John McConnell

• Chair of the Department of Educational Specialties

• Associate Dean of Assessment and Accreditation

• CAEP National Site Visitor

• Institutional Program Evaluation

• Teacher Effectiveness and Retention

• STEM Education

Books

• McConnell, J. R., Short, P. C., & Ross, S. M. (2024). Introductory statistics: A contextualized approach (4th ed.). Linus Learning.

• Short, P. C., Henson, H., & McConnell, J. R. (Eds.). (2021). Age of Inference: Cultivating a scientific mindset. Information Age Publishing.  

Book Chapters

• McConnell, J. R. (2023). The ten tenets of educational assessment. In C. C. Gorowara, E. M. Brownstein, & T. Wall (Eds.), Effectively using data for educator preparation program improvement (pp. 141-153). Information Age Publishing.

• Short, P. C., Short, D. F., & McConnell, J. R. (2022). Seeking homeostasis in a heteroscedastic world: A sense of the stakes in the Age of Inference. In P. C. Short, H. Henson, & J. R. McConnell (Eds.), Age of Inference: Cultivating a scientific mindset (pp. 393-409). Information Age Publishing.

• McConnell, J. R., *Dugger, S. B., & Short, P. C. (2022). The Age of Inference. In P. C. Short, H. Henson, & J. R. McConnell (Eds.), Age of Inference: Cultivating a scientific mindset (pp. 3-16). Information Age Publishing.

• Lowrance, L. K., & McConnell, J. R. (2019). Autism spectrum disorders. In M. E. Gold (Ed.), Introduction to special education: The spectrum of exceptionalities (pp. 141-170). Kona Publishing & Media Group.

Journal Articles

• Bailey, D. R., Lee, A. R., He, H., McConnell, J. R., Wilson, D. R., & Chakrabarti, K. B. (2025). Writing support with Grammarly: Examining confidence, help-seeking behavior, and user perceptions in higher education. Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 24(1), 90-105. https://tojet.net/articles/v24i1/24110.pdf

• Lee, A. R., Rougemont, N., Short, P. C., & McConnell, J. R. (2024). Between past and present: Exploring cultural participation and identity among Carpatho-Rusyn descendants. Genealogy, 8(4), 122. https://doi.org/10.3390/genealogy8040122

• Attwood, A. I., Bruster, B. G., McConnell, J. R., Barnett, L. D., & Maldonado, C. M. (2024). K-12 school administrator candidates’ perceptions of their role in supporting teachers to address adverse childhood experiences. School Leadership Review, 18(2), 1-23. https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/slr/vol18/iss2/6/ 

• Thompson, J. M., Prosser, S. K., McConnell, J. R., & He, H. (2023). To diversify the principal pipeline, empower those within. Tennessee Educational Leadership, 48(2), 4-11. https://www.apsu.edu/education/tel_issues/TEL_48_2.pdf

• Attwood, A. I., Barnes, Z. T., Jennings-McGarity, P. F., & McConnell, J. R. (2022). Preservice teacher perceptions of adverse childhood experiences: An exploratory study for an educator preparation program. Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth, 66(2), 160-166. https://doi.org/10.1080/1045988X.2021.2002248

• McConnell, J. R., Bruster, B. G., Lambert, C., & Thompson, J. M. (2021). Growing your own educational leaders: Implications for rural school districts and institutions of higher education. The Rural Educator, 42(3), 63-71. https://doi.org/10.35608/ruraled.v42i3.1134

• McConnell, J. R., Teske, A. H., Attwood, A. I., & Barron, L. L. (2021). Preservice teachers’ performance and confidence in their readiness to teach: An exploratory study. Journal of the Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators, 30(1), 1-11. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1305844.pdf

• McConnell, J. R. (2020). The state of educational leadership in the United States: Trends and implications for higher education and local school districts. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 23(2), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2019.1708475

• Loftus, A. R., McConnell, J. R., Chester-Fangman, C., & Garber, G. J. (2019). An exploratory study on the effectiveness of interactive video tutorials on APA writing proficiency in graduate education students. Distance Learning, 16(3), 1-14.

• Buttery, T. J., & McConnell, J. R. (2019). Teaching the organization of writing in online graduate courses. National Social Science Technology Journal, 7(1), 30-34.

• McConnell, J. R., Bruster, B. G., & Smith, V. B. (2019). Predicting teacher effectiveness based on various preservice factors: Implications for higher education and the evaluation of teacher preparation. International Journal of Educational Reform, 28(1), 63-78. https://doi.org/10.1177/1056787918824204

• Stewart, C. O., McConnell, J. R., *Stallings, L. A., & Roscoe, R. D. (2019). Growth mindset: Associations with apprehension, self-perceived competence, and beliefs about public speaking. Basic Communication Course Annual, 31(1), 44-69. https://ecommons.udayton.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1554&context=bcca

• Bouton, B. D., McConnell, J. R., *Barquero, L. A., Gilbert, J. K., & Campbell, D. L. (2018). Upside-down response to intervention: A quasi-experimental study. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 33(4), 229-236. https://doi.org/10.1111/ldrp.12171

• Lewis, L. O., Thompson, L. W., Brietenmoser, L. R., & McConnell, J. R. (2017). The effects of creative movement on psychiatric outpatient clients. National Dance Society Journal, 2(1), 53-65.

• McConnell, J. R. (2017). A model for understanding teachers’ intentions to remain in STEM education. International Journal of STEM Education, 4(7), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-017-0061-8

• Stewart, C. O., McConnell, J. R., *Stallings, L. A., & Roscoe, R. D. (2017). An initial exploration of students’ mindsets, attitudes, and beliefs about public speaking. Communication Research Reports, 34(2), 180-185. https://doi.org/10.1080/08824096.2016.1270821

• Stewart, C. O., McConnell, J. R., & Dickerson, D. L. (2017). Socioscientific and epistemic dimensions of support for science: Associations with science education and religiosity. International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 7(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/21548455.2016.1157644

• McConnell, J. R. (2016). The increasing ambiguity of race in the United States: Implications for educational policy and practice. Journal of Student Success and Retention, 3(1), 1-14.

• Lynch-Alexander, E. M., McConnell, J. R., Sanders, A. R., & Haddy, L. J. (2016). Saving our sons: An investigation of male and minority attrition in teacher education and a model to recruit, retain, and reward. Journal of Interdisciplinary Education, 15(1), 125-142.

• Mitchell, A. W., & McConnell, J. R. (2012). A historical review of Contemporary Educational Psychology from 1995 to 2010. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 37(2), 136-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2011.11.001

• McConnell, J. R. (1999). The ambiguity about death in Japan: An ethical implication for organ procurement. Journal of Medical Ethics, 25(4), 322-324. http://doi.org/10.1136/jme.25.4.322