Jan Riggsbee, Professor of the Practice of Education

Please note: Jan has left the "Center for African and African American Research" group at Duke University; some info here might not be up to date.

Office Location:	213 West Duke Building, Program in Education, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone:	(919) 660-3077
Email Address:
Web Page:	http://caaar.duke.edu/~jan.riggsbee

Teaching (Fall 2024):

• EDUC 408S.01, SCIENCE OF TEACHING READING Synopsis

  Class Bldg 125, TuTh 01:25 PM-02:40 PM

Office Hours:

by appointment

Education:

Ed.D.	North Carolina State University	1992
Ed.D. Curriculum and Instruction, North Carolina State University		1995
M.A.	Appalachian State University	1982
M.A. School Administration, Appalachian State University		1982
B.A.	Queens University of Charlotte	1975
B.A. Education Queens College		1975

Specialties:

Elementary Education
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Research Interests: Elementary Education, Teacher Preparation, Cognitive Developmental Theory as Applied to Teacher Education, Literacy Instruction, Early Childhood Education, Mentoring Programs/Relationships, Educational Leadership, Cooperative Learning

Current projects: Co-Principal Investigator: SCALE (Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education), Co-Principal Investigator: Impact of the Teacher Renewal Initiative on Mid-Career Teachers, Center for Teacher Learning and Collaboration, Principal Investigator: Transcultural Inquiry Internationalizing Teacher Preparation at Duke

Recent Publications

1. Linnenbrink-Garcia, L; Wormington, SV; Snyder, KE; Riggsbee, J; Perez, T; Ben-Eliyahu, A; Hill, NE, Multiple Pathways to Success: An Examination of Integrative Motivational Profiles Among Upper Elementary and College Students., Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 110 no. 7 (October, 2018), pp. 1026-1048 [doi]  [abs]
2. Mendelson, J; White, Y; Hans, L; Adebari, R; Schmid, L; Riggsbee, J; Goldsmith, A; Ozler, B; Buehne, K; Jones, S; Shapleton, J; Dawson, G, A Preliminary Investigation of a Specialized Music Therapy Model for Children with Disabilities Delivered in a Classroom Setting., Autism Res Treat, vol. 2016 (2016), pp. 1284790 [doi]  [abs]
3. Wynn, SR; Riggsbee, J, Re-conceptualizing Reflection: Helping Students Move from Reaction to Action, Conference Proceedings (Submitted, 2013) [available here]  [abs]
4. Riggsbee, J; Wynn, S, Transforming teacher preparation: A developmental model, Proceedings of the 6th Annual Mentoring Conference, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (Submitted, 2013)
5. Riggsbee, J; Malone, D; Straus, M, The Role of Liberal Education in Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers, edited by Carey, SJ, Association of American Colleges and Universities Peer Review, vol. 14 no. 2 (Spring, 2012), pp. 12-15, AACU, 1818 R. street, NW, Washington, DC 20009, ISSN 1541-1389  [abs]

Recent Honors, Awards, Distinctions: 2007 Robert B. Cox Trinity College Distinguished Teaching Award