Lloyd International Honors College

Dr. Jennifer Mangrum

Education

Dr. Jennifer Mangrum is a former elementary classroom teacher, literacy facilitator and district office administrator. She received her Ph.D. in 2004 from UNCG in Curriculum and Instruction. Dr. Mangrum created the Elementary Education program at North Carolina State University and was the first faculty member in the elementary education department, serving from 2004-2008. Dr. Mangrum returned to UNCG in 2008 and currently teaches, advises, and coordinates for the elementary education program in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education. As a Clinical Associate Professor, Dr. Mangrum provides extensive professional development for classroom teachers. Dr. Mangrum has partnered with Dr. Heidi Carlone to develop the UNCG STEM Teacher Leader Collaborative in the School of Education. Drs. Mangrum and Carlone lead summer institutes on engineering practices for elementary teachers. The collaborative serves as a network to support these STEM teacher leaders in North Carolina. In addition, Dr. Mangrum instructs and models civil discourse in K-12 classrooms across the country and serves on the Board of Directors for the National Paideia Center. Her latest endeavor included modeling the Paideia Seminar process for teachers and students in Oulu International School (Oulu, Finland). Dr. Mangrum serves as the Honors Liaison for Elementary and Middle Grades Education and serves on the Honors Council.