MARK MICHAEL DIACOPOULOS, PH.D.

Assistant Provost | Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction

Practice as Inquiry. Purpose as Compass. Possibility as Horizon.

Scholar and higher education leader committed to strengthening teacher preparation through rigorous inquiry and institutional coherence.


About

Mark Michael Diacopoulos, Ph.D., serves as Assistant Provost and Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Pittsburg State University. Educated in England and professionally formed across the United Kingdom and United States, he brings an international perspective to educator preparation and academic governance.

His scholarship focuses on teacher educator identity, clinical practice, supervision, and self-study research methodology. He is co-author of Beginning Self-Study Research: A Practical Guide (Springer, 2026). His work appears in Studying Teacher Education, Computers & Education, Action in Teacher Education, and Journal of Education Supervision, among others. Across this body of research, he examines how professional identity, reflective inquiry, and institutional structures shape the preparation of teachers.

Dr. Diacopoulos’s work advances a coherent vision of teacher education—one grounded in disciplined inquiry, professional responsibility, and democratic purpose.


Research

His scholarship is organized around three commitments:

Practice — Strengthening clinical preparation, supervision, and technology integration through systematic and collaborative inquiry.

Purpose — Examining professional identity, ethical commitments, and educator formation in higher education.

Possibilities — Advancing self-study methodology and exploring institutional alignment across curriculum, assessment, and governance.


Leadership

As Assistant Provost, Dr. Diacopoulos leads and collaborates in assessment, accreditation, program review, and faculty governance. His leadership emphasizes clarity of purpose, evidence-informed decision-making, and alignment between institutional systems and educational mission.

He is active in national and international scholarly communities, contributing as presenter, organizer, reviewer, and editorial team member.


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