Chair of the Department
Associate Professor of Education
Foundations & Social Studies Education
amcguffey@wittenberg.edu
(937) 327-7877
Blair Hall 209
Academic Background
- B.A. Wittenberg University (1995)
- M.A. Urbana University (2001)
- Ph.D. University of Dayton (2014)
Amy R. McGuffey joined the Department of Education at Wittenberg University in the Fall of 2014. Amy is alumna of Wittenberg and considers herself fortunate to have the opportunity to share her passion for education with students through numerous undergraduate and graduate courses, specializing in leadership, special education, and social studies methods. In addition to her teaching duties, Amy is the Chair of the Education Department.
Amy brings a wide range of experience from her 16 years of teaching in urban, rural, and online public school settings. She has experience at all grade levels, but spent most of her time teaching Middle School History and Language Arts as well as Special Education. She served as an adjunct professor at Wittenberg and Wright State University in both undergraduate and graduate courses. She has also worked as a Research Assistant at the University of Dayton where she had the opportunity to research, write, and present on topics such as school vouchers and Catholic private schools, weighted funding in special education, and school climate.
Amy earned her B.A. in Elementary Education from Wittenberg University, her M.A. in Education from Urbana University. She also earned her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Dayton which named her as the recipient of the Graduate Student Showcase Award for Outstanding Dissertation in the Department of Educational Leadership. In her spare time, Amy enjoys spending time with her family, reading, exercising, and baking. Amy and her husband, Jamie reside near Saint Paris. They have three children and one grandchild.
Awards and Recognitions
- Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, 2024
- Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE) Faculty Excellence, 2024
- Champion Award for Community Impact, 2024
- Virginia Lucas Silver Apple Award, 1994
Publications
- Information Age Publishing
- The OAGC Review
- University Business
- Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators Update
- NASSP Bulletin
- Journal of School Public Relations