Ricky

Mullins

Courses Taught

• EDU 3600 Human Growth and Development
• EDU 4090 Foundations of Assessment
• EDU 4460 Organization and Instructional Procedures Prek-6
• EDU 4941 Teaching Internship

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor of Education at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise (August 2021-Present)

Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Dual Credit Coordinator for EKU’s College of Education (August 2019-June 2021)

Selected Recent Presentations

Khan, J. & Mullins, R. (2021). Environmental justice and Appalachia: A mismatched marriage. Presented online at the Annual Conference of the National Council for the Social Studies which was to be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Online due to COVID-19.

Yow, S. & Mullins, R. (2020). “How can you be from Appalachia and not support coal?” Examining the role of insiders when discussing issues related to Appalachia. Appalachian Studies Association Annual Conference. Lexington, KY.

Mullins, R., & Colley, C. (2020). It's standard: Examining Appalachia's representation within social studies standards in Appalachian states. Appalachian Studies Association Annual Conference. Lexington, KY.

Selected Publications

Mullins, R. & Mullins, S.B. (2021). Everybody lives near Appalachia: Examining Hillbilly Elegy’s impact on American society. Theory and Practice in Rural Education Special Issue on Equity, Inclusion and Diversity in Rural Schools and Communities, 11(2), 113-117. 

Mullins, R & Hall, C. (2021). What do we do with all of the videos? Examining how to use first-person point of view (POV) videos in teaching. Social Education (Special Technology Section), 85 (2), 105-110.

Mullins, R. & Erwin, M. (2021). “It’s our time to find our voice”: Doing discussion in the elementary social studies classroom. Social Studies Teaching and Learning: Journal for the Kentucky Council for the Social Studies.