Meet WCEs New Leaders and Faculty Members

The Watson College is excited to welcome new leaders and faculty this fall. Donyell Roseboro is serving as interim chair of the Department of Instructional Technology, Foundations and Secondary Education (ITFSE), and Erin Green is the new director of WCE’s P-12 School-University Partnership. We are also pleased to welcome new faculty members Ariane Clark and Courtney Tucker to the Watson College community.

Donyell Roseboro

Interim Chair, Department of ITFSE

Donyell Roseboro assumed the role of interim chair of the Department of Instructional Technology, Foundations and Secondary Education (ITFSE) in the Watson College of Education on July 1.

The department offers a Master of Science in Instructional Technology, along with programs leading to degrees and/or licensure in secondary education, academically or intellectually gifted education, and teaching English as a second language. It also offers interdisciplinary minors and certificates in educational studies, online teaching and learning, and esports. In partnership with the College of Health & Human Services and the College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts, the department supports programs in healthful living and fitness education, music education, and Spanish education.

Roseboro is a professor of secondary education. She joined UNCW’s faculty in 2007 and has held numerous leadership roles in the Watson College, including department chair, associate dean of Teacher Education and Outreach, and director of the Professional Development System. She has helped strengthen partnerships with K–12 schools across southeastern North Carolina and led the successful launch of D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy, UNCW’s laboratory school.

Roseboro also served as UNCW’s chief diversity officer from 2022 to 2024, following her service as interim chief diversity officer beginning in 2020. She returned to the Watson College faculty before taking on her current role as interim chair.

Erin Green

Director, P-12 School-University Partnership, Office of Partnerships and Engagement

Erin Green became director of the P-12 School-University Partnership in June. She joined UNCW in 2020 as a doctoral graduate assistant and remained at the university as an instructor after earning her doctorate in educational leadership, with a specialization in curriculum and instruction, from the Watson College of Education in 2024.

Before becoming director, Green served as a Watson College liaison and data manager supporting the PDS School-University Partnership Office and the Office of Professional Experiences. In addition to serving as director of the P-12 School-University Partnership, Green is also a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Instructional Technology, Foundations, and Secondary Education, where she teaches courses in Watson’s secondary education programs. She also taught in the Department of Educational Leadership’s leadership studies minor program.

Green spent 16 years teaching high school mathematics in New Hanover and Pender counties before pursuing her doctorate. A National Board Certified Teacher, she holds teaching licenses in mathematics for grades 6-12 and social studies for grades 6-9. Her experience also includes serving as a secondary mathematics department chair, AVID/STAE coordinator, Watson College partnership teacher, and instructor and course lead for the North Carolina Virtual Public School. She was named Teacher of the Year at Heide Trask High School and Pender County Schools’ 2018-19 Teacher of the Year.

In February 2026, Green received the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award from the National Association for School-University Partnerships for her dissertation, “The Last Professors: A Narrative Inquiry of the Experiences of Partnership Teachers.”

Green holds a B.A. in sociology with a minor in Japanese from Kalamazoo College, an M.Ed. in middle grades education and post-baccalaureate certificates in coaching and mentoring and program evaluation from the Watson College of Education.

An accomplished athlete and avid runner, Green has competed in numerous triathlons. She has also volunteered with IRONMAN 70.3 North Carolina since 2016, serving first as a volunteer captain and later as volunteer director.

Ariane Clark

Lecturer, Language and Literacy, Office of EEMLS

Ariane Clark earned her M.A.T. in elementary education (K-8) from the University of Alaska Southeast, a graduate certificate in language and literacy from the University of Alaska Anchorage, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine at Farmington, where she specialized in early childhood development (birth to 5) and psychology. Most recently, she served as an assistant professor of early education at Kodiak College, University of Alaska Anchorage, where she taught courses including Integrated Curriculum, Infant and Toddler Development, Practicum Seminar and Foundations of Literacy.

Before entering higher education, Ariane spent more than 22 years working with young children and families. Her professional journey included 17 years in birth-to-pre-K classrooms across Alaska and the East Coast, followed by five years teaching kindergarten and first grade in a Title I school in Kodiak, Alaska.

Ariane’s professional passions include arts-integrated instruction, interdisciplinary and play-based learning, literacy development and culturally nourishing pedagogy. Outside of work, she is a lifelong dancer with a particular love for tap dance. She has also performed with the Kodiak Arts Council, enjoys writing poetry and loves exploring a variety of visual art forms.

She is a mum to two boys and three dogs and LOVES reading in the sunshine!

Courtney Tucker

Special Education Residency Licensure Coach, Office of Partnerships and Engagement

Courtney Tucker was born and raised in New Jersey and is a proud graduate of The College of New Jersey, where she earned undergraduate degrees in English and special education, along with a minor in Deaf studies, and later completed a Master of Arts in Teaching in special education. She is currently pursuing a Master of Education in educational technology and instructional design through Western Governors University.

Courtney spent her public education career in Wake County Public Schools, serving as a fourth-grade teacher, K-5 resource special educator, mentor, trainer and instructional coach. She now serves as the Special Education Residency Licensure Program coach at UNCW through the Watson College of Education’s Office of Partnerships and Engagement.

Her professional interests center on teacher retention, educator resilience and burnout prevention, with a particular focus on how high-quality teacher preparation, ongoing professional learning and instructional coaching can build educator confidence, strengthen practice and support longevity in the profession.

Outside of work, Courtney enjoys spending time with her husband, two young daughters and their rescue hound. She is a die-hard Philadelphia Eagles fan and plans to give the Sixers another shot this year. In her free time, she enjoys reading, line dancing, painting, cooking, playing games and volunteering with the Raleigh-based nonprofit HIS Daughters Legacy. She is also a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and loves doing the work of Delta!