Dr. Coquyt is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Curriculum & Instructio...

Dr. Coquyt is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Curriculum & Instruction at Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM). He is part of the core faculty for the EdD program and coordinates the Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Leadership graduate programs. He has been with MSUM since 2012. Prior his service at MSUM, he spent 23 years in E-12 public schools. He served eleven years as a secondary Social Studies instructor, ten years as a high school principal, and two years as a superintendent of schools. Dr. Coquyt earned his BS in Psychology at SMSU and Social Studies teaching license in 1989. He earned an MA in Medieval History from SCSU in 1993. He attended Mankato State University and earned his K-12 Principal and District Superintendent licensure in 2002. Dr. Coquyt earned his EdD at St. Cloud State University with an emphasis in Higher Education Administration in 2013. Dr. Coquyt has authored three books on the topic of Teacher Leadership. The first is titled The Leader Within, published in 2016. The second book is titled Growing Leaders Within and it was published in 2017. The third book is titled Experiencing Teacher Leadership, published in 2019.

Early Childhood: Literacy emphasis, Curriculum and Instruction, Elementary Education and Spanish

Dr. Ximena Suarez-Sousa’s professional background is in educational psychology. She holds ...

Dr. Ximena Suarez-Sousa’s professional background is in educational psychology. She holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Louisville (KY). Dr. Suarez-Sousa is currently a core faculty in the Educational Leadership doctoral program at Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM). Back in her native Peru, she conducted Applied Behavioral Analysis interventions to students with severe disabilities, provided counseling and training to families, as well as conducted research on parental stress, and validation of translated into Spanish psychoeducational assessment tools. From 2010 to 2019 she was faculty in the School of Teaching and Learning and served as the Special Education Master’s Degree Program Coordinator for 9 years. Dr. Suarez-Sousa also functioned as Co-Coordinator of Teacher Education Assessment and Accreditation for approximately 3 years as well as served as Site Visitor/Evaluator for the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Her research interests include psychoeducational metrics’ norm development, validity and reliability studies, program impact studies, and adult learning orientation / online instructional practices. Most of her research is conducted within the quantitative research paradigm. Dr. Suarez-Sousa is the managing editor of The Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning (IJGLL).