Teresa Petty

Biography:

Teresa Petty is Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of University College. Petty joined the University in 2005 as a clinical assistant professor before moving to a tenure track position in 2007 and, eventually, professor in 2016. In 2016, she began as associate dean for the Cato College of Education, where she was responsible for teacher preparation and all undergraduate programs. She served as interim dean of the Cato College of Education from January 2020 until January 2022. During that time, she led the college through its Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation accreditation, the opening of Niner University Elementary, development of its new strategic plan, restructuring of its research office, a budget reversion and the COVID-19 pandemic.

She received her Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her M.Ed. in Instructional Computing Technology and B.S. in mathematics from UNC Greensboro. Petty’s teaching focuses on instructional design, teacher leadership, and mathematics methods. Her research interests include teacher preparation, online teaching/learning and National Board Certification. Petty’s research interests include online teaching and learning and teacher preparation. She currently serves as principal investigator on a $1.8 million U.S. Department of Education Teacher Quality Partnership grant that seeks to diversify the teacher pipeline in high-need schools.

Prior to her time at Charlotte, she was a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics at Guilford College and taught high school mathematics in Randolph County.

Highest Degree:

Ed.D.

Highest Degree Institution:

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

College/Organization:

Cato College of Education