Wanetta Morrow

Dr. Wanetta Morrow first joined Campbellsville University’s School of Education as an adjunct professor in 2021 and began teaching full-time in the graduate program in 2022. In addition to teaching, Dr. Morrow serves as the Assistant Graduate Chair and enjoys collaborating with her colleagues to support the needs of all graduate students. Before coming to Campbellsville University, Dr. Morrow served eight years at the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) as an Education Recovery Leader, Education Recovery Specialist and Novice Reduction Coach following her work in local school districts for twenty years. Dr. Morrow’s research interests include collective teacher efficacy, rural education, social emotional learning, and cognitive therapy

 

Degrees/Certifications:

Doctor of Education – Educational Leadership University of the Cumberlands; Williamsburg, KY Dissertation: The Impact of Collective Teacher Efficacy on Student Achievement.

Rank I certification – Secondary School Counseling Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

Master of Arts in Education – Elementary School Counseling Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

Bachelor of Science in Education – Elementary Education K-4; Emphasis in English/Communications; Endorsement to teach Middle Grades 5-8 Campbellsville College, Campbellsville, KY

Nationally trained and certified facilitator for the National Institute for School Leaders (NISL)

Nationally trained and certified facilitator in the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence with Jim Shipley & Associates

Completed the Institute for Performance Development (IPI)

 

Publications:

Morrow, W.D. (2025). “A Little Note Changed Everything.” In Hub, K., Wallace, R., Thomas, F., & Stafford, R. Voices of Rural Leadership: True Stories of Success in Education. Kendall Hunt Publishing. (Fall 2025 publishing due date)

Morrow, W.D. (2025). “Seeing is Believing.” In Wallace, R., Hopkins, J., Michelli, J., & Budai, W., Service Excellence: True Stories from Higher Education (pp. 70-74). Kendall Hunt Publishing (June publication due date)

 

Presentations:

Morrow, W. (2025, April). Combatting Enemies of Efficacy in Rural Schools. Rural Education Summit, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Morrow, W. (2024, July) Facilitating Collective Teacher Efficacy to Positively Impact Student Achievement. Southern Region Education Board (SREB) Conference, Nashville, TN.

Morrow, W. (2024, April), Using Lesson Study as Embedded Professional Learning. Kentucky Excellence in Educator Preparation (KEEP) Conference, Asbury University, Wilmore, KY.

Gibson, C., Hall, A., & Morrow, W. (2022, September 27). Impacting Student Achievement Through Co-Teaching. Continuous Improvement Summit, Lexington, KY.

Morrow, W., Greer, S., & Stewart, T. (2022, May 27). Move Your Turnaround Work From Vision to Action – Strategically. Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Hall, A., Neat, M., & Morrow, W. (2021, September 25) Professional Learning Communities and Feed Forward Walk-throughs. Continuous Improvement Summit, Lexington, KY.

Morrow, W. (2018, December 18). Using the Key Core Work Processes to Support Novice Learners. Victory Over Violence Conference, Newport, KY.

Morrow, W. & Anderson, J. (2017, July 18). The Positive Impacts of Classroom Discourse on Learning. FRYSC Conference, Louisville, KY.

Morrow, W. & Wells, J. (2016, September 20). High Impact School and Classroom Strategies for Novice Reduction and Gap Closure. Continuous Improvement Summit, Lexington, KY.

Morrow, W., Well, J., & Anderson, J. (2016, June 14). Metacognitive Strategies That Support Deeper Learning. College and Career Readiness Summit, Murray State University, Murray, KY.

 

Service to the Profession:

Peer reviewer for textbook - Congress, E.P, & Gonzalez, M.J., (5th edition). (release date 2026). Multicultural perspectives in working with families: A Textbook for helping professions, 5th edition. Springer Publishing, New York.

Peer reviewer for future publications in the Journal of Adult Education and Technology:

“Students’ Perceptions of and Experience With Online Test Preparation (Rehearsal) and Testing”

“Prediction and Comparative Analysis of Factors Affecting the Mathematical Achievement of Gifted Students with Machine Learning Models”

“Innovation-Driven Development of China's Hospitality Management Education Core Competency Model”

 

Academic Leadership and Service:

Assistant Chair of Graduate Programs

Advisory Council Lead – School Counseling

Core Group Leader – School Counseling

SOE Leadership Team

CAEP Standard 4 Committee

SEL Committee

Campbellsville University Wellness Committee

Faculty Workday Trainer

 

Memberships:

Kappa Delta Pi National Education Association Kentucky Education Association Kentucky School Counselor Association Kentucky Association for School Administrators