Lillie Albert, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Pedagogical implications of writing to learn, application of Vygotskian Psychology to teaching and learning Mathematical problem solving; social justice education
G. Michael Barnett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Urban science education, educational technology, trust-building in university-school partnerships
Maria Estela Brisk, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair
Bilingualism, bilingual education, literacy (theory and practice). Currently working on applying systemic functional linguistic theory to the teaching of writing
Susan Bruce, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Achievement of symbolic communication and early milestones associated with mental representation in learners with severe disabilities
Marilyn Cochran-Smith, Ph.D.
Professor, Cawthorne Chair
Teacher education policy, research, practice; teaching for social justice; practitioner inquiry; learning to teach across the lifespan
Curt Dudley-Marling, Ph.D.
Professor
Social construction of student learning identities; creating literacy learning environments considerate of diverse needs of learners
Audrey Friedman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Personal and professional epistemological development of pre– and inservice practitioners and their decisions about moral dilemmas in daily practice
Andrew Hargreaves, Ph.D.
Thomas More Brennan Chair
Educational change; sustainable improvement in education, health, business and sport; emotions of teaching and leading
Richard M. Jackson, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Development of universally designed technologies for teaching reading comprehension strategies and process writing skills for middle school students
Katherine L. McNeill, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Supporting urban students in scientific inquiry and argumentation; design and
enactment of science curriculum materials
Patrick McQuillan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Small-school reform, especially in urban settings, complexity theory, teacher education, student empowerment, and anthropology and education
Rebecca Mitchell, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Effects of teacher-based factors, primarily Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching, on teacher implementation of a mathematics curricular unit utilizing augmented-reality technology; links between MKT and Mathematical Quality of Instruction
Mariela Pàez, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Bilingualism, literacy development, children’s early language and literacy learning and early childhood education
C. Patrick Proctor, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Bilingualism, literacy development, reading comprehension, special education and English learners, immigration, autism and developmental delays
Lisa Patel Stevens, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Language and literacies by youth in various institutional settings, cultural construction of adolescence, policy studies, poststructural theories
Alec Peck, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Technology for people with disabilities; educational technology
Claudia Rinaldi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Special education and the referral process for English language learners with an emphasis on language, academics and behavioral difficulties
David Scanlon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Learning disabilities; strategic teaching and learning inclusive education literacy; social implications of special education and schooling
Dennis Shirley, Ed.D.
Professor
Education and democracy; community organizing; history and philosophy of education; mindful teaching; teacher leadership
