Bowling Green State University

School of Leadership and Policy Studies

Erin M. Curran, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Educational Foundations and Inquiry

559 Education
Office: 419-372-3412
E-mail: ecurran@bgsu.edu

Education

Ph.D., Teaching and Learning: Research Methodologies
University of North Dakota, 2005.

B.S.O.T., Occupational Therapy major, Psychology minor,
University of North Dakota, 1998

Courses Taught

EDFI 402: Assessment and Evaluation in Education
EDFI XXX: Statistics in Education
EDFI 642: Research in Education
EDLS XXX: Quantitative Methods in Leadership Studies

Research Interests

Applied Statistics and Research Methods, Instrument Development and Psychometric Analysis, Transformational Learning in Higher Education.

Recent Publications

Journal Articles:

Murray, M. M. & Curran, E. (in press). Learning together with parents of children with disabilities: Bringing parent-professional partnership education to a new level. Teacher Education and Special Education.
Murray, M. M., Curran, E. & Zellers, D. (in press). Building parent/professional partnerships: An innovative approach for teacher education. The Teacher Educator.
Curran, E. (2007). The relationship between social capital and substance use by high school students. Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 51(2), 59-73.

Technical Publications and Reports:

Curran, E. & Murray, M. M. (2007, October). Lucas County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities: Phase 1, demographic profile. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University, Institute for Child and Family Policy Studies.
Curran, E. (2006, November). A demographic study of Lucas County for the Lucas County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities: Considerations, feasibility, procedures and cost. Bowling Green, OH: Applied Research Consultation.
Curran, E. (2006, June). Lucas County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities: Input report 2006. Bowling Green, OH: Applied Research Consultation.
Curran, E. M. & Landry, R. G. (May 2005). Winship Elementary School: School Improvement Study (Tech. Rep. No. 2005.1). Grand Forks, ND: University of North Dakota, Bureau of Educational Services and Applied Research.
Curran, E. M. & Landry, R. G. (July 2004). Standing Rock Community School: School Improvement Study (Tech. Rep. No. 2004.6). Grand Forks, ND: University of North Dakota, Bureau of Educational Services and Applied Research.
Curran, E. M. & Landry, R. G. (May 2004). Edinburg Public School: Safe and Drug Free Schools Survey Results (Tech. Rep. No. 2004.3). Grand Forks, ND: University of North Dakota, Bureau of Educational Services and Applied Research.
Curran, E. M. & Landry, R. G. (May 2004). Fort Ransom School District: School Improvement Process (Tech. Rep. No. 2004.2). Grand Forks, ND: University of North Dakota, Bureau of Educational Services and Applied Research.
Curran, E. M. & Landry, R. G. (May 2004). Northern Cass School District: School Improvement Process (Tech. Rep. No. 2004.1). Grand Forks, ND: University of North Dakota, Bureau of Educational Services and Applied Research.

Professional Honors and Awards

Recipient of “Authors and Artists Award,” Jerome Library, Bowling Green State University, 2007.
Recipient of “Community Partnership Award,” Lucas County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Toledo, Ohio, 2007.
Recipient of “Outstanding Educator Award,” Occupational Therapy Department, University of North Dakota, 2002-03.
Co-recipient of “Exceptional Faculty Service Award,” Disability Support Services, University of North Dakota, 2002-03.
Nominated for “Outstanding Fieldwork Educator Award,” Occupational Therapy Department, University of North Dakota, 2000.