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Jeanelle B. Day serves as Professor of Teacher Education within Samford University's Orlean Beeson School of Education, having joined from Eastern Connecticut State University where she spent 17 years as Education Department Chair and Professor of Science Education. A native of Luverne, Alabama, she previously taught high school science subjects including chemistry, physics, physical science, and earth science before transitioning to academia.
Her educational background includes:
- PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Alabama (1999)
- MS in Science Education from the University of Montevallo (1994)
- BS in Science Education from the University of Alabama (1992)
Professor Day's research focuses on optimizing science education through three interconnected pillars: analyzing administrative leadership effectiveness in educational settings, implementing inquiry-based learning methodologies in classroom instruction, and integrating technological tools to enhance STEM subject delivery. Her work addresses practical challenges in science pedagogy while emphasizing evidence-based teaching strategies.
Professional service highlights include departmental leadership experience, though specific details regarding student mentorship or externally funded research projects were not documented in available materials. Her community engagement extends beyond academia through personal interests in antique automobiles, vizsla dog breeding (owning two vizslas named Tessa and Blaze), landscape gardening, and culinary arts. She relocated to Birmingham with her husband Stan, a nuclear engineering consultant.
