David Hoppey

Professor and Director of the Ed.D Program in Educational Leadership

Personal profile

About


Dr. David Hoppey is a Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership at the University of North Florida. He earned a Ph. D. at the University of Florida and was previously a faculty member at the University of South Florida and West Virginia University.  He also has worked as an inclusion specialist and district administrator and started his career as a middle school special educator in Orlando. 
 
Dr. Hoppey teaches methods courses to special education and general education teacher candidates and mentors teacher candidates in the field. He has worked extensively redesigning teacher education programs to include more clinically rich teacher preparation components at multiple institutions.  He also teaches doctoral seminars on educational leadership, teacher education, and qualitative research.
 
Dr. Hoppey’s scholarship focuses on school reform, special education policy, and outcomes of clinically rich teacher education. He has published in leading journals such as The Journal of Special Education and Teacher Education and Special Education. He has edited three books about clinically rich teacher education and co-authored chapters in the Handbook of Research and Practice for Effective Inclusive Schools and the Handbook of Response to Intervention.
 

Related documents

  • Curriculum Vitae

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    Type: CV

Education/Academic qualification

Special Edcuation, M.Ed., Stetson University

Special Education, PhD, University of Florida

External positions

Assistant Professor, University of South Florida

Aug 1 2010Aug 1 2016

Assistant Professor, West Virginia University

Aug 1 2008Aug 1 2010

Supervisor of Curriculum and Staff Development, Alachua County Public Schools

Aug 1 2006Aug 1 2008

Post-Doctoral Associate, University of Florida

Aug 1 2006Aug 1 2008

Disciplines

  • Education
  • Educational Leadership
  • Special Education and Teaching