Maria Spaulding Carr, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, School of Education

Education

Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, Regent University,
M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction, Averett University
B.S. in General Studies, Liberty University

Courses Taught

Introduction to Education
Diagnostic Measurement and Evaluation
Instructional Design Practicum
Classroom Management for Teachers
Early Childhood Education Fundamentals
Wellness in the Early Childhood Setting

Teaching Elementary Mathematics
Instructional Practices for Differentiated Instruction
Elementary Reading and Language Arts Practicum
Teaching Elementary Social Studies
Student Teaching Undergraduate
Student Teaching Graduate

Biography

Maria Spaulding serves as a full-time undergraduate education professor in the School of Education at Liberty University. She began her career in education in a private school in North Carolina and served as a kindergarten and fourth-grade teacher in Virginia for seven years. Spaulding enjoys working with undergraduate and graduate education students who are seeking to use their teaching skills to follow God’s calling for their lives.

Professional Memberships

Council for Exceptional Children
Association of Christian Schools International

Research Interests

Doctoral Persistence

Publications

Rockinson-Szapkiw, A. J., Spaulding, L. S., & Spaulding, M. T. (2016). Identifying significant integration and institutional factors that predict online, doctoral persistence. The Internet and Higher Education, 31, 101- 112.