Demarest Educator Emily A. Codey Earns Doctorate in Educational Leadership at College of Saint Elizabeth

MORRISTOWN, NJ (02/01/2013)(readMedia)-- Assistant principal of Demarest Middle School, Emily A. Codey, has successfully defended her dissertation at the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE), 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J., to earn her doctorate in educational leadership. Codey's dissertation is entitled, "An Exploration into the Expansion of the Transition Program to Meet the Needs of Students with Cognitive Impairments." She is a resident of Summit, N.J.

"I've truly enjoyed returning to the College of Saint Elizabeth as a doctoral student," said Codey, who earned a master's degree from CSE in 2008. "Thanks to time spent working with the dedicated doctoral faculty and talented student body at CSE, I was able to gain critical thinking skills and the necessary knowledge base for how best to educate students in the 21st century."

Codey has an extensive background in education, having started as a special education teacher in the North Bergen, N.J., school district for five years before becoming the district's transition coordinator. She later entered administration, now serving the Demarest Schools.

Codey holds an undergraduate degree from Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pa., a Master of Arts in Education with a concentration in special education from College of Saint Elizabeth and a Master of Arts in Education with a concentration in administration and supervision from St. Peter's College in Jersey City, N.J.

The doctoral program at CSE, which is dedicated to preparing leaders who are committed to social justice and ethical practice, began in August 2007. "Integrated into all course work and learning activities are the central values and beliefs necessary for school leaders to function as morally purposeful stewards for their school communities," states Msgr. Thomas J. McDade, Ed.D., course of study coordinator for the CSE doctoral program in educational leadership. "This philosophy of servant leadership represents a major shift from the traditional paradigm of school leaders as managers of resources which is so prevalent in today's practices."

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, N.J., the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in more than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and two doctoral degree programs; an Ed.D.in educational leadership and a Psy.D. in counseling psychology. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.