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Authors Carroll M. Helm is currently Associate Professor of Education at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina. Prior to coming to Belmont, he was Associate Professor in the graduate program at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky. Additionally, he has taught graduate and undergraduate courses at Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tennessee and East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. Helm has held positions as a teacher, principal, director of special education and director of pupil personnel in the area of public education, and served as dean of a community college off-campus center. He holds an earned doctorate from East Tennessee State University, a master’s in educational administration from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and a bachelor’s of science degree from Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee. Dr. Helm has published articles in the Journal of Educational Research, Middle School Journal, and the Clearing House for Educational Publications. His current research interests focus on teacher dispositions and their effects on student self-esteem. Closely related is his interest in identifying and assessing leadership dispositions, and their possible effect on teacher effectiveness and morale. He resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. © Copyright 2010 by Academic Leadership |