Publications/Presentations:

  Ralston, J. and Ralston, N. (Jan. 2012). "Journalism as a Way of Learning: How Secondary School Teachers Can Use Journalism Principles in Their Classrooms," presentation at Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.

Ralston, J. (Jan. 2012). "Separating the Wheat.com from the Chaff.com," presentation at Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI. 

Ralston, J. and Ralston, N. (Oct. 2011). "An Alternative to the Standard Term Paper Using Journalism to Engage Learners," presentation at ACA Summit 2011, Asheville, NC.

Ralston, J. (Jan. 2011). "Do Assessments Evaluate Student Knowledge or Teacher Pedagogy?" presentation at Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.

Ralston, J. (Oct. 2010). "Assessing Student Knowledge through Teacher Pedagogy" presentation at ACA Summit 2010, Abingdon, VA.

Ralston, J. (Oct. 2010). "Free Technology for Converting and Storing Videos" presentation at 2010 Assessment Institute in Indianapolis, IN.

Ralston, J. (May, 2010). "Do Pre/Post Test Results Tell Teachers Enough About Their Students?" presentation at Council for Postsecondary Education Teaching and Learning conference, Lexington, KY.

Janette Ralston came to Lindsey Wilson College in 2008 as an associate professor. She serves as the coordinator of the integrated music education program, coordinator of the art education program, as well as the coordinator for the Master of Education - Teacher as Leader program. She lives in Bowling Green, KY with her husband, who is also in the education profession, and her son, Sam. Her daughter, Jesse, and her husband live in Louisiana.

Dr. Ralston began her teaching career in Kahoka, MO. at Black Hawk Elementary School and Clark County R-I High School. Since then she has taught music in Illinois, Texas, and then again in Missouri at Clarence Elementary School in Clarence, MO., and Shelby County R-IV High School in Shelbina, MO. After receiving her doctorate, Dr. Ralston worked for three years in professional development at Truman State University in Kirksville, MO. In 1999, Dr. Ralston moved to Natchitoches, LA., to teach music education at Northwestern State University and maintained that position for seven years. She has continued teaching in higher education since her move to Kentucky in 2006.