Kim K. WinterKim K. Winter, Ph.D., is the Dean of the College of Education and Allied Professions at Western Carolina University. She is a former Associate Dean at Western Carolina. Kim has also had roles as Associate Professor, Associate Chair and iddle Level Program Director at the University of Texas at Arlington. At the university level, Kim has taught a variety of courses: middle level curriculum, instruction, and assessment, language arts and literacy methods, young adolescent development, ELL methods, and young adult literature. She has taught Language Arts and Writing to both elementary and middle school students in Texas and Indiana. During 2007-2008, Kim took faculty leave and returned to the classroom to teach seventh and eighth grade English/Language Arts. Recent research projects include digital video analysis of and reflection on teaching among pre-service teachers; alignment of state and national English standards; the study of deficit thinking among teacher candidates; and the induction and retention of teachers. Read More Read Less