Lisa G. Driscoll is an associate professor in Educational Administration in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies. She earned her PhD in Educational Administration and a MSEd in Vocational and Technical Education from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). She earned her BS in Animal Science and Chemistry from Berry College in Georgia. Lisa has been in public education over 30 years and has held teaching and administrative positions in both pk-12 education and in higher education.
Lisa teaches graduate courses in educational law, educational finance, school budgeting, the history of education, and human resources and supervision.
Lisa’s work focuses on applied and theoretical research in education finance, law, and policy. Currently, she is investigating judicial decision-making in school finance equity and adequacy litigation. In addition to refereed publications, Lisa has prepared legal and fiscal analyses for courts of law, state legislatures, public school districts and professional educator’s organizations.
In 2011 she was named a Fellow by the National Education Finance Conference.
Lisa’s Contact Information:
Lisa L. Driscoll
314 Jane and David Bailey Education Complex
1126 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37996-3430
865-974-4985
ldrisco1@utk.edu