Forrest Gathercoal
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Forrest Gathercoal is a professor emeritus with the School of Education at Oregon State University, Corvallis, and an adjunct professor at Lewis and Clark College in Portland. He teaches educational psychology and school law, conducts workshops on civil rights and school discipline, presents frequently at educational conferences, and serves as a consultant to school districts, state education agencies, and colleges and universities across the United States.

While at Oregon State University, he has been a faculty member in the Department of Educational Foundations and assistant dean of the School of Education. Previously, at the public school level, Forrest has been a 6th through 12th grade music teacher, elementary and secondary school counselor, and coach. He has coached tennis and golf at the high school level and women's golf at the university level.

Forrest holds two degrees from the University of Oregon, a bachelor's in music and a J.D. from the School of Law. In addition to Judicious Discipline, Forrest is author of A Judicious Philosophy for School Support Personnel, Judicious Parenting, and Judicious Leadership for Residence Hall Living, Judicious Coaching, co-author of Legal Issues for Industrial Educators, and author of numerous journal articles and book chapters on educational discipline and school law.