Graduate School of Education

Teachers shape our future — making a difference in the world by helping children learn. The Graduate School of Education (GSE) prepares you for a fulfilling career in education, so you may demonstrate excellent knowledge, judgment and skills in your professional career.

Whether you’re a new teacher or enhancing your professional development so you can take on a leadership role, we share your focus — transforming the lives of children through excellence, equity, collaboration and inquiry.

Meet Our Faculty

Anita Greenwood, Ed.D.Dean of Education, Graduate School of Education 
Jacqueline Moloney, Ed.D.Executive Vice Chancellor; Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Education 
MinJeong Kim, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Language Arts and Literacy, Graduate School of Education  
John Brown, Ed.D.Lecturer-English Education, Graduate School of EducationCurriculum & Instruction
Lorraine Dagostino, Ph.D.Professor, Graduate School of EducationProgram Advisor - M.Ed. and Ed.S. Reading and Language
Judith Davidson, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Educational Technology & Qualitative Research Methods, Graduate School of Education, Gender StudiesCurriculum and Instruction
Regina M. Panasuk, Ph.D.Professor of Mathematics Education, University Professor 2011, Graduate School of Education Mathematics & Mathematics Education
Michaela Colombo, Ed.D.Associate Professor, Leadership in Schooling, Graduate School of Education 
Michelle Scribner-MacLean, Ed.D.Clinical Assistant Professor, Mathematics & Science Education, Graduate School of Education  
Donald E. Pierson, Ph.D.Vice Provost for Graduate Education; Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Education 
James Carifio, Ed.D.Professor, Psychology & Research Methods, Graduate School of EducationCurriculum & Instruction
Roser Gine, Ed.D.Clinical Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, Graduate School of Education 
Phitsamay S. Uy, Ed.D.Assistant Professor, Leadership in Schooling, Graduate School of EducationGraduate Coordinator - Ed.D. Leadership in Schooling, Language Arts and Literacy, Mathematics and Science Education
Jay Simmons, Ph.D.Faculty Chair, Professor, Language Arts & Literacy, Graduate School of Education  
James H. Nehring, Ed.D.Associate Professor, Leadership in Schooling, Graduate School of Education School level improvement and professional learning.
Elizabeth Bifuh-Ambe, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Language Arts & Literacy, Graduate School of EducationCurriculum & Instruction
David Lustick, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Mathematics & Science Education, Graduate School of Education 
Patricia Fontaine, Ed.D.Clinical Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, Graduate School of EducationGraduate Coordinator - M.Ed. Initial Licensure - Elementary, History, Science, English, Mathematics
Vera Montuori Ossen, Ed.D.Director of Accreditation and New Program Initiatives, Graduate School of EducationProgram Advisor - Graduate Certificates, M.Ed. and Ed.S. Education Administration
Stacy Agee Szczesiul, Ed.D.Assistant Professor, Leadership in Schooling, Graduate School of Education 
Jill Lohmeier, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Psychology & Research Methods, Graduate School of Education 

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