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Michael Mills, Ed.D.

Michael Mills, Ed.D.

Graduate School Dean/Professor

mmills@uca.edu

Torreyson West 328

(501) 450-3124

 

Educational Background

Ed.D., Educational Leadership, 2000, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR,聽 Dissertation: The Historical Basis and Current Legal Status of Educating Language-Minority Students in the United States.

M.Ed., English Education, 1994, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA

B.A., English, 1993, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA

Teaching Field Specialization

Teacher Preparation (Undergraduate and Graduate)

  • Education as a Profession
  • Educational Technology
  • Classroom Assessment
  • Classroom Management
  • Models of Teaching

Leadership (Doctoral)聽

  • Leadership Ethics
  • Change Leadership
  • Collective Leadership
  • Generative Leadership

Recent & Significant Publications

  • Mills, M. (2025). Humanizing online learning through culturally responsive pedagogy: Preserving cultural identity and human connection in digital spaces. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 36(1). pp. 56-71.
  • Herring-Watson, J., Gieringer, N., & Mills, M. (2024). Strategies for cultivating belonging in online learning spaces. In L. Gray & S. Dunn (eds.), Humanizing Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (pp. 162-184). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
  • Wake, D., & Mills, M. (2023). A tale of two pandemics: teachers鈥� disproportionate views on student engagement in remote learning. Journal for Multicultural Education, 17(2). pp. 196-211.
  • Mills, M., Watson, J., Miller, R., & Morrison, M. (2022). The effect of Twitter use in the classroom on student鈥檚 acceptance of technology using the TAM-3 model. SRATE Journal, 31(1).
  • Mills, M. (2022). Promoting Inclusivity through a culturally responsive approach to classroom assessment practices.聽 In E. Meletiadou (ed.), Policies and Practices for Assessing Inclusive Teaching and Learning (pp. 391-421). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. http://doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-8579-5.ch018
  • Mills, M., & Herring-Watson, J. (2021). Breaking free: The role of psychological safety and productive failure in creative pathmaking. TechTrends.
  • Mills, M., & Wake, D. (Eds.).聽 (2017). Empowering learners with mobile open-access learning initiatives. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
  • Mills, M. (2003). Educating language-minority students: An administrator鈥檚 guide to the legal issues. Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa.

Research Interests

My current research focuses on the intersection of race, poverty, and educational equity. I explore culturally responsive teaching practices, the role of mobile technology in promoting inclusive education, and social constructivist learning approaches that prioritize psychological safety and student expression.