Dr. Mania-Singer earned her Ed.D. in School Administration from Oklahoma State University, Master’s of Education in English Education from the University of Oklahoma, and Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from St. Gregory’s University. Prior to her position with Oklahoma State, Dr. Mania-Singer taught English/language arts in the private and public school settings and held administrative positions in P-12 education and at the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Her research interests include educational leadership and school reform, educational policy, and school finance. She has a particular interest in the analysis of social networks as related to schools, organizational learning, and district central office transformation to support system-wide reform