Dr. Melba Spooner serves as the Dean of the Reich College of Education at Appalachian State University in Boone North Carolina.

Dean Spooner earned her Ed.D. in curriculum and teaching from University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in early childhood education from the University of North Carolina Charlotte. She also holds a Management Development Program Certificate from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education. Her areas of professional interest and research include university-school partnerships, specifically related to Professional Development Schools and networks that support teacher development and enhance program quality.