Noelle A. Paufler

Associate Professor - P-12

Office: 101 Gantt Circle, Rm 328
Phone: 864-656-4777
Email: npaufle@clemson.edu
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Educational Background

PhD Educational Policy and Evaluation
Arizona State University 2014

MSEd Curriculum and Instruction
Concordia University - Wisconsin 2008

BA History and Political Science
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 2004

Profile

Dr. Noelle A. Paufler is an associate professor of educational leadership, assistant department chair, and the program coordinator for the EdD in Education Systems Improvement Science at Clemson University. She has experience as a high school social studies teacher, district administrator, and applied researcher in high-need districts and schools. Her research interests include systems improvement, leadership development, and K-12 educational policy, specifically how educational leaders enact policy into practice and its impact on teachers and students. She is the co-director of the Leading Educational Administrator Development for Excellent Rural Schools (LEADERS) Center of Excellence and actively involved in the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate as the delegate for Clemson University and chair of the Delegates Council. She is dedicated to the reconceptualization of doctoral education for leadership preparation.

Courses Taught

EDF 9270/9271: Quantitative Research Designs and Statistics for Educational Contexts with Laboratory
EDIS 9100: Models for Whole School Reform
EDIS 9360: Advanced Program Evaluation
EDL 9800: Current Issues in Educational Leadership: Practical Systems Improvement Science Investigations I
EDL 9880: Directed Research
EDL/EDIS 9910: Doctoral Dissertation

Research Interests

Systems Improvement
Leadership Development
Educational Policy
Learning and Assessment
Accountability

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