Dr. Carol J. Maples, BSEd Coordinator for the Theatre and Dance Department, has been named a finalist for the Dan Cockrell University of Missouri Statewide Cooperative EdD Dissertation Award. Her dissertation is entitled “Giving Voice: The Use of Interactive Theater as Professional Development in Higher Education to Reduce the Alienation of Marginalized Groups.” Dr. Maples is one of three finalists for this award, which honors the best dissertation produced by a graduate of the University of Missouri’s Statewide Cooperative Ed.D. Program in Educational Leadership in the preceding calendar year.
Dr. Maples recently presented her research at the International Conference on Education and will present at the American Educational Research Association conference in April. She has received several honors during her time at Missouri State, including Awards for Excellence in Research, Teaching, and Service and several nominations for Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. In addition to teaching, she directs during the regular season as well as summer Tent Theatre and is the director of the Performing Arts Institute. Dr. Maples was recently elected to serve as president of the Board of Governors of the Speech and Theatre Association of Missouri.
