Dr. Tracy McNelly is an Associate Professor in the Education Department at Saint Vincent College where she teaches courses in both the undergraduate and graduate programs and advises Kappa Delta Pi, the Education Honor Society. Prior to entering her career in higher education, Dr. Tracy McNelly taught secondary English and journalism for several years and served as a reading specialist in a high school setting. Following her teaching career, she began a career in school administration where she held the position of junior and senior high assistant principal, Director of Pupil Personnel Services, Director of Secondary Education and Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education, all in public school systems. Her areas of research include literacy, professional development and school leadership. Dr. McNelly has numerous scholarly publications related to her research interests and she has presented at both the national, state and local levels.
Education
Post Doctoral Studies, Superintendent's Letter of Eligibility, University of Pittsburgh DEd, Curriculum & Instruction, Indiana University of Pennsylvania MEd, Reading, University of Pittsburgh BS, Secondary English Education, Duquesne University
Certifications/Licenses
English 7-12 Reading Specialist K-12 Secondary Principal Superintendent’s Letter of Eligibility Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction K-12
Courses
Adolescent Literature Foundations of Education Field Experience: PreK-4 Educational Psychology Young Adult Fiction Reading, Writing and Differentiation in the Content Areas Teaching of Humanities for Middle and Special Learners Teaching of English, 7-12 Educational Testing Student Teaching, Field V Professional Seminar Foundations of Literacy Complex Text and Disciplinary Literacy Assessment and Diagnostics Supervision of Instruction
