Melissa A. Purcell

Melissa A. Purcell, Ed.D., is the media specialist at Glynn Academy, Brunswick, GA, and is a part-time professor in the Instructional Technology department at Georgia Southern University. Her media program was recognized as the Exemplary Media Program for the state of Georgia during the 2011-2012 school year and as an Exceptional Media Program for the state of Georgia during the 2009-2010 and 2010-11 school years. Dr. Purcell has been recognized as the Library Media Specialist of the Year for Georgia Southeast district. She is a certified teacher support specialist, National Board Certified in Library Media, Gifted Education endorsed, and has published more than 30 articles in educational journals, books, and newspapers.