Dr. Tricia Hunsader, dean of the School of Education at Tusculum, has been elected president-elect of the Tennessee Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
The TACTE is a state affiliate of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and has a membership role of most of the 39 educator preparation programs in the State of Tennessee. TACTE provides leadership on issues related to professional education, with primary focus on teacher education and promotes effective public policy regarding professional education, enhances and improves professional education programs at member institutions, and enhances the professional effectiveness of members.
Dr. Tricia Hunsader
Dr. Hunsader will hold the position for two years then automatically transition to president in February 2020 and to past-president in 2022.
Dr. Hunsader joined Tusculum College in 2016. She is a graduate of the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in finance, a Master of Arts in elementary education and a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction with a cognate in elementary education and specialization in mathematics education.
She came to Tusculum from the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee where she served as coordinator of assessment for the College of Education, chair of the Quality Enhancement Plan Committee, president of the Faculty Senate and vice president of the USF System Faculty Council.
Prior to her academic career, she worked as an asset manager for a commercial real estate investment group, an elementary and high school mathematics teacher and controller and event coordinator for Hunsader Farms.
Dr. Hunsader has co-authored two books, “Mathematics: A Good Beginning, 7th ed.” (2013) and “Mathematical Literacy: Helping Students Make Meaning in the Middle Grades” (2008). She has published more than 20 articles and book chapters, has presented her research in mathematics assessment nationally and internationally and serves as a reviewer for national and international mathematics education journals.