Dr. Betty Liverman: Most recently worked as an Assistant Professor, Elementary Programs

Coordinator, and Assessment/Accreditation Coordinator at Shaw University. Her intellectual

homes includes a Doctorate in Executive Leadership from the University of Charleston in

West Virginia, a Master in School Administration from Campbell University, a Master in

Elementary Education from Elon University, and a Bachelor of Science in Theatre Arts with a

concentration in Broadcasting and Communications from East Carolina University.

Certifications include the following:North Carolina and Texas certified K-6 elementary

teacher, North Carolina and Texas certified K-12 Theatre Arts/Dance teacher, and a North

Carolina and Texas certified school principal/administrator.

Before entering higher education, Dr. Liverman was a teacher in North Carolina public

schools and a school principal. Dr. Liverman loves qualitative research including her research

entitled: Conceptualizing the Educator’s Preparation Program of North Carolina through the

Reflexive Lived Experiences of its User Audience: A Phenomenological Study of Intrapsychic

Dimensions of Program Leadership. Her most recent research involves program and course

level continuous improvements entitled: Scaling Up: Science of Reading at an HBCU.