Riggs, Ernestine

	Title:	Associate Professor
	Office #:	Lewis Towers 1126, WTC
	Phone:	312.915.7061
	E-mail:	eriggs@luc.edu
	Degree:	Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
	CV:	Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Program Areas

• Reading 
• Teacher Preparation

Research Interests

• Teacher Preparation for Urban Classrooms
• Impact of teacher expectations on student achievement
• Effects of the Conative Domain on student self-efficacy and academic achievement
• Impact of sustained professional development in the creation of highly effective teachers
• Character Education

Classes

• CIEP 229 Introduction to Educational Psychology
• CIEP 362 Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas
• CIEP 421 Reading/Literacy Instruction for Diverse Populations
• CIEP 423 Advanced Reading/Writing in the Content Areas

Professional & Community Affiliations

• International Reading Association
• Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development
• National Middle School Association
• National Association of Secondary Principals
• American Educational Research Association
• Phi Delta Kappa International
• Rainbow Push Coalition
• Southern Poverty Law Center
• Rochelle Lee Board Member