Laura McCorkle

Dr. Laura McCorkle is an Associate Professor of Child and Family Development in the College of Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her areas of interests include personnel preparation, early intervention, coaching, mentorship, and using technology to support pre-service candidates. Dr. McCorkle regularly teaches courses related to family-professional partnerships, infant-toddler development, and early intervention.

Education:

Ph.D. – University of Georgia, 2017, Special Education with an Emphasis in Early Childhood
M.S. – Murray State University, Organizational Communication
B.S. – Murray State University, Elementary Education.

Certifications:

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Essentials of Learning Technologies Certification, 2023
University of Georgia, Interdisciplinary Certificate in University Teaching, 2017
University of Georgia, Interdisciplinary Qualitative Research Certification, 2017

Research Interests/Areas of Expertise:

Coaching
Early Intervention
Mentorship
Personnel Preparation
Qualitative Research

Selected Publications:

McCorkle, L. S., Diamond, L. L., Yang, H. W., & Swindell, J. (2024). Preparing future leaders: What should we know about mentoring? Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 32(1), 6-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/13611267.2023.2290741

McCorkle, L. S., Vestal, A., & Diamond, L. L. (2023). Preparing doctoral students in special education: What do we really know? Teacher Education and Special Education, 46(3), 185–203. https://doi.org/10.1177/08884064221134815

McCorkle, L. S., Jennings, S., & Cloninger, L. (2022). Preparing pre-service educators for family collaborations: Developing partnerships to support learning. PDS Partners: Bridging Research to Practice, 17(2), 34–50.

McCorkle, L. S., & Diamond, L. L. (2022). Exiting Part C: Providing support to families before, during, and after transition. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 55(2), 90–101. https://doi.org/10.1177/00400599221096765

Taylor, H., McCorkle, L. S., Vestal, A. R., & Wood, C. L. (2022). “I need you to show me:” Coaching early childhood professionals. Early Childhood Education Journal, 50(3), 503– 515. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10643-021-01172-7

McCorkle, L. S., & Coogle, C. G. (2020). Technology-enhanced performance-based feedback in early childhood special education teacher preparation. The Teacher Educators’ Journal, 13, 105–123.