Dr. Jessica Bogunovich EdD

Dr. Jessica Bogunovich

Associate Professor of Education
Education
Multiple and Single Subject Credential Programs
bogunovich@umassglobal.edu

Dr. Bogunovich has over 25 years teaching experience. She was a K-12 school teacher for 13 years in Compton, CA (inner-city Los Angeles), where she taught various grades. She was a district curriculum specialist for the English Language Development (ELD) department, middle school Math and ELD Curriculum Director, and held other administrative positions. Additionally, she wrote curricula for various entities, designed assessments, constructed pacing guides and master plans, mentored teachers in teacher induction programs and those on program improvement plans, and created professional development for teachers and leaders. She was a professional development provider and named Regional Master Teacher Leader in Math and Science through the University of California Irvine.

Currently, Dr. Bogunovich is an Associate Professor at UMass Global in the School of Education. She is the Department Chair of the Teaching and Leadership department and Program Chair of the Multiple and Single Subject Credential and MAT programs. Dr. Bogunovich is very passionate about student success and ensuring that each teacher candidate finds the same love for math and science that she has.

Dr. Bogunovich’s research interests include STEM/STEAM education, closing the achievement gap for minority students, effective strategies for English language learners, the infusion of arts education, and urban education. Outside of work, Dr. Bogunovich enjoys time with her family, three amazing grandchildren, and her Yorkie, Oscar.

Education History

2010 - Ed.D. Educational Leadership, University of Phoenix, Tempe, AZ

  • Dissertation: "The Degree to Which Arts Education Affects Student Achievement in Urban Schools"

2005 - M.A. in Education, Chapman University, Orange, CA

  • Focus on Curriculum and Instruction

2000 - B.S. Education and B.S. Mathematics, Montana State University

  • Areas of Concentration: Teaching Math and Science

Scholarly Activities

2023

  • Bogunovich, J., & Greene, K. (2023). Professional reciprocal altruism in education: PRAE in practice. Journal of Information Technologies and Lifelong Learning, 6(1), 237-347. DOI 10.20533/jitll.2633.7681.2023.0032.

2023

  • Paris Conference on Education Presentation, Maslow at Work: Empowering Educators for Self-Actualization
     
 

Education History

2010 - Ed.D. Educational Leadership, University of Phoenix, Tempe, AZ

  • Dissertation: "The Degree to Which Arts Education Affects Student Achievement in Urban Schools"

2005 - M.A. in Education, Chapman University, Orange, CA

  • Focus on Curriculum and Instruction

2000 - B.S. Education and B.S. Mathematics, Montana State University

  • Areas of Concentration: Teaching Math and Science

Scholarly Activities

2023

  • Bogunovich, J., & Greene, K. (2023). Professional reciprocal altruism in education: PRAE in practice. Journal of Information Technologies and Lifelong Learning, 6(1), 237-347. DOI 10.20533/jitll.2633.7681.2023.0032.

2023

  • Paris Conference on Education Presentation, Maslow at Work: Empowering Educators for Self-Actualization
     
 

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