Department
Education
College
Education and Human Development
Start Year at LSUS
2020
Terminal Degree/Yr
PhD/2018
Office Location
BH 337
318-797-5040
Curriculum Vitae

Biography

Dr. Joyce Farrow is an Associate Professor in the College of Education at Louisiana State University Shreveport where she has taught undergraduate courses in Language Arts, Reading, Dyslexia, and Special Education as well as graduate courses in Reading.

Dr. Farrow served as the Chair of the Department from 6/20/2022-8/15/2026 and began as Director of CELT in January 2025.  She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary and Special Education from the University of Missouri St. Louis, a Master of Education degree in K-12 Reading from University of Missouri St. Louis, a Master of Education in Administration and Supervision from Charleston Southern University, and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Urban Education and Literacy from the University of North Carolina Charlotte.

Dr. Farrow has been an educator for the past 32 years and has taught elementary reading, elementary special education, and middle school reading to students in Missouri, South Carolina, and North Carolina.

Degrees

Research Interests

  • Science of Teaching and Learning
  • Social Emotional Learning and Literacy
  • Federal and State Policy and Laws specific to Literacy in PreK-12 public education
  • Teacher Preparation
  • The Strengths and Challenges of being 2E (Gifted and Challenged)

Teaching Assignments

  • ED 316
  • ED 317
  • ED 319
  • ED 321
  • ED 388
  • ED 417
  • ED 418
  • ED 420
  • ED 740
  • ED 741
  • ED 743

Office Hours

CELT Hours

Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 

Student Hours

Tuesday & Thursday: 3 - 5 p.m.

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