UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON
Deborah Powell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Elementary, Middle Level & Literacy Education
Donald R. Watson School of Education
601 SOUTH COLLEGE ROAD WILMINGTON, NC 28403-5980
TEL: 910-962-3175 – FAX: 910-962-3988
powelld@uncw.edu
Research Interests
Integrated Curriculum
Inquiry
Teaching Writing
Nonfiction Genre
Spelling and Phonics
Writing and Spelling Assessment
Comprehension Strategies
21st Century Skills
Pre-service Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs
Name of Faculty
Member
Research Area of
Interest/Expertise
Content Area of
Specialization
Age Group/
Grade
Level(s)
Methodological Expertise
Dr. Deborah Powell
Integrated Curriculum
All Areas
K-12
Qualitative Research
Inquiry
Literacy & Science
K-8
Teaching Writing
All Areas
K-8
Nonfiction Genre
Science
K-8
Spelling and Phonics
Literacy
K-6
Writing and Spelling
Assessment
Literacy
K-8
Comprehension Strategies
All Areas
K-8
21st Century Skills
All Areas
K-12
Pre-service Teachers’
Epistemological Beliefs
Jr./Sr.
International Experience:
Lived in Australia for a year as a Visiting Scholar at University of Melbourne; have traveled, conducted professional development and visited
schools in Taiwan, Costa Rica, Kenya, New Zealand, Mexico, Canada, U.S. Virgin Islands and Malta. I have also traveled to Fiji, Tahiti,
Tanzania, Great Britain, Italy, and the Bahamas. I am currently the instructor for the Study Abroad course to Costa Rica.
Courses Taught:
EDN 340 Reading Foundations (K-6)
EDN 348 The Teaching of Communication Arts (K-6)
EDN 595 Integrating 21st Century Skills and Literacies into the K-12 Curriculum
EDN 586/587 Programs, Practices, and Procedures in Language and Literacy and Seminar
Professional & Leadership Service:
Current UNCW committees
Academic Standards Committee
Calendar Committee
School of Education Curriculum Committee
Board Member, Cape Fear Center for Inquiry, Wilmington
Coordinator of Reading Program, University of Northern Colorado
Missouri School Improvement Plan Coordinator, Mark Twain R-8 School District
Director of Title I and District Reading Coordinator, Center Grove Schools