Afi Wiggins, PhD

Afi Wiggins, PhD

Interim Managing Director, Dana Center, The University of Texas at Austin (TX)
DCCL Associate Faculty
Doctorate in Community College Leadership
Phone: (231) 591-2710
Email: [email protected]

Education

• PhD, University of Virginia, Curry School of Education, Research Statistics and Evaluation
• BS, University of Montevallo, College of Education, Early Childhood and Elementary Education
• EdS, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Education, Educational Leadership & Research and Evaluation Methodology
• MEd, University of Montevallo, College of Education, Educational Administration

Publications and Intellectual Contributions

• Journal Article
  Wiggins, A. Y., Van Overschelde, J. (2019). "Teacher preparation pathways: Differences in program selection and teacher retention." Action in Teacher Education.
• Journal Article
  Wiggins, A. Y., Deringer, S. (2018). "Lasting impacts of outdoor orientation programming: A preliminary study using longitudinal data," Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership. 10 (2). pp. 139-152.
• Policy Brief
  Wiggins, A. Y., Paulson, E., Van Overschelde, J. (2018). "Accelerated developmental reading and writing coursework and student preparedness for college-level reading-intensive and writing-intensive courses in Texas community colleges." Austin, TX: University of Texas at Austin Education Research Center.
• Journal Article
  Wiggins, A. Y., Van Overschelde, J. (2017). "Planting seeds in fertile soil: Assessing teacher employment environments in Texas." The Journal of the Consortium of State Organizations for Texas Teacher Education (CSOTTE): Texas Educator Preparation (TxEP) 1 pp. 7-20.
• Journal Article
  Wiggins, A. Y., Deutsch, N. (2012). "Combining Mentoring with Structured Group Activities: A Potential After-School Context for Fostering Relationships between Girls and Mentors," The Journal of Early Adolescence. 33 pp. 44-76.
• Resource for State Dialogue
  Wiggins, A. Y. (2011). "Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) Model Core Teaching Standards: A Resource for State Dialogue," Washington, DC: Council of Chief State School Officers.