Christine McConnell, Ph.D.

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Education

• D., Curriculum and Instruction, with emphases in curriculum studies and teacher education. University of Denver, Denver, CO.
• A. Education with emphasis in urban education. University of Denver, Denver, CO.
• A. English with minor in philosophy. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Professional/Academic Experience

• University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO. Associate Professor, Educational Foundations and Curriculum Studies, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Fall 2014 to Present. 
  Coordinator, Educational Studies Doctorate; Coordinator, Secondary Post baccalaureate and K-12 undergraduate & post baccalaureate programs; Coordinator, Colorado School of Mines-UNC Partnership for STEM Teacher Licensure.  Co-Editor, Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue
  Assistant Professor, Educational Foundations and Curriculum Studies, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Fall 2012 to Spring 2014
• Regis University, School of Education and Counseling, Denver, CO
  Assistant Professor, Summer 2010 to Summer 2012
• University of Colorado, Boulder, School of Education
  Director, School & University Partnerships/Senior Instructor, Summer 2009 to 2010.
• University of Iowa College of Education, Department of Teaching and Learning
  Assistant Professor in Curriculum and Supervision, Fall 2007 to Spring 2009.

Research/Areas of Interest

• Curriculum Studies and Teacher Education
• Ecological Mindedness in Teaching and Curriculum
• Aesthetic Perspectives of Curriculum and Perceptual Teaching and Learning (CRISPA)
• Educational Connoisseurship and Criticism

Publications/Creative Works

• Uhrmacher, P. B., Moroye, C. M. & Conrad, B. (2016). Aesthetic, Spiritual, and Flow Experiences: Contrasts and Educational Implications. Education and Culture, 32(1):131-151.
• Conrad, Moroye, Uhrmacher (2015). Curriculum disruption: A vision for new practices in teaching and learning. Current Issues in Education, 18(3).
• Uhrmacher, P. B. & Moroye, C. M. (2014). Experience, heightened vitality, and aesthetic engagement, or why is stick man smiling. In Donna Adair Breault and Rick Breault (Eds.), Experiencing Dewey: Insights for today’s classroom (2nd ed.) (62-65). New York, NY: Routledge.
• Moroye, C. M. and Ingman, B. C. (2013). Ecological mindedness across the curriculum. Curriculum Inquiry, 43(5), 588-612.
• Uhrmacher, P. B., Conrad, B., & Moroye, C. M. (2013). Finding the balance between process and product through perceptual lesson planning. Teachers College Record. 115 (7).
• Moroye, C. M. & Uhrmacher, P. B. (2012). Standards, not standardization: Orchestrating aesthetic educational experiences. Language Arts Journal of Michigan. 28 (1), 65-69.
• Ingman, B. and Moroye, C. M. (2011). Daydreams and Awakenings: A review of Fields of Green: Restorying culture, environment, and education. Curriculum Journal.
• Moroye, C. M. (2010). Ecologically Minded Teaching: Authenticity and Care. In P. B. Uhrmacher & K. Bunn (Ed.), Beyond the One Room School. Sense Publishers.
• Moroye, C. M. and Uhrmacher, P. B. (2010). Aesthetic Themes as Conduits to Creativity. American Teacher Educators’ Yearbook.
• Moroye, C. M. (2010). Ecological Theory. In C. Kridel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies. SAGE.
• Moroye, C. M. (2009). Complementary Curriculum: The work of ecologically minded teachers. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 41(6), Routledge. Selected for Curriculum Studies Reader, Fourth Edition.
• Moroye, C. M. and Uhrmacher, P. B. (2009). Aesthetic Themes and the Art of Teaching. Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, 11(1 & 2), Information Age.
• Uhrmacher, P. B. and Moroye, C. M. (2009). Perspectives and perceptions of the SAGE Handbook of Curriculum and Instruction, Journal of Curriculum Studies, 41(1).

Honors and Awards

• Professors of Curriculum.  Admitted April, 2012 at American Educational Research Association annual conference, Vancouver, BC.
• Master Scholar, University of Denver Morgridge College of Education, 2011.
• Outstanding Dissertation Award, American Educational Research Association, Division B Curriculum Studies, 2008. Dissertation Title:  Greening our future: The practices of ecologically minded teachers.