Research
Faculty Profile
Dr. Diane Yendol-Hoppey, Chair and Professor
Office: EDU 202
Phone: (813) 974-3460
Fax: (813) 974-0938
Email: dyhoppey@usf.edu
Diane Yendol-Hoppey, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Childhood Education. She holds a Doctoral degree in Curriculum and Instruction from The Pennsylvania State University. Her research focuses on facilitating student learning through enhanced prospective and practicing teacher learning, collaborative school improvement efforts, and enhanced job-embedded teacher professional development (e.g., teacher research, mentoring, induction, coaching, professional learning communities). Yendol-Hoppey has co-authored four books in the area of professional development as well as published over 50 research studies which have appeared in such journals as Teachers College Record, Journal of Teacher Education, and Educational Researcher. Dr. Yendol-Hoppey teaches graduate courses in teacher education, teacher research and job-embedded professional development which include topics such as supervision, mentoring, coaching, lesson study, learning communities, and other innovations related to teacher learning.