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Faculty and Staff

Dr. Michael O. Afolayan
Dr. Jennifer Bolander
Dr. Susan Breck
Dr. Kathy Bushrow
Dr. Martha Combs
Dr. Ralph Cordova
Dr. David DeWeese
Dr. William Gallagher
Dr. Jessica Krim
Dr. Martha Latorre

Partnership Supervisors
Cathy Costello
Pat Early
Ron Fedorchak
Lora Jones
Larry Lipe

Secretarial Staff

Michele Bensa
Janet Hupp
Kathy Long
Dr. Stephen Marlette
Dr. Stephanie McAndrews
Dr. Barbara O'Donnell
Dr. Caroline Pryor
Dr. Gloria Reading
Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood
Dr. Randall Smith
Dr. Ann Taylor





Janice Lowder Cain
Cindy McAndrews
Tom Mentzer
Donna Murphy
Beth Wiemers




Faculty

afolayan Michael O. Afolayan, PhD [e-mail]
Assistant Professor - 618.650.3675 (FH-1129)
Expertise: Multicultural & culturally relevant pedagogy
Black studies, Social justice, & International Education
Curriculum, Ethnography, Linguistics
bolander Jennifer Bolander, PhD [e-mail]
Assistant Professor - 618.650.3450 (FH-1337)
Expertise: Content Area Literacy
Beginning Teachers
Literacy Diagnostics
breck Susan Breck, PhD [e-mail]
Associate Professor - 618.650.3444 (FH-1126)
Expertise: Middle School Education
Social Studies Education
Assessment
Program Assessment and Evaluation
bushrow Kathy Bushrow, PhD [e-mail] [web]
Associate Professor - 618.650.3535 (FH-1136)
Expertise: Literacy
Middle School Education
Action Research
Integrating Technology
combs Martha Combs, EdD [e-mail]
Department Chair, Professor - 618.650.3459 (FH-1142)
Expertise: Teaching, Learning, & Assessment P-12
Literacy, Mathematics, & Integrated Curriculum
Teacher Education & Development
Qualitative Research & Program Evaluation
cordova Ralph Cordova, PhD [e-mail]
Assistant Professor - 618.650.3427 (FH-1124)
Expertise: Writing, reading and literacies learning
Ethnographic teacher-research
Teacher professional development
Second language learners
Cultural Landscapes Collaboratory , Piasa Bluffs Writing Project
deweese David DeWeese, PhD [e-mail]
Assistant Professor - 618.650.3432 (FH-1136)
Expertise: Literacy Skills in the Content Areas
Secondary Education Pedagogy
Social Justice Issues in Public Education
gallagher William Gallagher, PhD [e-mail]
Assistant Professor - 618.650.3442 (FH-1131)
Expertise: English Education
Secondary Education,
Curriculum and the Study of Schooling
Schooling and Popular Culture
Jessica Krim Jessica Krim, EdD [e-mail]
Assistant Professor- 618.650.5824 (FH-1140)
Expertise: Pre-service Education,
Secondary Science Education,
Critical Reflection
Teacher Capacity
latorre Martha Latorre, PhD [e-mail]
Associate Professor - 618.650.2223 (FH-1132)
Expertise: Early Childhood Education
School Readiness
Motivation
Attachment and Learned Helplessness
marlette Stephen Marlette, PhD [e-mail]
Associate Professor - 618.650.2131 (FH-1128)
Expertise: Science Education (K-12)
Informal Education, Middle School
Teacher Inquiry, Change Theory
Inquiry & Problem Based Learning
mcandrews Stephanie McAndrews , PhD [e-mail] [web]
Associate Professor - 618.650.3426 (FH-1343)
Expertise: Literacy Instruction & Assessment
Literacy Leadership
Literacy Clinic
Emergent Literacy
odonnell Barbara O'Donnell, PhD [e-mail]
Associate Professor - 618.650.3422 (FH-1130)
Expertise: Mathematics Education
Problem Solving
Questioning and dialogue in the classroom
Action Research
pryor Caroline Pryor , PhD [e-mail]
Assistant Professor - 618.650.3439 (FH-1137)
Expertise: Citizenship/Character Education
Assessment of Curriculum & Instruction
Literacy: Math, Science & Social Studies
Program Evaluation-Attitude Studies
Learning for Democracy
reading Gloria Reading, PhD [e-mail]
Associate Professor - 618.650.3433 (FH-1338)
Expertise: Children’s Literature
Young Adult Literature
Multicultural Literature
sherwood Elizabeth Sherwood, EdD [e-mail]
Assistant Professor - 618.650.3765 (FH-1127)
Expertise: Early Childhood Science Education
History of Early Childhood Education
Nature and the Young Child
Pre-kindergarten Policy & Practice
smith Randall Smith, PhD [e-mail] [web]
Professor - 618.650.3434 (FH-1345)
Expertise: Social Studies Education
Secondary Education
Technology in the Classroom
taylor Ann Taylor, PhD [e-mail] [web]
Associate Professor - 618.650.3446 (FH-1156)
Expertise: Mathematics Education
Discussion & Dialogue
Lesson Study & Action Researc

Partnership Supervisors

cain Janice Lowder Cain [e-mail]
Partnership Supervisor 321 - 618.650.2139 (FH-1123)
Expertise: Teacher (Illinois School for the Deaf, 16 years)
Coordinator (Early Childhood Services, Virden)
Pre-kindergarten Symposium (10 years)
Teacher Mentor Project (Illinois State Board of Ed)
costello Kathy Costello [e-mail]
Partnership Supervisor 303 - 618.650.3440 (FH-1339)
Expertise: Teacher (public & private schools, 21 years)
Middle level science specialist
Presidential Award (Excellence in Math & Science)
earley Pat Early [e-mail]
Partnership Supervisor 320 - 618.650.2139 (FH-1123)
Expertise: Reading Recovery teacher (10 years)
Pre-school Coordinator (St. Louis City Schools, 18 years)
Head Start Coordinator (3 years)
fedorchak Ron Fedorchak [e-mail]
Partnership Supervisor 307 - 618.650.3440 (FH-1345)
Expertise: MS (Educational Administration)
Teacher (elementary level, 5 years)
Principal (elementary level, 25 years)
jones Lora Jones [e-mail]
Partnership Supervisor 302 - 618.650.3431 (FH-1133)
Expertise: BS (Elem Ed) MS (Sp Ed, ED Administration)
Teacher (Elementary & Sp Ed, 20 Years)
Elem Principal (15 years)
Gen. Coordinator-MECCA Summer Bridges (10yr)
lipe Larry Lipe [e-mail]
Partnership Supervisor 304 - 618.650.3431 (FH-1345)
Expertise: Teacher of Art and 5th/6th grade (33 years)
Director (Title IX Summer School, 4 years)
Teacher of the Year (St. Louis Science Center)
National Honor Roll (Science-Technology Center)
mcandrews Cindy McAndrews [e-mail]
Partnership Supervisor 305 - 618.650.3431 (FH-1339)
Expertise: MA Special Education (emphasis on Reading, Language and Learning Disabilities)
Teacher  (Elementary level, 8 years)
African & Middle Eastern Literature Projects
mentzer Tom Mentzer [e-mail]
Partnership Supervisor 308 - 618.650.2255 (FH-1344)
Expertise: Teacher (Junior/Senior High School, 12 years)
Principal (Elementary/Junior High, 18 years)
Director of Pre-K and Title I
Assistant Superintendent for Finance (4 years)
murphy Donna Murphy [e-mail]
Partnership Supervisor 301 - 618.650.3440 (FH-1345)
Expertise: 34 years in public education
Assistant principal (5 years)
Principal (8 years)
Instructor ( Lewis & Clark, English and ESL)
wiemers Beth Wiemers [e-mail]
Partnership Supervisor 306 - 618.650.2255 (FH-1344)
Expertise: B.S. & M.S. in Elementary Education
Teacher (Elementary level, 9 years)
Nominee (Sallie Mae First Class Teacher of the Year)

Secretarial Staff

bensa Michele Bensa [e-mail]
Office Support Associate - 618.650.3596 (FH-1317)
Expertise: Coordinate Reading Center & Cougar Literacy Clinic
Program support for Secondary Education
Grant support
hupp Janet Hupp [e-mail]
Office Support Associate - 618.650.3083 (FH-1133)
Expertise: Program support (Early Childhood, Elementary, & Literacy)
Maintain Assessment Databases
Textbooks & grant support
long Kathy Long [e-mail]
Office Support Specialist - 618.650.3853 (FH-1140)
Expertise: Organizational and procedural support to the Department Chair
Oversee all fiscal procedures and processes
Develop/Maintain confidential reports, records,& contracts





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