Rate My Professor Jodie Brinkmann

Dr. Brinkmann's research interests include curriculum and instructional leadership, exceptional education focusing on collaboration and co-teaching, phenomenological research investigating K-12 education problems, assessment of instruction, and pre-service teacher preparation. She holds a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership. Her scholarly contributions feature publications such as the chapter 'Superintendents’ Leadership during the Pandemic' (2022), 'Factors That Affect the Performance of Refugee Students in Public Schools: An Illustration from Virginia, USA' (2021 and 2020), 'Crisis leadership and coaching: a tool for building school leaders' self-efficacy through self-awareness and reflection' (2021), 'Making a Difference: Increasing Elementary Pre-service Teachers’ Self-Efficacy in Mathematics' (2019), and 'Voices from the Field: Skill Sets Needed for Effective Collaboration and Co-teaching' (2012). Dr. Brinkmann participates in a USAID grant with 21PSTEM, collaborating with Egyptian professors on STEM School Principal Preparation Programs. She served as president of the Virginia Education Research Association (VERA), co-received the 2023 VERA Charles Clear Research Award for sustained contributions to educational research, and holds positions as treasurer and executive board member of the International Society for Educational Planning, along with recent service on the executive board of the Virginia Professors of Educational Leadership.