Senior Lecturer
Department of Educational Leadership & Workforce Development

Brett Cook-Snell

757-683-5308

4120 EDUCATION BULDING II
NORFOLK, 23529

Dr. Cook-Snell is a lecturer within the EFL department of the college of education. He uses his PhD in instructional design and technology to inform his teaching. He services as the Director of the colleges diversity committee and is pursing a second masters in keeping with his commitment to lifelong learning. Brett currently lives in Virginia Beach, VA, with his husband, Mark Snell-Cook and their two corgis, Alexander Jack and Atari.

Ph.D. in Education, ±¬ÁϹÏ, (2015)

M.Ed. in Individualized Degree Plan, Regent University, (2008)

B.A. in Religious Studies, Regent University, (2007)

Expertise

Instructional Design
Accessible Instruction
Serious Games

Research Interests

Dr. Cook-Snell’s research revolve around diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, social justice and belonging (DEIA-JB).

Presentations

Stefaniak, J., Luo, T., Cook-Snell, B. and Scott-Brown, J. ( 2017). Instructional design considerations for the diffusion and adoption of OERs. Oral Presentation ±¬ÁÏ¹Ï faculty summer institute on Open Educational Resources Norfolk, VA..
Adcock, A. B., Cook-Snell, B., Newcomb, T., Downs, J. and Craigen, L. M. (October , 2012). Designing Cross-Cultural training for Dental Hygiene Students Using an Avatar-Mediated Simulation Paper The Annual Conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology Louisville, KY.
Adcock, A. B., Watson, G. S. and Cook-Snell, B. (November , 2011). Effects of Experience on Learning from a Counseling Simulation: Ideas about Fidelity and Design Paper The Annual Conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology Jacksonville, FL.
Adcock, A. B., Watson, G. S., Cook-Snell, B. and Sovay, M. (October , 2010). Computer Agents Teaching Helping Interactions Effectively (CATHIE): An Agent-based Training System Designed to Teach Empathetic Communication Skills Paper The Annual Conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology Anaheim, CA..
  • 2022: John R. Broderick Diversity Champion of Champions Award, ±¬ÁϹÏ
  • 2015: Shining Star Award , ±¬ÁϹÏ
  • 2013: Alan Mandell Endowed Award in Instructional Design , ±¬ÁϹÏ
  • 2013: Darden College of Education Dissertation Fellowship , ±¬ÁϹÏ
  • 2009: School of Education Barnabas Award , Regent University
  • 2007: Outstanding Bachelor of Arts Undergraduate Student , Regent University

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