Schilling, Nicole V.
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
Educational Leadership
ACADEMIC SCHOOL
School of Education
TITLES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Professor of Educational Leadership
CONTACT
OFFICE
Works remotely
COURSES TAUGHT
- DEL 880: Making Methods Match Problems of Practice
- DEL 860: Applied Quantitative Research
- DEL 840: Educational Assessment and Accountability
ACADEMIC DEGREES
- Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Policy and Leadership, The Ohio State University 2010
- Master of Arts in Educational Policy and Leadership, The Ohio State University, 2009
- Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, Otterbein College, 2006
- Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, The Ohio State University, 2003
- Bachelor of Music Education, The Ohio State University, 2003
OTHER EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
- Professor, University of Findlay, 2011-2025
- Graduate Assistant, The Ohio State University, 2006-2011
- Educational Consultant, Ohio Department of Education, 2007-2010
- Teacher, Columbus City Schools, 2003-2006
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Publications
- Schilling, N. V., Wagner, K., Fetty, K. M., & Yoder, E. (In Press). Are we burned out? A multi-year statewide study of P-12 superintendents. AASA Journal of Scholarship and Practice.
- Schilling, N. V., & Schilling, N. S. (Eds.). (In Press). Problems of practice: Case studies of the superintendency. Emerald Publishing.
- Schilling, N. S., Schilling, N. V., Fetty, K. M., & Pawliski, T. N. (2024). Illinois school business official burnout. Journal of School Business Management, 37(2), 7-9.
- Gillham, J. C., & Schilling, N. V. (2023). Assessing online doctoral student research competencies. Impacting Education: Journal of Transforming Professional Practice, 8(4), 34-42.
- Williams [Schilling], N. V., Gillham, J. C., Brasfield, J., & Robinson, J. (2022). Superintendent perspectives of effectiveness as measured by state standards. In M. Mountford & L. E. Wallace (Eds.), Reclaiming local control through superintendents, school boards, and community activism (pp. 95-115). Information Age Publishing.
- Gillham, J. C., & Williams [Schilling], N. V. (2022). Online course reviews and the student experience: A case study. Journal of Research in Education, 31(1).
- Gillham, J. C., & Williams [Schilling], N. V. (2022). Building a high-quality Ed.D. program on a foundation of research-based best practices for online course design. In S. Kumar & P. Arnold (Eds.), Quality in online programs: Approaches and practices in higher education (pp. 100-115). Brill.
- Williams [Schilling], N. V., Robinson, K., Gillham, J. C., & Fetty, K. M. (2021). Superintendent evaluations: School boards report on criteria, procedures, and professional development. Journal of Leadership Accountability and Ethics, 18(4), 67-78.
Awards
- Quality Matters Outstanding Impact by an Individual in Higher Education, 2023
- University of Findlay College of Education Dissertation Chair Award, 2022
- Mid-Western Educational Research Association Aimin Wang and Francis Godwyll Award, 2022
- University of Findlay Graduate Assistant Supervisor of the Year, 2020
- Mid-Western Educational Research Association Omnibus Award, 2018
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
I am a social constructivist. While I acknowledge and employ a variety of frameworks, philosophies, theories, and pedagogies in my teaching, my foundation rests on the belief that knowledge is contextually situated and should be socially constructed by the inherent uniqueness of all my students.
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS/PROJECTS
- Superintendents, Superintendent Spouses, and Superintendent Families
- School Business Officials and Treasurers
- Online Teaching and Learning
PERSONAL INTERESTS/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
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