Sherri Colby, Ph.D.

Professor

Education

• Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction – History Education, University of North Texas, 2007
• M.Ed., Secondary Education – History Education, University of North Texas, 2002
• B.A., English, University of North Texas, 1998

Professional Experience

• Associate Professor, East Texas A&M University, 2014-present
• Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University-Commerce(now East Texas A&M University), 2008-2014
• Adjunct Instructor, University of North Texas, 2005-2008
• Adjunct Lecturer, University of North Texas, 2002-2005
• Teacher, Lewisville ISD, 1998-2002

Professional Licenses

• Secondary Education, grades 6-12
• Secondary English Language Arts, grades 6-12
• Secondary Government, grades 6-12
• Secondary Speech Communications, grades 6-12

Research Interests

• Qualitative methodologies (humanities-oriented research in education)
• Social studies education
• Secondary education
• Transformative learning (doctoral level)

Featured Courses

• EDCI 687/690 Qualitative Inquiry (Socio cultural inquiry)
• EDCI 595 Teacher Action Research
• HIST 400 Teaching and Learning History/ Social Studies
• ELED 557 Social Studies Methods, K-8