Center Director Sheri Deaton, Ph.D., is a teaching assistant professor of Career and Technical Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction of the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions.
She is a nationally board-certified teacher with over two decades of experience including teaching middle school, high school, and collegiate-level courses. Sheri instructs, mentors, and supervises Career and Technical Education teacher candidates while also providing content courses for Family and Consumer Sciences education students. Before joining the university in 2016, she taught Family and Consumer Sciences Education in public schools for 13 years. Sheri frequently presents research at the Association for Career & Technical Educators (ACTE) conferences. She was a 2021 national finalist for the Post-Secondary Teacher Educator of the Year and was named the Arkansas Post-Secondary Professional of the Year in 2024.
