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NC STATE UNIVERSITY | Institute for EMERGING ISSUES 29th ANNUAL EMERGING ISSUES FORUM TEACHERS AND THE GREAT ECONOMIC DEBATE FEBRUA RY 10-11, 201 4 Speaker List 2014 Emerging Issues Forum Speakers June Atkinson June Atkinson is the first woman elected State Superintendent of the Public Schools in North Carolina and has served in this position since August 2005. She oversees almost 1.5 million students in over 2,500 public schools. She has more than 35 years of experience in education. She has served as a chief consultant and director in the areas of business education, career and technical education, and instructional services within the NCDPI. A former business education teacher, Atkinson has been involved in instruction and curriculum development throughout her career. She has held many professional offices and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Council of Chief State School Officers. She received a bachelor’s degree in Business Education from Radford University, a master’s degree in Vocational and Technical Education from Virginia Tech, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy from North Carolina State University. Pat Campbell Pat Campbell is currently Vice President of Women’s & Children’s Services at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. She is responsible for the strategic planning of women’s and children’s services throughout the Greater Charlotte market for Novant Health. Services and programs which have been developed under her leadership include a pediatric hospitalist program, a pediatric neurologist program, renovation of Hemby Children’s Hospital, the development and implementation of a Women’s Center, an obstetrical hospitalist program, expansion of Child Life Services and the development of Pediatric Emergency Department. Pat currently serves as co-chair for Novant Women’s Council and Women’s Transformation/BPET Team. She has received several awards, including Top 25 Women in Business and NC Nurse of the Year. Campbell was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing in 2013. Ruben G. Carbonell Ruben Carbonell is the Frank Hawkins Kenan Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NC State University, which he joined in 1984 after 10 years at the University of California, Davis. He is the Director of the William R. Kenan, Jr. Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science, and he is also Director of the Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center. Carbonell has authored over 230 peer-reviewed publications in international journals dealing with a wide range of topics in science and engineering. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, a Fellow of the Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society and has won numerous awards including the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence at NC State University. Carbonell completed his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Manhattan College in 1969 and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University in 1973. Cathy Cavanaugh Cathy Cavanaugh is Director of Teaching and Learning in Worldwide Education at Microsoft Corporation. She works with education leaders and organizations around the world. Cathy’s research and publications focus on technology-empowered teaching and learning in virtual schools, online and blended teacher learning, mobile learning, and integration of devices into schools. Her work has been recognized for its impact with international awards. Cathy has held faculty and leadership appointments in U.S. universities and a college in the Middle East, and she was a Fulbright Senior Scholar advancing e-learning in Nepal. She also directed professional development centers in the U.S., and was a classroom teacher in the U.S. and Caribbean. Cathy has a Ph.D. in Curricu- lum and Instruction, a Master of Education, and a Bachelor of Education. Raj Chetty Raj Chetty is the Bloomberg Professor of Economics at Harvard University. Chetty’s research combines empirical evidence and economic theory to help design more effective government policies. His work on tax policy, unemployment insurance, and education has been widely cited in media outlets and Congressional testimony. His current research focuses on equality of opportunity: how can we give children from disadvantaged backgrounds better chances of succeeding? Chetty was recently awarded a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and the John Bates Clark medal, which is given by the American Economic Association to the best American economist under age 40. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 2003 at the age of 23 and is one of the youngest tenured professors in the university’s history. Charles Coble Charles Coble is Co-founder & Partner of Teacher Preparation Analytics, as well as Co-Director of the national Science and Mathematics Teacher Imperative based in Washington, DC. Coble was Professor of Science Education for 23 years and Dean of the East Carolina University School of Education for 13 years. He served for six years as Vice President for University-School programs for the 17-campus University of North Carolina system and later as Vice President of the Education Commission of the States in Denver, CO. Coble is most proud of the fact that he has maintained his North Carolina secondary school science teaching license since 1964. Celine Coggins Celine Coggins is the founder and CEO of Teach Plus. She is a former K-12 teacher and current Mind Trust Education Entrepreneur Fellow. Coggins launched Teach Plus in 2007 as a subsidiary of the Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy in Cambridge, MA and incorporated it as an independent 501c3 in 2009. Its mission is to improve outcomes for urban children by ensuring that a greater proportion of students have access to effective, experienced teachers. Coggins has a background in research and policy. She has been a labor-management consultant in Providence, RI, as well as Worcester and Springfield, MA, and was formerly special assistant to the Massachusetts Commissioner of Education on teacher quality. She is the author of more than two dozen reports and journal articles, and the editor of two books. She earned her Ph.D. in Education Policy Analysis from Stanford University. Glenda W. Crawford Glenda Crawford is a Professor in the School of Education at Elon University, and Director of its Teaching Fellows Program. Crawford has taught at universities in China, England, and the Republic of Georgia. She has received the 2009 Daniels-Danieley Excellence in Teaching Award, Elon University’s most prestigious teaching recognition. In 2011, she was selected as North Carolina Professor of the Year. Crawford has published books and articles on adolescent learning and student-centered pedagogy, and she has pre- sented at national and international professional meetings on learner-centered pedagogy, adolescent learning and cognition, gifted education, critical thinking, differentiated instruc- tional design, and middle level teacher preparation. Crawford received a B.A. in English, an M.Ed. in gifted education, and a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Elizabeth Kolb Cunningham Elizabeth Kolb Cunningham serves as the Director of the North Carolina New Teacher Support Program (NC NTSP). Prior to joining the NC NTSP, Elizabeth served as Policy Analyst and Race to the Top Coordinator for Evaluation for the NC State Board of Education. Elizabeth was a Research Associate with the NC Education Research Council, and provided research support to the NC Education Cabinet. Elizabeth has also served as an education policy consultant for universities, community colleges, school districts, and political campaigns across North Carolina. Elizabeth earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a J.D. from Wake Forest Univer- sity School of Law. Elizabeth returned to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to study Curriculum and Instruction at the School of Education. Karyn Collie Dickerson Karyn Collie Dickerson is a National Board Certified English Teacher at Grimsley High School (Greensboro, NC) and the 2013-2014 North Carolina Teacher of the Year. She has taught English in grades 9-12, including recovery, inclusion, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate classes. Outside of her classroom, Karyn has served on Grimsley’s Leadership Team, mentored English teacher interns from local universities, and coached the Grimsley Women’s Varsity Tennis Team. She is also an English Methods Instructor at Guilford College. Karyn earned her B.A. in English from UNC-Chapel Hill, and her M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, which she attended as a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar. As NC Teacher of the Year, Karyn is currently traveling the state and advocating for public education. Victor Dzau Victor Dzau, MD, is president and CEO of Duke University Health System, chancellor of health affairs and James B. Duke Professor of Medicine at Duke University. He was the Hersey Professor and chairman of the Department of Medicine at Harvard, and previously chairman of the Department of Medicine at Stanford University. Dr. Dzau is recognized nationally and globally for a long and highly decorated career as a scientist, administrator and leader. For his outstanding scientific contributions he has received numerous awards, including the Gustav Nylin Medal from the Swedish Royal College of Medicine, the Polzer

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