Dr. Barbara N. Young
Murfreesboro
Summary
Motivating and talented professor driven to inspire students to pursue academic and personal excellence. Strives to create a challenging and engaging virtual learning classroom environment in which students become life-long scholars and learners. Professional career includes K-12 teaching as well as university level onsite and online teaching experience.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Professor, Tenured, Graduate Faculty Status
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro
1989 - Current
- Current Professorial duties include Instruction - Curriculum Development - Research - Community Service
- Professor, Online graduate course instruction
- Developer, Thirty-hour Online Educational Specialist Graduate Degree Program / Culture, Cognition, Learning Process
- Director, Thirty-hour Online Educational Specialist Graduate Degree Program
- Adviser, Graduate students enrolled in Online Ed.S. Program
- Reviewer, Academic Journals, Conferences, Publishing Companies
- Writer, Academic Articles Publication, Proposals Conference Presentation, Grants
- Dissertation Committee Member/Chair
Instructor / Past
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro
- Instructor, English Department, Literature / Composition
- Instructor, English Developmental Studies Department, Composition
- Instructor, Elementary and Special Education Department
Teacher / Past
Louisiana State School System
- Grade 12, British Literature / Composition
- Grade 10, World Literature / Composition
- Grade 9, English / Spanish
- Grade 7/8, English / Social Studies
- Grade 2, Elementary
Education
Doctor of Education - Curriculum and Instruction
Tennessee State University
Nashville, TNSpecialist in Education - Curriculum and Instruction Major, Supervision & Administration Minor
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TNMaster of Arts - English Education, 19th Century American Literature
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TNGraduate Teacher Education Licensure Program - English Secondary 7-12 Education
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LABachelor of Arts - English Major, Foreign Language (Spanish, French), History, Psychology Minors
University of Louisiana
Lafayette, LAPost-Baccalaureate Studies - Literature, Spanish, Psychology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LAEducation And Training - Degrees
- Doctor of Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN
- Specialist in Education, Curriculum and Instruction Major / Supervision & Administration Minor, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
- Master of Arts in Teaching, English Education / 19th Century American Literature, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
- Graduate Teacher Education Licensure Program, English Secondary 7-12 Education, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
- Bachelor of Arts, English Major / Foreign Language (Spanish, French), History, Psychology Minors, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA
- Post-Baccalaureate Studies, Literature, Spanish, Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Research Interests
- Online Curriculum Design and Implementation
- Student engagement
- Behavior in Cyberspace: Cyber Ethics
- Psychology of Human Growth and Development
- Acculturation Experiences / Cultural Issues
- Contributions of Neurosciences to Education
- Learning Sciences/Cognition
Publications Presentations Grants Academic Reviews
Available upon request
Certification
- Certified Faculty Online Developer, Learning Resources Network (LERN), 01/01/13
- Certified Online Developer, Learning Resources Network (LERN), 01/01/07
- Louisiana Teacher License - English Grades 7-12
- Tennessee Teacher License - English 7-12, Spanish 7-12, Psychology 7-12, History 7-12
- Tennessee Supervision and Administration License, K-12
Administrative Duties
- Program Director and initial online certified program developer/certified designer of the thirty-hour Online Educational Specialist Graduate Degree Program, Curriculum and Instruction Major, Specialization in Culture, Cognition, and the Learning Process
- Adviser for all graduate students enrolled in the Online Educational Specialist Degree Program
- Mentor and Peer Reviewer for first-time online university instructors as they design initial online courses for delivery
Career Overview
Professor, Tenured, Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education and Behavioral Science, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA, Certificate of Appreciation, 35 Years of Service, MTSU, 01/01/26, Certified Online Instructor, Certified Faculty Online Developer, Motivating and talented professor driven to inspire students to pursue academic and personal excellence. Strives to create a challenging and engaging virtual learning classroom environment in which students become life-long scholars and learners. Professional career includes K-12 teaching as well as university level onsite and online teaching experience.
Accomplishments
Numerous awards, honors, recognition over years in various academic areas as well as two-time MTSU Outstanding Teaching Award recipient.
Timeline
Instructor / Past
Middle Tennessee State University
Teacher / Past
Louisiana State School System
Professor, Tenured, Graduate Faculty Status
Middle Tennessee State University
1989 - Current
Doctor of Education - Curriculum and Instruction
Tennessee State University
Specialist in Education - Curriculum and Instruction Major, Supervision & Administration Minor
Middle Tennessee State University
Master of Arts - English Education, 19th Century American Literature
Middle Tennessee State University
Graduate Teacher Education Licensure Program - English Secondary 7-12 Education
University of New Orleans
Bachelor of Arts - English Major, Foreign Language (Spanish, French), History, Psychology Minors
University of Louisiana
Post-Baccalaureate Studies - Literature, Spanish, Psychology
Louisiana State University