Elizabeth J. Shiring, DEd, MA, earned a Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction, Department of Professional Studies in Education, College of Education and Communications, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). A M.A. in Employment and Labor Relations from IUP, and a B.S.E.D in Early Childhood and Special Education from Clarion University of Pennsylvania where she was a four-year starter and team captain on the women’s softball team. She was a four-year Pennsylvania State Athletic Association (PSAC) Scholar Athlete. In addition, she earned the NCAA Student Athlete Recognition Award.

Dr. Elizabeth Shiring has eight years of experience working in banquet service, specializing in weddings. She has over eight years of experience instructing a variety of classes and students of diverse backgrounds in grades K-6. She is a second-grade teacher at Pritchardville Elementary School in Bluffton, South Carolina. She worked as a Graduate Assistant and Teaching Associate in the Department of Professional Studies in Education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). Dr. Elizabeth Shiring’s research interests include Hospitality and Tourism, Literacy, and student success and retention. She works as an instructor in the Department of Professional Studies in Education, College of Education and Communications, at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where she teaches undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral level courses.