Timothy Harrington
EDUCATION
• Ph.D. in Urban Education from Cleveland State University
• M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from Cleveland State University
• BSED in Secondary Mathematics Education from Columbus State University
BIOGRAPHY
"I grew up in a large family with five brothers and sisters. My father worked for an airline and my mother stayed at home and ran the household. We moved every 3 to 5 years from one state to another. I have lived in Ohio, Oklahoma, Illinois, Tennessee, Colorado, Texas, and Georgia. I have two adopted children (ages 27 and 28) and four grandchildren.
I did not know what I wanted to be when I grew up. I had a proclivity for mathematics but had no idea how I would use that in the real world. I decided to become a high school mathematics teacher. I trained and received my BSED in 1994. Life circumstances led me to get a master's degree in 1996 and a Ph.D. in 2000.
I have worked in higher education in Illinois as a professor and administrator since 2000. As a professor, I have taught college algebra, basic algebra, mathematics methods for teachers, assessment and evaluation of education, student teaching practicum, and student teaching. In January of 2017, I accepted the position of Division Chair of Education for the College of Education at GSU. In this role, I supervise and am in charge of all the initial licensure and advanced licensure programs in the division of education.
I have a passion for education. Specifically, I am interested in urban and rural education as it relates to the teaching field. I research matters of pedagogical development as it relates to teachers trained in urban and rural colleges and universities. I have conducted research with students on bias as it relates to understanding the teaching environment. Additionally, I have published on being white and teaching at a predominantly black institution (PBI).
I am a sports fanatic. I love watching and participating in many different sports. Partially, this grows out of the time I was a student athletic trainer in both high school and during my undergraduate studies. On my days off, you can find me golfing, fishing, or bowling; attending high school or college football games; and/or watching sports on TV. I am very excited to be joining Prairie Place and working and living in a community of learners."
- Timothy Harrington Division Chair and Associate Professor, Education