Dr. Judy Cox

Department Chair for Undergraduate Education
Program Director for Averett Online Education Programs
Associate Professor of Education

Email: [email protected]
Office Phone: 434-791-5748

 

Educational Credentials

  • Ed.D. – Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • M.Ed. – School Administration, Cambridge College
  • B.S. – Elementary Education, Averett College

Licensure and Endorsements

  • Virginia Postgraduate Professional License Endorsements:
  • Administration and Supervision, PreK-12
  • Early Education, NK-4
  • Elementary Grades, 3-6
  • Middle Education 6-8: English
  • Middle Education 6-8: Mathematics

Certifications

  • School Improvement Specialist

Publications and Presentations

  • Mullen, C. A., Lowery, C. L., Cox, J. S., & Badger, S. C. (2023, November). Rural Leadership Matters: Place-Based Assets for Managing Dire Challenges Facing Rural Schools in Appalachia. Paper presented virtually at the UCEA conference, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Cox, J. S., & Mullen, C. A. (2022). Impacting student achievement: Principals’ instructional leadership practice in two Title I rural schools. Journal of School Leadership, 33(1), 3-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/10526846221133996
  • Cox, J. S., & Mullen, C. A. (2022, November). Principals’ instructional impact on student achievement in two Title I rural schools. Paper presented at the UCEA conference, Seattle, WA.
  • Cox, J. S., & Mullen, C. A. (2022, September). The impact of principals’ instructional leadership practices on student achievement in Title I schools in a Virginian division. Paper/symposium presented at Virginia Educational Research Association virtual conference.
  • Mullen, C. A. (organizer/facilitator/presenter), Badger, S. C., Bartlett, T. C., Cox, J. S., Downing, A. M., Fallen, M. S., Fleming, J. D., Nycum, J. F., & Thayer, M. L. (2022, September). Critical issues and directions researched during the pandemic: Virginia practitioners speak. Paper/symposium presented at Virginia Educational Research Association virtual conference.
  • Cox, J. S. (2015, December). Tiered professional development: Growing lead teachers. Presented at VASCD, Williamsburg, VA.

Dr. Mackenzie S. Rose

Assistant Professor of Education

Office: Frith 417
Email: [email protected]
Office Phone: 434-791-5751

 

Educational Credentials:

  • Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Trauma-Informed Studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Graduate certificate, Cognition and Education, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • M.A. Children’s Literature, Hollins University
  • B.A. English, University of Mary Washington

Licensure, Endorsements, & Certifications:

  • Secondary (6-12) Education with English Endorsement, VDOE
  • Trauma-Informed Certification, Attachment Trauma Network

Expertise:

  • Trauma-informed pedagogy, cognition, constructivist learning theories, educational psychology, narrative approaches, educational research methods

Awards:

  • Summer Cunningham Fellowship, 2025, Virginia Tech
  • Social Impact & Sustainability Award, 2025, Virginia Tech Graduate Research Symposium
  • Pushcart Prize Nominee, 2017

Publications:

  • Rose, M.S. & Johnson, M.L. (2025). Polytrauma and Executive Functioning: A Review of Cognitive Mechanisms Resilience. European Journal of Trauma and Dissociation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejtd.2025.100503.
  • Rose, M. S., & Johnson, M. L. (2025). The power of storytelling: Creatively facilitating conceptual change in the classroom. Journal of Educational Research & Practice, 15, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.5590/JSBHS.2025.19.1635.
  • Rose. M.S. (2025). Here, let me explain why I adore flying. Ink Nest Poetry.
  • Rose, M.S. (2025). Nightmare. Hare’s Paw Literary Journal.
  • Rose, M.S. (2024). I Know. Silhouette Literary and Art Magazine.
  • Rose, M. S. (2024). Post-Traumatic Poetry. Finishing Line Press.
  • Rose, M.S. (2024). Nine Lives: A Question. The Paddock Review.
  • Rose, M.S. (2017). The Most Important Tuesday at Carbuncle Elementary School. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.