern Virginia and Atlanta, Ga. He spent 15 years teaching at Radford University and 10 concurrently at New River Community College. He has worked as support staff in the dean of students office at Virginia Tech and worked with assistive technology and ADHD coaching in the services for students with disabilities office at Virginia Tech. He has also counseled for Family Preservation Services, facilitated support groups and parenting groups and has worked as a writer and graphic artist. He enjoys painting, photography, playing instruments, creative writing, gardening and being outdoors.

John P. Nelson

Professor of Education

Office: Administration 211 B
Telephone: 606.218.5314
E-mail: jnelson@pc.edu

Classes taught

Assessment Strategies for the Classroom Teacher
Clinical Practice I: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in the Elementary School
Clinical Practice II: Student Teaching
Content Area Reading
Exceptional Learners in the Inclusive Classroom
Literacy Instruction in the Elementary Classroom
Reading in the Elementary School and Middle School
Students as Learners
Writing and Grammar in the Elementary School and Middle School Education

Education

Doctor of Education in Program and Staff Development: Curriculum and Instruction
    George Peabody College Vanderbilt University
Master of Arts in Education – Reading Specialist
    Eastern Kentucky University
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
    Cumberland College

Awards

Distinguished Leadership Award, American Biographical Institute
Certificate of Appreciation – TRREE, Kentucky Department of Education

Personal

Dr. Nelson is a native of Kentucky but spent nine years in Ohio before returning to Kentucky for his undergraduate college career. He was the first director of tutorial services at Cumberland College, a post he continued with for the next 18 years. In addition, Dr. Nelson taught classes at Cumberland and worked with the First-Year Freshmen Experience. In 1976, he was named co-director of the Developmental Studies Program at Cumberland College. He taught many developmental courses in both reading and math, along with education courses in reading. He joined the Pikeville College family in 1992 as associate professor of Education. In 1994, he was selected as the co-director/site coordinator of the Appalachian Graduate Studies Program, a graduate studies program between Morehead State University and Pikeville College. In 2004, Dr. Nelson returned to his position in the education division full time. He serves as a deacon in his church and enjoys water sports and walking. He lives in Pikeville with his wife, Shirley, and son Phillip.