Dean's Office Directory

Dr. Sarah K. Clark is the Dean of the BYU David O. McKay School of Education. She served previously as an Associate Dean, and before that as Chair and Professor in the Department of Teacher Education. For more than 30 years, Dr. Clark has been involved in the field of education in a variety of roles including classroom teacher, curriculum developer, author, editor, instructional coach, consultant, researcher, and university professor. Dr. Clark earned a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Teacher Education and Literacy Instruction from Utah State University. She received a Master of Arts degree in Education with a specialization in Language, Reading, and Culture from the University of Arizona, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from the University of Arizona.

Charles R. Graham is a Professor of Instructional Psychology and Technology at Brigham Young University with an interest in technology mediated teaching and learning. His work emphasizes digital transformation at the pedagogical level as well as the institutional adoption level. Charles became a Fellow of the Online Learning Consortium For outstanding achievement in advancing theory, research and effective practice in online and blended learning. He is also a Fellow with the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute for his work to develop a K-12 Blended Teaching Readiness instrument. Additional details about his scholarly work can be found online at: https://bit.ly/crgvita

Dr. Rebecca Hunter is an associate teaching professor in the Department of Teacher Education, bringing more than a decade of experience as a public-school educator to her work in teacher preparation. Her scholarship focuses on the clinical experiences of preservice teachers and the processes of teacher change. She has taught courses in classroom management, instructional planning and assessment, and elementary social studies methods. Dr. Hunter holds a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy from the University of Utah, a master’s degree in public administration from Brigham Young University, and a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Utah.

Michael Leonard leads the external relations team with responsibilities for outreach initiatives including donor, alumni, and public relations, recruitment, mentoring, and data/website development. He has spent the majority of his career in education, most recently serving as Executive Director for the nonprofit Launching Leaders Worldwide, Assistant Vice President of Marketing at the University of Northern Colorado, and Director of External Relations at the University of Northern Colorado’s Monfort College of Business. Michael received a bachelor’s degree in communications, and a juris doctor degree, both from BYU. He loves all things BYU, especially his family, who are also all BYU blue. Go Cougs!

Jeanna Nichols earned her bachelor’s in English from Brigham Young University as a nontraditional student in 2008. She worked at Intermountain Healthcare for 10 years as a quality assurance specialist in transcription, which involved mentoring and training new employees and maintaining the quality of medical documents. Jeanna has been with the Dean’s Office of Education at BYU since April 2011. She is married and has two children, who can both attest that Jeanna’s favorite thing to do is read.