Rate My Professor Lautrice Nickson

Lautrice M. Nickson is a Professor in the School of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education at Sam Houston State University. She earned her PhD from Prairie View A&M University in 2007, with a dissertation titled 'Analysis of Factors Influencing Special Education Teachers’ Retention and Attrition in Texas Public Schools.' Additional degrees include an MEd from Sam Houston State University in 2004, an MEd from Loyola College in 1999, and a BS from Mississippi State University in 1993. Dr. Nickson holds professional certifications in elementary education and mid-management across multiple states, including Texas, Maryland, South Carolina, and Georgia.

Her career spans K-12 education and higher education. From 1994 to 2007, she taught elementary grades in Georgia, South Carolina, Maryland, and Texas, and served as Assistant Principal in Conroe Independent School District from 2004 to 2007. At Sam Houston State University, she began as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling in 2007, advanced to Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction from 2008 to 2015, and has been Associate Professor since 2015. Dr. Nickson teaches courses including CIEE 2333 Becoming a Teacher, CIEE 4334 Mathematics Instruction in Elementary Grades, CIEE 4335 Science Instruction in Elementary Grades, EED 385 Classroom Management, and CIED 5352 Project Based Learning. Her research interests encompass teacher retention and attrition, special education, active learning, curriculum integration in mathematics and science, technology in education, and racial equity in gifted and talented programs. Key publications include 'Teacher roadmap to interactive learning' (Parker, Godwin, & Nickson, 2022, The Texas Forum of Teacher Education), 'Teacher Perception of Racial Equity in Gifted and Talented Programs' (Davis et al., 2022, Journal of Multidisciplinary Graduate Research), 'Active Learning in Higher Education: What is Active Learning' (Nickson, Parker, & Godwin, 2021), 'Guided Math in the Classroom' (Hollas et al., 2018, Journal of Education and Social Development), and 'Assessing preservice teachers’ attitudes and self-efficacy in using technology in the classroom' (Coyne et al., 2017, Teacher Education and Practice). She has presented at conferences such as the Universality of Global Education Issues Conference and contributed to accreditation reports for teacher education programs.