Ann Marie Cotman, Ph.D.

Ph.D. School Improvement, Texas State University

Dissertation: A Critical Content Analysis of the School Resource Officer Training Text in Texas

Honors:

Just Education Policy Institute Scholar 2021

P.E.O. Scholar Grant 2020

Clark Scholar - 2020

Celebrity Classic Scholarship 2018- 2021

Graduate College Scholarship 2018-2019

Doctoral Merit Fellowship 2017-2018

Masters of Arts in Teaching, College of New Jersey

Honors:

Outstanding Graduate Student, Dept, of Ed.

Graduate School Advisory Board

Bachelor of Arts, History, Texas A&M University

Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis, College of Liberal Arts

Cap and Gown Honor Society

National Merit Scholar

President’s Endowed Scholar

Professional Experience

University of Texas Austin, College of Education, Dept. of Educational Leadership and Policy, Postdoctoral Associate
University of Florida College of Education, School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education, Postdoctoral Associate
Travis County Summer Youth Employment Program, Youth with Disabilities Coordinator
Manor I.S.D., Bilingual Education – Instructional Coach and Interventionist
Texas School Safety Center, Doctoral Research Assistant and Professional Learning Designer
Cornerstone Academy Austin, Director and Lead Teacher
Beaumont I.S.D., teacher - math and history
New Egypt Press, editor

Credentials and Certificates

Elementary Education Teacher - New Jersey

Secondary Education Teacher – Social Studies, New Jersey

Elementary Education Teacher - Texas

Gifted and Talented Teacher Certification - Texas

CIRTL (Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning) Associate (December 2023)

Professional Development

Education Policy Collaborative, Winter Conference, January 2023

National Center For Faculty Development & Diversity Core Curriculum 2022-2023

Stata training, Stata Corp. online, Summer 2022

Just Education Policy, June 2021

Equality University: Diversity & Inclusion Conference, Texas State University, November 2020

Becoming Antiracist: A Learning Series Gorski Institute and the Equity Literacy Institute, July 2020

Clark Scholar Conference, AERA/UCEA, May 2020

Behavioral Threat Analysis and Standard Response Protocol Training, Fall 2019

Data Analysis Using SPSS, University of Texas Summer Statistics Institute, May 2019

Allies Training. Texas State University Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion, Fall 2018

GIS (Geographic Information Systems), Texas State University, 2017-2018

Degree, Research, and Career Professional Development, Shop Talk Series 2017-2018

3 Day Start Up project planning seminar, Texas State University College of Business, Fall 2017

Informational technology, organization, and management- masters level course work

University of North Texas, Department of Information Sciences (21 hours), 2010-2011

Professional Service

National Postdoctoral Association, Associate Editor, PostDOCKET, 2023-

American Journal of Education, Student Editorial Board, 2020-2022

AERA Division L Graduate Student Council, Outreach Co-Chair, 2020-2021

Journal of College Academic Support Programs, Editorial Board, 2020-

Journal of College Academic Support Programs, Editorial Assistant, 2018-2020

Graduate House Subcommittee for Graduate Student Affairs, Member, 2017-2018

Writings and Presentations

Book Chapters

Curran, F. C., Cotman, A. M. (forthcoming). Why do schools discipline? How adult fears drive discipline systems that affect students. In. D. D. Pawlewicz and C. I. Brecklin (Eds.) Danger zones: How the politics of fear shapes school safety in America’s public schools. Harvard University Press.

Baker, A. M., Cotman., A. M., & Guerra, P. L. (2024). Culturally responsive instructional supervision: Moving theory to practice. In I. M. Mette, D. R. Cormier, & Y. Oliveras-Ortiz (Eds.) Culturally responsive instructional supervision. Teachers College Press.

Cotman, A. M. (2023). Safety through equity: Rethinking school safety practices. In D. J. Fowler, J. V. Heilig, S. M. Jouganatos, & A. Johnson (Eds.), Equity & access: An analysis of educational leadership preparation, policy, & practice. Information Age Publishing.

Peer-reviewed Journal articles

Cotman, A. M., Curran, F. C., Harris-Walls, K. (accepted) Examination of state-level school safety data dashboard characteristics. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 32. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.32.8559

Cotman, A. M. (2024). Leading to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline. Journal of Cases in Education Leadership, 27(1), 70-82. https://doi.org/10.1177/15554589231207007

Cotman, A. M., Guerra, P. L., Baker, A. M. (2023). Culturally responsive instructional supervision: Further analysis of a leading textbook. Journal of Education Supervision, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.31045/jes.6.1.4

Guerra, P. L., Baker, A. M., & Cotman., A. M. (2022). Cultural responsiveness in instructional supervision texts: A critical content analysis. Journal of Educational Supervision, 5(1).

Enyioha, J. C., & Cotman, A. M. (2021). An Assets-based response to the digital divide: Success for one summer youth employment program serving a minoritized community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Underrepresented & Minority Progress, 5(1), 79-99.

Cotman, A. M. (March 2021). School safety in 2021: A new framework. American Journal of Education Forum. https://www.ajeforum.com/school-safety-in-2021-a-new-framework- by-ann-marie-cotman/

Paulson, E. J., Sarker, A. L., Reynolds, J. S., & Cotman, A. M. (2021). Instructors’ voices: Experiences with state-mandated accelerated integrated developmental reading and writing coursework in Texas community colleges. Journal of College Reading and Learning, 51(2), 110-130.

Cotman, A. M., Enyioha, J. C., Guerra, P., & Holmes, A. (2020). A counselor’s tale: The need for cultural awareness. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership 23(2), 3-18.

Paulson, E. J., Van Overschelde, J. P., Sarker, A. L., Reynolds, J. S., & Cotman, A. M. (2018). Accelerated Integrated Reading & Writing Curriculum: Experiences of Texas Community Colleges.

Paulson, E. J., Van Overschelde, J. P., Sarker, A. L., Reynolds, J. S., & Cotman, A. M. (2018). An Analysis of Key Outcomes of The Statewide Requirement to Combine and Accelerate Developmental Reading and Writing Courses in Texas.

For Practitioners and Policymakers

Curran, F. C., Cotman, A. M., Kent, J., Harris-Walls, K. (2024). Cops on call: Potential implications of Florida’s expansion of required reporting of school incidents to law enforcement. UF Education Policy Research Center Policy Brief.

Cotman, A. M. & Harrison, M. (2023, October). Working effectively with undergraduate researchers: Fostering growth through Universal Design for Learning. The POSTDOCket

Cotman, A. M. (2022, June). Risk management through a lens of equity. School Business Affairs.

Cotman, A. M. (guest) & Perrodin, D. P. (host). (2019, October). How zero-tolerance discipline
policies compromise school safety. Safety Doc Podcast [Audio podcast].

Cotman, A. M. (2019, September). Engage and Empower Students for a Stellar School Year. Texas School Safety Center newsletter and website.

Cotman, A. M. (2019, May). Maintaining School-Community Partnerships Over the Summer Break. Texas School Safety Center newsletter and website.

Cotman, A. M. (2019, February). Mindfulness: Helping Educators Cope with Stress at School. Texas School Safety Center newsletter and website

PRESENTATIONS * invited presentations

*Curran, F. C., Cotman, A. M., Kent, J., Schachter, M. (2024, August 2). School Safety Data. Education Policy Research Center, University of Florida College of Education, Gainesville, FL.

Schachter, M., Cotman, A. M., Kent, J. (2024, July). School Safety Data. Texas School Safety Center Conference, San Antonio, TX.

*Cotman, A. M. (2024, May 2). Culturally responsive instructional supervision. Education Leadership and Policy, Graduate School of Education, University of Buffalo, NY.

Cotman, A. M., Soderstrom, M. P., Curran, F. C., (2023, November 15). Panel discussion: Hiring, training, and monitoring of school security personnel. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

*Schachter, M., Cotman, A. M., Jolivette, K. (2023, August 9). Adapting to your context & tailoring programming to student needs. STOP School Violence National Conference, Richmond VA.

*Cotman. A. M. (2022, November) Measuring school safety. Austin, TX: Advanced Placement Statistics course, Westwood High School, Round Rock ISD.

Cotman, A. M. (2021, November) School safety in 2022: A new framework. Cleveland, OH: University Council for Educational Administration.

*Cotman, A. M. (2022, August). Grad College External Funding. Texas State University Graduate College. San Marcos, TX.

Cotman, A. M. (2021, November) Implicit tasks of school police in Texas: School Resource Officer Training materials. Cleveland, OH: University Council for Educational Administration.

*Cotman, A. M. (2021, November) Keys to doctoral research for new students. San Marcos, TX: Team Development in Education course, Texas State University.

*Cotman, A. M. (2021, October) Critical Whiteness studies. San Marcos, TX: Feminist and Critical Thought in Education course, Texas State University.

Cotman, A. M. & Duarte, B. J. (2021, April). Memoranda of understanding between Texas school districts and police agencies: A critical policy analysis. Virtual Conference: American Educational Research Association.

Cotman, A. M. & Duarte, B. J. (2020, November). Memoranda of understanding between Texas school districts and police agencies: A critical policy analysis. Virtual Conference: University Council for Educational Administration.

*Cotman, A. M., Howlader, C. Q., Reinhard, D. J., & Siegert, C. B. (2020, September). What I Wish I Had Been Told as a New Doctoral Student. Grad College Shop Talk, Texas State University.

*Cotman, A. M. (2020, April). School Policing. In HIS 2294: History of Childhood in the U.S., Villanova University.

Cotman, A. M., Hayden, A. S., Jack, T. J., Bocanegra, E. R., & Guerra, P. L. (2019, November) Moral Courage: One Size Fits All? New Orleans, LA: University Council for Educational Administration.

Cotman, A. M., Hayden, A. S., Jack, T. J., Bocanegra, E. R., & Guerra, P. L. (2019,
November) Critical Conversation - The Role Courage in Ethical and Moral Leadership:
Does One Size Fit All? New Orleans, LA: Consortium for the Study of Leadership and Ethics in Education.

Paulson, E. J., Sarker, A. L., Reynolds, J. S., & Cotman, A. M. (2019, October) Making it Work: Experiences with a Statewide Accelerated IRW Mandate. New Orleans, LA: College Reading and Learning Association.

Cotman, A. M. (2018, November). School resource officer roles and responsibilities: Texas school leaders’ expectations. Houston, TX: University Council for Educational Administration.

Cotman, A. M., Aidman, B., & Perkins, M. (2018, November). Using Personal Narrative to Foster a Culturally Responsive Ecological Learning System. Houston, TX: University Council for Educational Administration.

Cotman, A. M. (2018, October). Lifelong learners and personal narrative andragogy in an ecological learning system. Myrtle Beach, SC: American Association of Adult and Continuing Education.