Associate Deans

Dr. Gregg Garn

Gregg A. Garn, Ph.D., is the director of the K20 Center for Educational and Community Partnerships and associate dean for school and community partnerships. Dr. Garn holds the Linda Clarke Anderson Presidential Professorship and serves as professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.

Dr. Garn received his bachelor's degree in history and education from the University of Northern Iowa.  He received his master's degree in social and philosophical foundations of education, and his doctoral degree in educational leadership and policy studies, both from the Arizona State University.

Dr. Garn is active in several national organizations, including the Politics of Education Association, the University Council for Educational Administration, and the American Educational Research Association.  His research agenda centers on school choice, policy development and implementation and the politics of education. He has authored articles in Educational Administration Quarterly, Education and Urban Society, Education Policy Analysis Archives, and Educational Leadership. 

During his tenure at the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Garn also has served as the program coordinator of the Educational Administration Curriculum and Supervision.  Dr. Garn has worked closely with various state level policymakers and professional associations in an effort to improve the quality of education in the state.

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Dr. Patricia Hardré

Dr. Patricia Hardré holds a doctoral degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Iowa, specializing in Instructional Design & Technology, with minors in Motivation, and Measurement & Evaluation.  She is an associate professor of Instructional Psychology and Technology. Dr. Hardré serves as a trainer and consultant to educational organizations on topics such as professional development of teachers in American Indian tribal schools, teacher utilization of educational technologies, faculty development through action research, building educational technology infrastructure and supports, and the professional development of teaching assistants.
 
Dr. Hardré has done research in rural education for over a decade, including work on students, teachers and administrators.  Her research includes student learning, development and retention vs. dropout, teacher professional development and strategic practice, school climate and teacher retention, and administrators creating a culture of place in rural schools.  Her research has been published in numerous educational journals including The Journal of Educational Psychology, Educational Research and Evaluation, Learning and Individual Differences, Teacher Education and Practice, Leadership and Policy in Schools and Journal of Experimental Education, among others.
 
Dr. Hardré serves as chair of the National Research Committee of the National Rural Education Association (NREA) in the United States, and as program co-chair of the American Educational Research Association's (AERA) Rural Special Interest Group. She was selected as a panel member for the National Leaders in Rural Education symposium, sponsored by the National Center on Rural Education Support, USA. 
 
Her research on the motivational strategy development of rural teachers earned the "Best Research Paper" award for NREA in 2006.  Her other awards include the T. Anne Cleary Distinguished Psychological Research award and the Hancher-Finkbine Distinguished Leadership in Graduate Education award.  

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Dr. Michael Langenbach

Michael Langenbach is the Interim Associate Dean for Professional Education and Professor Emeritus of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. He received his bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater; his master’s degree in supervision from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; and his doctoral degree in curriculum from Northwestern University. 

Langenbach’s academic career began at O.U. in elementary education in 1969. He subsequently worked in early childhood education, adult and higher education, and educational administration, curriculum and supervision. He retired in 2001, before rejoining the College in 2009. 

His administrative experiences include program coordinator in elementary education, adult and higher education, and educational administration, curriculum and supervision. He was executive assistant to the provost from 1976 to 1979 and served as associate dean for professional education from 1997 to 2001. He was a member of American Educational Research Association and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.Langenbach served on the College Board from 1989 to 1991 and a variety of College and University committees throughout his career.

He has authored or coauthored four books: Day Care: Curriculum Considerations, with Tena Neskora, 1976; Curriculum Models in Adult Education, 1989; An Introduction to Educational Research,with Courtney Vaughn and Lola Aagaard, 1993; and Supervision of Special Programs, with Sally Zepeda, 1998. In addition, he has written chapters and articles, and presented a number of papers.

Assistant Dean

Sherry Cox

Sherry Cox began her career at the University of Oklahoma as a transfer student in 1997. She completed two bachelor degrees in 2001, one in education and a second in Spanish. In addition to earning Summa cum Laude distinction for both degrees, she also was named Outstanding Senior in the College of Education and the Carl Albert Award in Arts and Sciences.
 
Being associated with OU since 1997 has allowed Cox a variety of experiences within the College of Education and the University system, including serving on numerous committees such as chair of the College of Education's Dean's Student Advisory Committee, the Vice President's Advisory Council, Student Advisory Committee for the Department of Modern Languages, Student Advisory Committee for Arts and Sciences and graduate student representative on the Arts and Sciences Technology Committee. She also has served as an advisor for the Transfer Leadership Class, student coordinator for the Retention Scholars Program, Spanish teaching assistant and director of the College of Education Curriculum Library.
 
In 2003, Cox began developing and teaching online versions of Spanish courses for the College of Arts and Sciences. After completing a master's degree in Spanish in 2006, she was admitted into the College of Education's Adult and Higher Education doctoral program in online and distance education.
 
Under the guidance of her doctoral chair, Dr. Connie Dillon, she has designed an online course and workshop on Providing Academic Advising Services to Distance/Online Students for University Advisors.
 
Cox's current interest and areas of research are reflective of her educational background and include online foreign language courses, motivation in online course environments, providing services for online and distance students, academic misconduct in online course environments, and foreign language cultural immersion experiences for pre-service and current educators. 

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This page last updated: Nov 4, 2009