L. Kay Abernathy, Ed.D.
Research/Publications

Refereed Chapters

Abernathy, L. K. (2015). Using technology for literacy learning. In D. Sisk (Ed.), Accelerating and Extending Literacy for Cultural Diverse Learners. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Abernathy, K. & Mason, D. (2012). Technology and leadership. In G. Martin, A. Danzig, W. Wright, R. Flanary, & F. Brown (Eds.), School leader internship: Developing, monitoring, and evaluating your leadership experience (p. 124-127). Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.

Abshire, S., Mason, D., Cummings, C. D., Abernathy, L. K. (2014). Building Literacy with Popular Web 2.0 Tools. In M. Gura (Ed.) Teaching Literacy in the Digital Age. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education.

Mason, D., Abernathy, K., Abshire, S., Cummings, C., & Liu, X. (2012). Evaluation of an online technology leadership master’s program. In J. Tareilo & B. Bizzell (Eds.). NCPEA Handbook of Virtual Instruction and Programs in Educational Leadership (p. 183-207). Ypsilanti, MI: CCPEA Press. ISBN 978-1-45-7-7263-1.

Refereed Journals

Abernathy, K., Mason, D., Abshire, S., Cummings, C., Borel D. A., and Lui, X. (2012). Building leadership capacity: The use of electronic portfolios and web 2.0 tools. National Social Science Technology Journal.

Abernathy, K., Mason, D., Abshire, S., Cummings, C., Borel, D.A. & Liu, X. (March 2012). Documenting student assessment: The use of electronic portfolios and web 2.0 tools. Lamar University Education Research Conference.

Abernathy, K., Mason, D., Abshire, S., Cummings, C., Borel, D., Stephens, L., & Mixon, J. (March 2011). Using cloud computing tools for assessment and reflection. Paper presented at Lamar University Education Research Conference.

Abernathy, K., Mason, D., Cummings, C., Stephens, L., Abshire, S., & Mixon, J. (2011). Taking k-12 to the cloud: Building an online master’s program. National Social Sciences Technology Journal.

Abshire, S. R., Cummings, C. D., Mason, D. R., Abernathy, L. K., Young, K. (2013). Pk-12 teacher use of web 2.0 tools. National Social Science Technology Journal. 

Azodi, D., Borel, D. A., Adams, N., Abernathy, L. K. (2017). Impact of student selection of practicum activities in an educational leadership program. National Technology and Social Science Association, Las Vegas, NV, April 2017.

Goebel, P. E., Abernathy, L. K., Azodi, D., Cummings, C. (2016). Professional Development: An investigation of a 1:1 iPad initiative on a high school campus in southeast Texas. National Technology and Social Science Association, New Orleans, LA, Oct. 2015.

Mason, D., Abshire, S., Cummings, C., Abernathy, K., & Borel, D. A., (2013). The development, implementation, and use of e-portfolios in pk-12 schools. Paper presented at Cohort VI International Coalition for Electronic Portfolio Research Institute, Westminster University, UT.

Tong, A., Abernathy, L. K., Borel, D. A. (2017). A study of the influence of mobile devices in elementary education, National Technology and Social Science Association, San Antonio, TX, Oct. 2017.