Sarah Capello earned a Ph.D. in Administrative and Policy Studies in 2018 from the
School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh and has ten years of experience
teaching in higher education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. One strand
of Capello’s research focuses on transformative EdD education and the preparation
of PK-12 educational leaders as scholarly practitioners. She is particularly interested
in rethinking research methodology courses, doctoral assessments, and dissertations
in EdD programs. A second strand of research focuses on instructional supervision
for pre-service and in-service teachers, particularly expanding and supporting the
role of the university supervisor.
Capello has published articles in academic journals such as Teaching and Teacher Education,Teaching in Higher Education, Action in Teacher Education, Impacting Education, Journal
of Educational Supervision,and theAmerican Journal of Distance Education. Several of these publications, as well as conference presentations and grant writing
activities, have been conducted in partnership with current and former students. She
currently teaches practitioner inquiry courses in the EdD program and chairs and serves
on EdD dissertation committees.
