Graduate School of Education

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At UMass Lowell we offer three Education Minors to help you on your way to getting your degree.

The UMass Lowell Graduate School of Education offers several programs for teachers wanting their initial license to teach elementary, middle and high school students. Read more about initial licensure.

The opening reception of the exhibit, "Lowell: A City of Refugees, a Community of Citizens," celebrating the stories of Cambodians forced to leave their homeland in the 1970s, will be held Sunday, April 13 at the Western Avenue Studies, 122 Western Ave., Lowell. Learn more, see event dates and locations.

Meet Our Faculty

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

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

Vera Montuori Ossen, Ed.D.Director of Accreditation and New Program Initiatives Program Advisor-Special Education, Graduate School of EducationProgram Advisor - Graduate Certificates, M.Ed. and Ed.S. Education Administration

Phitsamay S. Uy, Ed.D.Assistant Professor, Leadership in Schooling Graduate Coordinator-Ed.D. Leadership in Schooling, Language Arts and Literacy, Mathematics and Science Education Program Advisor-M.Ed. and Ed.S. Education Administration, Graduate School of EducationGraduate Coordinator - Ed.D. Leadership in Schooling, Language Arts and Literacy, Mathematics and Science

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

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

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

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

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

Donald E. Pierson, Ph.D.Vice Provost for Graduate Education; Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Education

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

Michelle Scribner-MacLean, Ed.D.Clinical Associate Professor, Mathematics and Science Education, Graduate School of Education

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

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

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

Regina M. Panasuk, Ph.D.Professor of Math Education, University Prof. 2011, ATMIM Hall of Fame 2013, Graduate School of EducationMathematics & Mathematics Education