Educational Administration and Policy

Welcome to Educational Administration and Policy

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Announcements & News

• Leadership Ledger - Spring 2008: Download Here

• LEAD - Updated Orlando Cohort Location Details Here

• LEAD - Higher Education/Community College Leadership cohort will begin in Spring Semester 2009. Applications will be accepted beginning January 2008. Details Here

• Graduate Assistantships: For a complete listing of available graduate assistantships, please click here.

Welcome to New Faculty and Fellowship Students!

Dr. Linda Eldridge, Lecturer

Dr. Eldridge has worked within K-12 education since 1975. Since receiving her Ph.D. in Educational Administration in 1982, she has served as the principal for two local schools, and as Assistant Superintendent for the school board of Alachua County. For the past 12 years prior to returning to the University of Florida, Dr. Eldridge has served as Superintendent of Aiken County Public Schools in South Carolina.

Dr. Eldridge is currently teaching EDG 6520: The School Curriculum and EDA 6948: Supervised Practice in School Administration.

Dr. Pilar Mendoza, Assistant Professor

Dr. Mendoza holds a Bachelor's degree in physics from the Universidad de los Andes and a Master's in the discipline from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.  She taught undergraduate physics and math at both universities before seeking her Ed.D. in Education Policy and Leadership from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.  She comes to UF from Oklahoma State University, where she served as an assistant professor.  

Dr. Mendoza's research agenda focuses on the impact of market forces on the academic profession, graduate education, and production and transfer of knowledge; 2) the under-representation of women and other minority groups in science and engineering; and 3) sate and federal student financial aid policies.  Some of the courses Dr. Mendoza taught at her previous institution include Critical Issues in Higher Education, the Impact of College on Students, and Resources for the Study of Higher Education.  This semester she is teaching Theory and Assessment of College Environments and will teach Diversity and Critical Issues in Higher Education in the spring.

Dr. Mendoza was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia and came to the U.S. 10 years ago as a graduate student.  She travels to Europe, Canada and Latin America very often to visit family and plans, in the near future, to take advantage of these international connections to extend her research and professional expertise to international contexts.  As a good Latin person, Dr. Mendoza enjoys listening to music, dancing, socializing, and good food. She lives an active life running, swimming, going to the gym and to yoga classes.

Zaria Malcolm, Fellowship Student

Zaria is a Fulbright/Laspau scholar and Alumni Fellowship awardee(UF) from Jamaica who is pursuing the Phd. in Administration and Policy at UF. Before coming to UF she worked as a senior lecturer and assistant head of department for the hospitality, entertainment and tourism department at the Excelsior Community College in Jamaica for eight years. She graduated with honors with a Bachelor's of Science in Hotel Management from the University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica, and a Master's of Arts from the same institution in Communication Studies. Her main drive are her supportive family and friends in Jamaica and the mentorship of her academic supervisors Professor Aggrey Brown, Dean of Humanities and Education at the University of the West Indies, Mona, and Dr. Melody Williams, Minister of Education and USAID, along with a strong spiritual faith. While at UF, Zaria will be working with her academic supervisor Dr. Linda Hagedorn and Dr. Pilar Mendoza who share common research interests in community college issues and policy making within the educational field.

Phillip Morris, Fellowship Student

Phillip holds a Bachelor's Degreee in Political Science from Concord University, and a Master's in Geography from the University of Florida. His current research interests include the use of Geographic Information Systems to discover geographic and demographic relationships that affect the administration of education. Additionally, he expresses interest in community college issues such as student recruitment, student retention, and overcoming the achievement gap within education.

Phillip will be working with Dr. Linda Hagedorn and Dr. Dale Campbell.