Renee T. Clift, Ph.D.

Primary affiliation: Office of the Dean

All associated units:
CREATE Project, Office of the Dean, Teaching Learning & Sociocultural Studies

520-621-1573
Room: 201
rtclift@email.arizona.edu

Dr. Renée Tipton Clift, Associate Dean and Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies, comes  to the University of Arizona from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. She received her undergraduate degree and teacher  certification from the University of Florida, her master's degree in Education Administration from Stetson University and her Ph.D. in  Curriculum and Teacher Education from Stanford University. Her  research investigates factors that affect the process of learning to  teach, which includes preservice teachers' learning, educators' continuing professional development, and educational leadership. One of her current projects is a seven-year study of the career paths of  thirteen graduates from the University of Illinois English teacher  preparation program. Another project is investigating the appropriate  uses of technology to support beginning teachers and their mentors.  While at Illinois she served as the Director for the Illinois New Teacher Collaborative, a statewide, voluntary consortium of  stakeholders who are concerned with recruiting and retaining talented  educators for all schools.