About Us

Meet Our Team

National Professional Development Team

Susan Cantrell, Ed.D., Project Director
Email: susan.cantrell@uky.edu
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Kristen Perry, Ph.D., Co-Principal Investigator
Email: kristen.perry@uky.edu
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Shannon Sampson, Ph.D., Evaluator
Email: shannon.sampson@uky.edu
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Ozge Yalciner, Ph.D., Co-Investigator
Email: ozge.yalciner@uky.edu
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Rebecca Powell, Professor Emeritus Georgetown College
Email: Rebecca_Powell@georgetowncollege.edu
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Support Staff

Jo Davis, Project Manager
Email: jo.davis@uky.edu

Gail Clark, Project Manager
Email: gail.clark@uky.edu

Family Liasons

Hilda Campos
Email: hcampos0880@gmail.com

Linda Kana
Email: lkana1991@gmail.com

Basel Touchan
Email: basel.touchan@gmail.com

Graduate Research Assistants 

Sheila Cochran
Email: sheila.cochran@uky.edu

Alex Chadwell
Email: alexander.chadwell@uky.edu

Ella Schoenen
Email: ella.schoenen@uky.edu

Jamila Jackson 
Email: jkja222@uky.edu

Maggie Richardson
Email: maggie.richardson@uky.edu

Instructional Coaches

Dr. Lisa Eddy
Email: lisa_eddy@georgetowncollege.edu

Dr. Veda Pendleton
Email: veda.pendleton@yahoo.com

Janet Brown
Email: janetbrown82@gmail.com

Acknowledgements

We acknowledge the Center for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy at Georgetown College, directed by Dr. Rebecca Powell. The Center was instrumental in developing the Culturally Responsive Instruction Observation Protocol (CRIOP) and its work provides the foundation for Project PLACE.

The CRIOP was developed through the collaborative efforts of Rebecca Powell, Susan Chambers Cantrell, Yolanda Gallardo Carter, Angela Cox, Sherry Wilson Powers, Elizabeth Campbell Rightmyer, Kelly A. Seitz and Tiffany Wheeler. The instrument was revised in 2012 by Rebecca Powell, Susan Cantrell, Pamela Correll, Victor Malo-Juvera, Doreen Ross, and Ruthie Bosch. Many of the photos on this website are from teacher participants in Project PLACE.