Aaron Rife, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction
Program Chair, Middle/Secondary History/Government Education
316-978-6367
Mail: 1845 Fairmount, Box 28, Wichita. KS 67260
Office: Corbin Education Center, Room 116
Academic Degrees
• Ph.D., Social and Cultural Studies in Education, with emphasis on urban schools,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2014
• M.S., Foundations of Education, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2008
• B.A. History Teaching, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 2001
Specializations
Research interests:
History of urban education; Race and class in schools; Transition from pre-service to classroom teaching; Educational opportunity and social inequality.
Courses taught:
ELPS 200-Making Connections Between School and Community (KU, 2008-2011)
ELPS 250-Education and Society (KU, 2011-2013)