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Valerie Storey, PhD, M.ED

Adjunct Faculty and Doctoral Faculty Advisor

valerie.storey@franklin.edu

Profile

Prior to her appointment at Franklin University, Dr. Storey served as an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies at the University of Central Florida receiving Professor Emerita status for her research, teaching and service. Previously, Dr. Storey served as a Professor of Educational Leadership at Lynn University, where she was the EdD. PhD., and MEd. Educational Leadership Director. In the higher education setting, she has successfully taught courses in a variety of formats (including face-to-face, online, & hybrid) within PhD., EdD., EdS., MA., MEd., and BS. programs. Additionally, Dr. Storey has helped numerous Doctoral and Master's students complete the dissertation and thesis/project process, having chaired and served on dissertation/thesis/project committees in both the US and UK. In addition to her experience in higher education, Dr. Storey has decades of successful experience in the K-12 educational setting, where she served as a coach, teacher, and school administrator. During this tenure, she was chosen by the Department for Education to work with schools in challenging circumstances. Dr. Storey is the author of more than 50 publications in the areas of leadership, principal preparation, professional doctoral program design, and  Dissertation in Practice design. Recent works include the edited books School Diversification in England and the United States of America: Implications for School Leader Preparation Programs; International Perspectives on Designing Professional Practice Doctorates; and Contemporary Approaches to Dissertation Development and Research Methods.

Education

2005
Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee)
Doctor of Philosophy, Leadership & Policy Studies
1993
The University of Manchester (United Kingdom)
Master of Education
1975
University of Leeds
Bachelor of Education

Certifications

2000
National Professional Qualification for Headship, Department for Education and Employment

Work Experience

2019 - Present
Franklin University, Adjunct Faculty & Doctoral Faculty Advisor
2015 - 2018
University of Central Florida, Program Coordinator, Elementary Education, LifeLong Learning Track, Orlando, Florida
2012 - 2015
University of Central Florida, Director, Education Program & Executive EdD. Educational Leadership Track Professional Practice Doctorate, Orlando, Florida
2006 - 2012
Lynn University, Director, Education Program & Executive EdD. Educational Leadership, Boca Raton, Florida
2005 - 2005
Vanderbilt University, Consultant for Policy Research, Nashvillee, Tennessee
2004 - 2005
Vanderbilt University, Graduate Research Assistant, Nashville, Tennessee

Publications & Presentations

Storey, V. (2025, Aug. 6). Theoretical analysis of school leadership development in an era of privatization: United States and England.. International Council of Educational Leadership (ICPEL), Virtual Conference.
Storey, V. (2022). Developing the interdisciplinary leader: A wholistic leadership approach.. On leadership: An interdisciplinary approach. Information Age Publishing..
Storey, V. (2022). School leadership preparation and development in an era of privatization: England and the United States.. Equity and access: an analysis of educational leadership preparation, policy, and practice. Information Age Publishing..
Storey, V., & Fletcher, R. (2021, Aug. 4). Developing scholar activists: the impact of a professional practice doctorate on doctoral graduate candidates and their practice.. International Council of Educational Leadership (ICPEL).
Storey, V., & Fowler, D. (2021, Aug. 6). Leading EdD programs: learnings, and reflections. International Council of Educational Leadership (ICPEL)..
Storey, V. (2021, Aug. 5). Theoretical analysis of school leadership development in an era of privatization: United States and England. International Council of Educational Leadership (ICPEL).
Storey, V. (2019). School type diversification in England and the United States of America: Implications for school leader preparation programs.. Information Age Publishing. http://Storey, V. A. (Ed.). (2019). School type diversification in England and the United States of America: Implications for school leader preparation programs. Information Age Publishing.
Storey, V. (2019). Examining the Tension Between Localized Bespoke Partnership Educator Administrator Preparation Programs and Centralized Administrator Credentialing. Who Controls the Preparation of Education Administrators?. Information Age Publishing. http://Storey, V. A. (2019). Examining the tension between localized bespoke partnership educator administrator preparation programs and centralized administrator credentialing. In A. Danzig & W. Black (Eds.), Who controls the preparation of education administrators? in the series Research & Theory in Educational Administration. Information Age Publishing.
Storey, V. (2019). The impact of context: A comparative analysis of school leader preparation in England and the USA.. School type diversification in England and the United States of America: Implications for school leader preparation programs. Information Age Publishing. http://Storey, V. A. (2019). The impact of context: A comparative analysis of school leader preparation in England and the USA. In V. A. Storey (Ed.), School type diversification in England and the United States of America: Implications for school leader preparation programs. Information Age Publishing.
Storey, V. (2018). Advancing healthcare leadership: Physician as agents of change. Preparing physicians to lead in the 21st century. IGI Global.
Storey, V. (2018). Alternative dissertation models: The development of modern capstone design. Methodologies for practice research: Approaches for professional doctorates. Sage.
Storey, V. (2018). Developing clinical leaders: The impact of a pharmaceutical and healthcare marketing MBA. Preparing physicians to lead in the 21st century. IGI Global.
Storey, V., & Storey PhD, M.ED, V. (2018). Preparing physicians to lead in the 21st century. IGI Global.
Storey, V. (2018, Dec. 31). Agent of change: The power of the dissertation in practice. 6th International Conference on Professional Doctorates, London, UK.
Storey, V. (2018). Alternative dissertation models: The development of modern capstone design. Methodologies for practice research: Approaches for professional doctorates (pp. 280). Sage. http://Storey, V. A. (2019). Alternative dissertation models: The development of modern capstone design. In C. Costley & J. Fulton (Eds.), Methodologies for practice research: Approaches for professional doctorates. Sage.
Storey, V., & Storey PhD, M.ED, V. (2017). Exploring the impact of the dissertation in practice. Information Age Publishing.
Storey, V. (2017). Gender-based leadership barriers: Advancement of female faculty to leadership positions in higher education. Encyclopedia of Strategic Leadership and Management. IGI Global.
Storey, V. (2017). Investing in the future: Designing education lifelong learning tracks. Advocacy in Academia and the Role of Teacher Preparation Programs. IGI Global.
Storey, V. (2017). Leadership sustainability: Maintaining wellness, coping with stress, and preventing burnout`. Encyclopedia of Strategic Leadership and Management (pp. 182-193). IGI Global.
Storey, V., & Johnson, J. (2017, Dec. 31). A theoretical analysis of extant literature and empirical analysis of extant data from one state (Florida) to reach conclusions about the appropriateness of using a state test to 1(credential aspiring educational leaders; and (2) evaluate principal-preparation programs. 62nd Annual Meeting of the Florida Educational Research Association (FERA), Cocoa Beach, FL.
Storey, V., & Fulton, J. (2017, Dec. 31). The modern education doctorate: Faculty perceptions and program design in England and the United States of America. Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA), San Antonio, TX.
Storey, V. (2017, Dec. 31). Investing in the future: Innovative interdisciplinary internships. Cooperative Education and Internship Association (CEIA), Denver,CO.
Storey, V. (2017, Dec. 31). International approaches to educational reform. Plymouth, England.
Storey, V. (2017, Dec. 31). Scholar Professional or professional scholar? A comparison of research methods and program capstone models of PD and PhD programs. International Conference on Doctoral Education, Orlando, Florida.
Storey, V., & Fowler, D. (2017, Dec. 31). From the ground up: Creating an ICPEL state affiliate and journal. International Council of Educational Leadership (ICPEL), San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Storey, V., & Johnson, J. (2017, Dec. 31). Out over their skis: A Study of principal preparation program policy in Florda.. International Council of Educational Leadership (ICPEL), San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Fowler, D., & Storey, V. (2017, Dec. 31). From the ground up: Creating an ICPEL state affiliate and journal.. International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership in San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Storey, V. (2017, Dec. 31). Andragogy & learning in a graduate classroom: Critical Friends' protocol. Sunshine State Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Conference, Florida.
Storey, V., & Storey PhD, M.ED, V. (2016). Contemporary approaches to dissertation development and research methods.. IGI Global.
Storey, V. (2016). Mixed-reality immersive environment as an instructional tool for building education leadership capacity. Is this the future?. Handbook of Research on Learning Outcomes and Opportunities in the Digital Age (pp. 744-768). IGI Global.
Storey, V. (2016). The consequential relationship between doctoral course design and capstone design. Contemporary approaches to dissertation development and research methods. IGI Global.
Storey, V. (2016, Dec. 31). Thinking forward: Doctoral education in educational leadership. 30th University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA), Detriot,MI.
Storey, V. (2016, Dec. 31). Reconceptualizing the modern doctorate: Issues arising from UK & US comparative data. 61st Annual Meeting of Florida Educational Research Association (FERA), Flordia.
Fulton, J., & Storey, V. (2016, Dec. 31). Comparison of EdD and PhD (Education) in UK and US universities. Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA), Washington D.C..
Storey, V. (2016, Dec. 31). Process, design, product & impact of a professional practice dissertation. UK.
Storey, V. (2016, Aug. 31). The consequential relationship between doctoral course design and capstone design. 70th Summer Conference, Detriot,MI.
Storey, V. (2016, Aug. 31). Utilizing TeachLIVE (TLE) to build educational leadership capacity: The development and application of virtual simulations. 70th Summer Conference, Detriot,MI.
Storey, V. (2015). Reclaiming school reform duty to care. Democratic ethical educational leadership; reclaiming school reform (pp. 107-111). Routledge.
Storey, V., & Dambo, N. (2015, Dec. 31). A Study of principal outcomes related to stress, and principal coping mechanisms. 60th Annual Meeting of the Florida Educational Research Association (FERA), Florida.
Storey, V. (2015, Dec. 31). Exploring the determinants and usage of research-base information in the classroom: An empirical study. 60th Annual Meeting of the Florida Educational Research Association (FERA), Florida.
Storey, V. (2015, Dec. 31). FIPSE product: Designing and specifying dissertation in Practice (DiP) models. CPED sponsored session at the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago,IL.
Storey, V., & Fulton, J. (2015, Dec. 31). A mixed methods analysis of doctoral students' preparation in research methods in professional practice doctorates in the UK and USA. International Conference on the Education Doctorate (ICDE), USA.
Storey, V. (2015, Dec. 31). Innovative dissertation models: Process, product & impact. NCPEA Conference-, Washington D.C..
Storey, V. (2015, Dec. 31). International approaches to doctoral dissertation. SIG-Doctoral Education Across the Disciplines; American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago,IL.
Storey, V. (2015, Aug. 31). Innovative dissertation models: Process, product and impact. 69th Summer Conference, Arlington,VA.
Storey, V. (2015, May. 31). Healthy principals ignite healthy schools. FASA Leads, Discover '15 Conference, Orlando, Florida.
Storey, V. (2015, May. 31). Sherlock Holmes or CSI? It's down to evidence dear Watson. FASA Leads, Discover '15 Conference, Orlando, Florida.
Storey, V., Caskey, M., Dolan, A., Shanklin, N., & Hesbol, K. (2015, Apr. 30). From innovators to adopters: Examining the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate Dissertation in Practice. Innovative in Doctoral Education Pratice, Chicago,IL.
Storey, V. (2015, Apr. 30). Research & doctoral preparation- A global perspective. Innovative Research and Doctoral Education, Chicago,IL.
Storey, V. (2015, Mar. 31). A road map to professional practice program design: the "self-driving" program. 2nd International Conference on Developments in DOctoral Education & Training (ICDDE), UK.
Storey, V. (2014). Online education programs for adult learners in higher education. Andragogical and pedagogical methods for curriculum and program development (pp. 250-274). IGI Global.
Storey, V. (2014). Rethinking doctoral education programs for the 21st century: Consumers versus producers and the choice between the EdD and the PhD. Learning and advanced teaching methods, 1, pp. 423-435. Learning and Advanced Teaching Methods.
Storey, V. (2014, Dec. 31). Exploring the determinants and usage of research-based information of educators. 45th Annual Conference of the Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA), Connecticut.
Storey, V. (2014, Dec. 31). Crossing borders with Critical Friends: Innovative doctoral program adoption. 4th International Conference on Professional Doctorates, Wales.
Storey, V. (2014, Dec. 31). An analysis of the changing models of Dissertations in Practice (DiP) from redesigned professional practice doctorates. 59th Annual Meeting of the Florida Educational Research Association (FERA), Florida.
Storey, V., & Maughan, B. (2014, Dec. 31). Beyond a definition: Designing and specifying Dissertation in Practice (DiP) models. Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate.
Storey, V., Sanders, G., & Hawkes, D. (2014, Dec. 31). Impact of our practice: Learning about CPED's principles across program contexts. Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate.
Storey, V. (2014, Dec. 31). Evidence based practice (EBP). What does it mean to teachers?. Florida Association of Teacher Educators, Boca Raton, Florida.
Storey, V. (2014, Nov. 30). FIPSE product: Designing and specifying Dissertation in Practice (DiP) models. Annual Convention of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA), Washington D.C..
Storey, V. (2013). Carnegie Project for the Educational Doctorate: The role of critical friends in diffusing doctoral program innovation.. Becoming a Global Voice- the 2013 Yearbook of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration. NCPEA Publications.
Storey, V. (2013). Cognitive evolution: the reflections of two doctoral students. In their own words: A journey to the stewardship of the practice in education (pp. 75-87). Information Age Publishing.
Storey, V. (2013). Critical friend groups: Moving beyond mentoring. Redesigning professional education doctorates: Applications of critical friendship theory to the EdD (pp. 9-25). Palgrave Macmillan.
Storey, V. (2013). Europe 2020: Will higher education in the European Union be a catalyst for a more dynamic, prosperous economy?. International Education and the Next- Generation Workforce: Competition in the Global Economy? (pp. 47-62). IGI Global.
Storey, V. (2013). Redefining the higher education landscape through problem-based learning. Handbook of research on teaching and learning in K-20 education (pp. 517-534). IGI Global.
Storey, V. (2013, Dec. 31). Context is everything: Development of a professional practice doctorate in the US and UK. 2013 International Conference on Doctoral Education: Organizational Diversity and Difference in Practice, Orlando, Florida.
Storey, V. (2013, Dec. 31). Critical Friends facilitating change. 6th New DEEL Conference: Creating and Sustaining Democratic Ethical Leadership, Philadelphia,PA.
Storey, V. (2013, Dec. 31). The political sense of urgency for graduate impact data: But how long will it take for impact to show?. 6th New DEEL Conference: Creating and Sustaining Democratic Ethical Leadership, Philadelphia,PA.
Storey, V. (2013, Dec. 31). Role of critical friends in developing a collaborative environment to support institutional change: Lessons learned from the Carnegie Projection the Education Doctorate. Annual International Values and Leadership Conference, Oklahoma City, OK.
Storey, V., Maughan, B., Shanklin, N., & Hesbol, K. (2013, Dec. 31). The Dissertation in Practice (DiP): Rhetoric, reality, and the data.. Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate.
Storey, V. (2013, Dec. 31). Using a standards alignment model as a framework for doctoral candidate assessment: Sketching a road map. Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate.
Storey, V. (2013, Dec. 31). Challenging dualities in new models of teacher preparation: Recent reforms in England. Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Education (SRATE), Florida.
Storey, V. (2013, Dec. 31). Implementing the Common Core State Standards: Lessons from England. The UCF College of Education, 15th Annual Literacy Symposium, Orlando, Florida.
Storey, V. (2013, Oct. 31). Defending the doctoral dissertation. CPED.
Storey, V. (2012). Professional capital: Transforming teaching in every school.. The School Administrator.
Storey, V. (2012, Dec. 31). Dissertation in Practice: Creating generative impact using theory and practice.. University Council for Education Administration (UCEA) conference, Denver,CO.
Storey, V. (2012, Oct. 31). Every child matters. University outreach.
Storey, V. (2011). Critical friends: Curricular redesign and implementation of a small independent university's doctoral and undergraduate programs. Placing practitioner knowledge at the center of teacher education-- Rethinking the policies and practices of the education doctorate. Information Age Publishing.
Storey, V. (2011). Insights from one district's small school reform. The School Administrator.
Storey, V. (2011, Dec. 31). Professional practice doctorate: Innovative pedagogy. Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate, San Diego, California.
Imig, D., Robinson, E., Brown, S., Shakeshaft, C., Wunder, S., Zambo, D., & Storey, V. (2011, Dec. 31). A focus on leadership: Reinventing the EdD. International Council on Education for Teaching, Glasgow, UK.
Storey, V. (2010). Critical friends: Supporting a small, private university face the challenges of crafting an innovative scholar-practitioner doctorate. Educational leadership preparation: Innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to the EdD and graduate education. Palgrave Macmillan.
Storey, V. (2010, Dec. 31). New localism vs Centralism: The New DEEL. British Educational Leadership- Annual International Conference, Reading, UK.
Storey, V. (2009). Performance- based education: Developing programs through strategic planning. The School Administrator.
Storey, V. (2009). The new localism in the UK: Community governance amid national goals.. The new localism in American education: The yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 108. University of Chicago Press.
Storey, V. (2009). The fourth way: Inspiring future for educational change. The School Administrator.
Storey, V. (2009). Keeping the promise? Debate over charter schools. Rethinking schools. The School Administrator.
Storey, V., & Beeman, T. (2009, Dec. 31). Examining the fiction of virtual community. 6th International Conference on the book, Washington D.C..
Storey, V., Hawley, W., Bryant, M., Shakeshaft, C., & Taylor, R. (2009, Dec. 31). Finding a voice among critical friends: Staying faithful to Shulman's vision of the scholar practitioner. Annual Convention of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA), Anaheim, CA.
Storey, V. (2009, Dec. 31). Finding a voice among critical friends: Staying faithful to Shulman's vision of the scholar practitioner EdD. Annual Convention of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA), Anaheim, CA.
Storey, V. (2009, Dec. 31). The future of doctoral programs. Annual Convention, UCEA.
Storey, V., & Wolf, A. (2009, Dec. 31). Flying by the seat of your pants. New Media Consortium (NMC) annual conference.
Storey, V. (2008). Charter School outcomes. Journal of the School Administrator.
Storey, V. (2008). a new DEEL for an old problem: Social justice at the core. Leadership for justice: Promoting equity and excellence through inquiry and reflective practice. Information Age Publishing.
Storey, V. (2008, Dec. 31). Seeking moral equilibrium. 13th Annual Values and Leadership Conference, Victoria, Canada.
Storey, V. (2008, Dec. 31). Re-thinking doctoral education programs for the 21st century: Consumers versus producers and the choice between EdD and the PhD. Annual Convention of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA), Orlando, Florida.
Storey, V. (2008, Dec. 31). Instructor's privacy in distance (online) learning: Where do you draw the line?. Second annual new DEEL conference, Philadelphia,PA.
Storey, V. (2007, Dec. 31). Can France give Education Action Zones new life?. Annual Convention of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA), Alexandria, VA.
Storey, V. (2007, Dec. 31). A New DEEL: Recentering American education on the student. Florida Association of Teacher Educators (FATE) annual conference, Orlando, Florida.
Storey, V. (2007, Dec. 31). a New DEEL: Realigning American education reform. Second annual New DEEL Conference, Philadelphia,PA.
Storey, V. (2006, Dec. 31). The influence of values on organizational effectiveness. An informed decision model for educational administrators.. Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, Fifteenth Annual Meeting.
Storey, V. (2006, Dec. 31). Special ethics of the educator. Eleventh Annual Values and Leadership Conference, Canada.
Storey, V. (2006, Dec. 31). Leadership preparation: Which model works best?. Florida Association of Teacher Educators (FATE) annual conference, Orlando, Florida.
Storey, V. (2006, Dec. 31). The New DEEL: A path toward more authentic leadership. Conceptualizing leadership in relation to students' role as active agents in improving learning. Florida Association of Teacher Educators (FATE) annual conference, Orlando, Florida.
Storey, V. (2005, Dec. 31). A value informed decision model for educational administrators. The Tenth Annual Values Leadership Conference.
Storey, V., & Hart, C. (2005, Mar. 31). Principal's perception of financial autonomy at the site level and its influence on improving educational productivity. A cross national case study. American Education Finance Association Annual Conference, Louisville,KY.
Storey, V. (2004). Teaching in America: The slow revolution in Peabody Journal of Education. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Storey, V., & Beeman, T. (2004, Dec. 31). Dimensions influencing the decision-making process of high school principals: A qualitative analysis. The Changing Face(s) of Educational Leadership: UCEA at the Crossroads, Kansas City, Missouri.
Storey, V. (2004, Dec. 31). How principals' perceptions of financial autonomy influences the school budgeting process: Cross-national research. The Changing Face(s) of Educational Leadership: UCEA at the Crossroads', Kansas City, Missouri.
Storey, V., & Hart, C. (2004, Dec. 31). The dissertation process: Conducting an empirical study using the illustrative example- How principals' perceptions of financial autonomy influences the school budgeting process: Cross-national research. Nashville,TN.
Storey, V. (2004, May. 31). The role of Action Zones in reshaping the management and provision of education services in the USA, France and England. International Symposium on Globalization and Urbanization: Challenges and Opportunities.

Professional Service

2017
Committee Member
Division A - Administration/Division A - Section 1: Leadership (AERA)
2015
Officer, President/Elect/Past
Florida Association of Professors of Educational Leadership
(Florida) End Date: 2020

Memberships

1991
The College of Preceptors
1978
The College of Preceptors