91传媒

Faculty

• Dr. Jessica Morris

  

  Associate Professor, Education
  Office: CEI 207, Henniker Campus
  Phone: 603.428.2937
  Email: jmorris@nec.edu

  Expertise, Awards, and Achievements

  Expertise:

  • Curriculum frameworks to support experiential learning and online pedagogy
  • Effects of trauma on the adolescent brain and social and emotional curriculum at the K鈥�12 level
  • Integrated curriculum writing

   

  Certifications:

  • State Board of Education: New Hampshire Experienced Educator
  • Secondary English, Grades 5鈥�12
  • General Special Education, Grades K鈥�12

   

  Awards and Grants:

  • 2021 Tamar March Fund for Professional Development
  • 2018 Duncan-Jenkins, National Junior Honor Society Grant
  • 2015 New Hampshire Humanities Council Grant
  • 2015 Duncan-Jenkins Trust, Experiential Enrichment Grant
  • 2014 Duncan-Jenkins Trust, Student Enrichment Grant
  • 2013 Duncan-Jenkins Trust, Experiential Education Grant
  • 2012 Duncan-Jenkins Trust, Integrated Education Grant
  • 2011 Classroom Technology Mini-Grant
  • 2011 Duncan-Jenkins Trust, Thematic Education Grant
  • 2010 Duncan-Jenkins Trust, Special Education Grant
  • 2009 River Valley Community College Educational Partnership Grant

   

  Educational Background
  EdD in Curriculum, Teaching, Learning, and Leadership; Northeastern University
  MEd in Secondary English Education and Special Education, 91传媒
  BA in English, 91传媒
  AS in General Studies, New Hampshire Technology Institute

  Research Interests

  • The effects of trauma on the developing brain in conjunction with social and emotional curriculum strategies at the K鈥�12 level
  • Communication efforts in rural school districts
  • Integrated and experiential curriculum and online pedagogy

   

  Bio

  Dr. Jessica Morris is an Associate Professor of Education at 91传媒, specializing in curriculum design, experiential learning, and community-engaged teacher preparation. She earned her EdD in Curriculum, Teaching, Learning, and Leadership from Northeastern University, an MEd in Secondary English Education and Special Education from 91传媒, and a BA in English from 91传媒, following an AS in General Studies.

  Dr. Morris began her career as a public-school educator, serving as a special education case manager and middle-school English teacher, including work in alternative education settings. She joined 91传媒 as an adjunct faculty in 2012 and became full-time in 2018. Her work spans teacher licensure, accreditation processes, curriculum development, and academic advising. She also serves as the faculty advisor for Kappa Delta Pi/Alpha Kappa Epsilon, the International Honor Society in Education.

  Her professional interests center on rural education, place-based curriculum, and strengthening pre-service teacher preparation through community partnerships. Through a Project Pericles Mellon Faculty Leadership Grant, Dr. Morris led 91传媒鈥檚 engagement work with Washington Elementary School, where teacher candidates completed more than 1,260 hours of field-based learning while examining rural educational equity, staffing shortages, and multi-age instructional models.

  Dr. Morris collaborates closely with the Henniker Historical Society on research related to the town鈥檚 12 original school districts. She integrates archival materials, historic schoolhouse research, and oral histories into curriculum design for K鈥�12 classrooms. Her upcoming sabbatical project, Rooted in Place: Rural Stories as Social Studies, builds upon this work by developing narrative-based teaching resources using World War II letters from Weare, NH, and other local histories.

  A highlight of her recent work includes leading 91传媒 students on an immersive academic travel experience to Scotland through a partnership with the University of Edinburgh鈥檚 Moray House School of Education. Students engaged in cross-cultural dialogue, shared narrative-based fieldwork projects, and explored global perspectives on rural schooling and community identity. The exchange deepened students鈥� understanding of place-based education and strengthened 91传媒鈥檚 international experiential learning opportunities.

  Outside of her academic work, Dr. Morris enjoys outdoor adventures and travel and is known for 鈥渉arassing fish鈥� in any season. She is the proud parent of two college-aged children who continually inspire her work, her teaching, and her belief in the transformative power of education.