Associate Dean Michael A. Morehead

Dr. Michael A. Morehead graduated from the University of Missouri with a Ed.D. in Educational Administration in 1978. During his tenure as a public school educator, Dr. Morehead taught middle school Social Studies and worked as a school administrator. Since 1978 he has worked at Northern Arizona University and Emporia State University where he coordinated student teaching programs, field experience programs and admission to teacher education. Dr. Morehead has published a book on student teaching and over forty articles and monographs for various journals and organizations. He has served on the editorial board for several journals and was chairperson of the National Field Directors Forum. He has made over 100 presentations to State, Regional and National organizations. Dr. Morehead's primary research interests are teacher education and educational administration. He continues to be actively involved in the Association of Teacher educators and the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education. Dr. Morehead has been Associate Dean for the College of Education since 1992 and has been instrumental in several program changes during that time.

The education of future teachers is a comprehensive and sometimes an overwhelming undertaking. The College of Education is committed to enhancing the knowledge of future teachers in cultural pluralism, technology, the ever changing society, and the fundamental principles of quality teaching. The College of Education at New Mexico State University continues to be a national leader in bilingual education, multicultural education, special education, and technology. The college has an excellent undergraduate program in physical education, and the only athletic training program in the Southwest. The outstanding graduate programs include the above areas as well as an APA-approved Counseling Psychology program and programs in Educational Management, Curriculum and Instruction and Special Education.

The College is committed to preparing the best possible future educators. There is no more-valued resource than the children of this country and only the highly educated, the well prepared, and strongly motivated should be working with our youth. The College of Education is continuing to grow intellectually and broaden the creative base for our profession in order to meet these challenges.

We are extremely proud of our faculty and the students who participate in our programs. Many of our graduates have gone on to be recognized as State and National leaders in their chosen field.

Email Contact: mmorehea@nmsu.edu