Education
Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, The University of Cincinnati
M.A. in Educational Studies, College of Mount St. Joseph
B.S. in Communication Arts, Ball State University
Research Interests
School Policy
Social Justice Issues in Schools
School Culture
LGBTQ Issues in Schools
Under Review, In-Press, and Recent Publications and Presentations
- Justice, L,J., & Hooker, S.D. (2016). Creating Digital Safe Spaces for Gender Expression and Sexual Diversity. In Handbook of Research on Teacher Education for Ethical Professional Practice in the 21st Century. IGI Global. (Invited book chapter)
Morrow, M.T., Hooker, S.D., & Cate, R.L. (2015). Consultation in bullying prevention: An elementary-school case study. School Community Journal, 25(2), 85-112.
- Moses, A.M., Jennings, N.A., Brod, R., Hooker, S.D., Cordell, B., & Sallee, T. (2014). The effects of literacy messages in an educational television program: A content analysis and experiment. NHSA Dialog: The Research-to-Practice Journal for Early Childhood Field, 17(1) at https://journals.uncc.edu/dialog/article/view/171/209.
- Jennings, N., Hooker, S.D., & Linebarger, D.L. (2008). Observing the “Ins and Outs” of Between the Lions: Educational television and emergent literacy in preschoolers. The Annenberg School for Communication: Children and Media at http://www.asc.upenn.edu/childrenmedia/Research_SearchResults.asp.
- Jennings, N., Hooker, S.D., & Linebarger, D.L. (2008, October). Educational television and emergent literacy in preschoolers. Learning, Media, and Technology, 34(3), 229-242.
- Hooker, S.D. Lesbian & Gay Educators Functioning in Heteronormative Schools. This manuscript was submitted to Education as Change on March 9, 2016.
- Christian, C., Hooker, S.D., & Privott, D. (Work in Progress) The Faces of Diversity: Beyond Black and White (book). Each of us are writing 13 chapters for the book and we are all working together on the book’s introduction and conclusion. This book is about the other areas of diversity that are often ignored: physical appearance, socio-economic status, LGBTQ, special needs, sex, culture, ethnicity, religion, and others that should be considered. (No publisher has yet been identified)
- Hooker, S.D., & Kessinger, M. (Work in Progress). What Prepares One to be a Successful Superintendent: Is there a Pipeline to the Superintendency? American School Board Journal. (Peer Reviewed). This article will not only track the positions many have served in to become a district superintendent, it will further examine the possible reasons that there are not more female superintendents in rural eastern Kentucky.
- Hooker, S.D. (Work in Progress). To Be or Not To Be…Out? That is the Question. What are the challenges of LGBT people negotiating their sexual identities in their workplace? I am currently interviewing lesbians and gay men in the workforce asking about their experiences of bias or prejudice in the workplace.
- Melton, M., & Hooker, S.D. (Work in Progress). An Action Research Study of Emotional Intelligence in a Rural Appalachian High School. High School Journal. (Collaborating with a student on this article from his EDD 876 course). (Peer Reviewed)
- Justice, L.J, & Hooker, S.D. (2016, October). Creating Digital Safe Spaces for Gender Expression and Sexual Diversity. Paper presented at the Association for Educational Communication and Technology (AECT) International Convention, Las Vegas, NV.
- Christian, C.J., Hooker, S.D., & Privott, D.R (2016, May). The faces of diversity: Beyond Black and White. Book presented at the Pedagogicon Conference at Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY.
- Hooker, S.D., Christian, C. J., & Privott, D.R. (2015, November). The faces of diversity: Beyond Black and White. Book presented at the Mid-South Educational Research Association (MSERA) Conference, Lafayette, LA.
- Hooker, S.D. (2015, November). Lesbian and gay educators functioning in homophobic schools. Paper presented at the Mid-South Educational Research Association (MSERA) Conference, Lafayette, LA.
- Hooker, S.D. (2014, April). Can teachers safely integrate LGBT issues into their curriculum? Paper presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (AAACS) Conference, Glenside, PA.
- Hooker, S.D. (2014, April). Lesbian & gay educators functioning in heteronormative schools. Paper presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (AAACS) Conference, Glenside, PA.
- Hooker, S.D. (2014, February). Gay or lesbian educator? Is it safe to reveal your sexual identity in your school? Paper presented at the Humanities in Education Research Association (HERA) Conference, Washington, D.C.
- Hooker, S.D. (2013, February). How do lesbian & gay educators negotiate their sexual identities in their K-12 school settings? Paper presented at the Midwestern Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, and Ally (BLGTA) Conference, Lansing, MI .
- Hooker, S.D. (2010, October). Closeted or out? Gay and lesbian educators reveal their experiences about their sexual identities in their K-12 schools. Paper presented at the University Council of Educational Administrators (UCEA) Conference, New Orleans, LA.
- Hooker, S.D. (2010, April). Closeted or out? Gay and lesbian educators reveal their experiences about their sexual identities in their K-12 schools. Poster presentation at the David L. Clark Seminar at the AERA Conference, Denver, CO.
- Hooker, S.D. (2009, October). Children and educational television. Paper presented at the Midwestern Educational Research Association (MWERA) Conference, St. Louis, MO.
- Hooker, S.D. (2008, October). The role of school personnel in facilitating an inclusive school climate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) students. Round table discussion at the Midwestern Educational Research Association (MWERA) Conference, Columbus, OH.
- Hooker, S.D. (2008, April). Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues in education. Round table discussion at the Graduate Spring Research Conference for the University of Cincinnati, University of Kentucky, and the University of Louisville, Cincinnati, OH.