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

David Lustick, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Mathematics & Science Education, Graduate School of Education

Jay Simmons, Ph.D.Faculty Chair, Professor, Language Arts & Literacy, Graduate School of Education

Jacqueline Moloney, Ed.D.Executive Vice Chancellor; Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Education

James H. Nehring, Ed.D.Assistant Professor, Leadership in Schooling, Graduate School of Education School level improvement and professional learning.

Phitsamay S. Uy, Ed.D.Assistant Professor, Leadership in Schooling , Graduate School of Education

Judith Boccia, Ed.D.Director, Office of School Partnerships, Graduate School of Education

Charmaine P. Hickey, Ed.D.Lecturer, Curriculum & Instruction , Graduate School of EducationLeadership in Schooling

MinJeong Kim, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Language Arts and Literacy, Graduate School of Education

Regina M. Panasuk, Ph.D.Professor of Mathematics Education, University Professor 2011, Graduate School of Education Mathematics & Mathematics Education

Vera Montuori Ossen, Ed.D.Director of Educator Preparation Programs, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education

Roser Gine, Ed.D.Clinical Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, Graduate School of Education

Lorraine Dagostino, Ph.D.Professor, Graduate School of EducationLiteracy, Critical Thinking & Evaluative Reading, Theoretical Issues in Reading & Literacy, Literature Issues

Jill Lohmeier, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Psychology & Research Methods, Graduate School of Education

Michaela Wyman-Colombo, Ed.D.Associate Professor, Leadership in Schooling, Graduate School of Education

Anita Greenwood, Ed.D.Interim Dean of Education, Graduate School of Education

Patricia Fontaine, Ed.D.Clinical Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, Graduate School of Education

Michelle Scribner-MacLean, Ed.D.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

Stacy Agee Szczesiul, Ed.D.Assistant Professor, Leadership in Schooling, Graduate School of Education

James Carifio, Ed.D.Professor, Psychology & Research Methods, Graduate School of EducationCurriculum & Instruction

Judith Davidson, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Educational Technology & Qualitative Research Methods, Graduate School of Education, Gender StudiesCurriculum and Instruction

Elizabeth Bifuh-Ambe, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Language Arts & Literacy, Graduate School of EducationCurriculum & Instruction

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