David L. Bolton
Dr. Bolton has his Ph.D. in Research and Testing from Florida State University and his master's degree in Research and Statistical Methodology from Andrews University. Prior to graduate school, David spent six years in Germany, where he graduated from Carl-Friedrich-von-Siemens Schule and Seminar Marienhoehe. He speaks fluent German. Before coming to West Chester University. David worked with the state of Florida as a psychometrician developing licensure examinations. He teaches Evaluation and Measurement, Introduction to Educational Technology Integration, Research Methods, and Assessment for Counselors. He is the co-founder, with Dr.Randall Rieger, of the West Chester Statistics Institute, providing research and statistics help to WCU facultiy and staff, as well as to outside organizations. His area of expertise is instrument development and research design. A primary area of research interest is assessing attitudes toward and use of educational technology in education. David enjoys traveling with his wife, Barbara, and his two children, Christopher and Megan.

Kim Brown
Dr. Brown taught at the elementary level and was an elementary counselor for eight years. She received an MA from West Chester University and completed Ph.D. programs in School Psychology, and Measurement and Research at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Brown teaches Evaluation and Measurement at the undergraduate level and Methods of Research and Assessment at the graduate level. Articles, presentations and workshops focus on childhood aggression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and integrating issues related to students with special needs into teacher education programs. She has also co-authored a text on action research with Dr. Richard Parsons. Dr. Brown served as a member of the Downingtown Area School Board for 11 years and during that time served as Chair of the Curriculum Committee.

John Elmore
Dr. John Elmore's principal specialization is in the areas of critical pedagogy and social justice issues in education and he primarily teaches in the foundations of education courses. While originally from Kansas, Dr. Elmore spent five years as Assoc. Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at Medaille College in Buffalo, NY before joining the faculty at West Chester. He has investigated and written on the corporate model of higher education and is currently completing a manuscript that investigates the impact of employing authoritarian education in a democratic society. Dr. Elmore holds a B.A. degree in history education (1995) and a B.S. degree in psychology (1996) from Kansas Wesleyan University, a M.S. degree in secondary education (1997), a graduate certificate in women's studies (1999), and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction (2000) from Kansas State University.

Cynthia S. Haggard
Dr. Haggard has three degrees from Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. She taught secondary school English in Indiana. After completing a master's degree in English and a specialist’s degree in reading she taught in both the English and education departments of the University of the Ozarks, Clarksville, AR. After completing her doctorate she taught at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and Indiana University at South Bend before moving to West Chester. Dr. Haggard coordinates the secondary MED program and teaches undergraduate and graduate methods courses. She also teaches graduate courses in foundations and curriculum and instruction. Her special areas of interest are supervision and support of novice teachers, middle level education and curriculum development. Dr. Haggard plays a leadership role in the Association of Teacher Educators at the national level and Delta Kappa Gamma and the Chester County Reading Association at the local level. Outside of school Dr. Haggard is a voracious reader of mysteries and loves to travel, especially on concert tours to Europe with her choir.

Yi-Ming Hsu

Dr. Hsu teaches undergraduate, as well graduate courses in educational measurement and testing and research methodology. He received a B.A. in English Literature from National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, an M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from University of Oregon, and an ED.D. in Statistics and Research Design from University of Georgia.

Dr. Hsu has presented numerous papers at regional and national conferences including Pennsylvania Educational Research Association, Eastern Educational Research Association, American Educational Research Association (AERA), and American Psychological Association (APA). He has articles published in such journals as The Reading Teacher, Educational and Psychological Measurement, The Center on Evaluation, Development and Research Quarterly of Phi Delta Kappa, Perceptual and Motor Skills, and the Journal of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association.  Other professional activities include serving as a book reviewer and a proposal reviewer for American Educational Research Association and National Council on Measurement in Education. Dr. Hsu is an active member of the Chester County Hospital Health and Fitness Center and enjoys gardening and growing a variety of orchids.

John A. Kinslow
Originally a music teacher and middle school classroom teacher, Dr. John Kinslow received a Ph.D. from Temple University in 1995, with an emphasis on curriculum and training design. Previous to employment at WCU, Dr. Kinslow served as a Research Associate for a division of the U.S. Dept. of Education, completing a 1993 pilot project on the use of the Internet in Mid-Atlantic Region schools. He has served as liaison to the State of Maryland; worked on regional and national committees devoted to increasing equity in technology use and access; and worked as a consultant with GTE Corp., organizing and delivering professional development, technical assistance and evaluation for public schools in Philadelphia, Miami, Memphis, Baltimore, and in Harford County, MD.

John's professional interests focus on the effective integration of technology in education, and he serves as the Project Co-Director of the USE-Tech Consortium, funded by the United States Department of Education in 1999. Dr. Kinslow enjoys spending time with his family, and unwinding by occasionally playing tennis or music.

Thomas Mastrilli
Dr. Mastrilli has his Bachelors of Science in Environmental Science from Penn State University and a master's degree in Adult Education also from Penn State. He also earned an Ed.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in Science Education. He taught and coached at the middle and high school level for five years in western Pennsylvania before joining the faculty at West Chester. Dr. Mastrilli conducts research in case dilemma writing and analysis as it relates to pre-service and practicing teachers. He teaches methods for secondary majors and educational foundation courses.

Paul A. Morgan

Dr. Morgan's campus and scholarly work are devoted to exploring the historical precedents, philosophical rationale, and practical means for creating more ecologically sustainable educational institutions. He is currently developing two new certificate programs in Education for Sustainability and pursuing research in education for worldview change. Dr. Morgan is a member of the University’s Environmental Council and is the faculty advisor for the University's environmental organization, EARTH. Dr. Morgan holds a B.A. degree in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1985), and a Ph.D. in Philosophy and Education from Columbia University, Teachers College (1998).

Larysa Nadolny

Dr. Nadolny’s area of expertise is in the use of technology in education, including emerging technologies with potential to impact student success.   She received a B.S. degree from Virginia Tech and continued to pursue her love of teaching in the Boston University M.A.T. program.  After teaching at the middle school level, Dr. Nadolny completed the Ed.D. program at the University of Delaware with a specialization in Educational Technology.  She worked closely with teachers in Chester County PA for several years, assisting in the integration of technology from Pre-K to 12th grade.  Outside of the classroom, Dr. Nadolny spends time with her family and enjoys gardening and yoga.

Christian Penny

Dr. Chris Penny hails from Newcastle, England and primarily teaches  educational technology courses. A former professional soccer player  and a graduate of Penn State University with a Ph.D. in Curriculum & 
Instruction. Dr. Penny’s is an Apple Distinguished Educator and his  efforts in teaching and research have the focus of technology  integration into pre-service and K-12 education. In his most recent  research project, Dr. Penny employed qualitative and quantitative  methods to study the effectiveness of a one-to-one laptop initiative  for pre-service teachers. Outside of teaching, research and service  Dr. Penny enjoys spending quality time with his family and playing  soccer.

Lesley A. Welsh

Dr. Welsh taught elementary school, counseled in middle school, and directed a gifted program before earning her Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut. She coordinated statewide teacher assessment for the Connecticut Department of Education before coming to West Chester University in 1991. While at West Chester, she served two years as Coordinator of Assessment and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in evaluation and measurement; assessment; and quantitative methods of research.