Dr. Jana Stone Assistant Professor of Teacher Education 970-247-7669 jkstone@fortlewis.edu Areas of expertise: Rural Elementary Education Supporting Students from Diverse Backgrounds in Elementary Settings Education: B.A., Fort Lewis College, 2005 Elementary Education Certification, San Francisco State University, 2008 M.A., Ball State University, 2020 Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2024 About Dr. Jana Stone Dr. Jana Stone teaches classroom management and methods, supporting students from diverse backgrounds, and educational history and theory. Her research focuses on professional development for rural elementary teachers in supporting their students from diverse backgrounds. She has also researched women in educational leadership in rural communities. This work has been published in Frontiers in Education, The Rural Educator, and The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies. Before returning to Fort Lewis College, she was an elementary teacher in California and Wyoming. She also served as an English teacher with the U.S. Peace Corps in Moldova. Selected publications and presentations Boulden, R., Stone, J., & Ali Raisa, S. (2021). Supporting the college and career needs of gifted and talented learners in rural elementary schools: Strategies for school counselors.The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 1-13. Brigandi, C. B., Spillane, N. K., Rambo-Hernandez, K. E., & Stone, J. (2022). Teaching in the time of COVID-19: A biological systems theory approach. Frontiers in Education. Stone, J., Ferguson, C., Boulden, R. (in press). Culturally conflicted: Women in rural Appalachian school leadership. The Rural Educator, 45(2) 16-31.