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Ben T. Phillips

Professor of Educational Leadership

Education

  • Ed.D., University of Memphis

  • M.S., University of Memphis

  • B.S., Freed-Hardeman University

Programs

Scholarship

Articles

Presentations

  • The Story of School Funding (2018)

    Jackson Downtown Development Corporation First Friday Forum

  • A Guide to ACT Prep: Developing a Schoolwide Comprehensive Approach (2017)

    ACT Awareness event hosted by Lauderdale County Schools

  • Taming the ACT (2017)

    Junior Seminar, University School of Jackson

  • An Administrator’s Guide to ACT Prep: Developing a Districtwide Comprehensive Approach (2016)

    Districtwide Principals’ Meeting, Tipton County Schools

  • A Supervisor’s Guide to ACT Prep: Developing a Districtwide Comprehensive Approach (2016)

    Southwest Tennessee Supervisor’s Study Council

  • An Administrator’s Guide to ACT Prep: Developing a Schoolwide Comprehensive Approach (2014)

    Tennessee Department of Education LEAD Conference

  • How to Think Like the Smart Kids: A Video Explanation of the Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice (2013)

    Tennessee Department of Education’s Southwest CORE Regional Math Institute

  • High-Tech Tools for High-Quality Feedback (2013)

    Fall Faculty Workshop, Union University

  • Boot Camp for Online Teaching (2013)

    Faculty Workshop, Union University School of Education

  • Structuring the Academic Program of a Christian School (2013)

    Faculty Retreat, Trinity Christian Academy

  • Bridging the Gap: Making MoodleRooms Work for You (2012)

    Union University’s Fall Faculty Workshop

  • The Important Thing is That Students Are Changed (2012)

    Faculty Workshop, Columbia International University

  • Determining the Alignment of the Math Skills Covered in Commercially Available ACT Test-Prep Books and the Actual Math Skills Tested on the ACT (2010)

    The Union University-Germantown Fourth Annual Education Forum

Dissertations

  • The Use of Value-Added Gain Scores to Assess the Impact of School Funding on Student Learning and Educational Adequacy (2002)

    The Uniiversity of Memphis

Dissertation Committees

  • A Study of the Effects of Early Childhood Education on Kindergarten Readiness for Students in a West Tennessee School District (2024)

    Takashia Turner (Ed.D.)

  • Determining How Gender and Experience Affect the Differences in Job Satisfaction Between Public and Private School Teachers in Tennessee (2024)

    Lynnisa M. Dearing (Ed.D.)

  • The Perceived Effect of Physically Active Lifestyles on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in College Students (2024)

    Laura K. Taylor (Ed.D.)

  • The Impact of Restorative Practices on Student Misbehaviors from the Perspective of Administrators and Nonadministrators (2024)

    Ashleigh Nicole Jackson (Ed.D.)

  • The Impact of Teacher Language in Early Childhood Programs (2023)

    LaShonda D. Lewis (Ed.D.)

  • High Turnover in Charter Schools: An Analysis of Teachers’ and Administrators’ Experiences (2023)

    Brandi Heard Cox (Ed.D.)

  • The Impact of Achieving National Board Certification on Teacher Attrition and Job Satisfaction: A Mixed Methods Study (2023)

    Tanya Kennedy Hill (Ed.D.)

  • The Impact of First to the Top Legislation on the Achievement Gap of Black and White Students in Tennessee (2023)

    Lequite Manning (Ed.D.)

  • Understanding Teachers’ Attitudes toward Professional Development to Ensure Effective Opportunities for Professional Learning (2022)

    McKenzie Byrd Cohen (Ed.D.)

  • Mentoring Programs, Approaches, and Processes for Improved Teacher Retention: A Case Study of Shelby County Municipalities (2022)

    Brooke H. Parker (Ed.D.)

  • Supporting Instructional Coaching Needs: The Impact of Coaching Supports on Instructional Coach Self-Efficacy (2021)

    Latoya T. Reed (Ed.D.)

  • The Impact of Faith-Integration Training Programs on Teacher Self-Efficacy and Teaching from a Biblical Worldview (2021)

    Clayton Robert Williams (Ed.D.)

  • Measuring the Effects of Jan Richardson’s Next Steps in Guided Reading versus Reading Plus on Third-Grade Students’ Guided Reading Level, Comprehension, and Standards Mastery (2020)

    Jessica M. Adams (Ed.D.)

  • The Impact of an Integrated Curriculum on the Academic Achievement and Academic Enjoyment of Elementary School Students (2020)

    Sara Elizabeth Cravens (Ed.D.)

  • The Impact of Student Absenteeism on ACT Performance (2020)

    Christopher Gerald Maley (Ed.D.)

  • A Comparison of Student Growth on Mathematics Formative Assessments Before and After the Implementation of GO Math! (2019)

    Alysia Marie Durham (Ed.D.)

  • Student Perceptions of the Effects of Chapel Services on the Faith Formation of Students in Christian Schools (2019)

    Joseph Aubrey Walker (Ed.D.)

  • The Effect of Scheduling on Student Academic Achievement (2019)

    Steven Eugene Meyer (Ed.D.)

  • Differences in STAR Early Literacy Scores among Kindergarten Based on Preschool Experiences (2018)

    Monica Shaw (Ed.D.)

  • Predicting TNReady Reading Assessment Scores in Grades 6-8 Using Oral Reading Fluency Data (2018)

    Katie Mansfield (Ed.D.)

  • Analysis of Teacher Job Satisfaction in West Tennessee Public Schools (2018)

    Christopher Morris (Ed.D.)

  • Relationship among Trait Emotional Intelligence, Academic Achievement, and Athletic Participation in Eighth-Grade Students (2018)

    Stacey Alexander (Ed.D.)

  • A Case Study for the Impact of Quaver’s Marvelous Word of Music on an Elementary School’s Music Program (2017)

    Stephen Foster (Ed.D.)

  • The Effects of Single-Sex Classes on Academic Performance and the ACT (2016)

    Lauren Balentine (Ed.D.)

  • The Impact of Edmodo on Achievement and Connectedness of Middle School Students (2016)

    Kayla Collins (Ed.D.)

  • Teacher Characteristics and Their Effects on End-of-Course Mathematics Student Achievement Scores of High School Students in Rural West Tennessee (2016)

    Macklin F. Smith, II (Ed.D.)

  • Optimizing the Efficiency of Tennessee Prekindergarten through Twelfth Grade Public Education (2016)

    J. Eric Ellerbrook (Ed.D.)

  • An An Evaluation of a Teacher Training Program at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (2015)

    Monnie DeBerry (Ed.D.)

  • The Impact of a Virtual Social Environment on Online Learning (2015)

    Jennifer Brandon (Ed.D.)

  • The Potential Influence a Teacher’s Personality Has on Student Value-Added Results (2015)

    Bryan Chandler (Ed.D.)

  • The Effects of Standards-based Grading on Student Achievement, Grade Alignment, and Teacher Perceptions (2014)

    Kristina Buttrey (Ed.D.)

  • The Effects of Teacher Characteristics on Fourth- Through Eighth-Grade Students’ Mathematics and Reading Gain Scores in a Rural Tennessee Setting (2014)

    Tanchonika Harris (Ed.D.)

  • The Impact of Student Accountability on Motivation to Perform, On-task Behavior, and Academic Gains Using A Computer-assisted Intervention for Mat (2014)

    Kerri Anne Kimery-Breeden (Ed.D.)

  • The Impact of Traditional and Standards-based Grading on Teacher-issued Grades, Student Achievement, and Parental Understanding of Grades (2014)

    J. Brian Norton (Ed.D.)

  • The Longitudinal Impact of Block Scheduling in the High School Setting (2011)

    Jonathan B. Kee (Ed.D.)

Awards

  • 2012-2013 Pew Research Grant for Proposal (2012)

    Determining the Cognitive Strategies of High-Performing Test-Takers on a College Readiness Math Assessment