Professor, Department of Middle, Secondary, and Mathematics Education

Academic Degrees: 
B.A., Economics and Government, University of Virginia
M.Ed., Gifted Education, University of Mary Washington
Ph.D., Educational Psychology, University of Virginia

Professional Interests: 
Differentiation of Instruction
Understanding by Design, Curriculum Design
Common Core State Standards
Educational Policy
Assessment Methods
Teacher Coaching and Capacity Building

Eric began his career in education as a high school social studies teacher at James Monroe High School in Fredericksburg, VA. He then went on to teach 6^th grade in Fairfax County before returning to grad school at UVA to earn his PhD. In addition to his work at JMU, Eric travels around the country to conduct professional development for school districts on various best practices in education. Eric currently lives in Crozet, VA.