Shelly Harris (Staff)

Meet Dr. Shelley Harris, our assistant dean of the College of Education and Human Development. She oversees all undergraduate and graduate certification programs and works with the community and school districts in Bexar County to develop new initiatives. Dr. Harris teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in Curriculum and Instruction and is a tenured, associate professor. Her current research agenda includes teacher preparation, best practices and mentoring where she has been published in local, national and international journals. Dr. Harris is additionally pursuing her license in clinical mental health where her interests include working with adolescents in marginalized groups who have experienced severe trauma.

She was also recently featured in Costco Connection, the largest-circulation monthly print magazine in the U.S. (8.6M subscribers), in a conversation on whether shorter school days are beneficial to students and education. Read it here: http://www.costcoconnection.com/connection/201708?pg=21#pg21