School of Business, Education, Liberal Arts, & Sciences
Department:
Administration and Leadership
Office Location:
Kingscote (104)
Office Hours:
By appointment
Educational Background
St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA
Ed.D. Educational Leadership, 2008
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
MS.Ed. Higher Education Administration, 2000
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
BA, Mathematics, 1998
Professional Experience
Georgian Court University: (2007-Present)
Assistant/Associate Professor, School of Education 2007-present
Undergraduate and Post-Bac Teacher Preparation programs
MA, Education: Administration and Leadership Program
Roles Held at Georgian Court University in addition to teaching:
Fall 2025 – Present, President’s Chief of Staff
Fall 2025 – Present, Vice President, Office of Assessment and Accreditation
Fall 2021 – Spring 2025, Chair, Advanced Programs, School of Education
Fall 2020 – Spring 2025, Director, Administration and Leadership Program
Fall 2016 – 2024, 2025, Special Assistant to President
Fall 2010 – Present, Faculty Athletics Representative to the NCAA
2014 – 2016, Vice Chair, CACC FAR
2016 – 2022, Chair, CACC FAR
Fall 2019 – 2023, NCAA Division II Academic Requirements Committee
Fall 2020 – 2023, NCAA High School Requirements Committee
Spring 2015 – Summer 2016, Assistant Dean, School of Education
Spring 2013 – Winter 2015, Co-Chair, Administration and Leadership Program
Fall 2012 – Fall 2015, Director, Lakewood Together
Fall 2012 – Spring 2015, Co-Director, NASA Education Resource Center
Fall 2008 – Fall 2012, Coordinator, Teacher Preparation Program at Communiversity
Courses Taught at Georgian Court University
ED 3201 – Assessment and Special Needs in Inclusive Education
ED 3215 – Secondary Teacher Instruction
ED 3220 – Instructional Numeracy for Inclusive Education
ED 4202 – Instructional Design for Inclusive Elementary Education
EDC 5002 – Diversity in Education
EDC 5010 – Curriculum Leadership for the Inclusive School
EDC 5011 – Curriculum Leadership for the Inclusive Secondary School
EDC 5013 – Curriculum Leadership and Management for Diverse Schools
EDC 5225 – Math and Science Instruction in Inclusive Schools
EDC 5230 – Secondary Teacher Instruction
EDC 5235 – Instructional Design for Elementary Education
EDC 6090 – Internship in Educational Leadership I
EDC 6091 – Internship in Educational Leadership 2
EDC 6101 – Organizational Leadership Theory in Inclusive Education
MA 301 – Modern Math Topics
MA 304 – Topics in Math
SD 118 – Basic Skills in Mathematics III
Brick Township Public Schools
2011 – 2012, Academic Coach, Middle School Mathematics
Gloucester Catholic High School
1999-2007, Teacher of Mathematics and Science
2002-2007, Dean of Students/Assistant Principal
Research / Creativity Interest Area
Math and Science Pedagogy
Tabor-Morris, A., Froriep, K., Briles, T., & McGuire, C.M. (2009). City of Physics: Analogies to increase cognitive coherence in physics learning. Physics Education 44,195-198
Briles, T. & Pitt, J. (2009, April 24th ). World of FREE Mathematics Software Workshop. Georgian Court University. Lakewood, NJ.
Briles, T. (2010, July 1st). Using Games to Teach Mathematics. Presentation at the New Jersey Conference for Inclusive Education. Georgian Court University, Lakewood, NJ.
Tabor-Morris, A., Briles, T., & Froriep, K. (2012). Discovery Garden – Physics and Architecture Meets Outside. The Physics Teacher, 50, 95-97.
Briles, T. (2011, June 29th). Interactive Whiteboards – Going Beyond the PowerPoint. Conference for Inclusive Education. Georgian Court University. Lakewood, NJ.
Briles, T. & Tabor-Morris, A. (2012, July 30th). Students’ Views of Learning Physics From a Tourism Perspective. American Association of Physics Teachers. Philadelphia, PA.
Briles, T. & Tabor-Morris, A. (2013, March 18th, 2013). Sensory Illusions: Common Mistakes in Physics Regarding Sound, Light, Infrared and Radio Waves. American Physics Society. Baltimore, Md.
Briles, T. (2015, Mar. 5th ). PARCCS: A Primer For What Teachers Need to Know and Do. Presentation for the Educational Information Resource Center. Voorhees, NJ.
Briles, T. (2015, Nov. 4th) The Important Changes in PARCC’s Math and What We Need to Do to Prepare for Them. Presentation for the Educational Information Resource Center. Haddonfield, NJ.
Tabor-Morris, A.E. Briles, T., Schiele, B.S. (2017). Radio Wave Errors: Students Mistaking Radio Transverse Electromagnetic Waves as Longitudinal Sound Waves. International Journal of Learning, Teaching, and Educational Research. Vol.16, No.8, pp.37-50.
Briles, T. (2018, Oct 4th) Danielson Model – Unpacking the Domains for Observers. Presentation to the Administration at St. Joseph’s High School. Hammonton, NJ.
Briles, T. & Reed, T. (2018, Nov. 7th) Backward Design – Implications for Teachers. Presentation to the Faculty and Administration at Gloucester Catholic HS. Gloucester, NJ.
Briles, T. (2019, May 29th) For an Even Better Tomorrow: A presentation on how Mission drove Georgian Court University’s Accreditation and Strategic Processes. Carlow Roundtable. Dublin, IE.
Briles, T. (2019, Aug 17th) Effective Communication for Leaders. Georgian Court Leadership Institute. Cherry Hill, NJ
Briles, T. (2019, Oct.25th) Curriculum Development:What You Need To Know As You Move From Theory to Implementation. Holy Spirit High School. Absecon, NJ.
Briles, T. (2020, July) The Alignment of Individual and Unit Assessment with Strategic Planning and Accreditation Processes with Mission at the Core. International Roundtable Symposium, Oxford, England. (Presentation accepted but not given due to Covid-19 pandemic)
Briles, T. & Thiel, J. (2020, Sept. 10th) Academic Assessment to University Functional Assessment –Same Book, Different Chapter. Drexel University Conference on Assessment, Philadelphia, PA.
Briles, T. (2021, May 12th) Crucial Conversations. GCU Leadership Institute. Lakewood, NJ.
