{"id":622,"date":"2023-09-22T12:32:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T17:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/?page_id=622"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:43:09","slug":"dr-martin-hatton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/directory\/dr-martin-hatton\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Martin Hatton"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dean of the School of Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Office: EDHS 405
Email: mlhatton@muw.edu<\/a>
Phone: 662-329-7177<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Dr. Hatton<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Since 1992, Dr. Hatton has served as faculty and in various administrative roles, including department chair, institutional accreditation liaison, associate vice president for academic affairs, director of graduate studies, and dean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Areas of Specialization:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Higher education leadership, media literacy education, social cognition and interpersonal interactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Media literacy education, specifically the impact of the uses of technology on interpersonal dynamics and learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected Publications & Presentations:  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rhetoric\u2019s responsibility to media literacy: Critical impulse for judging visual metaphors in rhetorical texts. <\/em>Paper presented at the 2002 Rhetorical Society of America\u2019s annual conference, Rhetorical Democracy: Discursive Practices of Civic Engagement, Las Vegas, NV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technology, Adoption and Diffusion of.<\/em> Macmillan Reference\u2019s Encyclopedia of Communication and Information (2002, edited by Jorge Reina).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Academic & Administrative Experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MUW Faculty Member of the Year (2003-2004)
Post-Secondary Teacher of the Year, Columbus-Lowndes Development Link (2005)
MUW\u2019s IHL HEADWAE Outstanding Teacher for Mississippi (2005)
Recognized as Mentor of the Year by the MUW Hearin Leadership Scholars program (2006)
Served on MUW\u2019s Institutional Review Board, IRB (1998-2003)
Served on MUW\u2019s Faculty Advising Corps (1994-2007)
Served on and taught for the Gordy Honors College (1994-2010)
Provided extensive service as a Peer Reviewer for multiple research Journals (2001-2018)
Served as a Provost Leadership Fellow (2009)
Program Coordinator (2001-2005)
Department Chair (2005-2010)
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs (2010-2020)
Supervised the Center for Academic Excellence (2010-2013)
Supervised the Office of Institutional Research (2010-2013)
Led MUW\u2019s Planning and Institutional Effectiveness Council (2010-2014)
MUW\u2019s SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison overseeing both institutional reaffirmation processes and the establishment of the first QEP (2010-2014)
Served as a SACSCOC off-site and onsite accreditation team reviewer for six institutions (2016-2024)
Supervised Dual-Enrollment & Dual-Credit Partnerships (2010-2020)
Served as Director of Graduate Studies (2010-2024)
Served as a member of the President’s Cabinet (2011-2018)
Supervised Office of the Registrar (2014-2018) and served as Interim Registrar (2015)
Served on MUW\u2019s Behavioral Intervention Team, BIT (2015-2020)
Led the MUW Academic Affair\u2019s Leadership Academy (2018-2020)
Interim Dean (2015-2017)
Division Head (2018-2020)
Dean (2020-Present)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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