Jill Marshall

Dr. Jill Marshall serves as Associate Professor in the College of Education at the State University of New York at Fredonia, where she has been faculty since 2003. She holds dual leadership roles as Childhood Education Program Coordinator and Early Childhood/Childhood Education Program Co-Coordinator, shaping teacher preparation curricula for New York State certification levels.

Her educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Elementary Education/Social Studies, University at Buffalo (2003)

Dr. Marshall's research centers on preserving social studies instruction within elementary curricula overwhelmed by standardized testing mandates, while simultaneously investigating how school-university partnerships transform teacher candidate development. Her work with Hamburg Central School District employs action research methodologies where teachers and university faculty co-develop innovative classroom practices that improve student learning without sacrificing social studies content.

Through the Fredonia-Hamburg Program—the College of Education's longest-standing partnership—she maintains deep community engagement by collaborating directly with elementary teachers on professional learning initiatives. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes creating reflective educators through active, meaningful, and value-based learning experiences that integrate challenging academic content across disciplines.