Katy L. Corcoran, J.D., Ed.D.

Katy L. Corcoran, J.D., Ed.D.
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katy.delahoussaye@lamar.edu

Dr. Corcoran is a clinical instructor in the College of Education and Human Development at Lamar University. Before transitioning to higher education, she worked in public schools for seven years as a math teacher, while maintaining solo law practice. Dr. Corcoran earned an Ed.D. in educational leadership from LU and a J.D. from South Texas College of Law (now Houston College of Law). She also received a B.S. in criminal justice from LU. Her research interests are in the areas of legal issues in the classroom, school law, global education, culture issues and legal literacy of educators.

Awards and Honors

2010-14: inter/national coalition for Electronic Portfolio Research

International Honor Society in Education, Kappa Delta Pi

2017: David Marx National Journal Outstanding Article Award, National Social Science Association

National Mathematics Honorary Society, Pi Mu Epsilon

Courses

EDLD 5344: School Law

EDUD 6307: Global Educational Leadership Policy

EDLD 5326: School-Community Relations

EDUD 6319: Independent Study

EDUD 6353: Synthesis Seminar

EDUD 6352: Qualitative Research I

EDUD 6313: Contemporary Issues

EDUD 6317: Academic Research Writing II

EDUD 6303: Global Cultural Awareness

EDUD 6350: Quantitative Research I

EDUD 6354: Qualitative Research II

PEDG 5344: School Law for Teachers

EDUD 6302: Global Education Ethics/Values

EDUD 6305: Global Leadership Issues

Experience

2014 - present: clinical instructor, College of Education and Human Development, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas

2008 - present: attorney, Katy L. Delahoussaye, Attorney at Law

2013: adjunct instructor, Center of Doctoral Studies of Educational Leadership and Principal Preparation Program, Lamar University

2007-14: math teacher, C.O. Wilson Middle School

Nederland Independent School District

Research and Publications

Delahoussaye, K. (2017). Culture Shock. In K. Jones & J. Mixon (Eds.), Intercultural Responsiveness in a second language classroom (pp. 62-83). Hershey: IGI Global. Peer Reviewed by book co-authors.

Service

Editorial advisory board member for the book, “Intercultural Responsiveness in the Second Language Learning Classroom”

Evaluator for the Brazoria County Girls and Boys Club 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program Evaluation (final report)

Dissertation Committee member for eight doctoral students, Lamar University