Amy R. Vujaklija, Ph.D.
Title: Senior Director of Educator Preparation, Accreditation, and Assessment
Office Location: G220
Office Hours: M-F, 8:00 - 4:30pm, virtual or via phone
Phone: 708-235-7143 ext. 7143
College: College of Education and Human Development
Department(s):
Expertise
Education
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction — University of Louisville, Louisville, KY — May 2016
M.A.T., Middle and Secondary English Language Arts — Spalding University, Louisville, KY — May 2004
Master's Candidacy, English Literature and Composition — University of Louisville, Louisville, KY — May 2003
B.A., English — University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY — May 1994
Biography
Higher education leader and tenured faculty member specializing in educator preparation, accreditation, assessment, licensure, program quality, clinical partnerships, and continuous improvement. Experienced in leading educator preparation reporting and accreditation processes, including CAEP accreditation preparation, ISBE/SEPLB and IBHE policy and program review, candidate licensure, data systems, and school-university partnerships. Scholarship and professional development focus on educator preparation, reflective inquiry, content-area literacy, professional learning, and university-district partnerships.
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Publications
Grumbach, G., Gibbs, C., & Vujaklija, A. (2025). An interdisciplinary collaboration to teach bibliotherapy to education and school social work candidates. School Social Work, 50(1).
Vujaklija, A. (2021). Reflective inquiry in teacher education: Interanimating authoritative and internally persuasive discourses. Reflective Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2021.1952972
Vujaklija, A. (2021). Learning from students: Implementing a “Shark Tank” in educator preparation. School-University Partnerships, Journal of the National Association for Professional Development Schools.
Vujaklija, A. (2021). How relationship building affects feedback in virtual teaching and learning. In E. Langran & L. Archambault (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1080–1083). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/219259/
Vujaklija, A., & Robey, P. (2020). Locating the map of meaningful work within Choice Theory. International Journal of Choice Theory and Reality Therapy.
Vujaklija, A., Hisrich, K., & Cummings, M. (2018). Technology, feedback, and culturally responsive teaching. In E. Langran & J. Borup (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1764–1769). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/182766/
Howell, P., Sheffield, C., Shelton, A., & Vujaklija, A. (2017). Backchannel discussions during classroom observations: Connecting theory and practice in real time. Middle School Journal.